Playoff Pressure Intensifies with Only Three Spots Left in the Championship 4

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A victory in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs has perhaps never been as crucial as it is entering the final two Playoff races to set the 2018 Championship 4 for the season finale on Nov. 18 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

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Uncertainty Looms for Several Monster Energy Playoff Contenders

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – As is the case at the inevitably unpredictable Talladega Superspeedway, Sunday’s 1000Bulbs.com 500-miler provided a surprise ending and for several season-long championship contenders – an uncertain Playoff situation. Continue reading

Brad Keselowski Looks Forward to Racing at Talladega

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – If it seems as if Brad Keselowski took to Talladega Superspeedway from his very first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series laps at the notoriously tough and unpredictable venue – it’s because he did. The Team Penske driver’s five wins there is a total twice that of any of his competitors in this Sunday’s 1000Bulbs.com 500 Playoff race at 2 pm ET on NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Continue reading

Chase Elliott is Finding Success at the Right Time

Chase Elliott, the driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, celebrates with his team after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Gander Outdoors 400 at Dover International Speedway on October 7, 2018, in Dover, Delaware. Photo – Jared C Tilton/Getty Images

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – As has been the case in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, Sunday’s second round opener at Dover’s Monster Mile proved it ain’t over till it’s over. And again, it was the veterans opening the door for younger drivers to come on into the Playoff party. Continue reading

Dramatic, Unpredictable Playoffs are What NASCAR Championship Racing is All About

Jimmie Johnson, the driver of the #48 Lowe’s for Pros Chevrolet, races Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on September 30, 2018, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo – Jared C Tilton/Getty Images

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Has there been a more dramatic final lap in recent NASCAR Playoff history than we saw Sunday afternoon at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course? Continue reading