William Byron, driver of the #24 Axalta Patriotic Camaro ZL1, races to a 2nd place finish Sunday July 7, 2019 in the weather-shortened Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The race was postponed Saturday due to weather. (Photo by Harold Hinson/HHP for Chevy Racing)

There has been no sophomore slump for 21-year old Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron. In fact, he has become a consistent contender for top finishes and you’d be hard-pressed to find a driver who has improved more from a season ago than Byron. Continue reading “Stats Prove William Byron Most Improved Driver in 2019”

Corey LaJoie gets serviced on pit road during the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Photo Credit: @GoFasRacing32 on Twitter.

Here we are 18 races into the 2019 and Corey LaJoie is starting to turn heads in the No. 32 Ford Mustang for Go Fas Racing for more reasons than his face being plastered on the car or for tasting pizza with Barstool Sports.

The perennial underdog team is getting consistent results out of their 27-year old driver and they are on the cusp of the best year of their organization’s existence. Continue reading “Corey LaJoie Racking up Go Fas Racing’s Best Season Yet”

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (July 8, 2019) – Ryan Truex will ride into Kentucky Speedway this weekend with a fresh car design. JR Motorsports and the No. 8 team have joined forces with MULTI-PLATINUM superstar duo Florida Georgia Line to create a fresh spin on an old-school look with the classic red and gold paint scheme. The design inspiration came from the timeless liveries of motorsport legends Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Tim Richmond. Continue reading “Florida Georgia Line Sponsoring Ryan Truex at Kentucky”

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – JULY 07: Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 American Ethanol Chevrolet, and Clint Bowyer, driver of the #14 Mobil 1/Rush Truck Centers Ford, start an on-track incident during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 07, 2019 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)

What a soggy mess Daytona International Speedway was this weekend. The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 was rained out on Saturday, was contested on Sunday, before ultimately ending 33 laps short of it’s scheduled distance thanks to lightning and rain.

Despite the wild weather delays, the Cup Series race scored a decent rating on NBC. Continue reading “Rescheduled and Rain-Shortened Daytona Race Scores Decent Overnight Ratings”