Monster Energy Cup Category

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor It’s that time of the year again, folks. After a long offseason, NASCAR is back in action for the 2018 season with the running of the Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona, an annual exhibition race that kicks off two weekends of racing activity at the World Center of Racing. The Advance Auto Parts Clash, which is scheduled for a 3:00 pm ET start on Sunday afternoon immediately after Daytona 500 qualifying, has held various names over the years, from starting as the Busch ClashRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer * Editor’s note: Motorsports Tribune will be previewing the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season for the top-30 drivers in the series leading into this month’s 60th running of the Daytona 500. Age: 32 Years in Cup: 13 Career Wins: 43 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Victories, 2015 Champion The 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season was one of the best for Kyle Busch. Busch, the 2015 Premier Series Champion was the runner-up to fellow Toyota driver, and 2017 Champion Martin Truex, Jr. Toyota Racing accounted for 16Read More

By Luis Torres, Staff Writer TriStar Motorsports announced Tuesday they’ll continue competing in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series with drivers Corey LaJoie and Cole Whitt sharing the No. 72 Chevrolet. LaJoie will make his team debut in the 60th running of the Daytona 500 on February 18 with Schluter Systems as his primary sponsor. TriStar also acquired a charter from Front Row Motorsports, guaranteeing them a spot in the race. Frankie Kerr will continue to be on top of the pit box, calling the shots for both drivers. LaJoieRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer * Editor’s note: Motorsports Tribune will be previewing the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season for the top-30 drivers in the series leading into the 60th running of the Daytona 500. Age: 22 Years in Cup: 3 Career Wins: Five NASCAR Xfinity Series Wins, 2014 NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion, Two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Wins The 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season marks a return to a familiar car number for Chase Elliott. Elliott’s team will be rebranded from the No. 24 that was made famous byRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor Editor’s note: Motorsports Tribune will be previewing the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season for the top-30 drivers in the series leading into the 60th running of the Daytona 500. Age: 37 Years in Cup: 13 Career Wins: 31 2017 was another season of consistency for Denny Hamlin and his No. 11 team, finishing the year sixth in points, but for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series veteran and 2016 Daytona 500 champion, the focus turns to 2018 and trying to finally breakthrough for thatRead More

By Luis Torres, Staff Writer As part of an alliance with Premium Motorsports, Rick Ware Racing announced Friday it will field the No. 51 Chevrolet with Justin Marks as their driver for the 60th running of the Daytona 500 on February 18. Marks’ car will be sponsored by Harry’s Shaving Products, with long-time sponsor Katerra as his associate. The No. 51 team will be powered by Earnhardt Childress Engines, the same engine supplier Premium Motorsports’ No. 7 Chevrolet, driven by Danica Patrick, will have in the Great American Race. Ware’s entryRead More

By Luis Torres, Staff Writer A week removed from the annual NASCAR Media Tour, the buzz around media tabloids wasn’t about Speedweeks or season expectations, but drivers being vocal about NASCAR’s promotion towards the future as the sport enters its 70th season without a strong media darling like Dale Earnhardt, Jr. The first wave of the “Young Gun Movement” from the early 2000s are now the established veterans who are carrying the sport, but we’re seeing a promotional shift favoring the second movement with drivers Ryan Blaney, Alex Bowman, WilliamRead More

By Brian Eberly, Contributing Writer Greg Biffle hasn’t raced in NASCAR since the end of the 2016 season, but he’s putting his love for the outdoors to use as part of a new promotion with General Tire. The 48-year-old Vancouver, Wash. native will serve as a social media correspondent with Team GT and tackle adventures anywhere a General tire will take you, from the streets, to the trail, the lake and the desert. An avid outdoorsman, Biffle is a natural fit to promote General Tire’s “Anywhere Is Possible” theme. “We’reRead More

By Brian Eberly, Contributing Writer Editor’s note: Motorsports Tribune will be previewing the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season for the top-30 drivers in the series leading into this month’s 60th running of the Daytona 500. Age: 40 Years in Cup: 16 Career Wins: 18 Ryan Newman returns behind the wheel of the No. 31 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing in 2018, his fifth with the team and 17th full-time in the Cup Series. Newman comes off a year in which he went to victory lane at Phoenix Raceway, snapping aRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer Editor’s note: Motorsports Tribune will be previewing the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season for the top-30 drivers in the series leading into this month’s 60th running of the Daytona 500. Age: 42 Years in Cup: 17 Career Wins: 83 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Victories, Seven Championships In 2018, Seven-Time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson is a member of the ‘old guard.’ Johnson is one of the oldest drivers competing on the circuit and is the oldest at Hendrick Motorsports. 2017 was an abnormally ‘off’Read More