Kyle Larson captured his fourth win of 2017 after beating Martin Truex, Jr. off pit road. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Joey Logano and Clint Bowyer failed to make the playoffs while Chase Elliott, Matt Kenseth and Jamie McMurray advanced. For 25 races, it was win and you’re in the playoffs. 13 drivers have secured spots by …
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Flying Comeback: Ray Hendrick's "Flying 11" driven by Denny Hamlin wins the Southern 500
Sporting Ray Hendrick’s colors, Denny Hamlin overcame near disaster and capped off Throwback Weekend at Darlington with a clean sweep after regular season champion Martin Truex, Jr.’s right front tire went down with three laps to go. One word best describes Darlington Raceway in South Carolina, tradition. In what’s become NASCAR’s most anticipated weekends of …
Take That: Kyle Busch pulls his second Bristol Trifecta
The broom came out at Bristol once again as Kyle Busch held off Erik Jones for his second triple sweep, his first since 2010. Matt Kenseth finished fourth, bumping Jamie McMurray down to the 16th and final playoff spot with two regular season races remaining. On a bright night of Aug. 21, 2010, Kyle Busch …
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Aggressive Goes On Top The Leaderboard: Martin Truex, Jr. victorious at Watkins Glen
Smart strategy prevailed Martin Truex, Jr. to his fourth win of the season, extending his championship points lead over new second place man Kyle Busch. Emotions ran rampant in Sunday’s I Love New York 355 at the Glen at the legendary Watkins Glen International. Fuel strategy snake bitten Ford drivers Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney …
Everything’s "Finally" Great: Kyle Busch snaps winless streak at Pocono for Toyota’s 100th Cup win
After several heartbreaking outcomes, Kyle Busch checks off another track he’s won in the Monster Energy Cup Series after winning at “The Tricky Triangle” Sunday for Toyota’s 100th Cup victory. The first 20 races of 2017 has been the tale of bad luck for Kyle Busch, dominant car after dominant car but unable to produce …
That’s Gotta Be Kahne: A career defining victory for Kasey Kahne, winner of the 6 Hours of Indy
Rain delay, pre-race favorites plummeted, vicious crashes and three red flags didn’t stop Enumclaw native Kasey Kahne from snapping his 102-race drought at Indianapolis, clinching a playoff berth in what may be a career saving performance. Six hours makes up a quarter of the day and that’s all it took for Hendrick Motorsports driver Kasey …
Bluegrass Hellraiser: Martin Truex, Jr. sweeps stages at Kentucky for his third win of 2017
The master of stage racing capped off his second stage sweep of the season after holding off the field with fresh tires in overtime Stage racing has become Martin Truex, Jr.’s sweet spot after winning his 14th stage victory this season. It was this stage victory that mattered as Truex, Jr. captured his third win …
Both Sides of the Junior Spectrum: Stenhouse wins at Daytona, Earnhardt collected in crash in final start
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. overcame other driver’s mistakes and heartbreaks to become the fifth repeat winner of 2017 after a late overtime pass. Dale Jr. finishes 32nd after a crash on lap 107 in his final Daytona start. The once success story known as Chevrolet at the restrictor plate tracks has become a distant memory as …
Daytona’s Storybook Ending: Dale Jr. to make final Daytona start as full-time driver Saturday
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. must stay out of trouble in Saturday’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona to keep playoff hopes alive as he’s winless after 16 races and currently 22nd points. Earnhardt and Daytona. Both go together like bread and butter but it has also been a love-hate relationship. The Earnhardt family has seen the highest …
Motorsports Recap: June 23-25, 2017
Droughts extinguished, familiar faces on top and controversy highlight the world of motorsports to cap off June Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Toyota Save/Mart 350 SONOMA – Stewart-Haas Racing hasn’t seen its best luck since Kurt Busch won the Daytona 500 in Feb. 26. It all changed Sunday when Kevin Harvick and teammate Clint Bowyer …