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Did You Notice?: Communication Between NASCAR Drivers, Executives at Crossroads Did You Notice? … NASCAR drama between drivers and executives has been building at a breakneck pace? It all started with last week’s Atlanta Motor Speedway repave announcement from Speedway Motorsports, Inc. President Marcus Smith. After 24 years under the current configuration, the track will be getting a facelift with both fresh asphalt and an altered layout. The track will be narrowed by 15 feet while the banking in the turns gets adjusted from 24 to 28 degrees. In some ways, the details are irrelevant to ...

NASCAR is taking a right turn in Texas. Several of them. An eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series race was held on a virtual Circuit of The Americas on May 19. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images) The Cup Series will hold its first race at the Circuit of the Americas road course in Austin on Sunday, May 23, on the same track used by Formula One. It's one of seven road course-style races on the circuit this year in a big departure from its traditional oval track schedule. (NASCAR) The 3.41-mile-long track is comprised of 20 turns including nine right ones and an elevation change o...

Here's your shot to lap Alabama's Talladega Superspeedway. (Getty Images) The legendary NASCAR Cup Series locale is offering two laps of the 2.66-mile, high-banked track to anyone who gets a COVID-19 test or vaccine at the facility on Saturday, May 15. The drive-through event runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is open to drivers 19 years and older and passengers 16 years and older. Just don't plan on breaking any lap records.

NASCAR Sr. V.P. of Racing Innovation John Probst joins Fox News Autos Editor Gary Gastelu in The Fox Garage to talk about the NASCAR NextGen Cup Series car that's set to debut at Daytona next February. Martin Truex Jr. got nervous in a hurry near the end of his dominating drive at Darlington Raceway. Barely pushed much of the race, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver suddenly saw Kyle Larson catching up in the closing laps. Martin Truex Jr. celebrates winning the NASCAR Cup Series Race at Darlington (AP) Truex, though, called on his steady demeanor and track focus to pull away for his thi...

May 6th, 2021 On Wednesday NASCAR's three participating manufacturers showed off the final looks for their new "Next Gen" models that will be the basis of its Cup Series platforms starting in the 2022 season. The Camry, Mustang and Camaro models all have individual characteristics, but across all of them the series and automakers said they were pursuing "features that decrease the dependence on aerodynamics and increase the emphasis on car setup." That covers the new coupe-like silhouette, composite body materials, symmetrical design, larger wheels and a height that's two inches higher off th...