It wasn’t a question of “if” Kyle Larson could find his way back to Victory Lane, it was a question of “when.” But I still think it is safe to say that Kyle Larson winning at Las Vegas continues the streak of surprise winners this season.
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Front Row Motorsports Announces 2021 Driver Lineup
Michael McDowell and Todd Gilliland Return, Anthony Alfredo Joins Team David Ragan to Enter Daytona 500 MOORESVILLE, N.C. (January 6, 2021) – The 2021 Front Row Motorsports (FRM) driver lineup will feature both familiar and new faces to the organization. Michael McDowell will once again pilot the No. 34 Ford Mustang in the NASCAR Cup Series, while Anthony Alfredo will drive the No. 38 Ford Mustang in his first year at the Cup level. Todd Gilliland will return to the No. 38 Ford F-150 in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. In…
Read MoreJimmy Fennig to Lead Competition at Roush Fenway Racing
Long-time Roush Fenway Employee/Championship Crew Chief Named EVP of Competition CONCORD, N.C. (Nov. 11, 2020) – Roush Fenway Racing has named Jimmy Fennig executive vice president in charge of competition. Fennig, who joined the organization in 1997 and played a major role in several of the team’s greatest successes, will oversee all aspects of competition for Roush Fenway’s racing operations that currently fields two entries in the NASCAR Cup Series.
Read MoreKevin Harvick Alsco Uniforms 500k Race Report from Charlotte
Busch Light Ford Mustang Driver Still First in NASCAR Cup Point Standings Date: May 28, 2020 Event: Alsco Uniforms 500k (Round 8 of 36) Series: NASCAR Cup Series Location: Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) Format: 208 laps, broken into three stages (55 laps/60 laps/93 laps) Start/Finish: 16th/10th (Running, completed 208 of 208 laps) Point Standing: 1st (331 points, 14 ahead of Joey Logano) Race Winner: Chase Elliott of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 1 Winner: Joey Logano of Team Penske (Ford) Stage 2 Winner: Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) Stage 1 Recap (Laps 1-55): ● Kevin Harvick…
Read MoreRoush Fenway Weekly Advance | Darlington II
Darlington Raceway Toyota 500 Wednesday, May 20, 2020 | 7:30 p.m. ET FS1, MRN, SiriusXM Channel 90 Ryan Newman, No. 6 Oscar Mayer Ford Mustang Chris Buescher, No. 17 Fifth Third Ford Mustang NASCAR Returns to Action Following its return to racing Sunday at Darlington Raceway, NASCAR continues its modified schedule with a second event at ‘The Lady in Black’ Wednesday night in primetime. It will mark the third of seven NASCAR national series races in an 11-day span. Once competition wraps at Darlington on Wednesday, the NCS will transition…
Read MoreDenny Hamlin/FedEx Racing Express Facts – Darlington
Race Info: Race: Toyota 500 Date/Time: Weds, May 20/7:30 p.m. ET Distance: 228 laps/311.4 miles Track Length: 1.36 miles Track Shape: Egg-shaped oval 2019 Winner: N/A Express Notes: Press Kit: Download the 2020 FedEx Racing press materials at www.fedexracing.com/presskit, including bios for Denny Hamlin, Chris Gabehart and Joe Gibbs Racing leadership, program highlights and statistics. Darlington “The Real Heroes 400” Recap: Denny Hamlin battled the track “Too Tough to Tame” for a top-five finish in NASCAR’s return to live racing on Sunday. Hamlin finished fifth at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway in the Cup Series’ first event since going on hiatus…
Read MoreMichael McDowell Post-Race Report: Darlington Raceway
Michael McDowell No. 34 CarParts.com Ford Mustang Started: 31st Finished: 23rd Stage One: 26th Stage Two: 23rd Stage Three: 23rd Michael McDowell took the green flag in Sunday’s Real Heroes 400 from the 31st position at Darlington Raceway. He noted early on in Stage 1 that his CarParts.com Ford Mustang was, “tight in the center of turn three and four” which made it hard for him to run the bottom of the race track and would go on to finish Stage 1 from the 26th position. Under the Stage 1 caution, the…
Read MoreRoush Fenway Weekly Advance | Darlington
Racing is back this weekend at Darlington Raceway for the first of two NASCAR Cup Series races in four days. Following Sunday’s return to racing – the first time on track since March 8 at the end of the West Coast swing – the NCS will again visit ‘The Lady in Black’ for a primetime event under the lights Wednesday night. Roush Fenway Racing has five Cup Series wins all-time at Darlington and has finished in the top-ten in nearly half the events it has raced it. Darlington Raceway The…
Read MoreOn This Date in NASCAR History…
Sunday, April 13, 2019 – On this day in history, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Martin Truex Jr. one his first of two NASCAR Cup Series races in his season sweep of Richmond Raceway in 2019. Truex led 186 of the 400 laps and finished 0.178 second ahead of Team Penske’s Joey Logano. Truex would go on to win a series season-most of seven races in 2019.
Read MoreDuval and Bolton Score Best Finishes Thus Far in 2020 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Season
Event: eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series (Round 3 of 20) Date: Tuesday, March 17 Location: Virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway (1.5-mile oval) Distance: 134 laps (201 miles) Winner: Ryan Luza of Williams eSports Stewart-Haas eSports Results: ● Dylan Duval (Started 24th, Finished 15th / Running, completed 134 of 134 laps) ● Justin Bolton (Started 14th, Finished 17th / Running, completed 134 of 134 laps) Notes: ● Duval’s 15th-place drive was his best result of the season. His previous best was 31st, earned Feb. 25 at the virtual Auto Club Speedway. ● Bolton’s 17th-place effort was also his…
Read MoreMissed Call Lets Joey Logano Win at Las Vegas
It didn’t look like Joey Logano was going to win the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas but he got all the luck there was and brought home the checkers. The start of the race saw the Toyotas of Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch and Christopher Bell go to the back for unapproved changes to the nose of the car that were found in inspection. Qualifying was washed out by rain so the field was set by owner’s points.
Read MoreFull Race Replay: Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 | NASCAR at Daytona International Speedway
Click past the jump to see a Full Race Replay of the Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 with the NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona International Speedway.
Read MoreKyle Busch Paces Toyota With Pocono Win
Toyota placed only three cars in the Top 10 at Pocono but the won the race again and that is all that matters. Kyle Busch didn’t win either of the first two stages, that honor went to Kyle Larson, but he won the race – again. And last time I checked, they handed out the trophy at the end of the race, not at the end of the stages.
Read More200 Total Wins: Kyle Busch Dominates at Cali
I watched both the Xfinity and Cup races this weekend. It looked like Kyle Busch was going to get his 200th win on Saturday in the Xfinity race, but Cole Custer took advantage of a Busch slip up and took the checkered flag.
Read MoreUnofficial Driver/Owner Points from the Las Vegas Pennzoil 400 Monster Energy Cup Series Race
Check out the unofficial driver and owner points from the Las Vegas Pennzoil 400 Monster Energy Cup Series Race…
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