NASCAR Cup Series

Singer/songwriter Tarra Layne will perform the iconic song “Georgia on my Mind” prior to the 2018 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway Feb. 25, a tradition begun by the race track at its annual NASCAR Weekend in 2016.

Last season, Aric Almirola wasn’t even able to compete in all 36 races due to a back injury he suffered at Kansas. But last November, it was announced that the thirty-three-year-old would get the opportunity of his life. Almirola was introduced as the new driver for the No. 10 car in 2018.

Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) announced today that long-time racing executive Doug Duchardt has been named Chief Operating Officer of the corporation. Duchardt begins the role effective immediately in preparation for the upcoming 2018 seasons while Max Jones is promoted to Managing Director of the team’s NASCAR Operation joining Mike Hull, Managing Director of the team’s INDYCAR and IMSA Operations.

The Furniture Row Racing driver, who graces the cover in the recent issue of Mile High Sports Magazine, was also named Colorado’s “Fan Favorite” Athlete of the Year in a fan vote conducted at MileHighSports.com.

Martin Truex Jr.’s championship winning season was a perfect mix of talent and tenacity, executed with a precise strategy that took advantage of NASCAR’s new stage-based format.

At first glance, the catchphrase of Monty Python's Flying Circus "And now for something completely different," would sum up 2017 NASCAR. As the season played out, however, it went from "something completely different" to a return to form.

It’s not even 2018 yet, but with less than two months before the start of the 2018 NASCAR season – and not to mention the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Feb. 25 – AMS president Ed Clark already has racing on his mind. And that can only mean one thing: Ed Clark’s vaunted annual NASCAR predictions.

If you were wondering about what Ford has planned for the 50th Anniversary of Steve McQueen’s 1968 Bullitt, say no more fam! You can catch a glimpse at the 50th anniversary Mustang Bullitt with the iconic dark green paint and Torque-thrust style wheels in this episode of Mustang News, found below.

Back for his sophomore season is twenty-one-year-old Erik Jones. In 2017, Jones raced his first full-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season for Furniture Row Racing in the No. 77. The 2017 Sunoco Rookie of the Year is going back to a familiar team, Joe Gibbs Racing.

The Air Force begins its 18th year of sponsorship in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, partnering with Richard Petty Motorsports for a 10th consecutive season.