Martin Truex Jr., the driver of the #78 5-hour ENERGY Toyota, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series SouthPoint 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on September 16, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo – Chris Graythen/Getty Images
LAS VEGAS – Martin Truex Jr. took the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship lead Sunday afternoon with a third-place finish in the Playoff opening South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Continue reading
Elliott Sadler, Justin Allgaier, Ryan Reed, Austin Cindric, Ross Chastain, Cole Custer, Matt Tifft, Ryan Truex, Daniel Hemric, Tyler Reddick, Brandon Jones, and Christopher Bell pose after making the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Photo – Sam Wasson/Getty Images
LAS VEGAS – The NASCAR Xfinity Series regular-season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was high action and great drama with a first-time winner in Ross Chastain and the 12 championship-eligible drivers entering the race maintaining their contention for the opening round of the Playoffs, which begin next week at Richmond, Va. Continue reading
Brad Keselowski, the driver of the #2 Discount Tire Ford, celebrates after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on September 10, 2018, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo – Matt Sullivan/Getty Images
SPEEDWAY, Ind. – It’s been a historic two weeks for Brad Keselowski. The No. 2 Ford driver executed a hard-nosed pass of Denny Hamlin with two laps remaining in Monday’s rain-delayed Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard to win his first race at prestigious Indianapolis Motor Speedway, one week after visiting Victory Lane in the “crown-jewel” Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Continue reading
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SPEEDWAY, Ind. – Eight races into his NBC Sports broadcasting gig, Dale Earnhardt Jr. conceded it’s been a legitimate learning experience, but he’s loving the opportunity and figuring out how to be a good student of the occupation. Continue reading
Brad Keselowski, the driver of the #2 Miller Genuine Draft Ford, celebrates with a burnout after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 2, 2018, in Darlington, South Carolina. Photo – Sarah Crabill/Getty Images
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – It’s exactly the kind of unmistakable momentum you want with one race remaining before the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs begin. And so in that sense, perhaps the timing of Brad Keselowski’s first win of the season Sunday night at Darlington Raceway makes up for the near-misses he’s had earlier in the year. Continue reading