Race Weekend Central

4 Burning Questions: Should the Top 5 in Regular-Season Points Be Given Automatic Playoff Berths?

Sonoma Raceway, Ryan Blaney

Photo credit: Danny Peters

Or: in defense of getting Ryan Blaney and Martin Truex Jr. into the Cup playoffs no matter what.

Xfinity Breakdown: 2022 Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland Proves Wet & Wild

Portland

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Well, that was interesting. AJ Allmendinger took home the win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland International Raceway yesterday amidst the most chaotic race so far this season. The Pacific Northwest rain was unrelenting and made the track surface as slick as glass in some sections. Naturally, this led to …

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Restarts, Rain Prove to Be Troublesome in Xfinity Series Debut at Portland

Portland

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

At the green flag for the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ debut race Portland International Raceway, Sam Mayer spun through traffic in the opening chicane while polesitter Anthony Alfredo and second-place starter Austin Hill missed the first turn completely. It was a sign of things to come. By the time the dust settled, 12 cars had crashed …

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Up to Speed: Watching the NASCAR Chevrolet Prospects

AJ Allmendinger during the A-Game 200 at Dover Motor Speedway, 4/30/2022 (Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Plenty of NASCAR Chevrolet prospects are lighting it up in the sport’s Xfinity Series in 2022. But will Cup Series rides at Chevy await them in 2023?