All posts by Matt Weaver

By Matt Weaver, Special Contributor DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Willy Auchmoody says The Money Team is going to subject themselves to liver damage on Thursday night after making the Daytona 500 in the most unlikely of circumstances.   Conventional wisdom says Auchmoody, the general manager, and crew chief Tony Eury Jr. should actually be pulling an all-nighter of a different kind and doing whatever it takes to get the ride height issues addressed on the No. 50 and for driver Conor Daly. Pace laps for the second qualifying race began withRead More

By Matt Weaver, Special Contributor DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — There were happy teammates and even happier friends in the immediate aftermath of qualifying for the Daytona 500 on Thursday night. Alex Bowman clinched a front row starting spot for the Great American Race for the sixth consecutive year. It was also his third Daytona 500 pole. He will be joined on front row on Sunday by Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson — giving the Chevrolet flagship their third straight front row lockout. As if those weren’t enough accolades, this was alsoRead More

There is no practice before the laps that count. Read More

By Matt Weaver, Special Contributor DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Last year featured the first time that Bubba Wallace had raced for a championship, even if it wasn’t for the championship and he learned a great deal from the experience. 23XI Racing moved Wallace into the owner’s championship eligible No. 45 for the final 10 races as a result of Kurt Busch missing the second half due to a potentially career-ending concussion. He looked every bit like a championship caliber driver despite missing the playoffs in the No. 23 car. Wallace wonRead More

The 2021 Cup champion is doing some extra homework on Thursday.Read More

The 2013 Modified Tour champion says he's one of the most intense racers.Read More

NASCAR wants closer competition and less crab walking this year.Read More

NASCAR seeks to improve short tracks, road courses this summer.Read More

Rowdy didn't race in 2022 after his retirement from the tour.Read More

By Matt Weaver, Special Contributor All that’s left for Todd Gilliland to do is just win the dang Daytona 500 and everything else will take care of itself. Okay, it’s not quite that dire nor that simple, but winning the biggest race of the year would solve several emerging issues for the second-generation Cup Series racer at Front Row Motorsports. Gilliland found out over the winter that his full-time schedule would be scaled down to 30 races to make room for Truck Series champion Zane Smith and his five-race campaign. SmithRead More