NASCAR teams reveal sponsorship for Clash, upcoming races

By Dustin LongFeb 2, 2022, 7:30 PM EST

SiriusXM Radio will continue its affiliation with Toyota and sponsor the cars of Christopher Bell and Kurt Busch in select races this season.

Bell’s Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota will have SiriusXM Radio on the car for Sunday’s Clash at the Coliseum, along with races at April 9 at Martinsville, May 8 at Darlington, Aug. 7 at Michigan and Oct. 2 at Talladega.

Busch’s 23XI Racing Toyota will have SiriusXM Radio on the car for July 17 at New Hampshire and the Sept. 4 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

23XI Racing

MoneyLion has a multi-year agreement with the team to be a primary partner for select races on the cars of Bubba Wallace and Kurt Busch. The company will be an associate sponsor on Wallace’s car throughout the season.

MoneyLion will be on Busch’s car at Phoenix (March 13). MoneyLion’s first race as the primary partner on Wallace’s car will be May 8 at Darlington.

Front Row Motorsports

First Phase, a new credit card from CURO Credit, will sponsor Todd Gilliland throughout the season. The company will be a featured partner on Gilliland’s car for the Daytona 500 and other races. When not a featured partner, the company will be an associate sponsor on the car.

Love’s Travel Stops will be the featured partner on Michael McDowell‘s car for half of the races this season, the team stated.

The team also announced that Speedy Cash returns as a major associate partner of McDowell’s No. 34 car.

JTG Daugherty Racing

Kroger returns as a primary sponsor for Ricky Stenhouse Jr.‘s No. 47 car this season, the team announced.

Petty GMS Motorsports

The No. 42 team of Ty Dillon will be sponsored by Black Rifle Coffee Company in select races this season, including Sunday’s Clash at the Coliseum and the Feb. 20 Daytona 500. Additional races will be announced later.

Rick Ware Racing

Select Blinds will be the primary sponsor for David Ragan at the Daytona 500. Ragan will drive the No. 15 Ford for RWR in that race.

Team Penske

Keystone Light will sponsor Austin Cindric‘s car at the NASCAR All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway on May 22.

Trackhouse Racing

Team announced a marketing partnership with Dana White, president of UFC. White’s Howler Head Kentucky Straight Bourbon will be the primary sponsor on Ross Chastain‘s car at the Clash.

The team also announced that Freeway Insurance will be the primary sponsor on Daniel Suarez‘s car for five races this season. Those races will be Sunday’s Clash at the Coliseum, Auto Club Speedway (Feb. 27), the All-Star Race at Texas (May 22), Atlanta (July 10) and Daytona (Aug. 27).

Wood Brothers Racing

Motorcraft/Quick Lane and DEX Imaging will be co-primary sponsors on rookie Harrison Burton‘s car for the Daytona 500.

Xfinity

JD Motorsports

Driver Ryan Vargas announced on social media Wednesday that Swann Security will be back as an official partner on his car starting Feb. 26 at Auto Club Speedway.

Richard Childress Racing

Bennett Family of Companies, United Rentals Global Industrial and Alsco Uniforms will share time as the primary sponsor of Austin Hill‘s No. 21 Xfinity car this season. The team also announced that Andy Street would be Hill’s crew chief.

NASCAR suspends Chase Elliott one race for incident with Denny Hamlin

By Dustin LongMay 30, 2023, 5:39 PM EDT

NASCAR suspended Chase Elliott one Cup race for wrecking Denny Hamlin in Monday’s Coca-Cola 600, the sanctioning body announced Tuesday.

“We take this very seriously,” Elton Sawyer, senior vice president of competition, said on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. “The incident that happened off Turn 4, again after looking at all the available resources — in-car camera, data, SMT, which basically gives us (a car’s) steering, throttle, gives us braking — it was an intentional act by Chase in our opinion.”

Hendrick Motorsports stated that it would not appeal the penalty. Corey LaJoie will drive the No. 9 car for Hendrick Motorsports this weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway. Carson Hocevar will drive LaJoie’s car this weekend.

Hendrick Motorsports also stated that it would submit a waiver request for Elliott to remain eligible for the playoffs. Sawyer said on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio that “I don’t see any reason at this point in time why wouldn’t (grant the waiver) when that request comes across our desk.”

This weekend will mark the seventh race in the first 15 that Elliott will have missed. He missed six races after breaking his leg in a snowboarding accident in early March. Elliott, who is winless this season, is 29th in points.

Elliott and Hamlin got together shortly before the halfway mark in Monday’s race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

As they ran together, Hamlin forced Elliott toward the wall. Elliott’s car slapped the wall. Elliott then made contact with the right rear of Hamlin’s car, sending Hamlin into the wall.

“I got right-rear hooked in the middle of the straightway,” Hamlin said after the incident. “Yes, it was a tantrum. He shouldn’t be racing next week. Right-rear hooks are absolutely unacceptable. He shouldn’t be racing.”

Said Sawyer on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio: “In the heat of the battle, things happen, but they have to learn to react in a different way. … Our drivers need to understand that you have to handle that in a completely different way than hooking someone in the right rear and putting them in harm’s way, not only with just a major head-on collision like Denny had, but also other competitors.”

Sawyer also said on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio that “nothing gave us the indication that on that particular contact with the fourth-turn wall … that anything was broke” on Elliott’s car and could have caused him to come down and hit Hamlin’s car in the right rear.

NASCAR also announced that Scott Brzozowski and Adam Lewis, crew members on Michael McDowell‘s team, had each been suspended two races after McDowell’s car lost a tire in Monday’s race.

Winners and losers at Charlotte Motor Speedway

By Mike HembreeMay 30, 2023, 7:00 AM EDT

A look at winners and losers from Monday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway:

WINNERS

Ryan Blaney — Blaney stopped his winless streak at 59 races and gave team owner Roger Penske his second major race victory in two days. Blaney had the best car but had to fight through restarts late in the race to win.

William Byron — Byron, the winningest driver this season, barely missed getting victory No. 4. He finished second and scored his fifth straight top 10.

Martin Truex Jr. — Truex logged his third top five of the season.

23XI Racing — Bubba Wallace was fourth and Tyler Reddick fifth, giving 23XI Racing a pair of top-five finishes for the first time in a points race.

LOSERS

Jimmie Johnson — The seven-time champion admitted having problems adjusting to the Next Gen car on a 1.5-mile track. He crashed early and finished last.

Legacy Motor Club — It was a bad night for Jimmie Johnson and his team’s drivers. Johnson finished last in the 37-car field. Noah Gragson was 36th. Erik Jones placed 32nd.

Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin — Two drivers who had strong cars didn’t make it to the finish after crashing near the halfway point. Hamlin said Elliott “shouldn’t be racing next week. Right-rear hooks are absolutely unacceptable. He shouldn’t be racing.”

NASCAR Xfinity Series results: Justin Allgaier wins at Charlotte

By Mike HembreeMay 29, 2023, 11:56 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.C. — Justin Allgaier finally broke through for his first win of the NASCAR Xfinity Series season Monday night.

Allgaier stretched his last fuel load over the final laps to finish in front of John Hunter Nemechek. Cole Custer was third, Austin Hill fourth and Ty Gibbs fifth. Gibbs ran both races Monday, completing 900 miles.

The win also was the first of the season for JR Motorsports.

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Justin Allgaier wins NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway

By Mike HembreeMay 29, 2023, 11:38 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.C. — Justin Allgaier won a fuel-mileage gamble to win Monday night’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Allgaier stretched his fuel to outlast second-place John Hunter Nemechek. Following in the top five were Cole Custer, Austin Hill and Ty Gibbs.

The victory was Allgaier’s first of the year and the first of the season for JR Motorsports. He has 20 career wins.

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After a long day at CMS, the race ended at 11:25 p.m. The race started Monday morning but was stopped twice because of weather before it was halted with 48 of 200 laps completed so that the Coca-Cola 600 Cup Series race could be run.

When the race was stopped, Gibbs, Nemechek and Allgaier were in the top three positions.

Gibbs won the first two stages.

Stage 1 winner: Ty Gibbs

Stage 2 winner: Ty Gibbs

Who had a good race: Justin Allgaier has had good cars in previous races but finally cashed in with a win Monday. He led 83 laps. … John Hunter Nemechek, in second, scored his fifth top-two run of the season. … Cole Custer scored his sixth straight top-10 finish. … Ty Gibbs lasted 900 miles for the day and led 52 laps in the Xfinity race.

Who had a bad race: Sam Mayer was running 10th when he spun off Turn 2. He finished 35th. … Sheldon Creed finished three laps down in 28th.

Next: The series moves on to Portland International Raceway in Oregon for a 4:30 p.m. ET race June 3.

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