For the 23XI Racing driver, 2022 was a rollercoaster. Good runs, bad pit calls, career-best results and one-race suspensions. You name it, it probably happened to Bubba Wallace.
Author Archives: Jack Swansey
What’s So Great About NASCAR Thunder 2004?
Since the racing season ended, Jack Swansey has been playing his way through classic NASCAR video games, and he has some thoughts.
Ty Gibbs, NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion in Phoenix
Ty Gibbs emerged victorious in a clean and hyper-competitive Xfinity Series championship race.
Teamwork Works for AJ Allmendinger, Xfinity Series Winner at Talladega
AJ Allmendinger locks himself into the Round of 8 with his first superspeedway win.
What Even Was the Wawa 250? (Oh, and Jeremy Clements Won)
Certainly the weirdest race of the 2022 Xfinity Series season, nearly everybody had a bad night. Everybody except for race winner Jeremy Clements and the other underdogs at the front of the field.
AJ Allmendinger, The Man Who Killed Champ Car (Open-Wheel Invaders Pt. 3)
Xfinity Series points leader AJ Allmendinger is quietly one of the most successful cross-discipline drivers of all time. Also, he killed Champ Car.
Who Will Replace Noah Gragson at JR Motorsports?
As the saying goes, when one door closes, another one opens. And so, when Noah Gragson confirmed a move to the Cup Series with Petty GMS Motorsports for 2023, that means it’s almost time to throw out the welcome mat for a new driver of JR Motorsports’ No. 9 Camaro. The JRM No. 9 hasContinue reading “Who Will Replace Noah Gragson at JR Motorsports?”
Noah Gragson to Petty GMS No. 42 Full-Time in 2023
At 2:30 ET on August 10, from a press conference in Statesville, North Carolina, another Silly Season domino fell into place. Eight-time Xfinity Series race winner Noah Gragson will be jumping into the NASCAR Cup Series full-time behind the wheel of Petty GMS Motorsports’ No. 42 Chevrolet, replacing Ty Dillon. Gragson, a Las Vegas native,Continue reading “Noah Gragson to Petty GMS No. 42 Full-Time in 2023”
Scott Speed, a Case Study in Nominative Determinism: Open-Wheel Invaders, Part 2
In part two of Open-Wheel invaders, an American F1 driver, an Austrian NASCAR team, and a name that’s too perfect: the story of Scott Speed
Dario Franchitti: Open-Wheel Invaders, Part 1
Jack Swansey sums up the brief NASCAR career of one of IndyCar’s greatest – and what it could say about the Alex Palou contract drama.