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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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. […]
NASCAR Weekend Preview: Michigan International Speedway – Race For Cup Series Playoffs Down To The Wire
August 4, 2022 by Leave a Comment
For those drivers who haven’t yet qualified for the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, time is growing short. There are four races left in the regular season, and 14 different drivers presumably are going to race in the postseason on the basis of victories in the first 22 events. Realistically, that leaves two Playoff berths still […]
AJ Allmendinger Scores Dominant Win In Xfinity Series Pennzoil 150 At The Brickyard
July 30, 2022 by Leave a Comment
SPEEDWAY, Ind. – The NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff is still six races away, but AJ Allmendinger has already clinched one title. With his victory in Saturday’s Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard, the driver of the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet is the undisputed King of the Road. Allmendinger was an irresistible force at the 2.439-mile, […]
NASCAR Weekend Preview: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course And Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park
July 28, 2022 by 1 Comment
Return to Indianapolis Road Course promises to be another wild affair The NASCAR Cup Series makes its second foray onto the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, but it will be difficult to rival the chaotic proceedings of last year in Sunday’s Verizon 200 at the Brickyard (2:30 p.m. ET on NBC, IMS Radio and SiriusXM […]
Noah Gragson Holds Off Ty Gibbs To Win Wild Xfinity Series Event At Pocono
July 23, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Two of the most determined, talented, young drivers in NASCAR put on a show for the ages in the closing laps of Saturday’s Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway with 24-year-old Noah Gragson ultimately holding off Ty Gibbs, 19, by the blink of an eye to take the victory. Gragson’s No. 9 […]
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