The surprise move comes a year earlier than expected, with The CW announced as the new home for the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2025. The network will broadcast all 33 races of the secondary NASCAR division next year.The agreement lasts through the 2031 season. NBC, who was originally supposed toContinue Reading
The CW Network will begin its broadcast of NASCAR Xfinity Series a year earlier than scheduled as it will now broadcast the final eight races of the 2024 season, multiple sources confirmed to Motorsport.com on Thursday.The deal is expected to be signed Thursday and an official announcement of the changeContinue Reading
Hendrick Motorsports celebrated its 40th anniversary in style at Martinsville Speedway, becoming the first team in history to score a 1-2-3 finish at the iconic short track. William Byron collected his series-leading third win of the year, beating Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott to the checkered flag.Larson takes over theContinue Reading
Truex’s No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing team has had plenty of speed this season. He’s led laps in all but two of eight races so far and led the third most laps (352) among series drivers.In fact, his 18th place effort last Sunday at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway is his worse finishContinue Reading
The issue has been especially apparent on the three tracks 1-mile in length or less in which the package has been used so far in 2024 – Phoenix, Richmond and this past weekend at Martinsville.While some drivers have noted some improvement in maneuverability in the car, the fields still seemContinue Reading
Supercars champion Kostecki has been absent from the grid so far this season, but announced on Monday that he will return to action with Erebus in Taupo.This comes after months of allegations of bullying within the team, something that Adderton, a long-time sponsor through Boost Mobile, had publicly called outContinue Reading
Byron was the first lead-lap car to make a green flag pitstop – uncharacteristic on the short track – in the middle of the final stage and when the cycle of stops was completed, he emerged as the leader for the first time in the race.Byron soon built a bigContinue Reading
Elliott ran strong throughout Sunday’s race and a late-race wreck sent up an overtime restart that put Elliott alongside Hendrick Motorsports teammate and leader William Byron on the front row.When the race resumed. Elliott got near Byron and gave his No. 24 Chevrolet a shot from behind, but Byron remainedContinue Reading
William Byron walks through his day after grabbing the win at Martinsville Speedway in Hendrick Motorsports’ 40th anniversary season. SourceContinue Reading
Hendrick was originally scheduled to serve as the honorary pace car driver for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race, which was also the 40th anniversary of HMS’ first Cup win by Geoffrey Bodine.Hendrick, however, missed the race as he is recovering from recent knee replacement surgery.Shortly after William Byron held off his HMSContinue Reading