(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service DOVER, Del. – Chase Elliott needs to do a better job. Not of driving a race car, mind you. He needs to do a better job of enjoying his own accomplishments. When he arrived in the media center after finishing a career-best third in Sunday’s AAA […]

(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service DOVER, Del. – After last Saturday night in Kansas, Martin Truex Jr. needed a home game, and Dover International Speedway – the site of Sunday’s AAA 400 Drive for Autism (1 p.m. ET on FS1) – is the closest NASCAR track to his native New Jersey. […]

(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service DOVER, Del. – Denny Hamlin has gotten mixed reviews for the late-race move that triggered a four-car wreck last Saturday night at Kansas Speedway – but not from his peers. Joey Logano, whose No. 22 Ford was destroyed in the accident, didn’t fault Hamlin for doing […]

(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Kyle Busch finally overcame his gremlins at Kansas Speedway in a race that left Martin Truex Jr. overcome with frustration. On Saturday night—in stark contrast to many of his prior misadventures at the 1.5-mile track—Busch waited until after the Go Bowling 400 […]

(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Martin Truex Jr. freely admitted it took time for the No. 78 Furniture Row team to get the hang of three-round knockout qualifying. From the look of Friday’s time trials at Kansas Speedway, however, the problem appears to be solved. Charging around […]

(NASCAR Wire Service) Reid Spencer ~ NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan. – After opening Friday’s final NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice at Kansas Speedway with a mock qualifying run, Jimmie Johnson brought his No. 48 Chevrolet to the garage with smoke billowing from the cowling between the hood and windshield. Visually, Johnson’s problem was […]