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NASCAR to run iRacing event on Chicago street course; could lead to actual race UPDATES

NASCAR to run iRacing event on Chicago street course; could lead to actual race UPDATES

June 3, 2021
UPDATE 6-3-2021:  Sports Business Journal's Adam Stern reports that NASCAR is continuing to have discussions about adding a street course race to the schedule

NASCAR updates at-track COVID protocols starting at Texas

NASCAR updates at-track COVID protocols starting at Texas

June 1, 2021
Beginning with the Texas All-Star Race weekend in June, NASCAR will implement an expansion of guest access to the competition footprint and discontinue a number of pandemic-related operating restrictions

Joey Logano discusses damp tire test at Richmond

Joey Logano discusses damp tire test at Richmond

May 26, 2021
Joey Logano participated in a NASCAR test at Richmond Raceway on Monday to further research the possibility of using tires during damp track conditions as future races.  Wednesday he was asked about the test

NASCAR no longer requiring vaccinations to get infield access

NASCAR no longer requiring vaccinations to get infield access

May 25, 2021
NASCAR extended its expanded at-track access program for VIP guests and will no longer require people to be vaccinated as a condition to get into the infield areas of tracks, sources say. NASCAR started letting guests and sponsors of industry stakeholders get back

Scott Miller explains NASCAR’s decision to call the COTA race early

Scott Miller explains NASCAR’s decision to call the COTA race early

May 24, 2021
NASCAR Senior Vice President of Competition Scott Miller briefly met with the media Sunday after the Echopark Texas Grand Prix NASCAR Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas was called early due to rain and track conditions

Race Team Alliance hires Nielsen to study added value of moving car numbers UPDATE

Race Team Alliance hires Nielsen to study added value of moving car numbers UPDATE

May 17, 2021
UPDATE: NASCAR teams have been informed that moving car number decals from the center of doors would result in added sponsor value, sources say, increasing expectations that a change will be made after this season

Are NASCAR Caution Lengths Increasing?

Are NASCAR Caution Lengths Increasing?

May 16, 2021
In another great analysis by Diandra Leslie-Pelecky of Building Speed, she looks at the number of cautions from 1980-2020 and the average number of laps it took to return to racing

NASCAR could slow speeds for Daytona and Talladega

NASCAR could slow speeds for Daytona and Talladega

May 7, 2021
NASCAR may look to slow the cars when the series races at Daytona International Speedway in the regular-season finale in August. That is the next superspeedway race

NASCAR’s Next Gen cars combine unmistakable identity with enhanced performance

NASCAR’s Next Gen cars combine unmistakable identity with enhanced performance

May 5, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--The curtain rose, the smoke billowed, and three NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen cars made a dramatic, roaring entrance onto the display floor at the unveil

Denny Hamlin, David Wilson media conference transcript

Denny Hamlin, David Wilson media conference transcript

May 5, 2021
THE MODERATOR: We are joined by Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, and David Wilson, president of TRD

Joey Logano, Mark Rushbrook media conference transcript

Joey Logano, Mark Rushbrook media conference transcript

May 5, 2021
THE MODERATOR: We're joined here by Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford, and Mark Rushbrook, global director of Ford Performance

John Probst & Brandon Thomas media conference transcript

John Probst & Brandon Thomas media conference transcript

May 5, 2021
NASCAR Media Conference with: John Probst & Brandon Thomas

John Probst & Brandon Thomas media conference transcript

John Probst & Brandon Thomas media conference transcript

May 5, 2021
NASCAR Media Conference with: John Probst & Brandon Thomas

Steve O’Donnell media conference transcript

Steve O’Donnell media conference transcript

May 5, 2021
NASCAR Media Conference with Steve O'Donnell

Steve Phelps media conference transcript

Steve Phelps media conference transcript

May 5, 2021
NASCAR Media Conference Press Conference with Steve Phelps

Next Gen Car Unveil Media Conference Transcript

Next Gen Car Unveil Media Conference Transcript

May 5, 2021
NASCAR Media Conference with: Steve Phelps, Steve O'Donnell, John Probst, Chase Elliott, Eric Warren, Joey Logano, Mark Rushbrook, Denny Hamlin, David Wilson

Manufacturers unveil NASCAR Next Gen cars

Manufacturers unveil NASCAR Next Gen cars

May 5, 2021
What started after the 2018 season as a clean sheet of paper in NASCAR’s Research & Development Center is now delivered, dressed and ready for its close-up

2022 Next Gen Mustang Poised to Help Drive NASCAR Cup Series into the Future with All-New Technology

2022 Next Gen Mustang Poised to Help Drive NASCAR Cup Series into the Future with All-New Technology

May 5, 2021
A completely new era in stock car racing is ushered in today as Ford unveils its all-new 2022 NASCAR Next Gen Mustang to the public in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Next Gen Mustang will compete in the NASCAR Cup Series starting next season

Track and Street Come Closer Together in the All-New Chevrolet NASCAR Next Gen Camaro ZL1 Race Car

Track and Street Come Closer Together in the All-New Chevrolet NASCAR Next Gen Camaro ZL1 Race Car

May 5, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Chevrolet and other major automotive brands competing in the NASCAR Cup Series revealed their Next Gen models today. Chevrolet’s new look on the racetrack will more closely connect to its cars in the showroom when Chevy campaigns its Next Gen Camaro

NASCAR explains delayed caution at Kansas for Reddick’s tire

NASCAR explains delayed caution at Kansas for Reddick’s tire

May 3, 2021
A NASCAR official said that series officials planned to retrieve the errant tire during Sunday’s Cup race at Kansas Speedway, but “we let the strategy unfold” before doing so