Persistent rain around the 1.058-mile track in Loudon, N.H., on Saturday forced the cancelation of Saturday’s qualifying session.The field for Sunday’s race was set by the NASCAR performance metric, which is based in large part on the driver’s most recent finishing position and his team’s rank in owner points.Elliott’s thirdContinue Reading
Custer’s return to the Cup Series at the Haas Factory Team would likely not be a surprise as his father, Joe, will manage the one-Cup, two-Xfinity car operation and Haas Automation has been part of the younger Custer’s entire NASCAR career as a sponsor.Custer, 26, has made no secret ofContinue Reading
Cole Custer shares his thoughts on what it would mean to drive the Haas Factory Cup charter next season after the recent news of Gene Haas staying in the sport. SourceContinue Reading
Logano led 199 of the 200 laps at last month’s All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway and his victory was helped at least in part by being one of three drivers that participated in a Goodyear tire test at track in March.Paul Wolfe, Logano’s crew chief, said the two-timeContinue Reading
Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney earned his first victory of the 2024 season, winning the inaugural race at Iowa over the Hendrick Motorsports duo of William Byron and Chase Elliott.Kyle Larson, who was a dominant force in the race, crashed after contact from Daniel Suarez with 130 lapsContinue Reading
Haley, signed on to RWR last season after it became clear he would not be returning to Kaulig Racing, where he had run several seasons in both the Cup and Xfinity series.RWR, committed to improving its performance, had already entered into a technical alliance with RFK Racing the year priorContinue Reading
Daly, who has made several NASCAR starts since 2018, will drive an entry for Rette Jones Racing in Friday’s ARCA race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.“This opportunity came up pretty last minute, but I love Mid-Ohio and really enjoy racing there. I’ve have raced a Truck there and soContinue Reading
This time, teams do have some experience on the tire, as it was utilized in recent races at North Wilkesboro and last weekend at Iowa Speedway.One year ago, NASCAR and Goodyear used the New Hampshire race to debut a new softer tire compound in the Cup Series.The change came aboutContinue Reading
While Sunday night’s race at the .875-mile short track was the first for the NASCAR Cup Series, Stenhouse had several previous starts – and wins – at Iowa from his days competing in the Xfinity Series.Stenhouse, who entered the race with just one previous top five finish this season, wasContinue Reading
Sunday night’s race was the first for the Cup series at the track, which had hosted Xfinity, Truck, ARCA and IndyCar rounds previously.In a race where teams were wary of tyre wear – and several paid the price by hitting the wall – Blaney and his #12 Penske Ford teamContinue Reading