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Denny Hamlin planning late model races in 2021 January 23, 2021 at 2:35 PM Three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin says he wants to run more short track events this year, culminating with the Snowball Derby in December. Hamlin, who raced Late Models before moving to NASCAR and Joe Gibbs Racing, knows the challenge he faces. “I know personally I’m going to go and start racing more Late Models (in 2021),” he told NBC Sports.…”I’m going to spend the year kind of working through that process and trying to figure out what techniqu...

Bill Lester followed Wendell Scott's lead to the NASCAR Cup Series NASCAR and sports car trailblazer 'heard the n-word, saw Confederate flag' on path to Cup Series By Al Pearce Joe RobbinsGetty Images Bill Lester, now 60 and living north of Atlanta, raced professionally in various pro series from 1998-2012. Lester's book titled Winning In Reverse: Defying the Odds and Achieving Dreams is scheduled to come out on February 2. Lester readily acknowledges he never faced anything like the racial and social backlash Wendell Scott faced in the ‘60s and ‘70s. A forthcoming book about re...

Mixed Bag for Chase Elliott in Chili Bowl Prelim Debut The reigning NASCAR Cup champion will begin the 'Alphabet Soup' from a F-Main. Chase Elliott finished P8 in his Prelim B-Main and will start Saturday in a F. This isn't a one-off appearance on dirt for the NASCAR star. NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott received an education on Wednesday during his debut appearance in a Chili Bowl Midget Nationals preliminary effort. He received an education, but he earned passing grades, too. For those who do not typically watch Chili Bowl, there are five nights of preliminary races and each of the...