With his IMSA team sidelined from the Rolex 24 at Daytona for the first time in 20 years, Mike Shank discusses the disappointment of being unable to defend its title after winning the race in 2022-23 (2:30); where Shank will be instead of heading to Daytona (4:00); tracing the long, successful history of Meyer Shank Racing from the Rolex 24 to winning the Indy 500 (5:30); the afterglow of its 2023 Rolex 24 victory (7:30); and then the fallout from its penalty (9:00); how IMSA addressed the infraction to prevent it from happening again (10:30); the repercussions with Acura and Honda (13:00); how the rest of the 2023 season went for Meyer Shank Racing (16:00); the team’s victory in the Petit Le Mans season finale (18:30); where MSR’s drivers have landed for the 2024 Rolex 24, and why Helio Castroneves will miss a shot at winning his fourth consecutive Rolex 24 (20:00); Shank’s feelings about being overlooked this year (23:00); what the prospects are for MSR returning to IMSA in 2025 (25:30); the help that Shank is getting from IMSA in trying to return.
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Short track season: Denny Hamlin heats up as Martin Truex Jr. gets heated; Chase Briscoe on the future; Hendrick Motorsports’ emotional Martinsville ties
News, notes, quotes from Phoenix, Vegas, St. Pete: Catching up on Toyota’s surge, Rajah Caruth’s win, IndyCar charters and driver salaries
Daytona 500: William Byron continues breakthrough with biggest win of his career; catching up with Blaney, Johnson, Keselowski, Truex
Remembering the historic 2004 Daytona 500 and Dale Earnhardt Jr. winning on a momentous day for NASCAR
2024 season preview: Ryan Blaney, Kyle Busch, Ross Chastain, Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin look ahead this season while reflecting on 2023
Wayne Taylor Racing Andretti expands for Rolex 24: Wayne Taylor is adding cars and stars at Daytona while trying to bring Acura another victory
Rolex 24 at Daytona preview: A world-class field gathers at the World Center of Racing for a race of champions to begin the 2024 major calendar
Martinsville: Ryan Blaney’s elite maturation into championship challenger; William Byron’s gritty effort; another near-miss for Denny Hamlin; Phoenix title race preview
Homestead-Miami: Tense radio chatter for Martin Truex Jr., Christopher Bell; how Kyle Larson’s pit wall collision happened; the perils of being a crew chief in the Cup Series
Las Vegas: Kyle Larson’s amazing save, Christopher Bell’s charge and pit stop woes; Martin Truex Jr.’s damaging strategy call
Roval: A.J. Allmendinger’s emotional victory; Kyle Larson’s rebound; Parker Kligerman’s all-in return to NASCAR in 2023
Talladega: Ryan Blaney seizes the moment; Kevin Harvick’s near-miss; Bubba Wallace’s Michael Jordan pep talk; Roval preview
Texas: The restarts that went wrong for Kyle Larson and Bubba Wallace; William Byron the championship favorite; Martin Truex Jr.’s ‘disaster’ to start the playoffs
Bristol: Denny Hamlin gleefully enjoys playing the ‘villain’ role; playoff eliminations for Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano; the Round of 12 outlook
Kansas: Martin Truex Jr.’s disastrous playoff start; pivotal restarts and strategy calls; how it got away from Kyle Larson; some fire from Chase Elliott
Daytona: Brad Keselowski’s destiny realized; reviewing the pressure on Chase Elliott and Bubba Wallace; the wicked wrecks of Ryan Blaney and Ryan Preece
Watkins Glen: William Byron adds road course to winning resume; Chase Elliott’s faulty fuel strategy under playoff pressure; short races and fewer cautions
Indianapolis: The perseverance of Michael McDowell and Front Row Motorsports; Shane van Gisbergen’s second outing and future; back to the Brickyard oval in 2024?
Michigan: The winning strategy of Chris Buescher over Martin Truex Jr.; Brad Keselowski’s immense impact as a team owner; 23XI Racing’s systemic pit crew problems; Indy goes international
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