Longtime NASCAR executive, and formerly Daytona International Speedway president, Chip Wile is taking over as Drivers’ Advisory Council executive director.Wile assumes the position previously held by Cup Series veteran Jeff Burton, who is remaining with the group as an advisor. From the press release announcing the organizational structure for 2026,Continue Reading
Steve Phelps became NASCAR’s first Commissioner in March of 2025 after previously working as the president of NASCAR since 2018.However, he will leave that position at the end of January, and NASCAR does not plan to replace the role of Commissioner for the time being. Instead, his duties will beContinue Reading
Legacy Motor Club has made some personnel changes ahead of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season. They have named Justin Alexander as the new crew chief for Erik Jones and the No. 43 LMC Toyota Camry XSE, replacing Ben Beshore in the role.Alexander has plenty of experience atop the pit box, winningContinue Reading
On the whole, the 2025 NASCAR season was a memorable one for a lot of reasons.There was pretty good competition on the big tracks during the summer months, continued progress on short tracks with the fourth year NextGen and the culmination of a 15-month legal process that made it allContinue Reading
Rockingham Speedway has a new owner, again. This time, it’s the IHRA that has stepped in to acquire ‘The Rock’ with plans to preserving the once-abandoned facility. The IHRA is bankrolled by owner Darryl H. Cuttel, who also owns the Ohio-based Darana Hybrid electrical-mechanical contractor, which does work for Elon MuskContinue Reading
Denny Hamlin’s father, Dennis Hamlin, has died after injuries sustained in a house fire in Stanley, North Carolina, on Sunday. Hamlin’s mother, Mary Lou, 69, is currently being treated at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Burn Center and is listed in critical condition.The fire’s cause is still under investigation. Still reeling fromContinue Reading
Kohr Motorsports will have a special paint scheme on its No. 60 Ford Mustang GT4 in the 2026 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season-opener at the Daytona Road Course.Biffle, who was named one of NASCAR’s 75 greatest drivers and a winner of 56 races across all three national divisions of the sport,Continue Reading
Update: 12:30 p.m. Monday 12/29/2025: One of the two individuals has died and the other is critically injured.—The home of Dennis Hamlin and Mary Lou Hamlin — the parents of NASCAR Cup Series veteran driver Denny Hamlin — caught fire on Sunday night.According to a report from WCNC in Charlotte,Continue Reading
Dennis Hamlin, the father to NASCAR Cup Series veteran Denny Hamlin, died on Sunday evening when the house he shared with wife MaryLou in Stanley, North Carolina.The elder Hamlin was 75-years-old.Both Dennis and MaryLou were outside of their still burning home when the Lucia-Riverbend Fire Department and other safety crewsContinue Reading
On Thursday of last week, 2012 NASCAR Cup Series champion and RFK Racing co-owner Brad Keselowski suffered a broken leg while on a skiing trip with his family.Keselowski underwent successful surgery and after a few days in the hospital, he has been released. He promised to “work relentlessly” in order toContinue Reading