Kevin Harvick held off Denny Hamlin on the final lap of the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday to pick up his first win of the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season. The win was Harvick’s fourth career victory at New Hampshire, and his third in […]
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Clint Bowyer Looking for Past Success at Foxwoods Resort Casino 301
Clint Bowyer could take a lot of stress out of his life with a victory at the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 on Sunday. Bowyer is angling to get into the playoffs, which begin September 15 at Las Vegas. The reason Bowyer is so optimistic is his record at New Hampshire […]
Kurt Busch Gets Good Luck After Bad Break Six Days Prior
Kurt Busch got two breaks in the span of less than a week, one unfortunate, and the other lucky. Two Sundays ago, Busch was in the lead at the Coke Zero Sugar 400 when he made a pit stop late in the race. The strategy was Busch was hoping for […]
NASCAR Set to Launch Pilot Version of Sports Betting Product in September
NASCAR is planning to conduct a soft launch of its proprietary betting product in September in a move designed to put the sport at the forefront of legalized sports betting in the United States. The launch date for the pilot version of the product comes after NASCAR announced in May […]
Kurt Busch Beats Brother Kyle in Overtime to Win Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway
Kurt Busch outraced his brother Kyle in a two-lap overtime period to earn his first win of the NASCAR Cup Series season, taking the checkered flag in Saturday’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. The victory will likely earn Busch a spot in NASCAR’s postseason, and marks his 31st career […]
Suarez’s Pole Win No Guarantee of Success at Quaker State 400
Daniel Suarez was excited to win the pole for Saturday’s Quaker State 400, but stats may temper that enthusiasm. Only one driver has won the pole and went on to win a Cup Series race this season. Joey Logano managed to do both a month ago at Michigan International Speedway. […]
Pocono Raceway Officials Have Solution to Sticky Situation
When drivers hit Pocono Raceway the first week of June for the Pocono 400, the racetrack was a mess. The complaints were frequent and loud. Kyle Busch, who won the race, said afterwards he was hardly threatened. “I passed one guy on the outside of Turn 3 and that was […]
Justin Haley Wins First NASCAR Cup Series Race in Rain-Shortened Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona
Justin Haley earned his first NASCAR Cup Series win in just his third career start by winning the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday. The race was delayed a day due to rain, which had interfered with practice and qualifying all week. Busch Pits Just Before […]
Brad Keselowski Makes Good on Wrecking Vow at Coke Zero Sugar 400
Last year at the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona Speedway, Brad Keselowski vowed he wouldn’t be pushed around. At Thursday’s practice for this year’s edition, Keselowski was true to his word. He got into an altercation with 21-year-old William Byron at the iconic racetrack. The two were on a […]
Alex Bowman Gets Praise from Martin Truex Jr. After Camping World 400 Win
At first it seemed like Martin Truex Jr.’s words after the Camping World 400 were sour grapes. The member of the Joe Gibbs Racing team was actually paying his competitor a compliment. Truex was asked after the race if he thought Alex Bowman’s first career victory, and the high finishes […]
Alex Bowman Picks Up First Career NASCAR Cup Series Win at Chicagoland Speedway
Alex Bowman held off Kyle Larson to claim his first career NASCAR Cup Series victory, winning the Camping World 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday. The 26-year-old finished just over a half-second ahead of Larson in a race that saw multiple lead changes in the final laps. Larson, Bowman Trade […]
Harvick Fighting Against Panic in Search of First Win
By this time last year, Kevin Harvick had six victories, and was dominating NASCAR. This season the 43-year-old has been searching for one win, and he is getting increasingly concerned. In April, Harvick said he wasn’t worried that he hadn’t been in the winner’s circle. His attitude has changed, however. […]
Drivers Getting Nervous as Camping World 400 Marks Halfway Point to Playoffs
The NASCAR season has 10 races remaining, and for some drivers the Camping World 400 is time to try and move up the standings to get into the playoffs. Only 16 drivers make the postseason, which begins September 15 at the SouthPoint 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. For teammates […]
Teammates Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Finding Rivalry Breeds Success
Kyle Busch had made the most noise this year, winning four races, but his new teammate, Martin Truex Jr., is making a racket of his own. The 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion won his fourth race of the season last week at Sonoma, matching his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate. It […]
Martin Truex Jr. Holds Off Teammate Kyle Busch to Win at Sonoma Raceway
Martin Truex Jr. outlasted a charging Kyle Busch to win the Toyota/Save Mart 350 on Sunday at Sonoma Raceway for the second straight year. Truex and Busch, teammates on Joe Gibbs Racing, finished well ahead of the rest of the field, with nobody else being within 30 seconds of them […]
Kevin Harvick Hoping to Get Off Winless Carousel at Sonoma
It seems silly to say that Kevin Harvick needs a break to get his first victory of the season, but this week’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 might provide it. Sonoma Raceway is the host, and the roadside track has always been a favorite of Harvick’s. In his last four races, he has […]
Despite Cup Series Break, Plenty of Other Action in NASCAR
Just because the Cup Series drivers were off last week, doesn’t mean there wasn’t any action in NASCAR. The Truck Series was at Iowa Speedway, and there were two significant incidents. The first was the disqualification of Ross Chastain’s victory. The second was a one-race suspension to Johnny Sauter. Chastain […]
Nationwide Exiting Sponsorship of Hendrick Motorsport
Nationwide has decided it’s not on NASCAR’s side and will not be sponsoring  Alex Bowman and the No. 88 car at Hendrick Motorsport after this season. The insurance company had signed a two-year deal last year, but is exercising an opt out clause. The relationship with NASCAR stretches back to […]
Joey Logano Holds On in Overtime to Win FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway
Joey Logano survived a late restart to cap off a dominant day and win the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway. The race, initially scheduled for Sunday, was delayed until Monday evening due to rain. Overtime Changes Complexion of Race Logano appeared to be in control for most of […]
Can Brad Keselowski Finally Win at Hometown Michigan International Speedway?
Brad Keselowski has won 30 NASCAR Cup Series races, but there is one title he desperately wants to add to his trophy case. The 35-year-old gets another chance this weekend at the FireKeepers Casino 400. The race is at Michigan International Speedway, less than two hours from Rochester Hills, where […]