Judge Kenneth D. Bell, overseeing the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust trial, has ordered Roger Penske and Rick Hendrick to subject themselves to a full pre-trial deposition, in person and with no restrictions as it pertains to this legal matter.The two motorsport mainstays has motioned toContinue Reading
On one hand, Michael McDowell didn’t win a race this season, in his first season with Spire Motorsports so that was a mission unaccomplished but there is also a privilege in that pressure that motivates him.For example, at 40-years-old, some in NASCAR would start pondering what comes after driving andContinue Reading
Young’s Motorsports signed Ryan Ellis to drive the No. 02 Chevrolet for the team in the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts season (rebranded Xfinity Series). The team already runs the No. 42 car full-time as well, with Leland Honeyman driving the car in 2024 before being replaced by Anthony Alfredo inContinue Reading
In a Monday legal filing, 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports is asking the Western District of North Carolina court to force Rick Hendrick and Roger Penske to subject themselves to a thorough deposition in advance of NASCAR putting them on the witness stand during the antitrust trial next month.TheContinue Reading
In a Monday legal filing, 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports is asking the Western District of North Carolina court to force Rick Hendrick and Roger Penske to subject themselves to a thorough deposition in advance of NASCAR putting them on the witness stand during the antitrust trial next month.TheContinue Reading
Parker Retzlaff will pilot the No. 99 Viking Motorsports Chevrolet in the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. Danny Efland will work with Retzlaff as the crew chief, coming over from Am Racing.Veteran crew chief Pat Tryson, who led the No. 99 in 2025, will transition into a new role withinContinue Reading
The NASCAR Xfinity Series, which will be rebranded as the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series in 2026, will have Hendrick Motorsports on the grid every weekend.The No. 17 Hendrick Chevrolet will compete for the championship with Corey Day, an acolyte of Kyle Larson, behind the wheel. The 19-year-old ran elevenContinue Reading
Rick Hendrick and Roger Penske, just two days after they were motioned for deposition over the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust lawsuit have motioned back to limit the scope of such conversations.“Movants find themselves, quickly and without much warning, in the unenviable position of being forcedContinue Reading
Trackhouse Racing put together a video announcing the car number for each its of 2026 Cup Series drivers. The team is putting aside its original number, the No. 99, which Daniel Suarez drove for five seasons before parting ways with the organization at the end of this year.Unsurprisingly, Ross Chastain willContinue Reading
In the aftermath of a Charlotte federal judge ruling in favor of 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports on the market definition for the lawsuit against NASCAR, plus the dismissal of counterclaims the week before, the two teams have dropped the Section 1 Sherman Antitrust Act portion and will insteadContinue Reading