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Newsweek
18-05-2025
- Automotive
- Newsweek
Denny Hamlin Joins NASCAR Penalty Debate: "Boxed In So Many Areas"
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Denny Hamlin, co-owner of 23XI Racing and driver for Joe Gibbs Racing, has revealed his stance on the current debate about the amount of penalties being given in NASCAR. There have been a large amount of disqualifications just twelve races into the season. Just this week Chris Buescher and RFK Racing were hit with a hefty $75,000 fine, docked 60 championship points, 5 playoff points, and his crew chief Scott Graves was suspended for two races. When asked about the ongoing debate about whether there are too many penalties, Hamlin explained: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Progressive Toyota, enters his car during the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Pit Road Qualifying Entry/Exit Practice (Open) at North Wilkesboro Speedway on May 16, 2025 in North Wilkesboro, North... Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Progressive Toyota, enters his car during the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Pit Road Qualifying Entry/Exit Practice (Open) at North Wilkesboro Speedway on May 16, 2025 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. More"I mean, certainly gotta be fair to everyone. Had a race win taken away. We won for all for sure. And whatever it is, whatever the infraction, whatever says in the book. The penalty should be level. It shouldn't be negotiated up or down or anything like that, just by the book. "Teams are trying to find any edge that they can with the Next-Gen car because you're boxed in so many areas... It's just a game of can you get caught or not." "They don't bolster it as much."@dennyhamlin shares his opinion on how #NASCAR promotes the All-Star Race and the $1 million dollar prize. He also discusses the development of 23XI Racing's pit crews and the rise in disqualifications. — Frontstretch (@Frontstretch) May 17, 2025 What penalties have been given in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series so far? Daytona 500 Pre-Qualifying Inspection: #34 Todd Gilliland – Improperly Installed Ballast (Loss of 10 points; Crew Chief Ejected) #47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – Multiple inspection failures (Sent to rear) #51 Cody Ware – Improperly Installed Ballast (Loss of 10 points; Crew Chief Ejected) Unapproved Modifications: #5 Kyle Larson – Backup Car (Sent to rear) #6 Brad Keselowski – Backup Car #7 Justin Haley – Backup Car #35 Riley Herbst – Backup Car #48 Alex Bowman – Backup Car #54 Ty Gibbs – Backup Car #88 Shane van Gisbergen – Backup Car #91 Hélio Castroneves – Engine Change #99 Daniel Suarez – Backup Car Post-Race Penalty: #19 Chase Briscoe – L2 penalty (100 points, 10 playoff points, $100,000 fine; Crew Chief James Small suspended 4 races) (Overturned) Atlanta Other: #51 Cody Ware – Improper Dual Role COTA (Circuit of the Americas) Unapproved Modifications: #38 Zane Smith – Sent to rear Post-Race Penalties: #2 Austin Cindric – Intentional wreck on Ty Dillon (Fined $50,000; docked 50 points) #5 Kyle Larson – Lost wheel (Crew members suspended) Phoenix Pre-Qualifying Inspection: #71 Michael McDowell – Multiple inspection failures (Car Chief ejected, loss of pit selection) Unapproved Modifications: #71 Michael McDowell – Sent to rear Post-Race Penalty: #22 Joey Logano – Went below yellow line before finish (Warning) Las Vegas Unapproved Modifications: #12 Ryan Blaney – Sent to rear #20 Christopher Bell – Sent to rear #35 Riley Herbst – Sent to rear #42 John Hunter Nemechek – Sent to rear #47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – Sent to rear Post-Race Penalties: #19 Chase Briscoe – Lost wheel (Crew members suspended) #8 Kyle Busch – Lost wheel (Crew members suspended) Homestead-Miami Speedway Unapproved Modifications: #43 Erik Jones – Sent to rear Martinsville Post-Race Penalties: #88 Shane van Gisbergen – Lost wheel (Crew members suspended) #43 Erik Jones – Disqualified (Failed minimum weight inspection) Darlington No reported pre-race or post-race penalties. Bristol Unapproved Modifications: #22 Joey Logano – Sent to rear #42 John Hunter Nemechek – Sent to rear Talladega Unapproved Modifications: #44 J.J. Yeley – Sent to rear Post-Race Penalties: #22 Joey Logano – Disqualified (Post-race inspection failure) #41 Ryan Preece – Disqualified (Post-race inspection failure) Kansas Unapproved Modifications: #6 Brad Keselowski – Sent to rear #10 Ty Dillon – Sent to rear #19 Chase Briscoe – Sent to rear #21 Josh Berry – Sent to rear #38 Zane Smith – Sent to rear #54 Ty Gibbs – Sent to rear #88 Shane van Gisbergen – Sent to rear Post-Race Penalty:
USA Today
13-05-2025
- Automotive
- USA Today
NASCAR entry list for All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro in May 2025
NASCAR entry list for All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro in May 2025 The NASCAR Cup Series is ready to take on the 2025 All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, and the entry list has been revealed. NASCAR released the All-Star Race entry list and Truck Series entry list for North Wilkesboro on Monday afternoon. It marks the second straight NASCAR weekend that the Xfinity Series will not be racing in 2025. This also represents the Cup Series' first exhibition event since the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray in early February. On Sunday, all 36 full-time drivers are present for the 2025 All-Star Race and Open at North Wilkesboro. This is the first season in the charter system's history in which all 36 entries have a full-time competitor. The only switch is Harrison Burton driving the No. 51 car for Rick Ware Racing. As for the open entries, Cody Ware (Rick Ware Racing) and Chad Finchum (Garage 66) join the All-Star Open. The top-2 finishers of the event and the Fan Vote Winner will go to the All-Star Race. Below, you can check out the NASCAR entry list for the All-Star Race and Open at North Wilkesboro in May 2025! Shop NASCAR All-Star Race tickets NASCAR Cup Series entry list, All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway (May 2025) No. 1 Ross Chastain No. 2 Austin Cindric No. 3 Austin Dillon No. 5 Kyle Larson No. 6 Brad Keselowski No. 8 Kyle Busch No. 9 Chase Elliott No. 11 Denny Hamlin No. 12 Ryan Blaney No. 17 Chris Buescher No. 19 Chase Briscoe No. 20 Christopher Bell No. 21 Josh Berry No. 22 Joey Logano No. 24 William Byron No. 45 Tyler Reddick No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. No. 48 Alex Bowman No. 51 Harrison Burton No. 99 Daniel Suarez NASCAR Cup Series entry list, All-Star Open at North Wilkesboro Speedway (May 2025) No. 4 Noah Gragson No. 7 Justin Haley No. 10 Ty Dillon No. 15 Cody Ware No. 16 A.J. Allmendinger No. 23 Bubba Wallace No. 34 Todd Gilliland No. 35 Riley Herbst No. 38 Zane Smith No. 41 Cole Custer No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek No. 43 Erik Jones No. 54 Ty Gibbs No. 60 Ryan Preece No. 66 Chad Finchum No. 71 Michael McDowell No. 77 Carson Hocevar No. 88 Shane van Gisbergen Shop NASCAR All-Star Race tickets More: How to watch NASCAR live at North Wilkesboro in 2025, weekend schedule
NBC Sports
30-04-2025
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
Details of Legacy MC agreement to purchase charter from Rick Ware Racing revealed in court
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina Superior Court judge denied a preliminary injunction Wednesday that Legacy Motor Club sought to keep Rick Ware Racing from possibly selling the charter that Legacy MC states it purchased. The hearing, scheduled for one hour, lasted nearly three hours before Judge Clifton H. Smith. At issue is what charter Legacy MC purchased from Rick Ware Racing and when they would have access to it. Among details revealed in court: Judge Smith noted that Legacy MC purchased a charter from Rick Ware Racing for 'roughly $45 million.' That makes it the highest price for a charter. The agreement calls for Rick Ware Racing to sell Charter No. 36 (currently used by the No. 51 car of Cody Ware). However, Legacy MC's attorney noted that the wording in the contract described the charter to be purchased as Charter 27, which also is owned by Rick Ware Racing but is being leased to RFK Racing this year for the No. 60 car of Ryan Preece. An attorney for Rick Ware Racing said two weeks after the agreement was signed the two sides met at Las Vegas where Legacy MC offered to pay RWR $5 million more to purchase Charter 27 so it could have three chartered cars next season. It was also noted in court that RFK Racing has an agreement with Rick Ware Racing to lease Charter 36 (the one being used by Cody Ware this year) next season. Teams are allowed to lease a charter once every seven years. Dustin Long, A key issue Wednesday in court was the contract and the confusion created by it. Keith Forst, an attorney who represented Legacy MC, said in court that the wrong charter number in the agreement was a result of what Rick Ware told the attorney writing the contract. Robert Marcus, attorney for Rick Ware Racing, said in court that Ware always intended to sell Charter 36 (being used by Cody Ware this season in the No. 51) and didn't intend to sell the charter used by RFK Racing. 'I don't think this contract makes any sense,' Marcus said in court ' … It's chalk full of mistakes.' Forst said the contract suggests otherwise. 'It is crystal clear that this purchase agreement covers (Charter) 27 and not 36, not withstanding the misidentification of the number,' Forst said in court. '… We wanted the charter that is being currently leased (Charter 27).' Marcus went through a timeline in the court of key moments in the deal. He stated that a text on March 3 shows Ware's understanding that the contract is for Charter 36 and that the deal was signed. He stated that on March 4, Legacy MC went to NASCAR to inform officials they had an agreement to purchase a charter. Marcus said in court that 'on March 4, they knew that Charter 36 is the charter that was meant to be used by RFK Racing next year.' He noted the March 15 meeting in Las Vegas when Legacy MC upped its offer by $5 million to get Charter 27 to race it next year Marcus said that 'selling Charter 27 puts Rick Ware Racing out of business,' noting that it would leave RWR without a charter for next season since there is an agreement with RFK Racing for it to lease Charter 36 next season. The two sides were in court Wednesday because Legacy MC had a temporary restraining order granted but wanted to make it a preliminary injunction to ensure that Rick Ware Racing didn't sell Charter 27 elsewhere. After the judge's decision, Ware said in a statement: 'RWR is gratified by the Court's decision in this case. It's good to be vindicated.' Cal Wells, CEO of Legacy Motor Club, who was in the courtroom, said of Wednesday's decision: 'Part of the journey.'
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Several NASCAR Cup teams announce new sponsor deals
Several NASCAR Cup teams have announced sponsor deals this week, including 23XI Racing, Trackhouse Racing, Rick Ware Racing and Front Row Motorsports. Rick Ware Racing is the latest team with sponsorship news, signing Arby's for a 12-race primary sponsor deal that begins this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Cody Ware's No. 51 car. The deal also includes two races with Rick Ware Racing's Top Fuel dragster piloted by Clay Millican in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. Also announced this week: 23XI Racing has renewed its partnership with Xfinity. The company will be featured on the cars of Tyler Reddick and Bubba Wallace, beginning this weekend at Atlanta on Reddick's No. 45. The deal also includes sponsorship of the Xfinity Speed Center, the room at Airspeed where 23XI Racing engineers can analyze data from the track and communicate with the team members at the track. Front Row Motorsports will partner with Aaron's in a multi-race deal to be on the cars of Todd Gilliland and Zane Smith this season. Aaron's will be on Gilliland's car this weekend at Atlanta. Aaron's will be on Smith's car for seven races: Phoenix (March 9), Homestead (March 23), Bristol (April 13), Atlanta (June 28), Indianapolis (July 27), Daytona (Aug. 23) and Phoenix (Nov. 2). Trackhouse Racing has extended its partnership with Kubota through the 2027 Cup season. Kubota will sponsor Ross Chastain's No. 1 Cup car in six races: Phoenix (March 9), Las Vegas (March 16), Homestead (March 23), Sonoma (July 13), New Hampshire (Sept. 21) and Kansas (Sept. 28). Kubota will be the primary sponsor on Daniel Suarez's car at Texas (May 4). Kubota also will be the primary sponsor on the JR Motorsports Xfinity car driven by Trackhouse Racing's Shane van Gisbergen at Watkins Glen (Aug. 9). Haas Factory Team will partner with Caymus Vineyards. The vineyard's Bonanza Cabernet will be featured on Cole Custer's car at Circuit of the Americas (March 2) and Las Vegas (Oct. 12). Rick Ware Racing's No. 01 of Corey LaJoie will have AirMedCare Network on its car this weekend at Atlanta.
