On Sunday in Richmond, Virginia, 37 drivers in 37 stock cars will race for 300 miles in the seventh race of this NASCAR season. The green flag will fly at 3:30 p.m. The NASCAR Toyota 400 is held at the Richmond Raceway and is considered a premier short track. Richmond …
Read More »Rookie Austin Cindric wins Daytona 500
Austin Cindric has won the Daytona 500. In a photo finish, the rookie now has his first NASCAR Cup Series win. Notably, his victory fell on team owner Roger Penske’s eighty-fifth birthday for his third win as an owner. RIGHT DOWN TO THE WIRE 😳 Austin Cindric edges out Bubba …
Read More »Bubba Wallace Earns a Historic NASCAR Victory at Talladega
Bubba Wallace just earned his spot in the record books on Monday after a race at the Talladega Superspeedway. He steered through a rainy track to earn his first career cup win in 143 starts. But Wallace’s victory wasn’t one just for himself. He became the second ever black NASCAR …
Read More »Michael McDowell; The Daytona Underdog
Not crowned until early Monday morning, through the rain and wreckage, Michael McDowell wins his first career cup series race, as he is crowned the winner of the 63rd Daytona 500. McDowell was winless in his first 357 career Cup starts and 13 seasons. This was the season-opening race for …
Read More »Chase Elliot Wins 2020 NASCAR Cup Series, Jimmie Johnson comments on Final Race
William Clyde “Chase” Elliot became the third youngest driver to win the Cup Series on Sunday. Meanwhile, seven-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson raced in the series for the final time on Sunday. Johnson signed a contract with Indy Car team Ganassi Racing in September and is expected finish …
Read More »Austin Dillon Wins Big in Texas
NASCAR driver Austin Dillon beat out teammate Tyler Reddick to win the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 on Sunday. This was a 1-2 finish for the Richard Childress Racing team. It was a close finish with Dillion winning by .149-seconds. Before the race, Dillon was outside the top 16 that made …
Read More »NASCAR hosts 20,000 fans in the biggest crowd in pandemic history
Fans in the stands? That’s crazy. Well, for NASCAR, it was a welcomed feeling. After months of postponed events and empty crowds, 20,000 eagle-eyed viewers packed into Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee. It is the largest crowd since the coronavirus arrived on our shores. About 20,000 fans attend a NASCAR …
Read More »Kevin Harvick wins at the Brickyard
Kevin Harvick won the Brickyard 400 for the second year in a row. It’s Harvick’s third win overall at the Brickyard, and his fourth win so far in 2020. Matt Kenseth finished second, and Aric Almirola came in third. https://twitter.com/NASCAR/status/1279940216233562113 Kevin Harvick’s path to victory Harvick led 68 of the …
Read More »How GEICO 500 Changed NASCAR
The NASCAR GEICO 500 race at Talladega was postponed from Sunday to Monday at 3 p.m. due to weather. An additional hour delay was then suffered at lap 58. Yet, the Talladega Superspeedway race still reached a desired hair-raising completion with Ryan Blaney grabbing 1st place from Ricky Stenhouse Jr …
Read More »Bubba Wallace Finds Noose in Stall
It hasn’t even been two weeks since NASCAR banned the confederate flag. On Sunday afternoon, at the Talladega Superspeedway, a noose was found in the garage stall belonging to Bubba Wallace. NASCAR and the FBI have started investigations into the act. Wallace, NASCAR’s only black driver, called the act a …
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