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Only Yesterday: Martinsville Speedway & Ricky Craven’s Other Cup Win

April 3, 2024April 2, 2024 by Frank Velat
2002 Nascar Winston Series, Martinsville

Ricky Craven’s 2003 win at Darlington might be his best-known, but his first Cup victory came two seasons prior.

Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, Frank Velat, Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday: A Look at Tracks Shared by Formula 1 & NASCAR

March 19, 2024 by Frank Velat

Circuit of the Americas is not the only track both series have raced at.

Categories Cup Series, F1, Featured Content, Frank Velat, Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday: Jeff Gordon Reaches a Milestone in the Desert

March 5, 2024 by Frank Velat
2007 Nascar Nextel Cup Series Phoenix Jeff Gordon, Nigel Kinrade NKP

The milestone served to cross off the one track that had still eluded him for the duration of his Cup tenure.

Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, Frank Velat, Only Yesterday

Friday Faceoff: How Concerning Is the Lack of DNQs at Atlanta?

February 22, 2024February 22, 2024 by Frank Velat, Austin Bass, Taylor Kornhoff, Josh Calloni and Steve Leffew

No national series will have a DNQ at Atlanta. Is that a problem?

Categories Austin Bass, Cup Series, Featured Content, Frank Velat, Friday Faceoff, Josh Calloni, O'Reilly, Steve Leffew, Taylor Kornhoff, Truck Series

Only Yesterday: Winning the Daytona 500 Tough Act to Follow

February 19, 2024February 19, 2024 by Frank Velat
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Only two drivers have managed to win the Daytona 500 and the second race of the season back-to-back.

Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, Frank Velat, Only Yesterday

2-Headed Monster: Time for Shakeup on Tyler Reddick’s Team Before Playoffs?

August 10, 2023August 9, 2023 by Frank Velat and Wyatt Watson
2023 Cup Michigan 23XI Racing pits Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Toyota, on pit road (Credit: NKP)

Is it time to make some changes within the team to address these re-occurring problems?

Categories 2-Headed Monster, Cup Series, Featured Content, Frank Velat, Wyatt Watson

Friday Faceoff: Is Michigan the Best Opportunity for Kevin Harvick to Win?

August 4, 2023 by Frank Velat

And if not there, where?

Categories Andrew Stoddard, Cup Series, Featured Content, Frank Velat, Friday Faceoff, Luken Glover, Mike Neff, O'Reilly, Steve Leffew

Friday Faceoff: Does NASCAR Need to Race in Europe?

June 23, 2023June 22, 2023 by Frank Velat, Steve Leffew, Vito Pugliese and Luken Glover
Jenson Button, driver of the #24 NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet ZL1 drives ahead of the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the Circuit de la Sarthe June 7, 2023 in Le Mans, France. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Does NASCAR need to race in Europe? And with how poor the Next Gen car is on short tracks, do we even want Nashville Fairgrounds anymore?

Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, Frank Velat, Friday Faceoff, Luken Glover, Steve Leffew, Vito Pugliese

Truckin’ Thursdays: Christian Eckes Just the Latest to Find Life After KBM

May 22, 2023May 18, 2023 by Frank Velat
Christian Eckes prior to the SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway, 4/1/2023 (Photo: Phil Allaway)

Eckes is part of a unique club of drivers who departed KBM and found more notable success elsewhere.

Categories Featured Content, Frank Velat, Truck Series, Truckin' Thursdays

Truckin’ Thursdays: Girls Can Play With Trucks, Too

May 4, 2023May 4, 2023 by Frank Velat
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Hailie Deegan prepares for the race at Daytona International Speedway, NKP

Several women racers have competed in the Truck Series, with Toni Breidinger set to become the latest this weekend at Kansas.

Categories Featured Content, Frank Velat, Truck Series, Truckin' Thursdays
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