Giovanni Ruggiero, 19, is already a proven winner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with Tricon Garage. Last year, he was victorious at Talladega and ended the year eleventh in the standings.He will again compete full-time in Trucks, but on Wednesday, Joe Gibbs Racing announced that he will also runContinue Reading
In hindsight, the Cook Out Clash could have been run on Tuesday but when the decision was made on Sunday to run the preseason exhibition on Wednesday, there were so many variables for numerous decision-makers to sort through.It’s objectively true that the snowstorm that passed through North Carolina was oneContinue Reading
In a late move coming just weeks before the start of the 2026 season, NASCAR and Charlotte Motor Speedway have decided to take the Charlotte Roval off the calendar, replacing the sixth race of The Chase with a traditional oval race.Marcus Smith, the CEO of Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI), confirmedContinue Reading
Dario Franchitti is a four-time IndyCar champion, three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, an overall winner in the Rolex 24 ,and even a Daytona 500 starter in NASCAR, but now he’s about experience something truly chaotic — NASCAR Trucks at a street course.The 52-year-old racer will compete in the NASCARContinue Reading
NASCAR is returning to a version of a championship format it used from 2004 to 2013 but two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch ponders if this is really for the best.“I thought we got away from it for a reason in the past,” said Kyle Busch during a Monday morningContinue Reading
Work continues to prepare Bowman Gray Stadium for racing on Wednesday (weather-permitting). The pre-season exhibition race known as the ‘Cook Out Clash’ has already been postponed several days due to historic snowfall throughout North Carolina. The track itself has already been cleared of snow, but work continues in the grandstands andContinue Reading
Kaulig Racing is set to become the anchor factory team for Ram as the Stellantis brand returns to NASCAR for the first time since the 2012 season.They will have five trucks, featuring Brenden Queen, Daniel Dye, and Justin Haley as full-time drivers. The fourth truck will feature a rotating castContinue Reading
The Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium, originally scheduled for this weekend, and then postponed to Monday is now scheduled to take place on Wednesday night.A truly historic snowstorm affected the vast majority of North Carolina on Saturday and state resources are required for clean-up before anything can beContinue Reading
Historic snowfall in North Carolina has forced NASCAR to postpone its pre-season exhibition race yet again. Originally, the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium was supposed to take place over Saturday and Sunday.With a bomb cyclone dropping nearly a foot of snow across the region, NASCAR has had toContinue Reading
The entire Cookout Clash at Bowman Gray will take place on Monday, February 2nd as the track is currently being hammered with a winter storm that is dropping several inches of snow. While Sunday is set to be clear, temperatures will remain below freezing and a wind chill that couldContinue Reading