Nobody has had a more emotional few months than Matt DiBenedetto. The current driver for Leavine Family Racing recently announced his move to Wood Brothers Racing for 2020, coming a year after his “leap of faith” from Go FAS Racing that led him to LFR. The support for DiBenedetto came pouring in during Bristol week, …
William Byron‘s first NASCAR playoffs began with one of the more eventful races of his career. The defending Sunoco Rookie of the Year earned his 10th top 10 of the season on Sunday (Sept. 15) in the South Point 400 from Las Vegas Motor Speedway, surviving a cut tire and subsequent spin to finish seventh, …
Despite being the ultimate competitor he is, Kevin Harvick was very happy with his runner-up result in Sunday’s (Sept. 15) South Point 400 from Las Vegas Motor Speedway. “It was good. We had two solid stages and with the way that practice went for us, that was a miracle,” he said. “To be in contention with …
Death, taxes, and Ryan Newman somehow, someway ending up inside the top 10 when the checkered flag flies. The 16th-seeded Roush Fenway Racing driver earned his 10th top 10 of the season and in his career at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday (Sept. 15) in the South Point 400, gaining ground in the playoff …
For the first half of Saturday night’s (Sept. 14) Rhino Pro Truck Outfitters 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Justin Allgaier looked to be a contender for the win. He proved to be the only one that could stay in the same stratosphere as a dominant Christopher Bell without pit strategy coming into play. SEGAL: …
For the third time this season, Christopher Bell led the most laps, but didn’t wind up victorious. The six-time winner this season in the NASCAR Xfinity Series came up one spot short in Saturday (Sept. 14) night’s Rhino Pro Truck Outfitters 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Bell lost out to Tyler Reddick, who stretched …
After Friday’s (Sept. 13) World of Westgate 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Ben Rhodes was ThorSport Racing’s last man standing. After all three of the team’s NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series playoff trucks saw their nights go up in literal smoke, Rhodes’ No. 99 Havoline Ford F-150 was the only one from that stable …
Less than three months ago, Tyler Ankrum was starting-and-parking for NEMCO Motorsports. The up-and-coming teenager was hoping to keep his NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series playoff hopes alive simply by showing up to the racetrack. Who knew how well those efforts would pay off for the series’ most unlikely postseason participant? After Friday night’s (Sept. …
After 26 races of stress, Clint Bowyer is entering the 2019 playoffs ready to let loose and get back to what makes him, well, him. “Fun!” For the second year in a row, he’s ready for a much-needed mindset change, contrary to what most drivers’ thought process is heading into the final 10-race stretch. “I’ve …
The Truck Series is two races into their postseason, the Cup Series is two weeks away from theirs and the Xfinity Series is three. Next week in Las Vegas, the Cup Series will begin their playoffs, the Trucks will cut their field from eight to six and the Xfinity Series will still have one more …
Matt Tifft is perhaps one of the luckier drivers, heck people, in NASCAR. Just over three years removed from brain tumor surgery, he has been adjusting to his rookie season in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series with Front Row Motorsports. Tifft ran a handful of Gander Outdoors Truck Series races from 2014 through 2016, scoring …
Denny Hamlin snatched the trophy and checkered flag on Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, but there’s no debating that Matt DiBenedetto snatched our hearts. It’s almost too Hollywood for the 28-year-old journeyman (what an oxymoron that is, by the way) to win his first career Cup race while …
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