"THE LEAD LAP" current news from the racing world.
NASCAR Cup Series
- The Lockdown Diaries: The NASCAR Hall of Fame April 3, 2020The disruptions caused by current shutdowns reach into every corner of the racing industry. RACER.com is sharing stories of how different (...)
- NASCAR delays Next Gen rollout April 2, 2020The Next Gen car will not hit the track until 2022. NASCAR has confirmed that the introduction of its next-generation race car will (...)
- INSIGHT: Bristol date strikes a bittersweet chord for DiBenedetto April 2, 2020Matt DiBenedetto can't bring himself to relive what has thus far been the most significant moment of his NASCAR Cup Series career. "It's (...)
- The Lockdown Diaries: The NASCAR Truck team April 2, 2020The disruptions caused by current shutdowns reach into every corner of the racing industry. RACER.com is sharing stories of how different (...)
- NBC’s NASCAR America launches Short Track iRacing Challenge April 2, 2020Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin headline a group of 18 drivers that will compete at virtual versions of iconic and short (...)
NASCAR Xfinity
- Homestead NASCAR race postponed March 12, 2020NASCAR's race on March 22 at Homestead-Miami Speedway has been postponed. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez issued a (...)
- Giant killer Brandon Jones knocks off Kyle Busch to win Phoenix Xfinity March 8, 2020From race winner Brandon Jones’ standpoint, it’s too bad there wasn’t a bounty on Kyle Busch in Saturday’s LS Tractor 200 at (...)
- Lots more than a Big Three for this year's Xfinity Series March 7, 2020Three drivers made everyone else in the Xfinity Series field look bad last year. What Tyler Reddick, Cole Custer and Christopher Bell did by (...)
- NASCAR hits three for ACS lug nut violations March 3, 2020Three NASCAR crew chiefs have been fined for lug nut violations in last weekend's races at Fontana. In the NASCAR Cup Series, Randall (...)
- Breakthrough Xfinity win for Burton at Fontana March 1, 2020Holding off teammate Riley Herbst with a determined run over the final 19 laps, 19-year old rookie Harrison Burton charged to his first (...)
- ‘Slick and worn out’ Auto Club Speedway just the ticket for Briscoe February 27, 2020Chase Briscoe has been looking forward to another shot at conquering Auto Club Speedway for a whole year. The Stewart-Haas Racing finally (...)
NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series
- Moffitt fractures legs in motorcycle accident March 16, 2020Truck Series driver Brett Moffitt suffered fractures to both of his legs in a motocross bike accident on Saturday. Moffitt, whose injuries (...)
- Homestead NASCAR race postponed March 12, 2020NASCAR's race on March 22 at Homestead-Miami Speedway has been postponed. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez issued a (...)
- Ragan returning to Trucks at Richmond March 11, 2020David Ragan will jump back into a truck next month for the first time since 2006 with DGR-Crosley. The team announced Wednesday that the (...)
- Anyone-but-Busch bounty for Truck winners hits $100K February 28, 2020There is officially a bounty on Kyle Busch. It started as an idea last weekend on social media. Kevin Harvick threw it down on Twitter that (...)
- Dominant Kyle Busch rolls to seventh straight Trucks win February 22, 2020It’s easy to spot a trend where Kyle Busch is concerned. Put Busch in one of his own Kyle Busch Motorsports trucks, and he’s all but (...)
