Cup Series Starts: 324 Daytona International Speedway’s second race of the season will move from the July 4th weekend to host the Cup Series regular season finale on Aug. 29. “We went from probably having one meeting a week with a potential sponsor to five the last five weeks or so,” Murstein said. Ragan announced on Jan. 10 that he will compete in the 2020 Daytona 500 driving the No. The team lineup is expected to look very similar next season with Keselowski’s deal confirmed Monday. No. 11 driver Denny Hamlin are also expected to be back at JGR. Motor Speedway, Richmond Raceway and Phoenix Raceway. Still, questions remain unanswered for a few top teams and drivers in the premier series. 23, Brett Moffitt: No major change here except for the number, as Moffitt goes from the No. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. We have a commitment to Landon that we plan to honor in 2020. 00, Angela Ruch: Ruch plans to tackle the full Truck schedule after joining RBR. Hamlin and Jordan selected Wallace to drive and bought a charter from Germain Racing. Best 2019 Cup Finish: 3rd (Texas 1, 2). Tifft and Front Row Motorsports Cup Series amicably agreed to end their relationship. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford. RCR announced on Nov. 5 that Randall Burnett will be Reddick’s crew chief next season. Cindric, the regular-season Xfinity champion, is at the mercy of Team Penske. No. He will pilot the No. Both drivers are young and have shown their potential through the Xfinity and Cup Series, but it’s increasingly looking like a battle between the two for JGR’s final seat, with the opportunity for either to add to his case in the coming races. Pocono Raceway will present the first-ever doubleheader weekend on June 27-28 with Cup Series races on both Saturday and Sunday. 44, Tommy Joe Martins: 2020 marks Martins’ latest attempt at a national series schedule with his own team, though this year seems more well-funded than in years past. You want to go out and focus on that and you’re spending your whole week trying to focus on meetings and phone calls and meeting with new teams, prospective sponsors. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota in the Xfinity Series to the Leavine Family Racing No. He was supposed to be the top free agent this year but was banished to sprint cars after his firing five months ago. 16 and is still running part-time, except neither Chastain, Joe Graf Jr. nor Elliott Sadler looks to be part of the equation this year. 2019 Team: Stewart-Haas Racing Christopher Bell will move from the No. Seasons in Cup: 5 Owner Andrew Murstein said Wallace’s increased visibility this year, through his influence in NASCAR banning the Confederate flag and his support for the Black Lives Matter movement, has led to increased sponsorship deals for the driver and the RPM organization. Cup Series Wins: 31 NASCAR and Charlotte FC beat reporter Alex Andrejev joined The Observer in January 2020 following an internship at The Washington Post. 13, Stephen Leicht and more: After a full-time Xfinity run in 2019 with JDM, Leicht moves to a part-time role with MBM in 2020, driving some races and reportedly parking during others. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There were two early warning signs that NASCAR was heading into its most unpredictable “silly season” in decades. Pattie and Stenhouse were paired together at RFR since 2017. Cup Series Wins: 0 21 Ford for the Wood Brothers. Get in-depth, sideline coverage of Charlotte area sports - only $1 a month. Spire knows some top drivers may slip to its level and it also has the ability to field more than two cars next year. NASCAR Silly Season winds down with Erik Jones moving to Richard Petty Motorsports to replace Bubba Wallace in the 43 car. Wallace, who has an estimated $18 million in sponsorship to bring with him when he leaves Richard Petty Motorsports, on Monday night said he'd drive for a new team owned by Denny Hamlin and Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan. Stewart-Haas Racing announced on October 10, 2019 that the team has renewed its partnership with Smithfield Foods, Inc., maintaining Smithfield’s status as the lead brand on the No. Winning has roots.”. 49, Bayley Currey: Ray Ciccarelli, who owns the team, will return for four of the first five races, but Currey will join the organization for Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Cup Series Wins: 0 Meck COVID-19 data shows increases. 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Rutherford is the managing editor of Frontstretch, a position he gained in 2015 after serving on the editing staff for two years. 2020 Team: Wood Brothers Racing 36 Ford. JR Motorsports announced on Nov. 13, 2019 that Hemric will join the team in 2020 to compete in 21 Xfinity Series races driving the No. Cup Series Wins: 0 All teams are still dealing with the financial fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, meaning no one in the sport is necessarily “safe.” While a lot remains uncertain this season and beyond, there is one point of consistency when it comes to contract negotiations: Winning matters. Jeremy Bullins will move from the No. A step up from Ricky Stenhouse Jr.? They are ranked third, fourth and sixth, respectively, in projected playoff points. A daily email update (Monday through Friday) providing racing news, commentary, features, and information from Frontstretch.com. The major changes include using smaller spoilers, going from an 8-inch height to 2.75 inches and a revamped front splitter. The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the inevitable: The driver market bubble, pushed to its limit with multimillion-dollar salaries for nearly two decades, is about to burst. 15, while McLeod returns to the team for 2020, albeit with a new number. In March, Team Penske announced that it had signed No. Currently, his schedule only includes three races, starting at Daytona, and it’s unknown if the No. No. for what promises to be an exciting season of NASCAR racing beginning with the Anything is possible. Best 2019 Cup Finish: 6th (Charlotte 1). 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet next season, the team announced on Sept. 17, 2019. “There’s no doubt, I think a lot of people would attest, what I can do when cars are apples to apples. AUTO RACING: NASCAR heads to Texas as finale draws near, Jones lands iconic No. 14, Ty Dillon (will be losing his ride in the No. 4 vacated by Todd Gilliland after the Canadian drove multiple events for KBM and DGR-Crosley last year. 42 had been considered a top available ride and Ganassi awarded it to an eighth-generation watermelon farmer with five combined victories at NASCAR's lower levels. 22 Team Penske Ford. 2019 Team: Chip Ganassi Racing This website uses cookies and similar technologies. 17 Ford. Brennan Poole, Joey Gase, J.J. Yeley, Reed Sorenson and Garrett Smithley have all driven cars for Ware in Cup Series events. Here’s a breakdown. No. Hemric finished his 2019 rookie season 25th in the standings and had a best finish of fifth at Talladega.
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