Noah Gragson’s great run at Las Vegas Motor Speedway brings optimism to Stewart-Haas Racing for success in 2024.
[autotag]Noah Gragson[/autotag] had a really good car in NASCAR Cup Series practice at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but a poor qualifying effort put him in 30th place. However, that didn’t last long. Gragson slowly climbed up the leaderboard and knocked down each goalpost. The driver of the No. 10 car finally got to the top 5 spots with over 20 laps to go in the event.
It was a very impressive showing by Gragson, who eventually finished in sixth place. Gragson was battling three Joe Gibbs Racing drivers and came out triumphant over two of them. Simply put, the No. 10 team’s performance at Las Vegas has given Stewart-Haas Racing some optimism for the 2024 NASCAR season.
Noah Gragson’s 6th place finish in Las Vegas is the best finish for the 10 car on a 1.5 mile track since Las Vegas in the Spring of 2022, 2 years ago. pic.twitter.com/4DkyhJpjQY
The Cup Series race at Las Vegas represented Gragson’s intermediate debut with Stewart-Haas Racing, so it will only get better moving forward. This isn’t saying he will go out and win multiple races; however, it should provide optimism that Stewart-Haas Racing will have more consistent runs in 2024. Maybe it all starts with Gragson and his weekly performances.
It is a minimal sample size, but Gragson could be the driver who takes over Kevin Harvick’s role at Stewart-Haas Racing. Over the coming weeks and months, there will be more time to evaluate, but that type of performance creates these questions. Gragson has always been a talented driver. It was about putting it together, and he did that in Las Vegas.
NASCAR has confiscated parts from Stewart-Haas Racing driver Noah Gragson and Ryan Preece. Find out more details about the confiscation!
NASCAR has arrived at Atlanta Motor Speedway for the second weekend of the 2024 season, and one notable team could be in trouble. On Friday night, NASCAR revealed that it had confiscated roof rail deflectors from [autotag]Stewart-Haas Racing[/autotag] drivers [autotag]Noah Gragson[/autotag] and [autotag]Ryan Preece[/autotag]. The roof rail deflectors are a team-supplied part, so a single-source part penalty is not expected.
This is not the first time that NASCAR has dinged Stewart-Haas Racing. In 2022, Kevin Harvick and the No. 4 team were penalized for modifying a single-source part. In 2023, Chase Briscoe and the No. 14 team were handed the biggest penalty in NASCAR history after Stewart-Haas Racing was found to be using counterfeit NextGen parts.
Stewart-Haas Racing has been heavily penalized in every season with the NextGen car.
NASCAR hasn’t even completed 2 official race weekends in ‘24 and Stewart-Haas Racing has 2 cars with confiscated parts.
Noah Gragson/Ryan Preece have confiscated roof rail deflectors.
No penalties have been handed out; however, Stewart-Haas Racing should know more details when the penalty report is released on Tuesday or Wednesday next week. This is a disappointing development to start the season after Gragson earned a top-10 finish in the Daytona 500. Stewart-Haas Racing hopes the penalty will be nonexistent or too big after Atlanta.
NASCAR confiscated the roof rail deflectors from the Stewart-Haas Racing cars driven by Noah Gragson and Ryan Preece during pre-race inspection Friday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The No. 10 team (Gragson) and No. 41 team (Preece) have replaced the …
NASCAR confiscated the roof rail deflectors from the Stewart-Haas Racing cars driven by Noah Gragson and Ryan Preece during pre-race inspection Friday at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
The No. 10 team (Gragson) and No. 41 team (Preece) have replaced the parts for the rest of the weekend. NASCAR will continue to inspect the parts and any penalties will be announced next week.
Neither team will be penalized for race weekend. No details were given as to why NASCAR confiscated the parts.
Per section 14.5.6.1 of the NASCAR Rule Book, the roof deflectors:
· Must be constructed of 0.05-inch-thick aluminum
· Must be installed perpendicular to the inspection surface in the applicable recessed slots on the greenhouse and roof flaps
· Must not interfere with the functioning of the roof flaps
· Must be painted
Cup Series teams will get on track Saturday morning for single-car qualifying. Sunday is the second race of the season.
Stewart-Haas Racing was hit with an L3 level penalty last year on Chase Briscoe’s No. 14 team for a counterfeit part found in late May. The team was docked 120 points (driver and owner) and 25 playoff points. Briscoe failed to win a race or make the postseason, finishing 30th in the championship standings.
Stewart-Haas Racing has revealed Noah Gragson’s new paint scheme for the 2024 season that features a familiar look.
[autotag]Stewart-Haas Racing[/autotag] has revamped its race team following Kevin Harvick and Aric Almirola’s departures. It includes signing Josh Berry and [autotag]Noah Gragson[/autotag] while creating a new team logo. On Wednesday morning, Stewart-Haas Racing revealed a significant announcement regarding Gragson’s partners and paint scheme for the 2024 NASCAR season.
The NASCAR organization announced that Black Rifle Coffee, Ranger Boats, TrueTimber, and Winchester Repeating Arms will join the Gragson as partners throughout 2024. They will reappear on the No. 10 car in multiple races this season. As for the paint scheme, it closely resembles Gragson’s look with JR Motorsports in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
Gragson hopes that a familiar look can bring back the success of his past. In the Xfinity Series, the 25-year-old driver had a lot of victories with JR Motorsports but hasn’t been great in the Cup Series. A new journey with Stewart-Haas Racing is a step in the right direction, and it’s time for Gragson to start producing with the equipment he is given.
Stewart-Haas Racing reveals Noah Gragson’s first paint scheme for the 2024 NASCAR season. Take a look at Gragson’s new paint scheme!
[autotag]Stewart-Haas Racing[/autotag] has undergone a significant revamp in the NASCAR Cup Series for the 2024 season. Kevin Harvick and Aric Almirola are gone while the spotter lineup is shuffled. Almirola, who left the No. 10 Cup car vacant, will be replaced by [autotag]Noah Gragson[/autotag], and on Tuesday night, Stewart-Haas Racing released the driver’s first paint scheme.
Rush Truck Centers will sponsor Gragson at the Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum. Many fans quickly responded as they saw a No. 10 car with a gray paint scheme and logos from the sponsor. However, the entry isn’t a simple gray base and has flashes of lighter colors within the paint scheme. Overall, it isn’t as bad as people make it out to be, but it’s certainly unique.
Gragson came to Stewart-Haas Racing with little to no sponsorship, so seeing how the organization navigates the situation will be interesting. It appears that Rush Truck Centers will help, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see Haas Tooling on the No. 10 car. Either way, Gragson will look to make improvements in his second full-time season in the Cup Series.
Noah Gragson acknowledged that he needs to grow up. The 25-year-old was suspended in the summer for liking a meme on Instagram that mocked the highly-publicized 2020 death of George Floyd. It ended up costing Gragson his job with Legacy Motor Club …
Noah Gragson acknowledged that he needs to grow up.
The 25-year-old was suspended in the summer for liking a meme on Instagram that mocked the highly-publicized 2020 death of George Floyd. It ended up costing Gragson his job with Legacy Motor Club and gave critics another reason to argue that he was nothing but an immature young man.
From the outside looking in, it’s easy to make that argument. The highlights of Gragson’s season – before the suspension – included getting an atrocious bowl haircut because he lost a bet and trying to fight Ross Chastain after the spring Kansas Speedway race. Not to say Gragson isn’t allowed to stand up for himself, but on that day, it seemed he was trying to do so for the garage, since Chastain was rubbing seemingly everyone the wrong way. In other words, Gragson, a rookie, didn’t need to be the guy to do something about it.
Gragson is an engaging personality to some because he’s young and connects with race fans. He’s also talented and knows how to entertain with a great post-race celebration. But as talented as he is, he also has self-destructive tendencies.
Strolling down pit road with a boombox? Probably not needed. Not wearing a fire-retardant undershirt and showing his bare chest to the cameras? It’s funny, but common sense should have prevailed. Going on a podcast and admitting how much he would drink during the pandemic before a race weekend? Some things are better left unsaid.
So, yes, Gragson needs to grow up. Time will tell if getting suspended and having to go through NASCAR’s reinstatement process, which included educating himself on the world around him and doing, according to Gragson, a lot of self-reflecting, will have been the catalyst for that happening.
Gragson will take over the No. 10 at Stewart -Haas next year. Rusty Jarrett/Motorsport Images
The Noah Gragson who sat in front of a small group of reporters the morning his deal with Stewart-Haas Racing was announced certainly seemed like a different person. Ge was engaging and seemingly conscious of every word in every answer. There was even a bit of humility to him.
It’s rare for drivers to get a second chance in a tough sport. It’s even rarer that they get to do so in the caliber of equipment Gragson will be driving next season. Not only does he need to come back to NASCAR competition and put his best foot forward, but he needs to do so with a better head on his shoulders.
Gragson is saying all the right things. He’s expressed how the last few months were a wake-up call and a growing-up period, gratefulness for being able to drive for Tony Stewart and Gene Haas and having a renewed passion for NASCAR. In his time away, Gragson said he worked on himself to develop better habits that will hopefully translate to being a better driver and person at the racetrack, even mentioning working with a psychiatrist.
It’s commendable when someone seeks a better work/life balance, whether they are a professional athlete or not. And it’s even better when that person knows they need to surround themselves with people to help make that happen. Gragson made reference to who he’s trying to surround himself with and needing structure and accountability in his life. Hopefully, at Stewart-Haas Racing, there will be folks who can pull the best out of him and not serve as enablers of falling back into a pattern of questionable habits.
Gragson is a good person who made a bad decision. Yes, it happens as a human being. While he might come across as a wild child, Gragson is also respectful and accommodating to work with from a media perspective. He is friendly and easygoing. But as Gragson returns to the racetrack next season, he will be tasked with knowing the balance between having a personality and not crossing a line into inappropriate behavior or immaturity.
For now, Gragson appears to be a changed man. However, actions or growth, as he knows, will speak louder than words.
Noah Gragson’s new spotter in the NASCAR Cup Series for the 2024 season has been revealed. Who is Gragson’s new spotter for 2024?
NASCAR suspended [autotag]Noah Gragson[/autotag] in August 2023 after liking an offensive social media post. Gragson left Legacy Motor Club and was reinstated ahead of the playoff races at Bristol Motor Speedway. Fast forward to December 13th, and he was signed by Stewart-Haas Racing to drive the No. 10 Cup car full-time. Now, Gragson has a new spotter.
Andy Houston, the spotter for Ryan Preece and the No. 41 team during the 2023 NASCAR season, will be Gragson’s spotter next year. The duo competed at the Snowball Derby, where Gragson competed throughout the event. Preece’s new spotter for the 2024 NASCAR season has not been announced at this time.
Excited to announce that i will be moving to the #10 car next year at @StewartHaasRcng to spot for @NoahGragson ! We have already broke the ice at the #snowballderby where we were contenders the whole race! Ready to get to work!! 💪🏼
Stewart-Haas Racing made a good decision to pair Houston with Gragson. Currently, at least two spotters at the organization have left so it wouldn’t hurt for a complete reset. It appears Stewart-Haas Racing will usher in a new era of the organization with a new look all across the board, including drivers, spotters, and more.
Noah Gragson will drive the No. 10 Cup car full-time for Stewart-Haas Racing during the 2024 NASCAR season.
One of NASCAR’s worst-kept secrets has finally been announced. [autotag]Noah Gragson[/autotag] will drive the No. 10 Cup car for [autotag]Stewart-Haas Racing[/autotag] full-time starting in 2024. Gragson has a multi-year contract with the organization and has secured his future at one of Ford’s best race teams. Stewart-Haas Racing’s driver lineup is complete, with Gragson rounding out the squad.
The 25-year-old driver only competed in 21 races with Legacy Motor Club during his rookie season after being suspended in August 2023. Gragson liked an offensive social media post and had to go through the process of being reinstated. The suspension was lifted in September, and rumors of his future circulated through social media.
Racing can make you. It can also break you.
A new challenge awaits, and @NoahGragson is ready to prove himself.
Gragson will join Josh Berry as a newcomer to Stewart-Haas Racing as Kevin Harvick and Aric Almirola won’t return in 2024. Overall, it is a good signing for Stewart-Haas Racing, as Gragson has shown significant potential in the lower levels. The NASCAR Cup Series has been a different story, but there is plenty of time to turn it around.
Noah Gragson will return to NASCAR Cup Series competition driving the No. 10 Ford for Stewart-Haas Racing beginning in 2024, where he will replace Aric Almirola (pictured above), who has moved to a part-time NASCAR schedule with Joe Gibbs Racing in …
Noah Gragson will return to NASCAR Cup Series competition driving the No. 10 Ford for Stewart-Haas Racing beginning in 2024, where he will replace Aric Almirola (pictured above), who has moved to a part-time NASCAR schedule with Joe Gibbs Racing in the Xfinity Series.
It is a multi-year agreement. No sponsors were announced for the program.
“Noah deserves to be in the NASCAR Cup Series and we’re very happy to have him as the driver of our No. 10 Ford Mustang,” Stewart-Haas Racing co-owner Tony Stewart said. “Noah has performed at every level where he’s competed and has regularly been in championship contention. That’s the kind of driver we need at Stewart-Haas and that’s why Noah is a part of our team.”
Gragson ran 21 races last season with Legacy Motor Club before the two parted ways in the summer. Legacy Motor Club initially suspended Gragson August 5, the weekend the series visited Michigan International Speedway, for liking an insensitive meme on Instagram that mocked the 2020 death of George Floyd. NASCAR indefinitely suspended Gragson and required him to go through sensitivity training. Gragson was reinstated in September.
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Drew Blickensderfer will continue to oversee the No. 10 team and Gragson. Blickensderfer is a veteran of the series and has four career wins.
“I’m grateful for this opportunity with Stewart-Haas Racing and while most people in the industry are happy that the offseason is here, I want to get started on 2024 and go racing as soon as I can,” Gragson said. “Stewart-Haas is filled with racers and I saw that and felt it as soon as I walked onto the shop floor. There are high expectations here and a strong desire to compete and win races. I have high expectations for myself and I want to deliver for Tony and Gene [Haas] and everyone at Stewart-Haas.”
Gragson has 39 career starts with one top-10 finish.
“I race to win and winning at the Cup Series level is what I’ve been working toward since I started racing Bandoleros as a 13-year-old at the Bullring in Las Vegas,” Gragson said. “To be with an established team with a history of winning is what every driver wants. I’ve got exactly that here at Stewart-Haas and I aim to make the most of it.”
Stewart-Haas Racing has two Cup Series championships (Stewart in 2011 and Kevin Harvick in 2014) and 69 race victories. The organization went winless in 2023.
Gragson fills out the Stewart-Haas Racing lineup alongside the returning Chase Briscoe and Ryan Preece and rookie Josh Berry.
Noah Gragson emerges at the “top candidate” to replace Aric Almirola in the No. 10 car for Stewart-Haas Racing in 2024.
UPDATE (10/28/23): Noah Gragson still remains the favorite to replace Aric Almirola after his departure from Stewart-Haas Racing, according to multiple reports.
[autotag]Stewart-Haas Racing[/autotag] has talked to several drivers about the No. 10 Cup car as Aric Almirola makes a decision on retirement. The organization has previously been linked to Michael McDowell, Todd Gilliland, Zane Smith, and others but nothing was completed. However, one driver has now been named the top candidate to replace Almirola if he steps away.
The former Legacy Motor Club driver hasn’t competed in NASCAR since his suspension in August but has run in other racing series across the United States. Overall, this would be a good situation for Gragson as Stewart-Haas Racing looks to form its 2024 driver lineup in anticipation of Almirola’s retirement decision.
