Ross Chastain, the driver of the #42 DC Solar Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series DC Solar 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on September 15, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo – Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Ross Chastain tells an honest and surreal story of realizing his first victory in one of NASCAR’s major series – a dominating win in last Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Continue reading
Chase drivers Aric Almirola (10) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Fusion, Joey Logano (22) Team Penske Pennzoil Ford Fusion, William Byron (24) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, Joey Logano (22) Team Penske Pennzoil Ford Fusion, Denny Hamlin (11) Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Toyota Camry, Chase Elliott (9) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, Brad Keselowski (2) Team Penske Ford Fusion, Martin Truex Jr. (78) Barney Visser Furniture Row Racing Toyota Camry, Kevin Harvick (4) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Fusion, Clint Bowyer (14) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Fusion, Jimmie Johnson (48) Lowes Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, Kyle Busch (18) Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Toyota Camry, Austin Dillon (3) Richard Childress Racing (RCR) Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, Kurt Busch (41) Monster Energy Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Fusion, Kyle Larson (42) Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, and Erik Jones (20) Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Toyota Camry, stand on stage during the NASCAR Burnout Boulevard Fueled by Sunoco on September 13, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo – Matt Sullivan/Getty Images
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – All but a couple of the 16 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff contenders had to rally from “issues” in Sunday’s Playoff opener. There were spins, flat tires, pit road penalties, collisions, and wall contact. Continue reading
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