By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer The 2020 Season Finale 500 at Phoenix Raceway capped off 19 full-time seasons for Jimmie Johnson in the NASCAR Cup Series. Prior to the start of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season, Johnson announced that he would step away from full-time competition. The Hendrick Motorsports driver earned 83 victories and […]
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By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer A late-race mistake on pit road ended Martin Truex Jr.’s hopes for a second NASCAR Cup Series championship. Loose Wheel The 2017 champion entered pit road at Martinsville Speedway with just over 50 laps to go in the lead. Truex, like his NASCAR Playoff rivals, took four tires. However, the […]
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By Sarah Handy, Staff Writer It was typical Talladega racing for the NASCAR Cup Series on Sunday, a race that saw 13 cautions and a multitude of wrecks. However, it was also a career best day for Germain Racing driver Ty Dillon. In his fourth full-time season in the No. 13 GEICO Chevrolet for Germain […]
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By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer Wood Brothers Racing’s Matt DiBenedetto finished runner-up to Denny Hamlin until NASCAR penalized the No. 21 driver for a final lap violation. In multiple attempts at overtime, DiBenedetto found himself up front at Talladega Superspeedway. The chaotic scramble to the finish of the YellaWood 500 saw the No. 21 Menards […]
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By Matt Courson, Staff Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. — Four drivers were eliminated from Playoff competition following Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Matt DiBenedetto, Ryan Blaney, Cole Custer, and William Byron’s title hopes went up in smoke. Matt DiBenedetto entered Saturday night’s race 25 points below the cutline and was essentially […]
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By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer A pre-race penalty and an unscheduled put Ryan Blaney behind the proverbial ‘eight-ball’ just one race into the NASCAR Playoffs. Before the Cook Out Southern 500 started, the points cushion that Blaney’s No. 12 Menards / Maytag 2003 Throwback Ford Mustang evaporated. Following pre-race technical inspection, NASCAR Cup Series officials […]
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By: Zach Catanzareti, Staff Writer Rule No. 1 of auto racing broke Sunday at Michigan International Speedway when teammates tangled in Turn 2… while racing for the lead. On lap 95 of the Consumers Energy 400 at Michigan, Ryan Blaney was leading Team Penske teammate Brad Keselowski for the top spot shortly following a restart. […]
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By Jerry Jordan, Editor LOUDON, N.H. – Being a NASCAR fan is a hard – especially during a global pandemic that has led to seemingly ever-changing government regulations, attendance restrictions and criticism from the “Karens” of the world pointing fingers because they believe gathering for a sporting event is a social distancing failure that will […]
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By: Sarah Handy, Staff Writer One week after winning his first NASCAR Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway, Cole Custer was left with a disappointing result at Texas Motor Speedway. Custer looked poised to capture a solid finish at the 1.5-mile speedway on Sunday after starting the 334-lap event in the 19th position and making […]
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By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer Despite being involved in a mid-race 10-car pileup, Kyle Busch managed to recover for a top-five finish at Texas Motor Speedway. The Crash On lap 218, Busch’s No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry was solidly inside the top-10 in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500. In the tight quarters, the Joe […]
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