Stat Sheet: NASCAR’s Crazy, Casino-Style Weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
NASCAR’s west coast swing carried onto Las Vegas Motor Speedway this past weekend, giving us a few high-pressure moments and some daring gambles in both events.
Alex Bowman
Dropping the Hammer: Scoreboard, Baby
We live in a weird world. No more than five years ago, Alex Bowman‘s racing claim to fame in NASCAR was this: climbing from a Tommy Baldwin Racing car at New Hampshire in 2015 as its right-side tire caught fire and sent the car up in flames. That was it. Aside from two Xfinity Series …
Stock Car Scoop: Has Alex Bowman Leapfrogged Chase Elliott at Hendrick Motorsports?
Bryan Nolen and Adam Cheek are joined by editor and Frontstretch Content Director Michael Massie on Stock Car Scoop to discuss whether Chase Elliott, not one of those winners, is falling down the pecking order at Hendrick Motorsports. Also, is the Toyota resurgence at Las Vegas just a one-off? And can the early season parity we’ve seen in the Cup Series continue for the foreseeable future?
Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2022 Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas
Alex Bowman doubled down on two tires instead of four and hit the jackpot by winning the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday (Mar. 6). Bowman’s seventh career NASCAR Cup Series win came in overtime, prevailing after a thrilling two-lap duel with Hendrick Motorsports teammate and runner-up finisher Kyle Larson.
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2022 Pennzoil 400 Presented by Jiffy Lube
Alex Bowman earned his seventh NASCAR Cup win at Las Vegas after a two-tire gamble. What else did we learn from the Pennzoil 400?
Up to Speed: What is Trackhouse Racing Team’s Ceiling in 2022?
Trackhouse is off to a strong NASCAR Cup Series start in 2022 after back-to-back results in the top five- Daniel Suarez at Auto Club and Ross Chastain at Las Vegas.
Alex Bowman Gambles on 2-Tire Pit Stop, Wins Las Vegas
Alex Bowman wins in overtime at Las Vegas; Kyle Busch settles for fourth after leading late.
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2022 Wise Power 400 at Auto Club Speedway
Auto Club Speedway was the first intermediate track of the 2022 season and the first the NASCAR Cup Series has visited since Kansas Speedway last October. The result, though, wasn’t new at all.
Kyle Larson won the last intermediate track race of 2021 and he won the first of 2022 on Sunday (Feb. 27), taking the top spot in the WISE Power 400.
Fronstretch 2-Minute Drill: Wise Power 400 at Auto Club
NASCAR is back at Auto Club Speedway for the first time in two years. The last time the Cup and Xfinity Series raced in Fontana, the race ended up being the second-to-last before the COVID-19 pandemic shattered any and all forms of scheduling for major sports in 2020, leading to a two-month stoppage for NASCAR. …
Daily Fantasy NASCAR DraftKings Forecast: 2022 Wise Power 400 at Auto Club
Daily Fantasy NASCAR DraftKings picks for Auto Club Speedway.
Stock Car Scoop: Expectations for NASCAR’s Auto Club Return
For the first time in nearly two full years, NASCAR visits Auto Club Speedway. The California venue hasn’t hosted a stock car event since the spring of 2020, where Alex Bowman dominated en route to a victory, and the Cup Series heads back with the Next Gen cars set to hit the track on Sunday …
NASCAR 101: A Brief History of Auto Club Speedway
Or as it was once called, California Speedway.