Michael Annett, who made race starts in all three NASCAR national series, has died at the age of 39.

Ryan Truex will have the opportunity to qualify for the Daytona 500 with Tommy Baldwin Racing.TBR announced Wednesday that Truex will run the No. 71 Chevrolet during Speedweeks next month. The entry is not locked into the race, meaning Truex will have to earn his spot either through his qualifying...

Tommy Baldwin Racing will field a car in select Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races in 2019. The team announced Monday afternoon that the season-opening Daytona 500 on February 17 will be its first attempted race in what is hoped will again eventually become a full-time program.“We are looking forward...

Tommy Baldwin said he remains fine with the decision he made to shut down his race team and sell his charter before this season. The 50-year-old NASCAR veteran also remains as busy as ever in the garage as he was recently named the competition director at Premium Motorsports in addition...

Regan Smith wants to be racing in NASCAR full-time, but right now he appreciates being the person teams call on when they're in need of a substitute driver.This week, Smith will be on standby at Watkins Glen International for Denny Hamlin, who is expecting his second child with long-time girlfriend,...

Regan Smith will drive the No. 43 Ford this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.Richard Petty Motorsports announced the change on Wednesday night after the organization's primary driver, Aric Almirola, suffered a compression fracture of his T5 vertebra. Almirola was injured in a wreck with Joey Logano and Danica Patrick at...

Richard Petty Motorsports was issued an L1-level penalty by NASCAR on Wednesday after Aric Almirola's No. 43 Ford failed post-race inspection at Talladega Superspeedway.Almirola finished fourth in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 but failed the Laser Inspection Station (LIS). The NASCAR penalty report lists the infraction as...

Brendan Gaughan has told the Las Vegas Review-Journal he will attempt to qualify for the Daytona 500 driving a car for Mark Beard.Beard has purchased a Chevrolet from Leavine Family Racing, which Michael McDowell drove to a 15th-place finish in last year's race. Beard has also hired ECR to provide...

Tommy Baldwin Racing will attempt to qualify for the 59th annual Daytona 500 with driver Elliott Sadler, the team announced Thursday.Sadler will have to make the race either on speed or through one of the Can-Am Duel races since Baldwin sold the charter for the No. 7 Chevrolet last November....

Cracks are starting to form in NASCAR's new ownership model.Entering the second year under the Charter system, the positives and negatives of the business model have become evident. While the sport's top teams are still sitting pretty, it remains an uphill battle for the underdogs.The concept of this system is...