Chevy Teams Up With Jesse Iwuji for NASCAR Xfinity Series
It’s tradition for automotive brands to sponsor or partner with specific drivers and teams for various races and events in the motorsports world. Starting with the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series, Chevrolet will team up with Jesse Iwuji Motorsports. Fast and Furious: Car and Driver Names Chevy Corvette to 2022 10Best List “There couldn’t be a […]
Joey Hand Makes NASCAR Cup Series Debut at Charlotte
Joey Hand, who has been with Ford Performance since 2015, is making the leap to the big dance. Hand makes his NASCAR Cup Series debut this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, joining Rick Ware Racing. Let’s give him a hand. Gotta Hand it to Ford: They’ve hit on a real winner with the all-new, red-hot […]
[Photos] Chevrolet Reveals Next-Gen NASCAR Camaro ZL1 Race Car
![[Photos] Chevrolet Reveals Next-Gen NASCAR Camaro ZL1 Race Car](https://thenewswheel.com/wp-content/themes/patterns/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fthenewswheel.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F05%2FNext-Gen-2022-Chevrolet-Camaro-ZL1-NASCAR-race-car-1.jpg&q=90&w=760&h=400&zc=1 "[Photos] Chevrolet Reveals Next-Gen NASCAR Camaro ZL1 Race Car")
Business is fixing to pick up in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2022. Chevrolet unveiled the next-gen Camaro ZL1 race car earlier this month, and it looks like it’ll be the fiercest yet. It’ll also be closer than ever to the production version of the ZL1. Red-Hot and Moving Fast: Drivers are racing out to […]
[Photos] Ford Unleashes Next-Gen 2022 NASCAR Mustang
![[Photos] Ford Unleashes Next-Gen 2022 NASCAR Mustang](https://thenewswheel.com/wp-content/themes/patterns/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fthenewswheel.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F05%2FNext-Gen-2022-NASCAR-Mustang-1.jpeg&q=90&w=760&h=400&zc=1 "[Photos] Ford Unleashes Next-Gen 2022 NASCAR Mustang")
Business, as they say, is about to pick up. Ford has unveiled its all-new, next-gen 2022 NASCAR Mustang, a beauty of a performance beast primed to pick up where its predecessor leaves off. Another Ford with Big Shoes to Fill: All-new 2021 Bronco looks to take the reins as America’s favorite off-road SUV The 2022 […]
Hailie Deegan Joins NASCAR Truck Series in 2021
This past Saturday, Ford Performance Developmental Driver Hailie Deegan made her NASCAR Truck Series debut. With a best-ever finish for a woman in her first race, Saturday’s performance will be far from the last time Deegan will climb behind the wheel of a Ford F-150 on the track. Ford announced this week that the racing […]
NASCAR Finally Bans Confederate Flag, Proves South Will Not Rise Again
Losers' flag 'prohibited from all NASCAR events and properties'
NASCAR on Wednesday lost its longtime battle against common sense and the march of time, announcing that it will finally ban the Confederate flag from events and racetracks moving forward. The move comes days after Bubba Wallace — the only black driver in the NASCAR Cup Series — advocated for the removal of the flag. […]
Toyota Returns to NASCAR with Race Win
The COVID-19 pandemic is not over, but racing is back in the NASCAR world, and Toyota took no time at all to return to its winning ways — this time with Denny Hamlin at the wheel. Earlier this month, NASCAR released a revised Cup Series schedule featuring a dense assortment of races taking place every […]
Jones Gave Toyota Its 500th NASCAR Win
Brandon Jones, back when real-life racing was still something that happened, celebrated his second career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory at the Phoenix Raceway, behind the wheel of the Supra race car. It also marked Toyota’s 500th NASCAR national series win. Jones led a 1-2-3 finish or Joe Gibbs Racing, finishing ahead of Harrison Burton — […]
Edsel Ford II Accepts Landmark Award at NASCAR HOF Ceremony
Edsel Ford II was on hand at the 2020 NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony last month, where he became just the sixth person to accept the Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR. Ford’s passion for racing began at the age of 18 when he attended the 24 Hours of Le Mans with his […]
Kyle Busch is 2019 NASCAR Champion
Kyle Busch capped off an incredible championship run with victory at the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It was his fifth race win of the season at the wheel of his trusty No. 18 Toyota Camry, which thought 2019 delivered him 17 top-five results and 27 top-10 finishes over 36 races […]
Räikkönen On 22 F1 Races vs 35 NASCAR Races: ‘The U.S. is a f***ing big country’
When asked about Formula One’s new 22-race calendar, which hasn’t been well received by many people in the sport, Kimi Räikkönen didn’t seem bothered. In an interview, he pointed out that NASCAR, where he competed for two years during an F1 hiatus, has over 35 races per year — and when reminded that all of […]
Toyota Supra Earns First Road-Course Win in NASCAR
Toyota Racing’s Christopher Bell secured his sixth victory of the season at the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Road America this weekend. It was his first win at a road-course event in 2019 after finishing as the runner-up at Mid-Ohio and Watkins Glen. Bell bid his time for most of the race until an untimely […]
Slayer Unleash Branded NASCAR Racer at Bristol Motor Speedway
Things that are super American: NASCAR, hotdogs, baseball, and Slayer. If you were lucky enough to be present at last weekend’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee, you got to enjoy at least two of these super American things at the same time (three if you […]
Ford Off to the Races With 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Mustang
Ford has a great heritage in motorsport, and it’s been adding to that legacy left and right this year. From the debut of the Mustang in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series to the launch of the quickest Mustang Cobra Jet ever to take to the strip, there’s been no shortage of news on the […]
Edsel B. Ford II Wins 2020 Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR
Edsel B. Ford, the son of Henry Ford II and great-grandson of Ford Motor Company patriarch Henry Ford, has been named the 2020 Landmark Award winner for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR. Ford currently serves on the Ford Motor Company Board of Directors and has served as the ostensible face of the company’s NASCAR efforts and […]
Toyota’s Martin Truex Jr Wins Longest NASCAR Race of the Year
Martin Truex Jr took victory in the NASCAR Sprint Series for the third time in 2019, earning the winner’s trophy at the longest race of the season: The Coca-Cola 600. The 600-mile race is a difficult one to win by any standards, and one Truex had only won once before, four years ago. This time […]
Dolly Parton Adorns a New NASCAR Camaro
Dolly Parton is most famous for her career as a country music singer and songwriter. Yet, Parton’s illustrious career has gone well beyond the realm of country music, with her status as an actress, philanthropist, and joint theme park owner. The latest place that Dolly Parton has shown up is on a new Chevrolet Camaro […]
NASCAR Ford Mustang Gets First Taste of Victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway
Well, that didn’t take long. Two races into its Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career, the Ford Mustang has its first win under its belt. Brad Keselowski piloted the No. 2 Autotrader Ford Mustang to Victory Lane, winning the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway despite battling the effects of stomach flu. […]