For a moment, it looked like Saturday night could wind up being a second Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory for Chase Elliott. But after leading 34 laps in stage two, the No. 9 began to fade in stage three, and a fourth-place finish was the result for the Dawsonville, Ga. native following the 400-lap, …
Austin Dillon‘s sixth-place run in Saturday’s Federated Auto Parts 400 from Richmond Raceway flew a bit under the radar, as the night’s headlines were dominated by Kyle Busch‘s victory and the lack of yellow flags. But Dillon’s top-10 result, coming on the heels of his 11th at Las Vegas Motor Speedway last weekend, was a …
Hooters and Hendrick motorsports announced on Friday (Sept. 21) that they will be extending their partnership, with the company remaining with the No. 9 of Chase Elliott for the next three years in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. After being a primary sponsor for two races with Elliott this season, the brand will be …
Las Vegas Motor Speedway was the wild card race in the NASCAR playoffs. Just like everybody predicted, right? The inaugural South Point 400 from Las Vegas wound up being a race of attrition, as the majority of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series postseason field faced a plethora of issues throughout the 400-mile, 272-lap event. …
The look on Austin Cindric‘s face after the DC Solar 300 was one of relief. And why wouldn’t it have been? The Mooresville, NC native has had a rash of poor results in the past month, finishing 37th at Road America (engine), 40th at Darlington (crash) and 34th at Indianapolis (crash). He was just happy …
Viva Las Vegas. That’s what Justin Allgaier will be saying all week, as he left the 1.5-mile speedway with an extra 15 playoff points in his pocket thanks to his second-place finish in the DC Solar 300, which earned him the regular season championship. “We’ve got seven grueling races ahead of us,” Allgaier said. “I …
The slipper still fits, and this NASCAR Cinderella story is alive and well. Ross Chastain reached the high point of his NASCAR career by winning Saturday’s DC Solar 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the No. 42 DC Solar Chevrolet for Chip Ganassi Racing. The win was the Alva, Fla. native’s first victory in …
16-year Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series veteran Ryan Newman will not return to Richard Childress Racing and the No. 31 Chevrolet next season after five years with the team. The 40-year-old South Bend, Ind. native took to Twitter to announce the news following final practice, where he was quickest. pic.twitter.com/nfzVyIXGc5 — Ryan Newman (@RyanJNewman) September …
Ryan Newman and Erik Jones found themselves on the top of the leaderboard when each 50-minute Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice session for the inaugural South Point 400 concluded from Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon. Newman turned the quickest circuit in the first session thanks to his 183.892 mph lap (29.365 seconds) followed …
Cole Custer now has the most XFINITY Series poles this season, as his 179.295-mph, 30.118-second lap earned him the top starting spot for Saturday’s DC Solar 300 from Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This is the Ladera Ranch, Calif. native’s fifth pole of the season and of his career. He has won poles at Bristol, Richmond, …
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regular season was mainly dominated by Brett Moffitt, Noah Gragson and Johnny Sauter. Justin Haley hadn’t made much noise the first 16 races of the season. But then the playoffs began. The Winamac, Ind. native put himself in the right place at the right time at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park and …
There goes That Jones Boy. Erik Jones won the pole for Sunday’s South Point 400 after turning a blazing lap of 188.121 mph (28.705 seconds) around Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The Byron, Mich. native became the youngest driver to win a pole at LVMS, the second of his career (Bristol, 2017) and first of this …
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