Canadian Tire have made changes to their plans in 2015 and into 2016 and those are having a direct impact on Scott Steckly and his future in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. While it was reported in the Globe & Mail a few weeks ago that Canadian Tire would leave the series at the end of 2015, their decision has impacted Steckly immediately as they discontinue their partnership effective this year.
The No. 51 team that competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has been penalized for a rules infraction discovered during post-race inspection March 8 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
This Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway, Kasey Kahne will make his 400th career Cup start. In 399 career starts to this point, Kahne has accumulated 17 wins, 83 top-five finishes and 147 top-10 finishes. One of those wins occurred at Phoenix in 2011.
Reed has an average finish of 10.7 after the first three races of the 2015 NASCAR XFINITY season and is currently third in the championship standings, boasting one win in the first race of the season at Daytona International Speedway.
Sam Hornish Jr. is no stranger to Phoenix International Raceway. In fact, he's had great success at the one-mile track. In 2011, he became the first-ever driver to win at Phoenix in both the IndyCar Series and a major NASCAR event when he won the NASCAR XFINITY Series race in November of that year.
Dakoda Armstrong and the No. 43 WinField team will head to the first one-mile oval of the season at Phoenix International Raceway this weekend. Armstrong feels the team is making big gains to improve each week.
“We were really consistent at Phoenix in the XFINITY Series these last couple of years. Hopefully that past success can lead to good things with the Cup car this weekend. I’m confident that (crew chief) Bob (Osborne) and everyone on this AdvoCare team will give me a strong car this weekend.
“Our plan is for Brian to win a race,” said Scott. “That’s always been the way we race here. We will probably take a few more chances for victory than many who have the luxury to rely on points. I mean we can still make up the points from the first two races with Brian, but all of us would sure rather win a race.”
The 24-year-old Smith from Talking Rock, Georgia, will not be returning to Front Row Motorsports in 2027 following a two-year turn with the organization in the Truck Series division.
The IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup (IMEC) resumes competition this weekend at the legendary 4.048-mile, 14-turn Road America road course for the fourth of five endurance rounds of the 2026 season.
INDYCAR has unveiled the new NTT INDYCAR SERIES chassis and powertrain package for 2028, introducing a car with a modernized look designed to provide for faster lap times and improved raceability encouraging more wheel-to-wheel action, while also creating the safest car yet for “The Fastest Racing on Earth.”
Women in Motorsports North America, Gainbridge and Spire Motorsports will partner to highlight WIMNA Nation aboard Daniel Suárez’s No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 when the NASCAR Cup Series returns to Kansas Speedway
