The reigning Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Champion has no fear that the new format that breaks races up into segments is going to be nothing but good and exciting. At the Charlotte Media Tour, Jimmie Johnson was confident that the format wasn’t conceived to stop him from winning championships.
Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 24 NAPA Chevrolet, is looking toward his second full-time season in NASCAR’s Premiere Series, but the soft-spoken son of NASCAR Hall of Famer Bill Elliott, isn’t worried about a sophomore jinx.
Ford Performance, the racing arm of Ford Motor Company seriously strengthened their position in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series by adding Stewart-Haas Racing’s four teams and drivers.
Monday’s NASCAR announcement about the new format for NASCAR Camping World Truck, XFINITY and Monster Energy Cup Series season was not only unusual, but might just be the most extraordinary thing that’s happened to the sport since the announcement that the championship would be based on the last 10 races of the season—the Chase.
Faced with a sport that is losing fans and lowering television ratings, NASCAR kicked off the 2017 Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Tour with a bombshell. NASCAR racing in its three major divisions will be different this year.
In year’s past, it seemed that the so-called “silly season” usually started about October and most teams had settled on the next year’s driver lineup by Thanksgiving. Not this year.
When all’s said and done, Dale Earnhardt Jr. will go down in history as one of the modern greats of NASCAR. He probably won’t ever come close to equaling his father’s incredible achievements on the track, but Earnhardt Jr. deserves plenty of respect for the way he has gone about his business in the sport.
As Monster Energy takes over as the new entitlement sponsor for the Cup Series this year, the 2017 season promises to be one of change. With the recent exit of Carl Edwards, and the departure of Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon, many fans will be looking for the next rising star.
All you have to do is guess the correct Daytona 500 winner. The contest begins on January 15, 2017 and ends on February 25, 2017 at midnight. All entries must be submitted by then. No late entries will be accepted!
Daniel Hemric has been delivering his best performances of the season when it’s mattered the most. Over the last five races, the driver of the No. 19 Motion Industries Chevrolet Silverado RST
John Hunter Nemechek has seven NASCAR Cup Series starts at Talladega, where he has earned two top-10 finishes. He finished eighth in both races in 2020.
Garrett Mitchell (a.k.a. Cleetus McFarland) is back in the No. 4 Niece Motorsports Silverado for his third NCTS start of the season at Talladega Superspeedway.
The 2024 CARS Pro Late Model Tour champion from Willow Park, Texas, will continue to drive TRICON Garage's No. 11 Toyota for the 2027 Truck Series season.
