Is Phoenix Raceway the right track again for the NASCAR finales next year? Luken Glover: While the spring NASCAR Cup Series race was good, the championship event wasn’t quite as exciting. There were some good battles among the championship drivers, but behind them we didn’t see a lot of action. It could be that non-playoff …
Predicting the winner at Talladega Superspeedway is like trying to pick a random number off a bingo card. The sport’s most unpredictable race means it’s a difficult task to set your NASCAR FanDuel lineup for Sunday’s (Oct. 4) YellaWood 500. The middle event inside the Round of 12 will provide some action as there is …
The playoff field will be slimmed down from 16 drivers to 12 after 500 laps at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday night (Sept. 19th). Last week at Richmond, Brad Keselowski made a statement by leading 192 laps and winning the race. Three drivers have locked themselves into the round of 12: Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin …
The second race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs is here, as the sport travels to Richmond Raceway for the third short track race of the season. Kevin Harvick sealed his ticket to the Round of 12 last week, even though he likely would have advanced on playoff points alone. Ryan Blaney and Matt …
1. Joey, Wall. Wall, Joey. Who can forget Matt Kenseth intentionally wrecking Joey Logano at Martinsville Speedway in 2015? This favorite moment of mine was all set because Logano, who was right in the thick of the championship hunt, drew the irk of Kenseth from a previous incident at Kansas Speedway, which took out the …
It all comes down to the final race of the NASCAR Cup Series regular season at Daytona International Speedway to set the playoff grid on Saturday (Aug. 29) night. This is the first time that Daytona will cap the regular season, moved from its traditional July 4 weekend slot. Kevin Harvick clinched the regular-season championship …
Kaz Grala finished seventh in his NASCAR Cup Series debut last weekend. Was it a fluke, or has Grala been severely underrated? Jesse Johnston: Do I believe it was a fluke? Absolutely. As historic as that feat was, I am not convinced that any of Kaz Grala‘s good results at Daytona International Speedway — both the …
NASCAR has released the entry list today (Aug. 17) for the two Xfinity Series races at Dover International Speedway. Thirty-six cars are on the entry list for both races, so all cars will make the race, barring any entry list changes. Jeffrey Earnhardt slides back to the No. 0 and Colby Howard returns to the …
The NASCAR Cup Series takes on Daytona International Speedway road course for the first time ever this weekend, a sentence that I never thought I would hear in 2020. With changes to the 2020 schedule, NASCAR added the Daytona road course for the 23rd event of the 2020 season, replacing the scheduled road-course event at …
Now less than 100 points above the cutoff, is it possible that Kyle Busch misses the NASCAR Cup Series postseason? Mark Kristl: With six races remaining in the regular season, all victors will make the playoffs. Kyle Busch’s odds of missing the playoffs, therefore, decrease if someone below the playoff cut line wins. That then would …
The NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series’ tackles Michigan International Speedway this weekend. 41 trucks were on the entry list for 40 spots in the field; the No. 17 DGR-Crosley truck with David Ragan behind the wheel will not make the race due to NASCAR’s field-settling procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Josh Reaume is …
The NASCAR Xfinity Series tackles its second road course of the season this weekend at Road America. The entry list for the event has 37 cars on the entry list; barring any changes, all cars will make the race. Mike Wallace makes his second start of the season in the No. 0 for JD Motorsports …
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