The race in COTA was anticipated to be a treat for fans as multiple drivers were in contention for the victory ahead of the weekend. Despite such expectations, the race was filled with bits of action around the track but was mediocre at best according to multiple drivers.
Richard Petty didn’t exactly find himself entertained during Sunday’s EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at the Circuit of The Americas (COTA). Petty, giving his Petty Race Recap, said that COTA “does not lend itself to a good Cup race.” “I guess if you’d have been there, it’d have been worse than what it was on TV,” Petty said.
During his time as a driver and fan, Richard Petty has seen just about everything there is to see on a racetrack. However, he recently admitted that he’s never seen tire wear like NASCAR recently went through during its race at Bristol.
Richard Petty and Jimmie Johnson will make multiple appearances at Dover Motor Speedway on Sunday, April 28, ahead of the Würth 400 as part of the yearlong celebration of the Petty Family’s 75th anniversary in NASCAR, the racetrack announced Tuesday.
We are ready for some NASCAR racing at Bristol in the Food City 500. Richard Petty was joined by Kyle Petty, Joe Gibbs, and Richard Childress on the command.
It is Daytona week and that means Thad Moffitt, the next generation of the Petty family, is ready to take the track in the Truck Series. Faction 46, a new NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team is ready to make its debut.
Joe Gibbs Racing Denny Hamlin completed his entry into the ultimate NASCAR villain era last year after the Bristol playoff race. He won the race, and during his immediate post-race interview, he addressed the crowd booing him.
Jimmie Johnson became the co-owner of Petty GMS Racing at the time of the 2022 season finale. He joined fellow seven-time champion Richard Petty and billionaire Maury Gallagher in the owners’ group of the Chevy team.
The NASCAR nations are mourning the death of three-time Cup champions and one of the greatest racers of all time, Cale Yarborough. He passed away at the age of 86 at the McLeod Hospice House in Florence.
Few drivers — if any — have made as much an impact in NASCAR than Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough. Between the two Hall of Famers: 10 Cup Series championships, 11 Daytona 500 victories and 283 overall wins.
Thad Moffitt, the 23-year-old grandson of racing royalty Richard Petty, is set to make waves in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. As a promising force in the racing scene, Moffitt’s journey holds the promise of reviving the iconic Petty name after a 16-year hiatus.
Legacy Motor Club (LMC), formerly known as the Petty GMS Motorsport, is set to undergo a monumental transformation in the upcoming NASCAR Cup Series, with the most significant change being a shift from Chevrolet to Toyota for the next season.
In 2024, Thad Moffitt is carrying on the Petty family legacy. Before that, he’s gotta get through Christmas with his grandfather, Richard Petty. 75 years of Petty racing in NASCAR – a testament to the traditions that they carry with them each generation.
It seems poetic that in the 75th year, his family is involved in NASCAR, Thad Moffitt would lead a new generation of the sport. Being the great-grandson
As NASCAR closes the book on its 75th anniversary, Richard Petty and his family are celebrating their own diamond celebration. It was 1949 when Lee Petty first got into a stock car and raced in NASCAR.
Eli Tomac continues to make history at Daytona International Speedway. Last year he broke his tie with Ricky Carmichael to become the sole owner of most Supercross victories at Daytona.
Erik Jones on Sunday did two things that haven't happened before in NASCAR history. First, he brought the fabled No. 43 back to victory lane at Darlington on the same exact day that the legendary number first won there 55 years ago with Richard Petty behind the wheel.
Ineligible for the postseason, Erik Jones struck the first blow in the opening race of the NASCAR Cup Series' playoffs, winning Sunday night's 73rd Cook Out Southern 500 for the second time at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.
If this deal happens, Wallace will be setting himself up in a good position for his future. He could return to Toyota with a boatload of sponsorship and have a car capable of winning.
Johnson has won four Brickyard 400s in 18 starts at Indianapolis but hasn't won it since 2012. He still is eligible for the playoffs, and NASCAR has granted him a waiver to miss races because of the virus.
A noose was found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway.
Bubba Wallace, the only full-time black driver in the Cup Series, is using his 43 car to make a statement.
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