Race Weekend Central

2-Headed Monster: Should John Hunter Nemechek Have Moved Cole Custer?

2016 Camping World Truck Mosport

(Photo: Russell LaBounty / NKP)

Nobody ever said that Canadian Tire Motorsport Park doesn’t disappoint. Four years, four crazy finishes, three last-corner passes for the win. And last weekend’s finish between Cole Custer and John Hunter Nemechek was perhaps the craziest of them all. Custer, leading on the last lap and needing a win to qualify for the inaugural Camping …

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2-Headed Monster: Should the Lower-Low Downforce Package Run Full-Time in 2017?

2016 Michigan Ii Cup Chase Elliott Alex Bowman Racing Nigel Kinrade Nkp

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade/NKP)

Sunday’s Pure Michigan 400 was more than just a dream come true for Kyle Larson, it was also the final test run for the Sprint Cup Series in the proposed 2017 rules package. Coming off of previous years at Michigan International Speedway that saw drivers running nearly flat-out around the two-mile oval, the lessened downforce …

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2-Headed Monster- Does Ty Dillon Deserve a Full-Time Cup Ride?

Ty Dillon

Photo: Zach Catanzareti

“I’m ready to make that step (into the Sprint Cup Series). I feel confident as a driver that I can go and compete inside the top 10, top 15 in the Sprint Cup Series if I get a full-time gig.” Those words were spoken by Ty Dillon prior to the XFINITY Series Food City 300 …

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2-Headed Monster: Should NASCAR Race in the Rain?

2016 Mid Ohio Sports Car Course Nxs Photo Credit Nascar Via Getty Images

(Photo: NASCAR via Getty Images)

We’ve seen the XFINITY Series race in the rain before, but Saturday’s race at Mid-Ohio was on a whole ‘nother level. Drivers spun out left and right, others fought non-working windshield wipers, and still others made pit stops and put on slicks hoping that when the rain ended they could zoon out to the lead. When all was said …

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2-Headed Monster: How Will Erik Jones Fare in His Rookie Season?

2016 Watkins Glen Cup Furniture Row Racing Erik Jones Zach Catanzareti

(Photo: Zach Catanzareti)

One of the worst-kept secrets of the season was officially revealed on Sunday when Furniture Row Racing announced that Erik Jones would be moving to Sprint Cup full-time in 2017. Jones, a Joe Gibbs Racing development driver, will move to JGR’s satellite operation in 2017, driving the No. 77 Toyota as a teammate to Martin Truex, Jr. For …

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2-Headed Monster: Can Chris Buescher Crack the Top 30 in Points?

2016 Pocono Ii Cup Chris Buescher Bob Osborne Trophy Logan Whitton Nkp

(Photo: Logan Whitton/NKP)

It’s not a secret that Mother Nature likes to throw a monkey wrench in NASCAR. Rain has played a big role in the sport over the years, and the sport has even seen snow delays. Wind, lightning, and fog have also delayed of races, and last weekend’s events at Pocono included a bit of all …

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2-Headed Monster: Who’s the Title Favorite: Kyle Busch or Brad Keselowski?

Kybusch Battling Keselowski

(Photo: Jerry Jordan, Frontstretch)

Seven past champions are racing full-time in the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and from the looks of it, one of them will take the title when the checkered flag falls at Homestead in November. Cup champs Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch and Jimmie Johnson have combined to …

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2-Headed Monster: Should Cars That Fail Inspection Keep the Win?

2016 Loudon I Cup Matt Kenseth Pack Racing Russell Labounty Nkp

(Photo: Russell LaBounty / NKP)

Did you hear? The race-winning car of Matt Kenseth failed post-race inspection following New Hampshire on Sunday. Kenseth’s car was found to have failed laser inspection, and the team was docked 15 points and crew chief Jason Ratcliff was fined $25,000. The No. 20 car wasn’t the first winning machine to fail inspection this season; …

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2-Headed Monster: The Best NASCAR Cup Team At Midseason – Penske Or Gibbs?

2016 Pocono I Cup Pack Racing Nigel Kinrade Nkp

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade/NKP)

Five months into the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series tour, the top teams have begun to make their presence known. Stewart-Haas Racing has proven to be incredibly consistent and strong. Hendrick Motorsports, while off, has shown bursts of speed at times with its best teams. Furniture Row Racing has proven to be the little team that could …

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2-Headed Monster: Is Plate Racing the Best Form of Racing?

2016 Daytona Ii Cup Packr Acing Nigel Kinrade Nkp

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade/NKP)

What makes for great racing? Is it close-quarters beatin’ and bangin’? A mix of strategy and engineering? How about fuel mileage? Is that too slow? Then how about pure, unadulterated speed? Short tracks, road courses, intermediates, plate races: is any one type of track more conducive to great racing? Based on television numbers, it would …

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2-Headed Monster: Will Sonoma Be Tony Stewart’s Final Victory?

2016 Sonoma Raceway Tony Stewart Victory Lane Woohoo Nscs Photo Credit Nascar Via Getty Images

(Photo: Getty Images)

Rare is it for a driver to break a huge winless streak, and even rarer is it for the streak to be broken by a driver over 40. You see, as drivers age their production tends to decrease and by the time they retire, they are running as a ghost of their past self, putting …

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2-Headed Monster: Car or Driver – Which Propelled Sam Hornish to Victory Lane in Iowa?

2016 Xfinity Iowa

(Photo: Brett Moist / NKP)

Trivia time: who won the ninth XFINITY race for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2016? No, it’s not Kyle Busch. Not Erik Jones. No to Denny Hamlin and it wasn’t Daniel Suarez. How about the one-off, hasn’t-raced-since-November Sam Hornish Jr.? That’s the one. Hornish went out and dominated the field in Iowa last Sunday, leading 183 …

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