Kyle Busch wanted to drive for a racer’s racer. Richard Childress saw a gleam in Busch’s eye that reminded him of the late Dale Earnhardt. At the end of a long exploration process during which Busch weighed his options for 2023 and beyond, the two men put aside past differences and arrived at a multiyear […]
Quieting The Critics: Bubba Wallace Streaks To Convincing NASCAR Cup Series Win At Kansas Speedway
September 11, 2022 by 8 Comments
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Driving the same car number that carried teammate Kurt Busch to victory in the May race at Kansas Speedway, Bubba Wallace claimed a dramatic win at the same track in Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400, the second event in the first round of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. Wallace regained the lead […]
NASCAR Kansas Notebook: Tyler Reddick Rides High With Cup Series Pole
September 10, 2022 by Leave a Comment
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – During Saturday’s qualifying session at Kansas Speedway, NASCAR Cup Series drivers soon migrated to the top of the track—which was fine with notorious rim rider Tyler Reddick. The last of 10 drivers to make a qualifying run in the final round, Reddick knocked Joey Logano off the provisional pole and claimed […]
Noah Gragson Picks Up Fifth NASCAR Xfinity Series Victory Of 2022 At Kansas
September 10, 2022 by Leave a Comment
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – In what is turning out to be a banner season for Noah Gragson, the driver of the No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet scored his fifth NASCAR Xfinity Series victory of the year in Saturday’s rain-shortened Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway. Gragson charged from sixth in the running order past cars […]
John Hunter Nemechek Wins In Kansas Camping World Truck Series Event; Ryan Preece Finishes Third
September 9, 2022 by Leave a Comment
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – With less than a lap left in Friday night’s Kansas Lottery 200 at Kansas Speedway, John Hunter Nemechek passed Carson Hocevar and spoiled one of the unlikeliest long-shot gambles in the long history of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. At the end of a dominant evening, Nemechek had the race […]
NASCAR Weekend Preview: Kansas Speedway – Cup Series Playoff Field Tight Heading To Second Event
September 8, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Kyle Larson made the save of the year last Sunday at Darlington, and Joey Logano made a steady run to the top of the NASCAR Cup Series standings. Now the 16 championship hopefuls head to Kansas Speedway for the first trip to a 1.5-mile intermediate speedway since May. They’ll be battling to improve their positions […]
Erik Jones Holds Off Denny Hamlin To Win Cup Series Southern 500 At Darlington
September 5, 2022 by 4 Comments
DARLINGTON, S.C. – In a race that had more twists and turns than a Victorian melodrama, Erik Jones put the vaunted No. 43 Chevrolet back in Victory Lane for the first time since 2014. In a remarkable run to the finish in the season’s first NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race, Jones held off Denny Hamlin […]
Noah Gragson Triumphs In Wild NASCAR Xfinity Series Duel At Darlington
September 3, 2022 by Leave a Comment
DARLINGTON, S.C. – At the end of a thrilling three-car battle that wasn’t decided until the last corner of the last lap Saturday at Darlington Raceway, Noah Gragson stole a victory from Sheldon Creed and charging Kyle Larson to score his fourth victory of the NASCAR Xfinity Series season. After passing Gragson for second place […]
Saturday Darlington Notebook: Joey Logano Grabs Cup Series Pole For Playoff Kickoff
September 3, 2022 by 1 Comment
DARLINGTON, S.C. – Déjà vu will be just fine for Joey Logano. The driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford won the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series spring event at Darlington Raceway from the pole. After edging Christopher Bell for the top starting position in Saturday’s time trials, Logano will have a chance to repeat […]
NASCAR Weekend Preview: Darlington Raceway – Cup Series Playoffs Kick Off With Southern 500
September 2, 2022 by 1 Comment
Since the introduction of the elimination format into the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff in 2014, no 16th seed has come close to qualifying for the Championship 4 race. Then again, before University of Maryland Baltimore County drubbed Virginia in the first round of the 2018 NCAA basketball tournament, no 16th seed had ever beaten a […]
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