wdwfan4ver
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It has been announced that Kyle Larson signed a 5 year contact extension with Hendrick Motorsports.
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2026 NASCAR
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wdwfan4ver
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There is something to keep an eye on. Jimmie Johnson said the 2027 Daytona 500 will be his last cup race as a driver.
Jimmie though is not closing the door to race in lower levels in NASCAR or in different series in 2027 after next years Daytona 500.
Jimmie though is not closing the door to race in lower levels in NASCAR or in different series in 2027 after next years Daytona 500.
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MinnieM123
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Congratulations to the #45 yesterday, for the Daytona 500 win!!
wdwfan4ver
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Joe Gibbs Racing sues ex-director, alleging theft of trade secrets
Joe Gibbs Racing filed suit against its former competition director for allegedly embarking on "a brazen scheme to steal JGR's most sensitive information."
wdwfan4ver
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Alex Bowman is not racing at Phoenix due to he was diagnosed with vertigo.
Anthony Alfredo will fill in for Alex.
Anthony Alfredo will fill in for Alex.
wdwfan4ver
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Alex Bowman is not racing at Las Vegas either. Justin Allgaier will be filling in.
MinnieM123
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Hope his vertigo is a passing episode only. (Symptoms can be scary for anyone.)
wdwfan4ver
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NASCAR truck series driver Daniel Dye has been suspended by NASCAR and Kaulig Racing indefinitely due to comments he made about Indycar driver David Malukas on social media.
I can't really go into details here, but all I can say is he did said stuff that he shouldn't have and had no idea what he was talking about.
Daniel Dye did apologize, but it was the "I'm sorry, but not really sorry" type of apology
. Also Daniel Dye had an anti-bullying sponsorship.
This is now Daniel Dye's 2nd major penalty of his racing career. His first penalty was for being arrested in high school 4 years ago for punching another student in the groin.
I can't really go into details here, but all I can say is he did said stuff that he shouldn't have and had no idea what he was talking about.
Daniel Dye did apologize, but it was the "I'm sorry, but not really sorry" type of apology
. Also Daniel Dye had an anti-bullying sponsorship.This is now Daniel Dye's 2nd major penalty of his racing career. His first penalty was for being arrested in high school 4 years ago for punching another student in the groin.
wdwfan4ver
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I have another update and its not good. Alex is not going to run at least the next 3 races due to vertigo. Justin Allgaier will be filling in for all 3 races.
wdwfan4ver
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NASCAR announced NASCAR Hall of Fame ballot Nominees today for the Modern Era ballot, Pioneer era ballot, and the Landmark award nominees.
I'm going list the Modern Era Ballot and explain about each Modern Era Ballot nominee:
I'm going list the Modern Era Ballot and explain about each Modern Era Ballot nominee:
- Greg Biffle - Truck series champ, NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts series champ, and won 19 cup races.
- Neil Bonnett - 18 time cup winner including back to back Coca Cola 600 wins and 1 Southern 500 win
- Tim Brewer - 2 time cup championship winning crew chief
- Jeff Burton - 21 cup wins including 2 Coca Cola 600 wins and Southern 500 win. Jeff Also has 27 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series wins.
- Randy Dorton -His Engines won 9 NASCAR Champions. From 1984 to the time Randy died from an Airplane crash in late October of 2004, His Engines won races for Hendrick Motorsports.
- Ray Elder- 6 time Arca Menards West Series champion. Ray also won 2 Cup races in the 1970s despite not racing a lot in the cup series.
- Ernie Elliott - 1988 Cup winning crew chief and was known as an engine builder. His engines had NASCAR records at Daytona and Talladega before NASCAR started restrictor plates at those tracks. His engines had 40 cup wins, and 51 poles.
- Kevin Harvick - I don't think his resume needs to be explained as a driver. He also won races as an owner in the truck series and the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Champ
- Randy Lajoie - 2 time NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Champ and 1985 Busch Series North Champ
- Jack Sprague - 3 time Truck Series champion
wdwfan4ver
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The Pioneer Ballot nominees are the following:
- Ray Fox - 1956 NASCAR mechanic of the year and won 14 times as a cup series owner.
- Harry Hyde - 1970 Cup Series champion and has 56 cup series wins. Played a big role in the early years of Hendrick Motorsports in the 1980s.
- Banjo Matthews - Legendary Car builder. His cars won 72 percent of the time from 1974 to 1985. His cars even won all the races of the 1978 cup season.
- Herb Nab - 2 time cup champion crew and has 3rd most wins ever as a crew chief.
- Larry Phillips - 5 time NASCAR weekly series National champion.
wdwfan4ver
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The Landmark Award Nominees are the following:
- Alvin Harkins Sr. - NASCAR’s first flagman; established NASCAR racing at Bowman Gray Stadium with Bill France Sr.
- Lesa France Kennedy - NASCAR Executive Vice Chair and known as one of the most influential women in sports
- Dr. Joseph Mattioli - founder of Pocono Raceway
- Les Richter - long-time NASCAR executive who oversaw competition, helped grow the sport on the West Coast
- T. Wayne Robertson - held dual roles of senior vice president at R.J. Reynolds and president of the company’s Sports Marketing Enterprises division, oversaw the creation of NASCAR's all star race
wdwfan4ver
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The 2 people I see getting inducted from the Modern Era is Kevin Harvick and Greg Biffle. Kevin is a no brainer. Greg Biffle even before his death had a good chance getting inducted into the 2027 NASCAR hall of Fame Class with the other choice being Jeff Burton. The reason is if a voter looks at championships Greg has higher level NASCAR championships than Jack Sprague and Greg was more successful than Jack in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and the cup series. The less said about Jack Sprague outside of the truck series, the better in terms of his racing career.
The person I see getting Inducted from the Pioneer era is Larry Phillips. My reasoning is Voters tend to have a bias towards drivers. Larry as a driver played a role in developing drivers in multiple generations from drivers like NASCAR legend Rusty Wallace to Jammie Mcmurray.
Its a toss up to me for who is going to win the Landmark award between T. Wayne Robertson and Lesa France Kennedy.
The person I see getting Inducted from the Pioneer era is Larry Phillips. My reasoning is Voters tend to have a bias towards drivers. Larry as a driver played a role in developing drivers in multiple generations from drivers like NASCAR legend Rusty Wallace to Jammie Mcmurray.
Its a toss up to me for who is going to win the Landmark award between T. Wayne Robertson and Lesa France Kennedy.
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wdwfan4ver
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There is an update. NASCAR reinstated Daniel Dye and Daniel resigned from Kaulig Racing.NASCAR truck series driver Daniel Dye has been suspended by NASCAR and Kaulig Racing indefinitely due to comments he made about Indycar driver David Malukas on social media.
I can't really go into details here, but all I can say is he did said stuff that he shouldn't have and had no idea what he was talking about.
Daniel Dye did apologize, but it was the "I'm sorry, but not really sorry" type of apology
This is now Daniel Dye's 2nd major penalty of his racing career. His first penalty was for being arrested in high school 4 years ago for punching another student in the groin.
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wdwfan4ver
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Alex Bowman is now medically clear to race at Bristol.
wdwfan4ver
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Jim France has stepped down as NASCAR CEO. Steve O' Donnell is now the NASCAR CEO besides being NASCAR President.
Ben Kennedy got promoted as Chief Operating Officer. Ben Kennedy is Bill France Jr.'s grandson.
Ben Kennedy got promoted as Chief Operating Officer. Ben Kennedy is Bill France Jr.'s grandson.
wdwfan4ver
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Tyler Reddick signs a contract extension with 23XI Racing. I don't know the length of the contract.
wdwfan4ver
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This is not NASCAR related, but Alex Zanardi died at the age of 59.
sports.yahoo.com
I followed NASCAR, Indycar and CART in the 90s. Zanardi was one of the big names in CART in the 2nd half of the 90s.
Alex's connection to NASCAR is making donuts a victory celebration. NASCAR drivers do follow other racing series outside of NASCAR and decided to do the same celebration as Alex did including Kevin Harvick.
I am referring to this type of celebration:
Alex outside of his victory donut celebration was a great driver. He later became great inspiration after he lost both of his legs in a racing accident in CART. Alex became a 4 time Paralympic gold medalist in hand cycling.
This was Alex's most famous pass as a race car driver:
RIP to great race car driver and an inspiration to many people.
Alex Zanardi, CART Champion, Former F1 Driver, and Paralympic Gold Medalist, Dies at 59
Zanardi was a CART champion, Paralympic gold medalist, and all-around hero.
I followed NASCAR, Indycar and CART in the 90s. Zanardi was one of the big names in CART in the 2nd half of the 90s.
Alex's connection to NASCAR is making donuts a victory celebration. NASCAR drivers do follow other racing series outside of NASCAR and decided to do the same celebration as Alex did including Kevin Harvick.
I am referring to this type of celebration:
Alex outside of his victory donut celebration was a great driver. He later became great inspiration after he lost both of his legs in a racing accident in CART. Alex became a 4 time Paralympic gold medalist in hand cycling.
This was Alex's most famous pass as a race car driver:
RIP to great race car driver and an inspiration to many people.
wdwfan4ver
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This is not NASCAR related, but Alex Zanardi died at the age of 59.
Alex Zanardi, CART Champion, Former F1 Driver, and Paralympic Gold Medalist, Dies at 59
Zanardi was a CART champion, Paralympic gold medalist, and all-around hero.
I followed NASCAR, Indycar and CART in the 90s. Zanardi was one of the big names in CART in the 2nd half of the 90s.
Alex's connection to NASCAR is making donuts a victory celebration. NASCAR drivers do follow other racing series outside of NASCAR and decided to do the same celebration as Alex did including Kevin Harvick.
I am referring to this type of celebration:
Alex outside of his victory donut celebration was a great driver. He later became great inspiration after he lost both of his legs in a racing accident in CART. Alex became a 4 time Paralympic gold medalist in hand cycling.
This was Alex's most famous pass as a race car driver:
RIP to great race car driver and an inspiration to many people.
I found information that could be connected to his death. He suffered a traumatic brain injury after a para cycling accident and was hospitalized in 2020. He hasn't been seen in public since that accident.
wdwfan4ver
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Ryan Blaney has signed a long term contract extension with Penske.
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