NASCAR heads to 2025 with many storylines – Accesswdun

Daytona Beach, Florida -NASCAR has no shortage of plot lines aimed at its 76th season, and the largest is the federal vessel between the Stock Car and NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan.

The Jordan 23xi Cup series team, which he owns the three -time 500 -time winner of 500 Danny Hamlin, did not like the terms of the bid or leaving it last fall, and together with the front row motor sports refused to refuse to sign up as well as They did 13 others. The two teams will compete this season-the driver of 23xi, Tyler Reddik, was the champion in the regular season and the contender for the title-as the case continues.

The 23xi and the front row are heading for the opening of the Daton 500 season this weekend, coming out of a storm of victories in the courtroom, including one that recognizes and offset their six combined cars as charted records. December has been determined after the season is over.

There are enough positives that everyone seemed to be excited to return to the competitions when they gathered this month to return to NASCAR’s early days at the Bowman-Gray historic stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

-This year marks the beginning of a new seven -year television package, which welcomes the opening of Amazon and Warner Bros. to a deal with many network covering the season from February to November.

– NASCAR will take the CUP series outside the United States for the first time in the modern era. His two previous points of points outside the United States were in Canada, in 1952 and 1958, and all other events outside the country were exhibitions. NASCAR will compete in Mexico City in June, a chance to participate in the role of Mexican driver Daniel Suarez. NASCAR will use the same song that uses Formula 1, and the hope is to land more young fans.

“In fact, I think things are in OK,” said Chase Elliott, voting the most popular driver of the fans seven times. The son of the driver of the Hall of Fame Bill Elliot said he believes that the current NASCAR leadership group “has been open to more changes in the last three or four years” than the last three decades.

NASCAR has been owned and ruled by the France family in Daytona since its establishment in 1948.

“While we are ready to say that some of the things have not been good, then it is good,” Eliot told the problems of competition over the last few years. “I hope we can continue to go in the good direction.”

The first speed of speed will be in Daytona 500
Nine drivers will try to qualify for one of the four open seats in the Daytona 500. Among the nine are seven-time NASCAR champion and a two-time winner of the Jimmy Johnson race, a former Martin Iski-Jr. Champion and Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helii Kastoneves In his NASCAR debut.

NASCAR last month became public with a new rule that could expand the field to 41 to accommodate a world -class driver. It was intended for Castroneves, which, if it did not win one of the four open spaces, would compete as an additional car that did not meet payment conditions or points.

Johnson and Truex could be considered for refusal if they asked for at least 90 days in advance, NASCAR language said it was in the charters signed by teams in September. Trackhouse Racing was the only team that requested a refusal, if necessary, for Castroneves.

“I just think this is desperate,” said Hamlin, who, as a co -owner of the 23xi Racing, has signed some scattered one -off participants, including former F1 drivers Juan Pablo Montoya and Camui Kobayashi.

“I don’t know how nice you can say it. There is just the feeling that you are really trying to get any kind of title to be relevant and I don’t love it, “Hamlin told the temporary. In the US – Be the big boys and force people to get here and get their credentials and to get it They do the natural way.

The rule will be tested this week at Daytona International Speedway, where two open places will be awarded on Wednesday based on speed and the other two, awarded in two qualification competitions on Thursday.

What to watch in 2025
– Team Penske has won three consecutive championships for the Cup series with Ryan Blaini’s victory to endure between a pair of Joey Logano titles. The third general logo title broke a draw with Kyle Bush as the only active drivers with multiple championships. Bush has been trying to jump from last year when his record performance of 19 consecutive seasons with at least one victory ended.

-TrackHouse, 23xi and Front Row have expanded in teams with three cars with Racing Stewart-Haas charters, which stopped their operations as a four-car program at the end of last season. Jean Haas will pour a Haas Factory car for Cole Custer driver.

– Spire Motorsports partnered with Twg Motorsports, an operation managed by Dan Torris and Mark Walter. The two received a Cadillac extension on the F1 network for 2026 and are the new owners of the Andretti Global majority in Indycar.

– William Byron is the defense winner in Daytona 500, and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson is the hottest driver at Motorsports currently with wins in extra -season wins in big sprint cars in Australia and Oklahoma.

– NASCAR will spend 2025 in viewing the playoff structure as fans show boredom with the current format and did not like Logano to win the title. There was also a controversial penalty race in which NASCAR accused manufacturers of manipulating the finish to set the championship quartet.

– NASCAR has promised to tighten the book with rules and warn of punishment for anyone trying to play the system to determine the result. The first test comes with Daytona 500, a race in which Cars from Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota work with a complete strategy for each brand.

– The season starts at FOX, which maintains its long relationship with NASCAR for this new TV deal of $ 7.7 billion. Fox Sports will broadcast 12 competitions this year, while NBC Sports has 14. The new partners Amazon and TNT have five competitions, and the newly created hall of the famous Carl Edwards can return to NASCAR as part of all new talents.

Drivers have to make their role, Logano and Itstarts said with the navigation of all new platforms. Drivers depends on drivers to make sure viewers can find them.

“I think the biggest challenge I see this year is to train our fans where to watch the race, this is my number one concern,” Logano said. “I think this is probably the same for everyone in the industry. We have to communicate with our fans where to watch and how to watch. “

Chase Elliott celebrates at Lane Victory after winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto competition at Bowman Gray Stadium, Sunday, February 2, 2025, in Winston-Salem, NC