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In a presser with his NBC colleagues, Brad Daugherty was asked about the possibility of a second charter in 2022. He discussed where JTG Daugherty Racing currently is and what their long-term goals are with the team. Racing Refresh was on hand for the press conference. His comments are included in the video below.    JTG Daugherty Racing will NOT pursue a second charter in 2022. pic.twitter.com/R4TqmjZnj3 — AJ Appeal - Racing Refresh (@RacingRefresh) August 31, 2021 Become a Patron! There were not additional comments on Ryan Preece's 2021 or 2022 season at this time. Follow Racing Refresh for all of your most up to date motorsports news.  

  Written by AJ Appeal  There will be another champion crowned in NASCAR's unique Camping World Truck Series this November, and the playoff field has been set. Similar to the Cup Series, a win during the regular season is essentially a lock into the championship post-season, and the 2021 season is no different. Many feel that regular season champion John Hunter Nemechek is the favourite to win the series title due to his season leading 5 wins. Others indicate that Matt Crafton could become only the second ever 4x champion, tying NASCAR Hall of Famer Ron Hornaday Jr.  10 Title contenders will compete for the championship with hopes of advancing to the 'Round of 8' in the first three races of the playoffs. The bottom 2 in championship playoffs will be eliminated. Eligible drivers who win during any round in playoffs can also lock themselves into the next round.  NASCAR.com states 'After the third Playoff race, there will be eight drivers. After the sixth race, only fou...

With the Indianapolis 500 this weekend it got the NASCAR fan in me thinking. Which NASCAR drivers would I like to see in the Indy 500. The quick answer is all of them, but I made a list of my top 5 picks and an honorable mention. Honorable Mention- Joey Logano... Joey Logano makes this list for three reasons. The first being his thrilling driving style, and aggressive nature. Logano for better or for worse is a true star of the show type of driver and NASCAR fans would watch that. The second reason is the fans perception of Logano. There’s only a few people who are truly in the middle with their opinions of Logano his polarizing nature would be a massive draw. The third reason is the likeliness he could run it although not much if any has been reported on Logano’s interest driving for Roger Penske who owns one of the most historic teams in Indycar, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and the Indycar Series Joey could easily find a competitive ride. 5th- Alex Bowman- This one might be a bi...

       We here at RacingRefresh.com present you with the motor sports power rankings, where each week we will take a look at ten drivers from the top racing series around the world. Making the list is an internal poll that our writers have filled out to present their top ten drivers of the week.  #1:  Lewis Hamilton - Formula One      "I love the conversation of 'Greatest of All-Time'. LeBron vs. Jordan, Red Sox Vs. Yankees, Brady Vs. The World (See what I did there?). Prior to 2007, it was apparent in my mind that the greatest human race car driver was and would always be Michael Schumacher. His poise and physique combined with a schedule that benefited him, and what must have been billions of dollars from Marlboro and Ferrari were a combination of greatness that is rarely matched. I believe that Lewis Hamilton's passing of Schumacher for wins alone puts him as the greatest of all-time. Not only in Formula 1, but in all forms of motor sports...

      When the racing world found out that Jimmie Johnson, the seven-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion, was leaving NASCAR and moving to the NTT IndyCar Series, I think the emotions around motor sports fan bases in this country were shocked, intrigued, hopeful, and for most downright pessimistic. Jimmie Johnson, probably one of, if not the best driver to ever strap themselves into a stock car, was now moving on to a new challenge in America's highest level of open-wheel racing.     Given what we know about Johnson's body of work, his resume speaks for himself. He does not need to prove anything to anyone. He has accomplished more in the first five years of his NASCAR cup career than most drivers have done in ten or fifteen year careers. But the last three years of his NASCAR Cup career might leave a sour taste in some fans' mouths, and I don't blame them. When we saw his last win at Dover in 2017, we still thought that we were seeing Jimmie Johnson still being com...

                        (LP Dumoulin  in victory lane  celebrates his 2nd NASCAR Pinty Series Championship)      Cancer in one way or another has effected all of us, whether we have suffered and fought through it or have had family and friends face the fight. For LP Dumoulin and his team, Cancer and research for it hits close to home. On March 3, 2021 a virtual press conference was held to talk about the continued effort of the Race against Cancer initiative in support of the Quebec Cancer Foundation. Every year since 2016 the team has collected donations through fans, partners and sponsors by letting people sign the car as a gift for their generosity. More donors are always welcomed in addition to their current partners...especially in the fight against Cancer. Jeff the owner of a Gin Distillery in Becancour, Quebec called Distillerie du Quai, and a Disco DJ, Jean Beauchesne who has...

      The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season is fast approaching, and its predictions season. With the Daytona 500 almost a week away I went week by week, race by race, and I predicted the winner of every single points paying race of the 2021 Cup Series Schedule. Daytona 500- Denny Hamlin....Could  anybody else really win this race?  Daytona Road Course- Chase Elliott...DUH! Homestead-   Denny Hamlin... As long as this race isn't the championship race Denny Hamlin has a good shot of winning here.  Las Vegas 1- Joey Logano... Logano has won this race two years in a row, so I wanna gamble on Logano making it three in a row. Phoenix 1- Kevin Harvick... The Desert King gets his crown back, Harvick eventually has to win another at Phoenix. Atlanta 1- Kevin Harvick... 20 Years after the passing of Dale Earnhardt, Kevin Harvick is the perfect driver to win this race. Bristol Dirt-  Christopher Bell... HOT TAKE ALERT... Christopher Bell is the best s...

Christmas is coming, and NASCAR drivers write letters to Santa too! Here is a quick peak at what the 2020 Playoff Contenders wanted to make their 2021 even better than 2020. Chase Elliott- More Road Courses... When you win the championship it's hard find a gift better than that, but Chase is by far the best road course racer in the Cup Series. NASCAR has already scheduled seven points paying road course races in 2021, but the more the merrier for Chase.  Joey Logano- Tj Majors Life Time Contract... Tj Majors spotting for Joey Logano is what got him to the Championship Four. Logano blocked Harvick for roughly forty laps at Kansas which essentially eliminated Harvick from advancing, and helped him advance. Brad Keselowski- A Better Pit Crew... Brad's pit crew folded when he needed them most, routinely bad pit stops in the championship race at Phoenix putting him behind every Championship Four Contender every pit stop.  Denny Hamlin- A Championship... This one is low hanging frui...

  What will be the impact of the big changes at Hendrick Motorsports? A look at what we can expect to see from Hendrick Motorsports in 2021 and beyond. Rick Hendrick has never been afraid of change, but it’s hard to imagine an offseason when his race teams have gone through more changes than this offseason.   Jimmie Johnson, a seven-time champion and certainly one of the greatest drivers of all time has retired, Chad Knaus, the only crew chief that’s never missed the NASCAR playoffs will no longer be on top of the pit box, and some dirt-track hotshot named Larson is climbing behind the wheel of the iconic No. 5 car in 2021.   Oh, and let’s not forget that the guys at Hendrick will be expanding their trophy case in the offseason to make room Chase Elliott’s championship trophy.   With everything going on, what can we expect from Hendrick Motorsports (HMS) in 2021 and beyond? Let’s start with the promotion of Chad Knaus.   That’s right, his new role is conside...

-- Press Release  —  Morgan Shepherd Racing Ventures  —  After Decades Of On Track Battles, Morgan Shepherd Faces New Challenge ​As we come to a close of 2020, it truly has been a challenging year to many, and for Morgan Shepherd, it is no different.  For the first time in 52 consecutive years, Morgan did not participate in any of NASCAR's three Series.  Morgan was in a battle of a different sorts in the challenging 2020 year.  After a long year of health issues, Morgan has been diagnosed with the early stages of Parkinson's Disease. However, in true Shepherd fashion, he is determined to look into 2021 and make plans for another year of NASCAR racing, as a Car Owner.  We all have had challenges to overcome and Morgan has always wanted to be an encourager, defying his age in physical and mental ability.  Morgan's charity work with the physically challenged has inspired him in the toughest times and currently continues in his diagnosis.  D...

  NASCAR Awarded Jimmie Johnson  It's one of the highest honors you can get in @NASCAR . @jimmiejohnson receives the 2020 Bill France Award of Excellence, and a message from Matthew @McConaughey . pic.twitter.com/m7Cj30TPJd — #NASCARPlayoffs on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) November 19, 2020

 Sports Business Journal's Adam Stern tweeted  today that Eldora Speedway, the famed Rossburg, Ohio dirt track will not return to competition in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2021. The track hosted the only nationally sanctioned NASCAR dirt competition annually since 2013. No additional news is available at this time regarding a return to NASCAR in the future. It was announced that Eldora will be included in the SRX racing series schedule in 2021 season. 

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      By Justin Segar -         It's Chase Elliott's world, and we're all living in it. After a dominant performance Chase Elliott wins the race, and the 2020 Cup Series Championship. Phoenix Raceway hosted the championship race for the first time in the tracks history, and I do not think that it lived up to expectations, nor did it live up to the standard of a championship race. It was incredibly hard to pass, and it made the race come down to the race off of pit road, and restarts.      Although the stages don't matter much at all for those in the Championship Four Chase Elliott destroyed the field after he started in the back for failing pre race inspection twice. The remaining three drivers in the Championship Four largely controlled the race especially Joey Logano who lead basically the entire stage. Brad Keselowski's biggest struggle during the race showed up early, his pit crew being a tad slow on pit road.     Stag...

Deep in the desert of Arizona, there was a championship feel in the air as NASCAR's three National touring series all crowned a new champion.  This championship weekend started off with the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck series.  This was really the only true "night" race of the weekend, which added a special intensity to the championship race.  It proved to be Grant Enfinger vs. GMS in the championship hunt.  Zane Smith, Brett Moffitt, and Sheldon Creed, all GMS drivers, joined Enfinger as contenders for the title.  Who would prevail and become the 2020 Truck series champion? The race started out with Enfinger, with his championship competitors in toe, leading the field to green.  By the end of the first lap, Enfinger was already at the bottom of the championship 4.  Zane Smith got out to an early lead over his two GMS championship competitors.  Smith held on to lead the majority of the laps in Stage 1 and win the stage.  However, no ...

  Phoenix, Arizona The NASCAR championship seasons have formally ended. After what felt like to many in the industry to be the longest season ever as in ran in conjunction with the Covid-19 epidemic, NASCAR managed to return to competition this summer before any major sport. Three winner-takes-all events were held last weekend at Phoenix and three historic champions were crowned. Sheldon Creed won the NASCAR Gander RV and Outdoors Truck Series Championship after rushing from 8th to 1st in NASCAR Overtime on Friday night. Our team covered the final laps of the event during our live Racing Refresh weekly production. This is his first championship in NASCAR, and second truck-based championship as he also is a past champion in Robby Gordon's truck circuit.  In the Xfinity Series, the winningest driver on the circuit was not the winner, as would be the case in the Cup Series. Chase Briscoe was not able to pull off the feel-good story by winning at Phoenix, instead his rival and fel...

It all comes down to this.  35 races have led to this final contest.  16 playoff drivers have been whittled down to the Final Four.  There can only be one champion, but who is favoured to take the W? With the final race of the year taking place at Phoenix for the first time, let’s take a closer look:   Phoenix Raceway is a 1-mile tri-oval, making it the first time a championship has been crowned at a short track.  This weekend’s race will fittingly be called the Season Finale 500.  Phoenix was built in 1964, but did not start hosting NASCAR events until 1988.    The race will be 312 laps long (for a total of 312 miles), with stage breaks occurring at 75 – 190 – 312.  The fuel window is approximately 90-95 laps, though tire wear may result in drivers pitting sooner than that.   This year, the Cup Series has now raced a total of 13,201.83 miles.   Top 5 Career Average Finishers at Phoenix: Kevin Harvick ...