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By Luis Torres, Staff Writer/Photographer NASCAR veteran Mike Wallace, who was looking to qualify for his 12th Daytona 500 next month, will no longer have that opportunity after the sanctioning body denied his entry Monday afternoon. First broken by The Late Lap host AJ England, then elaborated by Mike’s brother Kenny Wallace on The Kenny Wallace Show, and soon confirmed by MBM Motorsports, the 65-year-old racer won’t be allowed to compete in the No. 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse due to recent inactivity in NASCAR. The consequential outcome was a resultRead More
By Luis Torres, Staff Writer/Photographer Exemptions, DVPs and waivers headline NASCAR’s rule updates as each have created tremendous buzz and several discussions across the board. This was a result of the sanctioning body issuing a rules bulletin Friday that has already created several implications ahead of the 2025 season. Among the changes issued by the sanctioning body was the inclusion of a new provisional that will help international drivers from a different motorsports discipline who’d like to compete in the sport’s premiere division. Known as NASCAR’s version of a promoter’s provisional,Read More
By David Morgan, Associate Editor Throughout his career, Helio Castroneves has been picking up crown jewel wins across the motorsports spectrum like Thanos collecting Infinity Stones and now he’s looking to add another one to the gauntlet. Castroneves, a four-time Indianapolis 500 winner and three-time winner of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, has thrown his hat into the ring of entrants for the 2025 running of the Daytona 500 in February. The Sao Paulo, Brazil native will be teaming up with Justin Marks and Trackhouse Racing as a fourth entry forRead More
By David Morgan, Associate Editor In the tug of war that has been ongoing between NASCAR, 23XI Racing, and Front Row Motorsports, the two teams notched a win on their belt on Wednesday when a federal judge ruled in their favor and granted them a temporary injunction to allow them to race as chartered teams in 2025. United States District Judge Kenneth D. Bell released his decision on the injunction that 23XI and FRM had been seeking since their suit against the sanctioning body was filed in the closing weeks ofRead More
By David Morgan, Associate Editor Conor Daly has found his home for the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series season. Juncos Hollinger Racing announced on Wednesday that the 33-year-old Indiana native would join its two-car operation on a full-time basis alongside teammate Sting Ray Robb. Since finding himself without a ride midway through the 2023 campaign, Daly has been searching for his landing spot, running part-time for a few different teams, but a call-up from Juncos Hollinger at the end of last season to drive its No. 78 Chevrolet over the course ofRead More
By Luis Torres, Staff Writer The final race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season was held at Phoenix Raceway for the fifth straight year last Sunday. Ryan Blaney was looking to retain the championship, but had to deal with his Team Penske teammate Joey Logano, William Byron, and Championship 4 debutant Tyler Reddick. The finale was also noteworthy for being pole sitter and 2017 Cup Series champion Martin Truex, Jr.’s swan song as a full-time competitor, and the final race for Stewart-Haas Racing before they closed doors after the 312-lapRead More
By Luis Torres, Staff Writer The final race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series season was held at Phoenix Raceway for the fifth straight year last Saturday. Cole Custer was looking to retain the championship, but had to deal with Justin Allgaier, AJ Allmendinger, and Austin Hill, who were all each going for their first title. As much as the championship battle was spotlighted, it was Riley Herbst who stole the show by winning the finale to cap off Stewart-Haas Racing’s NXS program. Behind Herbst was Allgaier, who was finally theRead More
By Luis Torres, Staff Writer The final race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season was held at Phoenix Raceway for the fifth straight year last Friday. Christian Eckes, Grant Enfinger, Corey Heim, and Ty Majeski were all looking for their first series title during the Championship 4 round. For much of the 150-lap race, it was Majeski who was the class of the field and ended up capturing his the championship. A moment the racer out of Wisconsin will never forget after all the trails and tribulations he’s facedRead More
By Luis Torres, Staff Writer Ford Performance drivers have certainly hit its stride when it comes to NASCAR’s Championship 4 at Phoenix Raceway with Joey Logano and Ty Majeski winning titles in the sport’s national touring divisions. Entering last week’s finale, Ford had a hot streak of four straight championships dating back to Logano’s second Cup title in 2022 that was extended to five when Majeski won the Craftsman Truck Series title. However, a shot at six consecutive touring titles came up short in the Xfinity Series when Cole Custer lostRead More
By Luis Torres, Staff Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. — A full-time career that began in 2006 has come to a close for Martin Truex, Jr. after Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway. The 2017 Cup champion began the weekend by scoring his 25th career pole and led the opening nine laps. However, he only got to lead one green flag lap in that window as a crash involving Joe Gibbs Racing’s Ty Gibbs slowed down the race. Once the race resumed, an old foe from the 2018 title battleRead More