The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads home to the East coast following the three-race stint on the West coast to begin the season. Martinsville Speedway, the oldest and shortest track in all of NASCAR, will play host to the STP 500 on Sunday, April 2, 2017. Race No. 6 of 36 comes off the …
Recently, NASCAR racing at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway has received mixed views. But a recent decision might change the racing in a positive direction. NBC Sports confirmed a report Monday afternoon (March 20) that came from freelance journalist Michael Knight last weekend that NASCAR was exploring the idea of using restrictor plates at IMS for the NXS …
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is in the home stretch of the annual NASCAR Goes West campaign, as Auto Club Speedway will host the Auto Club 400 this upcoming March 26 in Fontana, California. It will be the third of three West Coast races in a row and the fifth of the 2017 season. …
The NASCAR XFINITY Series’ fifth race of the 2017 season will take place March 25 from Auto Club Speedway, as the annual NASCAR Goes West campaign comes to an end. The race has 42 cars entered, meaning that two will return home without a spot in the race, barring any entry list changes. New entries for …
Justin Allgaier snapped an 80-race winless drought, spanning more than four years on Saturday afternoon from Phoenix International Raceway by winning the DC Solar 200. He led a race-high 85 laps and earned the $100,000 bonus from XFINITY for being the Dash 4 Cash winner, the first of four races this season that will pay …
The NASCAR XFINITY Series will follow the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series for the fourth consecutive week, as the DC Solar 200 will take place at Phoenix International Raceway. 39 cars make up the entry list. 27 of those 39 are Chevrolets, with four Fords, seven Toyotas and one Dodge making up the remainder of …
“NASCAR Goes West” began with a bang at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this past weekend. Martin Truex Jr. passed Brad Keselowski for the win with two laps to go in the Kobalt 400. Moments later, chaos ensued on pit road as Kyle Busch threw a right hook to the face of Joey Logano. But this upcoming …
The NASCAR XFINITY Series will head West to Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend for the third race of the NXS season, the Boyd Gaming 300. Last season’s race featured five Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series regulars, and Mr. XFINITY Series himself, Kyle Busch, dominated the race last season, leading a whopping 199 of the …
The third race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season will also be the first of the annual NASCAR Goes West campaign. Las Vegas Motor Speedway will play host for the Kobalt 400, where last week’s winner, Brad Keselowski, is the defending winner. For the second straight week, less than 40 cars are …
The Daytona 500 should definitely be a race run without segments. But not the only one. NASCAR is a sport built on tradition, heritage and sticking to its roots. In light of all the changes for this upcoming season, be it Monster Energy, the new lower downforce package, competition enhancements, drivers retiring/stepping away, etc., that can …
Add Pocono Raceway to the list of 2017 NASCAR experiments. Its July race is moving to a single-day format, making the event more cost efficient for both teams and spectators alike. The 2.5-mile, triangular track announced Monday they’ll hold Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying as well as the race Sunday for their second race weekend …
NASCAR issued several changes to race formats Monday. What was your instant reaction to the changes? Clayton Caldwell, Contributor: I really like the new points format. I like how bonus points carry throughout the Chase — whoops, I mean playoffs — and that you actually get something for running well in the first two stages of …
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