NASCAR Cup News

The High Point, North Carolina, native was awarded the pole position for the 2021 Cup Playoff opener at the track deemed Too Tough to Tame.

NASCAR issued L1 penalties to the No. 9 team of Chase Elliott and the No. 48 team of Alex Bowman Thursday afternoon. It was determined that the teams had violated Section 20.6.1e in the NASCAR Rule Book.

Roush Fenway Racing and NASCAR Champion Brad Keselowski have announced a partnership beginning in 2022 in which Keselowski will assume an ownership role and serve as head of the team’s competition committee, while also piloting the team’s flagship No. 6 Ford Mustang.

Trackhouse Entertainment Group and Trackhouse Racing announced Wednesday afternoon the purchase of Chip Ganassi Racing’s NASCAR operation. The acquisition will be effective at the end of the 2021 season.

Texas Motor Speedway president and GM Eddie Gossage said, “Drivers and pit crews better pack their lunch pails because they are going to have to work extremely hard to earn the honor of celebrating in Victory Lane.”

“We just had a great race car; it’s as simple as that."

NASCAR will hold a test session Thursday at Martinsville Speedway to look at the possibility of using rain tires on NASCAR's shorter ovals. They are not discussing racing in the rain but being able to race on a wet track which should shorten rain delays.

Officials from Talladega Superspeedway and Ag-Pro Companies, a regional John Deere dealership across eight states, announced today that the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the 2.66-mile venue on Saturday, April 24, will be known the Ag-Pro 300 at TALLADEGA.

Myatt Snider in his No.2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet brought his car to the Checkered Flag in first place, winning it the hard way, in double overtime, in his 39th start. For two consecutive weeks, the NASCAR Xfinity Series has had first-time winners.

As we anticipate another exciting season in NASCAR, here is your guide to partnerships continued and new alliances formed in preparation for the 2021 season. This list will be updated as new information becomes available.