Up to Speed: How Much Will Kyle Larson’s Near-Misses Matter?
Sunday’s AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover International Speedway ended with a familiar sight: Jimmie Johnson in Victory Lane. In addition, the race offered …
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Up to Speed: The NASCAR Hall of Fame’s “Series Challenge”
Earlier this week, the NASCAR Hall of Fame announced the five members of its ninth class, to be inducted in January 2018. The five inductees …
Up to Speed: Stage Racing Makes All-Star Event Just Another Race
Finding the right formula for NASCAR’s All-Star Race has been a moving target for the last several years. However, Saturday night’s event has presented NASCAR …
Up to Speed: Toyota Still Searching for Consistent Speed
Saturday night’s race at Kansas Speedway was not the cure for what ails Joe Gibbs Racing. The four-car organization did deliver a stronger performance then …
Up to Speed: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Forges his own Path to Victory
In the opening stages of Sunday’s GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, it was evident that the memory of the 2016 Daytona 500 was fresh in …
Up to Speed: Rules Overshadow Racing in Richmond
NASCAR fans at Richmond International Raceway saw some great racing this weekend. However, they also saw two races with wacky endings. Both the XFINITY Series …
Up to Speed: Erik Jones Pursues His First Win
Erik Jones has not missed a beat during his rookie season in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series thus far. Piloting the brand-new second car …
Up to Speed: Opportunity Knocks for Roush-Fenway Racing
Five years ago, seven races into the 2012 season, Roush-Fenway Racing looked like the team to beat for the championship. Greg Biffle had just captured his …
Up to Speed: Much Ado About Jimmie Johnson
Going into Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 500, the talk of the garage was Texas Motor Speedway’s new race surface and new configuration. Even with all …
Up to Speed: Everything is Great at Martinsville
In the still young 2017 season, NASCAR is trying to find reasons for fans to get excited. First, there was the implementation of the new stage …