Nick Sanchez led an absolutely dominant 168 of 172 laps in Saturday’s SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway, but the 21-year-old rookie and reigning NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Zane Smith collided at the front of the field after taking the white flag and Carson Hocevar instead drove through to take his first career victory…… MORE
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Austin Beers scores emotional first NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory at Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. — Despite Austin Beers’ best efforts to sweep Friday’s NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour action at Richmond Raceway, rain forced the postponement of the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 150 to Saturday. This after Beers set the best lap in practice and earned his first Mayhew Tools Dominator Pole Award. The only traces of…… MORE
Daniel Suarez, Ross Chastain move on from COTA incident
Daniel Suarez and Ross Chastain are focusing on Sunday’s Cup race at Richmond.… MORE
Chandler Smith finds late-race momentum, wins Xfinity Series race at Richmond
Rookie Chandler Smith earned his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory Saturday afternoon at Richmond Raceway, holding off John Hunter Nemechek on a final race restart with six laps remaining to hoist the ToyotaCare 250 trophy. Smith‘s No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet led a race-best 83 of the 250 laps — the bulk of that…… MORE
The Band Perry Taking ‘Creative Break’ To Focus On Individual Pursuits
The Band Perry have announced plan to take a “creative break” to focus on their individual careers. “We wanted to let you know that the three of us have decided to take a creative break as a group and each focus on our individual creative pursuits,” a statement from the trio reads. “During this season,…… MORE
Kyle Busch shines light on parity Next Gen car brings to NASCAR
Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and Richmond Raceway‘s winningest active driver, Kyle Busch (six victories) says the overall parity in the sport since the introduction of the Next Gen race car last year is not a bad thing. There have been five different winners in the opening six races of 2023 with Hendrick Motorsports‘ William…… MORE
Garth Brooks, Dolly Parton To Co-Host 2023 ACM Awards
The Academy of Country Music, Prime Video, and Dick Clark Productions have announced that global superstars Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks will host the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards. The event, to be held on May 11 at 8 p.m. EDT, will stream live exclusively for a global audience across 240+ territories on Prime…… MORE
Cup Series practice, qualifying rained out; lineup set per rulebook with Alex Bowman on pole
Due to poor weather, NASCAR‘s Cup Series and Xfinity Series practice and qualifying sessions were canceled Saturday morning at Richmond Raceway. The starting lineups were then set based upon the rule book. Current NASCAR Cup Series championship leader Alex Bowman will start Sunday‘s Toyota Owners 400 (3:30 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) from…… MORE
NASCAR Saturday schedules: Richmond/Texas
Saturday’s NASCAR schedule at Richmond Raceway includes Cup qualifying and an Xfinity race. The Craftsman Truck Series will race at Texas Motor Speedway.… MORE
Slash, Billy Gibbons & More To Pay Tribute To Lynyrd Skynyrd At 2023 CMT Music Awards
Some of the biggest country and rock n’ roll stars will pay tribute to southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd and original founding member Gary Rossington, who recently passed away, at the CMT Music Awards this Sunday. The tribute comes on the 50th anniversary of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s first album. Cody Johnson and Paul Rodgers will lead…… MORE
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Miranda Lambert fans in Atlanta got more than they bargained for at her concert on Saturday night (Jan. 20), when the singer and her band burst into a high-energy cover of the Joe Walsh classic “Rocky Mountain Way.” Lambert struts the stage and does the heavy song justice with a high-octane vocal performance, but the…