Sunday’s (Oct. 4) NASCAR Cup Series playoff race was a typical Talladega Superspeedway thriller. But once the dust had settled on its photo finish, the YellaWood 500 looked more like the yellow line 500. Following a chaotic last-lap ending, Denny Hamlin walked away with the checkered flag. Behind him, drivers who appeared to score top-10 …
With the 2020 season entering its final stage, NASCAR is beginning to look toward next year. This last week in September brought considerable news regarding driver lineups for 2021. There have also been rumors that major changes could be in store for the Cup Series schedule. But even as more news trickles out about the …
The more things change for Matt DiBenedetto, the more they stay the same. Returning to Bristol Motor Speedway for the 2020 Bass Pro Shops/NRA Night Race, he was in need of an outstanding performance. For the first time, DiBenedetto came to Thunder Valley as a NASCAR playoff driver. But a pair of lackluster results in …
For the first time in his NASCAR Cup Series career, Austin Dillon has scored back-to-back top-five finishes. Last week at Darlington Raceway, Dillon pulled off a surprising second-place result. He followed that performance up with an even stronger run at Richmond Raceway Saturday night (Sept. 12). Although Dillon finished fourth, he led 55 laps and …
The list of drivers who have dominated at Darlington Raceway reads like a NASCAR honor roll. David Pearson holds the record for most wins in NASCAR’s top division there with 10 victories. After Pearson’s run ended, Dale Earnhardt took over and nearly equaled the Silver Fox’s feat by claiming nine wins. Other NASCAR Hall of …
Kyle Busch experienced another frustrating finish to a promising race on Saturday night. At Daytona International Speedway, in the last race of the regular season, Busch led for a total of 31 laps. He was near the front of the pack late in the race and had a good shot at scoring a win. But …
The completion of this weekend’s doubleheader races at Dover International Speedway was an important milestone for NASCAR. The Cup Series is now caught up with its original 2020 schedule. All of the races with revised dates due to COVID-19 are finished, leaving one race remaining in the regular season before the ten-race NASCAR playoff begins. …
NASCAR’s weekend of racing at Daytona International Speedway’s road course (Aug. 15-16) figured to include a lot of new experiences. All three national touring divisions tackled their first races using the infield layout without any prior practice or qualifying. For the men and women who raced around the new course at a familiar venue, there …
Back in the summer of 2017, change was afoot at Joe Gibbs Racing. During Kentucky Speedway’s race weekend, Matt Kenseth publicly announced that he would not be returning to the No. 20 Toyota in 2018. Several days later, JGR confirmed that Erik Jones would move over from Furniture Row Racing to replace him. The impending …
William Byron is back in familiar territory. One year ago, 20 races into the regular season, he was 12th in overall points and fighting to solidify a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Holding a 61-point advantage over the cutline leaving New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Byron continued his rebound from a rough start to …
NASCAR often likes to describe itself as a team sport and a family sport. Both points are true. It’s easy to get caught up in the romanticism of the solitary racing driver braving high speeds and high danger to capture the checkered flag. But every great racer needs a quality team of experts who are …
Jimmie Johnson wound up with another rough race in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500, the latest blow in what’s been a difficult 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season. Initially, a return to Texas Motor Speedway seemed to offer some hope of a good performance for the No. 48 team. With seven career wins at TMS, all …
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