Race Weekend Central

Who’s Hot & Who’s Not In NASCAR: Crossing The Overtime Line Edition

2016 Indianapolis Cup Jimmie Johnson Hat Russell Labounty Nkp

(Photo: Russell LaBounty/NKP)

The NASCAR Cup race at Dover seemed to go pretty smoothly for most of the day, then everything turned into a mess at the end, including a really big mess in the race to the finish line, where some made it and some didn’t. The key here is getting the end game right and while …

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Couch Potato Tuesday: Middling Dover Tire Explanations and ESPN’s INDYCAR Future

2017 Dover I Cup Jimmie Johnson Leads Matthew T Thacker Nkp

(Photo: Matthew T. Thacker/NKP)

Dover is always an interesting weekend for NASCAR teams.  You have three races, the oldest surface currently in use in Cup, and high speeds.  You also had lunacy, in more ways than one. Before we get started, I want to make reference to the fact that Sunday’s ESPN on ABC coverage of Race No. 2 …

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Thinkin’ Out Loud: Jimmie Johnson Pulls Another Rabbit Out of His Hat With Dover Victory

2017 Dover I Cup Jimmie Johnson Team Selfie Trophy Logan Whitton Nkp

(Photo: Logan Whitton / NKP)

Who’s in the headline – There are horses for courses and some courses for horses. When it comes to Dover International Speedway and Jimmie Johnson, they are the perfect match. Johnson swept both Dover races in his rookie season, and after winning the race on Sunday, he now has 11 career wins at the track. …

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Pace Laps: Kyle Larson Impresses at Dover and Graham Rahal Sweeps IndyCar at Detroit

Nascar Xfinity Series One Main Financial 200 Dover International Speedway, Dover, De Usa Friday 2 June 2017 Kyle Larson, Parkerstore Chevrolet Camaro World Copyright: © 2017 Logan Whitton Nkp

(Photo: Logan Whitton/NKP)

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Attrition Strikes Again in Dover Friday may have been National Doughnut Day, but Miles the Monster was apparently still hungry come Sunday. Hungry for race cars, that is. Kicking off the AAA 400 in the hottest conditions of the weekend, Dover International Speedway was a hefty challenge for first-time Monster …

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Up to Speed: How Much Will Kyle Larson’s Near-Misses Matter?

2017 Dover I Cup Pack Racing Nigel Kinrade Nkp

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade / NKP)

Sunday’s AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover International Speedway ended with a familiar sight: Jimmie Johnson in Victory Lane.  In addition, the race offered another common result during the 2017 season: Kyle Larson finished second. Larson is in the midst of a career year.  Through the first 13 races, he has one win, six top …

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XFINITY Breakdown: Kyle Larson Wins Wreckfest at Dover

2017 Texas I Cup Kyle Larson Logan Whitton Nkp

(Photo: Logan Whitton/NKP)

Starting from the pole Saturday, Kyle Larson had the fastest XFINITY Series car at Dover International Speedway. That speed was on display as early as the first stage of the race. Larson led every green-flag lap in that opening segment en route to a race high 136 on the afternoon. It seemed Ryan Blaney, who finished runner-up was …

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He Didn’t Blink: Kyle Larson Tames Monster Mile with XFINITY Win

Nascar Xfinity Series One Main Financial 200 Dover International Speedway, Dover, De Usa Saturday 3 June 2017 Kyle Larson, Parkerstore Chevrolet Camaro Celebrates In Victory Lane World Copyright: Logan Whitton Nkp

(Photo: Logan Whitton/NKP)

Though Miles the Monster was a tough one in Saturday’s OneMain Financial 200 (with 10 cautions to boot, the most in 10 years) Kyle Larson did not blink. The Cup regular drove away from Daniel Suarez and Ryan Blaney to earn his eighth career XFINITY Series win and third of 2017. Starting from the pole, Larson went on …

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Kyle Larson Paces Final Practice at Dover

2017 Kansas I Cup Kyle Larson Nigel Kinrade Nkp

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade/NKP)

Moments after winning the pole for the XFINITY Series race, Kyle Larson hopped into his No. 42 machine, jumping to the top of the leaderboard in final practice at Dover International Speedway. Larson’s hot lap came in at 157.411 mph, .016 seconds quicker than 10-time Dover winner Jimmie Johnson (157.301 mph). The No. 48 team led …

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The Kyle Show Continues: Kyle Larson Wins XFINITY Pole at Dover

Nascar Xfinity Series One Main Financial 200 Dover International Speedway, Dover, De Usa Friday 2 June 2017 Kyle Larson, Parkerstore Chevrolet Camaro World Copyright: © 2017 Logan Whitton Nkp

(Photo: Logan Whitton/NKP)

Kyle Larson has won the pole for the XFINITY Series OneMain Financial 200 at Dover International Speedway. The Cup Series veteran will start up front after posting a lap time of 23.604 seconds (152.517 mph) to beat all comers. It’s been a NASCAR weekend dominated by both Kyle Busch and Larson. They’ve combined to win both series poles …

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Kyle Larson Paces Opening Dover Cup Practice

2017 Kansas I Cup Kyle Larson Nigel Kinrade Nkp

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade/NKP)

Kyle Larson led the way in opening practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Dover International Raceway. At a 22.512-second lap time (159.915 mph), Larson continued his concrete prowess with Friday’s top time, which came minutes after he lead practice for the XFINITY Series. Matt Kenseth was second quickest, only 0.044 behind Larson, …

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Kyle Larson Leads Opening XFINITY Practice As Joey Gase, Spencer Gallagher Collide

2017 Dover Xfinity Zach Catanzareti Kyle Larson

(Photo: Zach Catanzareti)

The NASCAR XFINITY Series were the first to hit the track Friday morning at Dover International Speedway. Joey Gase and Spencer Gallagher? They were the first to have a verbal altercation after the Monster Mile reached out and bit. Cup regular Kyle Larson led the way at 154.540 mph, putting down a hot lap around halfway through the …

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Double Take: More Memorial Day Weekend Doubles, Please

2017 Indianapolis Fernando Alonso Indycar Alexander Rossi

(Photo: Mike Harding)

The greatest weekend of racing has passed, and boy, were fans treated to an awesome trifecta of events. Fans started off the day by seeing Sebastian Vettel win the Monaco Grand Prix, his third win of 2017 and 45th overall in Formula 1; he’s now won 50 percent of the races contested this season, only …

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