Dale Earnhardt Jr. will join his late father in the NASCAR Hall of Fame headlining the class of 2021 that also includes Mike Stefanik and Red Farmer. Dale Jr. Earnhardt Jr. is a first-ballot Hall of Famer with 26 cup wins, two Xfinity Series titles and two Daytona 500 titles …
Read More »NASCAR Returns This Weekend
Gentlemen, start your engines. NASCAR is back. The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Darlington on Sunday, May 17. A nation suffering from a sports shortage gets a desperately-needed pain reliever: a live sport with stock cars zooming at speeds north of 200 miles per hour. From screen to reality During …
Read More »NASCAR To Resume Racing; Little League Baseball Cancels Remainder of 2020 Events
NASCAR has announced its plans to resume its season without fans in May. They join the UFC as the only two major sports organizations to announce specific return-to-play plans since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down U.S. sports in mid-March. In contrast, Little League International has made the decision to cancel …
Read More »Daytona 500: Denny Hamlin Wins Second-Consecutive 500 and Ryan Newman’s Injuries Are Not Life Threatening
Ryan Newman’s Condition Declared Not life Threatening NASCAR driver Ryan Newman was involved in a crash that sent his car airborne during the Daytona 500 on Monday. He is currently being treated at Halifax Hospital after safety crews took several minute to extract him from a car full of sparks …
Read More »Stenhouse Jr. Wins Daytona 500 Pole
For the first time since 2014, the pole position at the Daytona 500 will not be held by Hendrick Motorsports. Instead, the pole position will be held by Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who races for JTG Daugherty Racing in the No. 47 car. Pretty special day yesterday for me and my …
Read More »Denny Hamlin Wins The Daytona 500 Despite Fiery Wreckage
Denny Hamlin left the Daytona 500 with a victory that featured a 21 car pile-up and only 14 drivers to finish the race on Sunday. A Sentimental Win Hamlin won NASCAR’s biggest race for the second time in four years. He dedicated the win to J.D. Gibbs as Joe Gibb’s …
Read More »Eight Former Winners Set to Compete in the 61st Annual Daytona 500
On Sunday, 40 drivers will compete in the 61st annual edition of the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing won the “Great American Race” in 2018. Bubba Wallace of Motorsports finished in second, and Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing finished third. J.J. Watt …
Read More »William Byron wins Daytona 500 Pole
William Byron captured his first career pole position yesterday in qualifying for the Daytona 500. Dominant Day for Hendricks As qualifying finished for the Daytona 500, the top of the leader board was set with Alex Bowman, Jimmie Johnson, and Chase Elliot following Byron. All are teammates under Hendrick Motorsports …
Read More »Joey Logano Captures First NASCAR Cup Series Title
After Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami, the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series had a first-time champion. 28-year-old Joey Logano captured his first championship with a win at Sunday’s race, bringing home the title for the No. 22 Ford Fusion car and Team Penske. “Sliced Bread” Finally Brings It Home …
Read More »Brad Keselowski’s Win Streak Continues in First Race of NASCAR Playoffs
The saying goes, “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” However, for NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski, what happened in Vegas will set the tone for the rest of the NASCAR postseason. Keselowski captured the first checkered flag of the 2018 NASCAR Playoffs at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the …
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