DAYTONA BEACH – Ryan Blaney climbed out of his No. 12 Team Penske Ford Sunday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway looking simultaneously relieved and genuinely worn-out. He claimed the final 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff position after a 15th-place finish – six laps down – in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 regular season finale; he […]
Daytona Notebook: Ryan Blaney Earns Final Cup Playoff Spot, Martin Truex Jr. Falls Short
August 28, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Wet And Wild: Austin Dillon Grabs NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Spot With Victory At Daytona
August 28, 2022 by Leave a Comment
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – With a huge assist from Richard Childress Racing teammate Tyler Reddick after a rain delay of more than three hours, Austin Dillon forced his way into the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff and broke Martin Truex Jr.’s heart. Dillon’s victory in Sunday’s rain-delayed Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway—his first […]
Coke Zero Sugar 400 At Daytona Postponed By Rain To Sunday
August 27, 2022 by Leave a Comment
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Those eager to identify the last two drivers to qualify for the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff—including the 15 eligible drivers themselves—will have to wait another day. Persistent rain forced postponement of Saturday night’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway until 10 a.m. Sunday. The race will be broadcast on […]
Messy Mayhem: Jeremy Clements Scores Daytona Upset In Wild NASCAR Xfinity Race
August 27, 2022 by Leave a Comment
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Friday night’s bizarre, attrition-filled, rain-delayed NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway produced an appropriately unexpected outcome when Jeremy Clements took the checkered flag under caution at the end of the third attempt at overtime. Clements’ victory in the Wawa 250, a race that started roughly three hours late and […]
NASCAR Notebook: Qualifying Rainout Puts Kyle Larson Pole For Daytona Cup Race
August 26, 2022 by Leave a Comment
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—Kyle Larson will start on the pole for Saturday’s all-important Coke Zero Sugar 400 NASCAR Cup Series race after rain at Daytona International Speedway on Friday forced cancellation of qualifying for the final regular-season race. Larson won last Sunday at Watkins Glen and topped the Daytona field according to metrics, which by rule […]
NASCAR Weekend Preview: Daytona International Speedway – Last Chance To Make Cup Series Playoffs
August 25, 2022 by Leave a Comment
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Drama, intrigue and action have perpetually been a part of NASCAR Cup Series races at the sport’s crown jewel, Daytona International Speedway. And this weekend, the next chapter of the thrilling Daytona storyline will formally set the 2022 16-driver Playoff field. The Coke Zero Sugar 400 on Saturday night (7 p.m. […]
Kyle Larson’s Late-Race Luck Earns Him Xfinity Series Win At Watkins Glen
August 20, 2022 by Leave a Comment
In the moments after claiming the checkered flag for the Sunoco Go Rewards 200 at the Glen Saturday afternoon, Kyle Larson smiled and conceded he was a bit fortunate. “I got lucky,’’ he told the USA Network television audience. Or perhaps more accurately, he was in the right place at the right time. Running third […]
NASCAR Weekend Preview: Watkins Glen International – Battle For Cup Series Playoff Spots Hits The Road
August 18, 2022 by Leave a Comment
It would be difficult to imagine more distinct storylines in a single NASCAR race than those present in Sunday’s Go Bowling at the Glen (3 p.m. ET on USA, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). After breaking a 65-race drought on Aug. 7 at Michigan International Raceway, Kevin Harvick goes for his third consecutive Cup victory. […]
Rolling: Richmond Win Gives Kevin Harvick Gets Second Consecutive Cup Series Victory
August 14, 2022 by Leave a Comment
RICHMOND, Va. – Last Sunday at Michigan, Kevin Harvick broke a 65-race drought. Now the driver of the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford has a two-race winning streak. Chased by runner-up Christopher Bell and third-place finisher Chris Buescher over the closing laps, Harvick threaded his way through traffic to win Sunday’s Federated Auto Parts 400 […]
Chandler Smith Dominates Camping World Truck Series Playoff Race At Richmond
August 13, 2022 by Leave a Comment
RICHMOND, Va. – The first truck off pit road controlled the race. That was the story of Chandler Smith’s dominating victory in Saturday night’s Worldwide Express 250 at Richmond Raceway. Smith took charge of the second event in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoff when he won the race off pit road under caution […]
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