The fact that Denny Hamlin has three wins on the season and yet is ranked in 4th place in driver points goes to show you just how poorly he has been performing when he isn’t winning.
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Ryan Blaney Wins At Talladega, Makes It Through To Next Playoff Round
Ryan Blaney came into the Talladega race needing to win one of the next two races and he did just that. He did it by staying in the Top 10 most of the race, avoiding a couple of wrecks and battling Kevin Harvick right to the very end.
Tyler Reddick Outshines His Team Owner Denny Hamlin at Kansas
Last week Denny Hamlin led a lot of laps and left without a win. This week the same thing occurred, but at the end saw him win as an owner with Tyler Reddick leading just two laps, but the most important two laps.
NASCAR Star Daniel Suárez Joins 44th Vermont Governor’s Cup at Thunder Road
Barre, VT — Officials have announced today that NASCAR Cup Series star Daniel Suárez will be making his debut at Thunder Road as part of the 44th Vermont Governor’s Cup presented by the Vermont Lottery on Thursday, July 13th.
Martin Truex Jr. Breaks Winless Streak at the Monster Mile
Last week I noted that Martin Truex, Jr. had three wins at Dover but hasn’t been all that great there as of late. He certainly turned that around leading 68 laps and holding off Ross Chastain after a late race restart. After being rained out on Sunday, the Cup teams returned on Monday to a green track that rubbered up nicely as the race progressed. This race was not a case of tires not dropping off as The Monster Mile started eating tires.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Reveals Whether He Will Start a Cup Series Team
Saturday afternoon, JR Motorsports driver Justin Allgaier raced to Victory Lane at Darlington Raceway. This win marked his second of the season and capped off a day in which the majority of the team performed well, simultaneously creating questions about whether the team will move to the Cup Series. Now Dale Earnhardt Jr. has provided an answer. (more…)
Martin Truex, Jr. Grabs His Third Victory With Darlington Win
Martin Truex, Jr. went out and showed everyone how it’s done. He won the first two Stages, led 248 of 293 laps and then went to victory lane for his series-leading third win — something no other Stage winner has done. That’s what we call a spanking. (more…)
Bob Tasca III Braces For EV Onslaught, Both in NHRA and in the Showroom
For Bob Tasca III, his grandfather’s word was gospel. And being a faithful believer has shaped the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang Funny Car driver into a highly successful NHRA Camping World Drag Racing racer, automotive-industry businessman, and Ford Motor Company evangelist. (more…)
Racing on TV Listings for April 28-May 2
Here’s where to find the major racing action on TV and online this week:
Brad Keselowski Ties Dale Jr. and Jeff Gordon With Sixth Talladega Win
Brad Keselowski led the most important lap at Talladega, the final one. In a wild, pitched battle for the win, Keselowski got a huge push from Michael McDowell and Kevin Harvick to eke out his 6th Talladega win over Matt DiBenedetto. DiBenedetto (P5) once again came up just short for his first ever Cup win after leading 28 laps and “winning” Stage 1.
E-Racing to make a stop in Flatbush in 2021
Break out the earplugs, Formula E is returning to the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn in 2021.
Wait. These are all-electric open-wheel racers. No engine noise to speak of. Hold the earplugs. (more…)
Indy 500 Attendance Capped at 40 Percent Capacity
The Indianapolis 500 will not take place behind closed doors this year, nor will it take place far removed from its traditional Memorial Day Weekend slot.
The state of Indiana and Marion County will permit the Greatest Spectacle in Racing up to 40 percent capacity next month, meaning a maximum of 135,000 fans will be allowed to attend the May 30 race, as confirmed by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday. (more…)
Racing on TV Listings for April 8th-11th
Here’s where to find the major racing action on TV this weekend, including the NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville: (more…)
Sprint Qualifying is Coming to F1, Whether the Teams Like It Or Not
Formula 1 is off until April 18, when the series races at Imola, Italy, but that doesn’t mean F1 leaders aren’t planning on starting something rather big in the coming days. (more…)
Three Cup Races, and Three Surprise Winners
At the end of the night, youngster William Byron took the checkered flag at Homestead besting a hard charging Tyler Reddick.
Byron joins McDowell and Bell as early winners this season who are payoff bound ahead of the expected veteran racers. Many analysts thought this would be the race for Joe Gibbs Racing with either Bell repeating or seeing one of his strong veteran teammates in victory lane. (more…)
NASCAR Joey Logano Is Admittedly Jealous of Kyle Larson’s Driving Skills: ‘I Don’t Know if I’ll Get There’
NASCAR star Joey Logano might look to Kyle Larson as his next tutor.
Logano, the 2018 Cup Series champion, is trying to bounce back from a disappointing end to last week’s Daytona 500. If he intends to get back on the right track — pun fully intended — and win his second title in four years, applying a lesson from Larson, the controversial veteran driver, might work in his favor. (more…)
Kyle Busch Keeps Winning Streak Alive… Puts Martin Truex Jr. on the Hot Seat
Kyle Busch has been wanting to forget 2020 as the pandemic season has not proved to be in his favor. The lack of practice and testing sure seemed to hurt him the most. But he overcame all of that and put teammate Martin Truex, Jr. in a must win situation in the process. (more…)
Kurt Busch Shook Up NASCAR At Las Vegas
Kurt Busch shook up the playoff picture by winning at his home track for the first time ever. Denny Hamlin led an impressive 121 laps and had a late caution not come out, he just might have won with his fresher tires. (more…)
How Kevin Harvick Jumped To The Top At Darlington
Kevin Harvick lay in wait, just like a predatory shark. When the opportunity to seal the deal presented itself late in the race, he was there to feast on the mistakes of others. Could you say Harvick stole this race? (more…)
The End of the Line for Jimmie Johnson / Who Are Your Playoff Picks?
Daytona proved to be the end of the line for 7-time champion Jimmie Johnson. Instead of transferring to the playoffs for his record-setting quest of 8 championships, he will be on the outside looking in. (more…)