Justin Marks
FILE - In this July 12, 2008, file photo, Scott Dixon, of New Zealand, holds his guitar trophy after winning the rain-shortened IndyCar Series auto race in Gladeville, Tenn. The IndyCar series race will be held in downtown Nashville, Tenn., this weekend. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
IndyCar's Nashville invasion takes winding road through city

By Dan Gelston Aug. 05, 2021 03:15 PM EDT

Kurt Busch stands in Victory Lane with the trophy after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, July, 11, 2021, in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/John Amis)
Ross Chastain to drive No. 1 for NASCAR'S Trackhouse Racing

Aug. 03, 2021 01:49 PM EDT

Bubba Wallace, right, smiles while watching New England Patriots wide receiver Gunner Olszewski catch a football thrown by a fan during a rain delay at the NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, July 18, 2021, in Loudon, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Jordan's first year in NASCAR a missed layup with Wallace

By Dan Gelston Jul. 22, 2021 11:26 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 28, 2020, file photo, Matt DiBenedetto waits for the start of a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. Matt DiBenedetto won a fan vote this season that earned him the final spot in NASCAR's All-Star race. As for the rest of his racing career? Well, wins haven't come at all. DiBenedetto became a fan favorite over his seven-year career, winning over fans as the underdog of underfunded teams. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
DiBenedetto could be out of Cup options after losing ride

By Dan Gelston Jul. 17, 2021 04:35 PM EDT

FILE - Bobby Allison, left, is given his ring by brother Donnie Allison, right, as he is inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C., in this Monday, May 23, 2011, file photo. The Busch brothers are moving up on the Allisons on NASCAR's all-time wins list for siblings. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
Busch brothers closing in on Allisons' record for Cup wins

By Charles Odum Jul. 12, 2021 02:47 PM EDT

Kurt Busch celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, July, 11, 2021, in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/John Amis)
Kurt Busch holds off brother Kyle at Atlanta Motor Speedway

By Charles Odum Jul. 11, 2021 07:14 PM EDT

Former IndyCar and NASCAR driver Michel Jourdain Jr. speaks with Salvador de Alba Jr., of Guadalajara, shown in mirror, during Indy Lights testing at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. Just driving the Lights car for Andretti would have been enough to call his trip to Ohio a success. But de Alba had a fully immersive experience that went beyond his wildest dreams. (AP Photo/Jenna Fryer)
Young racer de Alba chasing success of fellow Mexicans

By Jenna Fryer Jul. 08, 2021 04:02 PM EDT

Car owner Chip Ganassi, right, sits in the pit box on pit road during an IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, Sunday, July 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar)
Column: Ganassi saw writing on wall for his NASCAR future

By Jenna Fryer Jul. 05, 2021 01:58 PM EDT

FILE - Drivers race through a turn in the Bucyrus 200 Nascar Nationwide series race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wi., in this Saturday, June, 19, 2010, file photo. Road America owns a reputation as one of the nation’s foremost road courses, but it hasn’t hosted a NASCAR Cup Series event since the 1950s. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, File)
Kurt Busch chases NASCAR playoffs with future uncertain

By Steve Megargee Jul. 03, 2021 04:13 PM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, file photo, Justin Marks walks through the garage during practice for the NASCAR Daytona 500 Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Chip Ganassi has sold his NASCAR team to Justin Marks, owner of Trackhouse Racing, and will pull out of the nation's top stock car series at the end of this season. Ganassi fields two cars in the Cup Series but will transfer his North Carolina race shop and all its assets to Marks for 2022. “He made me a great offer that required my attention,” Ganassi told The Associated Press on Wednesday, June 30, 3031, as the sale was announced (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)
Marks bypasses charters to buy entire Ganassi NASCAR team

By Jenna Fryer Jul. 02, 2021 05:15 PM EDT

Rinus VeeKay (21) and Ryan Hunter-Reay (28) race off pit lane during the first race of the IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix auto racing doubleheader on Belle Isle in Detroit Saturday, June 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
VeeKay, Rosenqvist make IndyCar return, Newgarden out front

By Jenna Fryer Jul. 02, 2021 12:10 PM EDT

FILE - Team owner Chip Ganassi, left, and driver Jamie McMurray celebrate in Victory Lane after McMurray won the Daytona 500 NASCAR auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., in this Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010, file photo. Chip Ganassi has sold his NASCAR team to Justin Marks, owner of Trackhouse Racing, and will pull out of the nation's top stock car series at the end of this season. Ganassi fields two cars in the Cup Series but will transfer his North Carolina race shop and all its assets to Marks for 2022. “He made me a great offer that required my attention,” Ganassi told The Associated Press on Wednesday, June 30, 3031, as the sale was announced. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
Chip Ganassi sells entire NASCAR team to Trackhouse Racing

By Jenna Fryer Jun. 30, 2021 01:55 PM EDT

FILE - NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France, right, speaks as team owner Richard Petty, left, listens during a news conference to announce a new charter system for team owners in Charlotte, N.C., in this Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, file photo. A charter is essentially the same as a franchise and the 36 that exist both guarantee a spot in the 40-car field each week as well as a larger slice of the money NASCAR contractually owes its participants. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
NASCAR teams navigating chaotic charter market ahead of 2022

By Jenna Fryer Jun. 29, 2021 04:05 PM EDT

Daniel Suarez (99) leads Bubba Wallace (23) during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Lebanon, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
NASCAR co-owner Pitbull mixing racing with upcoming tour

By Teresa M. Walker Jun. 21, 2021 02:44 AM EDT

Kyle Larson puts on a cowboy hat as he celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, June 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Hendrick trio sets pace at re-opened Nashville Superspeedway

By Jenna Fryer Jun. 19, 2021 05:33 PM EDT

The No. 99 Chevrolet driven by Daniel Suarez for Trackhouse Racing is displayed outside Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, June 17, 2021. Trackhouse hopes to be operating from downtown Nashville by 2023 and Marks is using Sunday’s first Cup race in the market in 37 years to lay the groundwork for his move. (AP Photo/Jenna Fryer)
Trackhouse aims to be Nashville's newest pro sports team

By Jenna Fryer Jun. 18, 2021 06:00 PM EDT

FILE -- In this April 3, 2010 file photo, Kevin Harvick takes the checkered flag at the finish line to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series Nashville 300 auto race at Nashville Superspeedway in Gladeville, Tenn. The track that had been shuttered for a decade will host its first ever Cup race on Sunday, June 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Nashville Superspeedway welcomes Cup debut as track reopens

By Jenna Fryer Jun. 15, 2021 04:36 PM EDT

Driver Denny Hamlin talks about Toyota Camry Next Gen Cup car that will be used in the 2022 season during the NASCAR media event in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, May 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)
NASCAR's future is here: Next Gen car finally arrives

By Jenna Fryer May. 05, 2021 11:09 AM EDT

Driver Kyle Larson (5) pushes Christopher Bell (20) after a wreck during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Monday, March 29, 2021, in Bristol, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
COLUMN: Bristol avoided the mess most feared for a dirt race

By Jenna Fryer Mar. 30, 2021 07:05 PM EDT

Daniel Suarez (99) and Kyle Larson (5) race through Turn 4 during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Phoenix Raceway, Sunday, March 14, 2021, in Avondale, Ariz. Suarez was a guest analyst on Fox Sports for Saturday's Xfinity race. Suarez is the first Mexican analyst used in the broadcast of a NASCAR national series race and called a lap in his native Spanish. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)
Column: Suarez makes historical mark for himself, NASCAR

By Jenna Fryer Mar. 15, 2021 06:19 PM EDT