Spire Motorsports will field Jamie McMurray in the Daytona 500 for what could be the driver's final NASCAR Cup Series race. The No. 40 car, through a partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing, has a guaranteed starting spot and will have sponsorship from three longtime McMurray sponsors – Bass Pro Shops, McDonald's and Cessna. McMurray, whose seven career Cup wins in 582 career starts includes the 2010 Daytona 500, has signed to be an analyst for Fox Sports in 2019.

Bob Pockrass, NASCAR21h ago

NASCAR announces that Jay Fabian, who was in charge of postrace technical inspection at its research center, will replace Richard Buck as NASCAR Cup Series director. Fabian worked at Michael Waltrip Racing before joining NASCAR in 2016. Buck is no longer with NASCAR, which laid off dozens of people last week. A spokesman said the layoffs were less than 5 percent of the workforce.

Bob Pockrass, NASCAR3d ago

Bubba Wallace crew chief Drew Blickensderfer has left Richard Petty Motorsports to crew chief Michael McDowell at Front Row Motorsports. RPM competition director Philippe Lopez will oversee the season preparations for Wallace while the team looks for a new crew chief. Front Row also added Mike Kelley from Roush Fenway Racing to crew chief new driver Matt Tifft.

Bob Pockrass, NASCAR3d ago

J.D. Gibbs, son of Joe Gibbs and co-founder of Joe Gibbs Racing, died earlier tonight at the age of 49 from complications following a long battle with a degenerative neurological disease.

Bob Pockrass, NASCAR7d ago