MADISON, Ill. – A seed Corey LaJoie planted more than three years ago finally bore fruit. LaJoie, you’ll remember, delivered a hand-written letter to Hendrick Motorsports team owner Rick Hendrick at the NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in 2020. At the time, Hendrick was pondering possible successors to seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie […]
NASCAR Weekend Preview: Corey LaJoie Gets Big Time Opportunity At Enjoy Illinois 300
June 1, 2023 by 1 Comment
Justin Allgaier Gets Breakthrough NASCAR Xfinity Win At Charlotte Motor Speedway
May 30, 2023 by Leave a Comment
CONCORD, N.C. – Saving fuel throughout a 66-lap green-flag run to the finish, Justin Allgaier collected his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory of the season—and the first this year for JR Motorsports—in Monday’s twice-rain-delayed Alsco Uniforms 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Allgaier, the pole winner, beat runner-up John Hunter Nemechek to the finish line by […]
Ryan Blaney Snaps Winless Drought With Coca-Cola 600 Win At Charlotte
May 29, 2023 by 11 Comments
CONCORD, N.C. – Finally. Breaking a 59-race drought in Monday’s rain-delayed Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Ryan Blaney gave team owner Roger Penske his first same-year sweep of IndyCar’s biggest race and NASCAR’s longest. With a dominant No. 12 Team Penske Ford that gained long-run speed as the race progressed, Blaney led a race-high […]
NASCAR’s Garage 56 Entry One Week Away From Hitting The Track At 24 Hours Of Le Mans
May 26, 2023 by Leave a Comment
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – One week from today, NASCAR’s long-awaited, highly-collaborative Garage 56 Project will formally make its 24 Hours of Le Mans debut in France – the No. 24 Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 presented for inspection at the Place de la Republique in the center of town, the world center of sports car […]
NASCAR Weekend Preview: Charlotte Motor Speedway – Denny Hamlin Looks For Repeat In NASCAR’s Longest Race
May 25, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Auto racing’s long day’s journey into night begins on the European continent and ends with NASCAR’s longest race, the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (6 p.m. ET Sunday on FOX, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). It’s a feast for the motorsports enthusiast, from the Grand Prix of Monaco to the Indianapolis 500 to the […]
Kyle Larson Dominates NASCAR All-Star Race At North Wilkesboro
May 21, 2023 by 1 Comment
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. – Kyle Larson’s third victory in the Sunday’s NASCAR All-Star Race was a case of absolute dominance. It was also a case study in strategy at revitalized North Wilkesboro Speedway, with the eventual winning move made on Lap 18 of 200. That’s when Larson’s crew chief, Cliff Daniels called his driver to […]
NASCAR Weekend Preview: North Wilkesboro Speedway Ready To Host Cup Series All-Star Race
May 18, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Simplicity will be the watchword when NASCAR Cup Series stars take to the track on Sunday in the NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway (8 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). That’s true, at least, of the format for the 39th running of the exhibition race that pays $1 million to […]
75th Anniversary Feature: North Wilkesboro Speedway Enjoying Miraculous Revival For NASCAR All-Star Race
May 16, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Just in case you’ve lost count, there are now two Phoenix Raceways. One, of course, sits proudly in the Sonoran Desert as the final leg of NASCAR’s West Coast Swing and the host site for the season-ending Championship 4 race. The other “Phoenix” harkens to the immortal mythological bird that rises from the ashes of […]
Opportunistic William Byron Scores Third Cup Series Win 2023 At Darlington
May 15, 2023 by 1 Comment
William Byron took full advantage of a late on-track incident between Ross Chastain and Kyle Larson to triumph in Sunday’s Goodyear 400 Darlington Raceway and become the first three-time winner in the NASCAR Cup Series this season. For Byron, the victory was sweet redemption for last season’s spring race at the Lady in Black, where […]
Denny Hamlin Breaks Winless Drought With Last Lap Tap And Pass At Kansas
May 7, 2023 by 14 Comments
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Denny Hamlin didn’t tap-dance around the tap that helped him to a much-needed victory at Kyle Larson’s expense in Sunday’s AdventHealth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway. On the final lap, after an intense chase that began with a restart on Lap 221 of 267, Hamlin closed in on […]
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