The path one needs to take in order to become a NASCAR driver is not easy. As the writers atMotorsport.comexplain, first and foremost, drivers need to have a certain level of talent. If they meet that skill threshold, they can apply to enter a racing school, such as that run by the...
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) has a rich history that dates back to the late 1940s. Over the years, NASCAR has become one of the most popular motorsport organizations in the world, giving fans close wheel-to-wheel racing around ...
Get to lowdown on how each of the Hendrick Motorsports playoff drivers are positioned heading into the opening race of the Round of 8. Be sure to tune in to the race at Las Vegas on Sunday, Oct. 16 at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC, PRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Ra...
MARTINSVILLE, Va. –For the first time in his NASCAR Cup Series career, William Byron has reached the Championship 4. There were times throughout Sunday’s race at Martinsville Speedway where the points standings got extremely close, but in the end, Byron was able to do enough to ...
While Gray, a member of the No. 2 Team Penske pit crew, felt his chance at contributing to a NASCAR Cup Series championship in 2024 was over due to his driver Austin Cindric being eliminated from Playoff contention in the Round of 12 of the Playoffs, the unexpected call ca...
NASCAR has become one of racing's leaders in tweaking drag and constantly strives to reduce this effect on its cars. In fact, a drag reduction of about a half-percent is seen as a significant gain in NASCAR. Kurt Romberg, chief aerodynamicist at Hendrick Motorsports, said as little as ...
In 2000, NASCAR drivers Tony Roper, Adam Petty and Kenny Irwin were all killed while racing. The message soon became clear to NASCAR officials: The sport had to become safer. In 2007, several years of research, testing and development came to fruition in the form of the Car of ...
the race and the title at Phoenix Raceway. Spoken so much that the 34-year-old surefire first-ballot Hall of Famer was asked about it shortly after he had earned two trophies in one night to become only the 10th driver inNASCAR‘s 76-year history to become a three-time se...
Carl Edwards, who’d go on to be a NASCAR star, was the guy on the motorcycle that day. “He grew up in Columbia. He was like 18 years old. He was also just hanging out at the race shop trying to figure out how to get into racing,” Hall said. “My first couple of weeks, ...
Zeller, Bob