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The Project 91 initiative announced on Tuesday by NASCAR Cup squad Trackhouse Racing aims to attract top international stars to stock cars. Autosport picks some drivers it should target.

Trackhouse Entertainment Group has announced the start of a programme designed to expand its global reach by fielding a NASCAR Cup Series entry for international racing drivers.

Ryan Blaney thought he won a maiden NASCAR All-Star Race only to miss out under a caution and claw back the victory in overtime to claim the $1 million prize.

Toyota and Ford executives have expressed concerns of fairness regarding Chevrolet’s Next Gen car entry in the 2023 Le Mans 24 Hours.

NASCAR Cup driver Denny Hamlin says there has been no win he’s had that equals the emotions he experienced watching Kurt Busch triumph for his 23XI Racing operation in Kansas.

Kurt Busch caught and passed his brother Kyle, then Kyle Larson to take his first NASCAR Cup Series win for 23XI Racing at Kansas on Sunday.

William Byron branded Darlington Raceway winner Joey Logano an “Idiot” and a “moron” following a controversial clash in the closing stages of the NASCAR Cup race.

Joey Logano ran down William Byron and nudged him out of the way with one lap remaining to claim his first NASCAR Cup Series win of the 2022 season.

Formula 1 might be visiting a new venue in Miami this weekend but the city has plenty of motorsport history from a diverse range of categories over the years

Chase Elliott held off Ricky Stenhouse Jr to win Monday’s rain-delayed race at Dover, taking his first NASCAR Cup victory of the 2022 season.

The remainder of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race at Dover has been postponed until Monday due to inclement weather.

Denny Hamlin has been ordered to complete sensitivity training by NASCAR, following a tweet directed at Kyle Larson after the Talledega Cup round.

Ross Chastain claimed victory at Talladega in the NASCAR Cup but received far more help than he expected in a wild final lap.

Kyle Busch inherited his first NASCAR Cup win of the season after leaders Chase Briscoe and Tyler Reddick clashed on the final on the dirt at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Saddled with uncompetitive Minardi machinery, Tarso Marques didn't manage to score points in his three partial seasons of Formula 1. But now the Brazilian has the chance to show what he can do in NASCAR, and explains the story of his comeback with new Cup Series entrant Team Stange

NASCAR Cup team Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing has lost its appeal after being hit with significant penalties following last month's Atlanta race.

Denny Hamlin used a clever pit strategy to run down leader William Byron on new tyres to clinch Toyota's first NASCAR Cup Series victory with the Next Gen car.

Circuit of the Americas runner-up Alex Bowman says he would have made a similarly aggressive final lap move to eventual winner Ross Chastain in Sunday's controversial NASCAR Cup Series race.

Ross Chastain beat AJ Allmendinger and Alex Bowman in a last-lap battle to secure NASCAR Cup victory at the Circuit of the Americas - taking his and Trackhouse Racing's first win.

William Byron survived a wild race at Atlanta Motor Speedway to earn his first NASCAR Cup Series win of the 2022 season.

NASCAR’s Next Gen Cup car will have to race with hybrid engine technology for the first time at the Le Mans 24 Hours if Chevrolet lands the Garage 56 entry in 2023 as intended.

NASCAR plans to take its new Next Gen stock car, currently used in its Cup Series, to the Le Mans 24 Hours as a Garage 56 entry in 2023.

NASCAR Cup Series star Kyle Busch says Sunday’s race at the revamped Atlanta Motor Speedway is “going to be crazy” as he anticipates superspeedway-style racing on the 1.5-mile oval.

There’s no sophomore slump for Chase Briscoe as he won his first NASCAR Cup race Sunday in a three-lap shootout to the finish.

Former Minardi Formula 1 driver Tarso Marques is due to make his debut in the NASCAR Cup Series this season in an eight-race campaign with a Team Stange Racing Ford.

A late caution provided a prime opportunity for Alex Bowman to storm to victory for Hendricks Motorsports, taking the NASCAR Cup win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson held off a last-lap charge from Austin Dillon to win in Fontana, having also made contact with Hendrick Motorsports team-mate Chase Elliott in the closing stages.

Team Penske president Tim Cindric says his son Austin’s Daytona 500 victory has lifted the pressure he was facing as a full-time Cup rookie driving one of the best cars in the field.

Austin Cindric's victory in last weekend's Daytona 500 has turned the Team Penske driver into NASCAR's newest star, but his road to the top has certainly been unconventional.

NASCAR’s new stock car generation is encouraging an influx of fresh blood into its top tier. But there are concerns that parts are in short supply as the entire paddock tries to build up stocks at the same time

After holding his nerve and hip-checking his team-mate on the run to the line, Austin Cindric made a perfect start to life as a full-timer in the NASCAR Cup Series by winning the Daytona 500. Here's how the Penske Ford man emerged first across the line in the first points-scoring race for the much-anticipated Next Generation cars

A "dejected" Bubba Wallace has described finishing runner-up in NASCAR's Daytona 500 as "empowering" after missing out on victory in a photo finish.

Rookie Austin Cindric claimed a maiden NASCAR Cup Series win after pipping Bubba Wallace to victory at the season opening Daytona 500.

2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott has signed a five-year contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports, taking him to the end of the 2027 season.

Three-time Daytona 500 Denny Hamlin believes this Sunday's NASCAR Cup season-opener could become “strung out pretty wide” during long green-flag periods.

Joey Logano took full responsibility for the late-race wreck that potentially cost him a win in the second Daytona qualifying race, labelling his block on Chris Buescher a "dumb mistake".

Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher took both wins for the newly-renamed RFK Racing outfit in the Daytona 500 duels, as non-charter entries Kaz Grala and Greg Biffle secured starting slots.

One-time Formula 1 world champion and Indianapolis 500 winner Jacques Villeneuve says qualifying on merit for the Daytona 500 “ranks right after these big wins” at the age of 50.

There are plenty of uncertainties ahead of the 2022 NASCAR Cup season as an all-new fleet of cars take to the track for the first time. Ahead of this weekend's Daytona 500, our experts explain what you need to know

Reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson qualified on pole for the Daytona 500 as Hendrick Motorsports swept the top three positions, while Jacques Villeneuve guaranteed himself a starting slot.

The NASCAR Cup kicks off with the Daytona 500 this weekend, but a major overhaul and a subsequent mountain of work has been required to be ready for the arrival of the Next Gen cars

NASCAR veteran Greg Biffle will attempt to make his Cup Series return later this month in the Daytona 500 with an NY Racing Chevrolet Camaro.

Long-time sponsor Busch Light is investing in a new programme to help promote and develop women drivers in NASCAR.

Toyota is open to adding new teams to its NASCAR Cup Series roster of Joe Gibbs Racing and 23XI Racing – but will wait until Next Gen supply chain issues settle down before adding to its roster.

NASCAR officials have hailed the first event for the Cup Series’ Next Generation racer as "an incredible day for the sport", following Joey Logano's victory in Sunday's Clash exhibition race.

Joey Logano survived a tough challenge from Kyle Busch to win the inaugural Clash race at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, as NASCAR's Nex-Gen era got underway.

The Money Team Racing, owned by boxing Hall of Famer Floyd Mayweather, is entering the 2022 Daytona 500.

Defending NASCAR Cup champion Kyle Larson said he was "surprised" by the new Next-Gen car's familiar handling traits at Phoenix during its final test before making a racing debut.