NASCAR Fetes Its National Champions In Nashville Awards Ceremony

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that deuces were wild on Thursday night at the Music City Center, where NASCAR honored the champions of its top three national series at the annual NASCAR Awards. Headlining the event was NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano, who drives the No. 22 Ford for Team Penske. The title was Logano’s second, following the championship he won for team owner Roger Penske in 2018.

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Jonathan Hassler Filling In for Logano’s Crew Chief Paul Wolfe at Dover

Joey Logano‘s crew chief Paul Wolfe will miss this weekend’s Drydene 400 at Dover International Speedway after being suspended by NASCAR for failing to secure two lug nuts on the No. 22 Ford Mustang after last Sunday’s (May 9) Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway.

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Logano Left Puzzled After Runner-up Finish at Phoenix

Joey Logano didn’t lose the Instacart 500 at Phoenix Raceway because of a lousy last restart or a vibration. Logano admitted afterward that even if he had broken away from Martin Truex Jr. on the final restart, he would probably have been overtaken by Truex at some point during the run to the checkered flag. Logano, however, was still left puzzled Sunday night.

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Team Penske NASCAR Cup Series Race Report – Charlotte II

Team Penske NASCAR Cup Series Race Report Track:                Charlotte Motor Speedway Race:                 Alsco Uniforms 500 Date:                 May 28, 2020 ____________________________________ No. 2 Discount Tire Ford Mustang – Brad Keselowski Start: 20th Stage 1: 25th Stage 2: 27th Finish: 7th Status: Running Laps Completed: 208/208 Laps Led: 0 Point Standings (behind first): 5th (-66) Notes:  Brad Keselowski overcame early right-front damage to the No. 2 Discount Tire Ford Mustang resulting from a cut tire to score a “Keselowski-esque” seventh-place finish in Thursday night’s NASCAR Cup Series event at Charlotte Motor Speedway. By virtue of winning the Coca-Cola 600 last Sunday, Keselowski was…

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Team Penske NASCAR Cup Series Race Report – Coca Cola 600

Team Penske NASCAR Cup Series Race Report Track:                Charlotte Motor Speedway Race:                 Coca-Cola 600 Date:                 May 24, 2020 ____________________________________   No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Mustang – Brad Keselowski Start:  9th Stage 1: 15th Stage 2: 12th Stage 3: 8th Finish: 1st Status:  Running Laps Completed: 405/405 Laps Led: 21 Point Standings (behind first): 5th (-56) Notes:  Brad Keselowski held off Jimmie Johnson in a NASCAR overtime finish to win the Coca-Cola 600 Sunday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Keselowski scored his first career victory in NASCAR’s longest race. The win was his first of the 2020 season and the his second…

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Team Penske NASCAR Cup Series Race Report – Darlington

eam Penske NASCAR Cup Series Race Report Track:                Darlington Raceway Race:                 Toyota 500 Date:                 May 20, 2020 ____________________________________ No. 2 PIRTEK Ford Mustang – Brad Keselowski Start: 8th Stage 1: 16th Stage 2: 14th Finish: 4th Status: Running Laps Completed: 208/208 Laps Led: 7 Point Standings (behind first): 6th (-67) Notes:  Brad Keselowski scored a fourth-place finish in the rain-shortened Toyota 500 Wednesday evening at Darlington Raceway, for his best finish and second top-five result of the 2020 season. A gusty call by crew chief Jeremy Bullins late in the event, paired with a timely caution flag, gave Keselowski the race…

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Team Penske NASCAR Cup Series Race Report – The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington Raceway

Team Penske NASCAR Cup Series Race Report Track:                Darlington Raceway Race:                 The Real Heroes 400 Date:                 May 17, 2020 ____________________________________   No. 2 Discount Tire Ford Mustang – Brad Keselowski Start:  1st Stage 1: 5th Stage 2: 1st Finish: 13th Status:  Running Laps Completed: 293/293 Laps Led: 80 Point Standings (behind first): 5th (-60) Notes:  Brad Keselowski did a lot of good things in The Real Heroes 400 Sunday afternoon at Darlington Raceway, NASCAR’s first race in more than 70 days during the COVID-19 pandemic.  The driver of the Discount Tire Ford Mustang led 80 laps and won Stage 2, his…

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NASCAR Cup Series News and Notes – 2020 Daytona 500

NASCAR Cup Series Next Race: Daytona 500 The Place: Daytona International Speedway The Date: Sunday, February 16 The Time: 2:30 p.m. ET TV: FOX, 2 p.m. ET Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 500 miles (200 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 65), Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 130), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 200) 2019 Race Winner: Denny Hamlin

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Joey Logano, William Byron Win Bluegreen Vacations Duel At DAYTONA Races

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 13, 2020) – Former DAYTONA 500 champion Joey Logano and William Byron won the Bluegreen Vacations Duel At DAYTONA races Thursday night at Daytona International Speedway, earning second-row starting positions for Sunday’s 62nd annual DAYTONA 500 (2:30 p.m. ET; TV–FOX; Radio–MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR Radio), the season-opening race for the NASCAR Cup Series.

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Tickets for 62nd Annual DAYTONA 500 Sold Out

Fifth Consecutive Year that ‘The Great American Race’ has Sold Out Tickets for the 2021 DAYTONA 500 Available Through Pre-Sale DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 13, 2020) – Reserved tickets for the 62nd annual DAYTONA 500, the tradition-rich, prestigious season-opening event for the NASCAR Cup Series, are sold out, Daytona International Speedway President Chip Wile announced today. This is the fifth consecutive year that the DAYTONA 500 has sold out.

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Hey there race fans, I am back for another season of commentary about the NASCAR Cup series and anything else that strikes my racing fancy.

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