Chase Briscoe Headed to NASCAR Cup Series Next Year
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Chase Briscoe Headed to NASCAR Cup Series Next Year
One of the best drivers in the NASCAR Xfinity series just nabbed a great seat for the Cup Series next year. Racer reports that Chase Briscoe will replace the retiring Clint Bowyer in the No. 14 Ford for 2021. Briscoe was the Xfinity rookie of the year last year, and has racked up nine wins this year, including last weekend's round in Kansas, which puts him in contention for the 2020 title.
"Growing up in Indiana and racing sprint cars, the guy I always looked up to was Tony Stewart," Briscoe said in a statement. "To be able to drive for him is a dream come true. Tony and Gene have built something really special in Stewart-Haas Racing. Being a part of it in the Xfinity Series and now, the NASCAR Cup Series, has always been my goal."
GM Plans Big EV Manufacturing Investment
General Motors is finally going all in on EVs, and that requires significant capital not just for engineering, but manufacturing as well. Reuters reports that GM will announce today a big investment in its Spring Hill, Tennessee plant, where it plans to build the Cadillac Lyriq crossover in 2022. GM could also announce future EV production at a plant in Mexico. This news comes a week after GM announced that it would be renaming its Detroit-Hamtramck plant Factory Zero, in reference to its aim of "zero-crashes, zero-emissions, and zero-congestion."
The Hummer Comeback Begins Tonight
One of the first big products to be made at the rechristened Factory Zero? The GMC Hummer EV, which makes its debut tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern. GMC is positioning the reborn Hummer as a high-performance off-road pickup with over 1000 horsepower. Read our extensive preview here, and come back tonight to see the thing in the sheetmetal.
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