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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August 29, 2022 by 3 Comments
The NASCAR Cup Series playoff field was set Sunday with the final regular season event of the season at Daytona International Speedway. Austin Dillion won at Daytona to make the field. So who do you think will win the Cup Series championship this year? Vote below.
Daytona Notebook: Ryan Blaney Earns Final Cup Playoff Spot, Martin Truex Jr. Falls Short
August 28, 2022 by Leave a Comment
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
NASCAR Richmond Notebook: Kyle Larson Wins Cup Series Pole
August 13, 2022 by Leave a Comment
RICHMOND, Va. – Kyle Larson was a man on the move on Saturday at Richmond Raceway. First off, he won the pole position for Sunday’s Federated Auto Parts 400 (3 p.m. ET on USA, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Shortly thereafter, Larson left on a plane for Knoxville, Iowa, where he was locked into the […]
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