"THE LEAD LAP" current news from the racing world.
NASCAR Cup Series
- Allmendinger finally gets first Xfinity superspeedway win at Talladega October 1, 2022Three times A.J. Allmendinger has led at the white flag on a superspeedway and not been able to lead the next lap to earn the big (...)
- Ives blaming himself for Bowman injury, vowing to improve Next Gen car October 1, 2022Greg Ives is blaming himself that his driver Alex Bowman was in a position where he crashed at Texas Motor Speedway and is now dealing (...)
- Keselowski sees more transparency in Next Gen safety process as an owner October 1, 2022With the new perspective of a NASCAR Cup Series owner and driver, Brad Keselowski has not been as outspoken as his peers about the issues (...)
- DiBenedetto declared Truck Series winner after wild overtime Talladega finish October 1, 2022It took a lot of last lap gumption on the Talladega Superspeedway high banks and an official “race finish review” afterward, but longtime (...)
- Byron opposed to severity of Texas points penalty October 1, 2022William Byron seemed prepared to be penalized for his contact with Denny Hamlin last weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, but not how he was. (...)
NASCAR Xfinity
- Allmendinger finally gets first Xfinity superspeedway win at Talladega October 1, 2022Three times A.J. Allmendinger has led at the white flag on a superspeedway and not been able to lead the next lap to earn the big (...)
- Gragson goes four straight in Xfinity Series for the first time since 1983 September 24, 2022Noah Gragson parked his No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet at the finish line, emerged through his car’s roof hatch and raised his arms in (...)
- Gragson takes three on the trot with Bristol Xfinity win September 17, 2022Make it three in a row for Noah Gragson, who has built enormous momentum as the NASCAR Xfinity Series moves into its seven-race (...)
- NASCAR 2023 schedules set September 14, 2022All three NASCAR national series schedules for the 2023 season will be released this afternoon, but RACER has obtained and reviewed copies of (...)
- Gragson wins rain-shortened Kansas Xfinity race September 10, 2022In what is turning out to be a banner season for Noah Gragson, the driver of the No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet scored his fifth NASCAR (...)
- Herbst targeting first Xfinity win – and a playoffs ticket – at Kansas September 8, 20222004 NASCAR Cup champion Kurt Busch, speaking about fellow Las Vegas native and Stewart-Haas Racing racer Riley Herbst prior to this (...)
