Daniel Hemric will make his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut next month. Piloting the No. 8 Chevrolet with backing from Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff, the 27-year-old is set to make two Cup starts this season, with the first coming at Richmond International Raceway April 21. Additionally, he’s scheduled to run Charlotte Motor Speedway’s Roval Sept. …
Jimmie Johnson scored his first top-10 finish since Charlotte last October Sunday afternoon at Auto Club Speedway. It wasn’t easy, but the ninth-place run was much needed in a hometown race for the El Cajon, Ca. native. “Each week we have been getting a little bit better,” Johnson said after the race. The performance snapped …
Whenever Kyle Busch starts on the pole or wins a race in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Twitter lights up with all sorts of criticism of the driver/owner at Kyle Busch Motorsports. One example of many: “Why you’re even competing in the trucks is beyond me. Let others have an opportunity that YOU already …
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Martin Truex Jr. Quiet Despite Racing on 2017 Playing Ground Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 seemed like a perfect event for Martin Truex Jr. to win for the single-car Furniture Row Racing team: fourth-place starting spot on a 1.5-mile track in the race he won one year ago. However, a win was …
In a Nutshell: Kyle Busch scored his 50th career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory Friday night at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The driver of the No. 51 Toyota led the final 15 laps of the Stratosphere 200 en route to a 0.437-second victory over Johnny Sauter. Last week’s winner, Brett Moffitt, ran third after …
Last Saturday afternoon, during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a late-race caution sent the field down pit road. When Kyle Busch’s crew struggled on the right front, crew chief Marcus Richmond called an audible and changed the planned four-tire stop, to two tires, and told his driver to go. …
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Ford Takes Charge in Atlanta For Ford, Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway was a throwback to happier times for the manufacturer: Atlanta 2017. It was in that race, one year ago where Kevin Harvick dominated, leading 292 of 325 laps. But a late caution flag shuffled the field, costing Harvick a …
In a Nutshell: Brett Moffitt scored his second career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory Saturday afternoon when he took the checkered flag 1.326 seconds ahead of Noah Gragson in the Active Pest Control 200. The driver of the No. 16 Toyota led just the final two laps in an overtime finish to bring Hattori …
Cole Custer’s day in the NASCAR XFINITY Series Rinnai 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway came to an end shortly after it began Saturday afternoon. Just 12 laps in, contact from John Hunter Nemechek, who made his series debut, sent the driver of the No. 00 Ford hard into the outside wall. The terminal damage relegated …
Ryan Newman, who qualified second Friday afternoon, led the final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice session Saturday. Posting a 184.868 mph lap, the driver of the No. 31 Chevrolet held the top spot throughout most of the 80 minute practice. “I feel like we’ve got a good car,” Newman said following the session. “I …
Martin Truex Jr. will start 35th in the 36-car field for Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Folds of Honor 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. After failing to make it through pre-qualifying inspection three times, the No. 78 team did not post a time during qualifying, which puts Truex deep in the starting field. Additionally, …
1. The End of an Era When the checkered flag flew to conclude the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season-opener at Daytona International Speedway, FDNY Racing’s tenure in the series ended. The team, formerly known as Jim Rosenblum Racing, fielded cars from 1983 – 1993 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series before shutting down …
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