Todd Gilliland Crew Chief, 2 Others Suspended for 4 Races After Auto Club Incident
Seth Barbour and two crewmembers were suspended following a loose wheel
Seth Barbour and two crewmembers were suspended following a loose wheel
On Sunday (Feb. 27) at Auto Club Speedway, Kyle Larson’s No. 5 came to life late, and the defending champ held off all comers to win his first race of 2022 in the Wise Power 400 and open his title defense.
It came down to Daytona 500 winner Austin Cindric vs. 2020 series champion Chase Elliott for the pole in Sunday’s WISE Power 400.
NASCAR issued suspensions to crew members for Kaulig Racing and Money Team Racing for wheels that fell off in the Daytona 500. No punishment was given to RFK Racing and Penske over wheels that were confiscated in Daytona.
Garrett Smithley will return to Rick Ware Racing for multiple NASCAR Cup Series races in 2022, RWR announced Feb. 22.
After sporting a full field for the season-opening Daytona 500, the NASCAR Cup Series will feature just the 36 charted teams at Auto Club Speedway this weekend.
Aric Almirola knew this Daytona 500 was going to be different.
The 64th annual Great American Race may be his last, the three-time Cup Series race winner having announced his retirement from full-time NASCAR racing after what will be 11 complete seasons. Pre-race, he was soaking in every moment with family members, close sponsor representatives and others.
Post-race, he was wishing he had one more shot.
Four years ago, Bubba Wallace had tears in his eyes following a runner-up finish in the Daytona 500.
This time around, those same tears welled in his eyes following an identical result. But the only thing that was reminiscent of 2018 was the finishing position. Everything else had changed.
After a flip, multiple multi-car crashes and late-race chaos, Austin Cindric emerged as the 2022 Daytona 500 champion on Sunday (Feb. 20) as he survived … Continue Reading