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Senior Writer at Savage Ventures covering NASCAR and Auto News. NMPA member. Big fan of Blue Heelers, coffee, and station wagons with ridiculous engines.
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Were the pit road conversations with Ryan Blaney and Ross Chastain fun for Carson Hocevar? Probaby not, but he didn't take them for granted. "There's no better school of guys to talk to." #NASCAR altdriver.com/racing/carso...

Week 3 could be a little early for 18-year-old Connor Zilisch to make his Cup Series debut, but there is a reason for the timing. The Trackhouse Racing driver is on a mission to break Joey Logano's record. #NASCAR altdriver.com/racing/conno...

Acceptance Insurance has joined Ross Chastain for five Xfinity Series races at JR Motorsports. Circuit of the Americas (March 1) Darlington Raceway (April 5) Nashville Superspeedway (May 31) Dover Motor Speedway (July 19) Iowa Speedway (Aug. 2) #NASCAR

According to the #NASCAR Roster Portal, Riley Herbst will reunite with Joe Gibbs Racing for the Xfinity race at COTA. altdriver.com/racing/riley...

"Dude, it was fun. It was really, really fun," Ricky Stenhouse Jr. told me. "This is the most fun superspeedway we have," Christopher Bell added. Safe to say, many #NASCAR drivers were happy after Sunday's race at Atlanta. altdriver.com/racing/atlan...

"I was hoping that he'd learn this past off-season, but I don't know if he has," Ryan Blaney said about Carson Hocevar on Sunday. He was one of multiple drivers upset with the second-year driver due to his aggressive moves. #NASCAR altdriver.com/racing/cup-s...

Results from Atlanta after the last-lap crash. #NASCAR

The Cup Garage is open and packed with people.

Corey Heim joins 23XI Racing and expands his racing schedule with multiple Cup and Xfinity starts. #NASCAR altdriver.com/racing/corey...

@23xi.bsky.social has welcomed Corey Heim as a development driver. He will join the team for multiple Cup races this season (No. 67), starting with Kansas in May. He will also make several Xfinity starts for Sam Hunt Racing. First up is COTA.

Aric Almirola will not have his own name on the YoungLife Toyota this season. Instead, he will use the car to celebrate JD Gibbs, who was instrumental in his life.

Daniel Hemric is changing the pre-race interview game.

Back in 2021, NASCAR drivers were critical of the proposed Atlanta reconfiguration. They still don't love it in 2025, but many have gotten on board after seeing the fans get excited about "video game-style racing." altdriver.com/racing/atlan...

Jamie McMurray is a self described introvert, but he's built a post-racing career on TV and now in the booth. He explains how he has grown into his multi-faceted roles with Fox Sports and CW Sports. #NASCAR altdriver.com/racing/jamie...

Rick Ware Racing has the meats. Arby's has joined the team in both NASCAR and NHRA. The NASCAR side includes 12 races as Cody Ware's primary partner.

The Appeals Panel has upheld the disqualification of Parker Kligerman and the No. 75 team. Corey Heim is the official Daytona winner. altdriver.com/racing/appea...

Kubota returns to Trackhouse Racing after inking an extension. Six races with Ross Chastain, one with Daniel Suarez. One with SVG Chastain -- Phoenix 1, Las Vegas 1, Homestead, Sonoma, Loudon, Kansas II Suarez -- Texas SVG -- Watkins Glen (Xfinity)

Starting this weekend, Cup practice and qualifying move to a new platform. This continues for the rest of the season. NOTE: Atlanta is qualifying only as a drafting track. altdriver.com/racing/nasca...

Wednesday night, @23xi.bsky.social and @xfinityracing.bsky.social announced a partnership extension. They celebrated by showing off the newly renamed Xfinity Speed Center, which serves as the team's war room during the #NASCAR season. altdriver.com/racing/23xi-...

The #NASCAR season has already featured a massive penalty. This one went to Joe Gibbs Racing. altdriver.com/racing/nasca...

A look at Tyler Reddick's new Xfinity scheme for Atlanta.

#NASCAR has penalized the No. 19 team for the modification of a single source part - spoiler. Loss of 100 driver and team points, loss of 10 playoff points, 100k fine, and 4-race suspension for James Small.

After Alex Bowman won at Chicago, Kevin Harvick took a shot at his burnout/post-victory drift. Bowman took exception, so Fox Sports put Harvick in the passenger seat of Bowman's drift Corvette. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbSR...

#NASCAR fans will see a lot of the No. 17 Hendrick Chevrolet this season as it takes on 16 Xfinity Series races. altdriver.com/racing/hendr...

According to Fox Sports, the Daytona 500 had 6,761,000 viewers. This was up 13% from last year's Daytona 500. It was the biggest sports event of the weekend and beat the NBA All-Star Game by 2 million viewers. #Daytona500 #NASCAR

The Hendrick Motorsports Xfinity car returns this season with 16 races. Corey Day (10), Kyle Larson (2), William Byron (2), Alex Bowman (1), and Chase Elliott (1) will all make starts.

Fox Sports took a new approach to ad breaks during the Daytona 500. Every green flag ad break was side-by-side. Full-screen commercials were reserved for cautions. This continues with the 3 Fox races. FS1 races will also have significantly more side-by-side breaks. altdriver.com/racing/dayto...

Catching up after the drive home from Daytona. Joe Gibbs Racing announced Aric Almirola will drive the No. 19 in nine events starting with Atlanta.

Tonight was not perfect for Chase Briscoe, but he and the No. 19 team delivered a top 5 finish in overtime. He recaps his night. #Daytona500

Bubba Wallace made a trip to congratulate Jimmie Johnson on a third-place finish in the Daytona 500.

Flyover at Daytona!

Grand Marshal Anthony Mackie received a custom Daytona 500/Captain America jacket at the start of his press conference. He then spent several minutes telling some great stories.

Honorary Pace Car Driver Alan Ritchson is in the building fielding questions about Reacher, Blue Mountain State, and the Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.

Rumors have long persisted about new OEMs joining NASCAR. This hasn't happened yet, but Ford, Toyota, and Chevrolet have all explained why it would benefit stock car racing. altdriver.com/racing/ford-...

The Garage is open and work is ongoing as teams prepare for the biggest race.

It's race day! #Daytona500

Jesse Love has collected his second career Xfinity win and kept the Richard Childress Racing Daytona streak going.

Jordan Anderson's last three finishes at Daytona in Xfinity -- 4th, 6th, 7th. This is turning into a bit of a habit for the owner of Jordan Anderson Racing. #NASCAR altdriver.com/racing/jorda...

Everyone is fired up about Daytona!

Greg Ives did not have a quick walk back to the garage after helping @jrmotorsports.bsky.social lock into the #DAYTONA500 . Justin Marks, Corey LaJoie, Cole Pearn, and others stopped him for hugs or fist bumps. It was a humbling experience for Ives. altdriver.com/racing/greg-...

For the longest time, Jamie McMurray wanted to work in the booth with Adam Alexander. He finally gets that chance while splitting his schedule between Fox Sports and CW Sports. As a bonus, he gets to work with Parker Kligerman. #NASCAR altdriver.com/racing/jamie...

Moving from the Truck Series to Xfinity will be a difficult task, but Dean Thompson is ready for the challenge. He believes he has found his home at Sam Hunt Racing. Dean explains: altdriver.com/racing/dean-...

According to NASCAR, there were no other issues in post-race inspection other than the Parker Kligerman disqualification. Squeaked it in three minutes before midnight.

A disqualification majorly changed Friday night's race. altdriver.com/racing/nasca...

Parker Kligerman has been disqualified. The 75 failed inspection due to rear heights on both sides. Corey Heim is the winner.

Daytona winner Parker Kligerman knows how to make an entrance to the media center -- waving the checkered flag.

Parker Kligerman wins the Truck Series race at Daytona.

According to Fox Sports, the Duel races had 1,836,000 viewers on FS1 last night. This was up 12% from 1,640,000 last year. It was the No. 1 sports telecast of the day and the best performance for the Duel races since 2018. #NASCAR

It's about time for the Truck Series opener. 7:30 ET on FS1.