RECAP: Connor Zilisch Prevails for an Emotional NASCAR Xfinity Series Victory at Pocono

Connor Zilisch prevails for an emotional NASCAR Xfinity Series victory at Pocono Raceway on Saturday afternoon in the Explore the Pocono Mountains 250.

In a day of varying strategies and dramatic restarts among the front runners, JR Motorsports rookie Connor Zilisch prevailed in a late race sprint to the checkered flag in Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Explore the Pocono Mountains 250 at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway – the first oval win of this young talent’s career.

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RECAP: Layne Riggs Seizes NASCAR Truck Series Victory at Pocono

Layne Riggs seizes NASCAR Truck Series victory at Pocono Raceway on Friday evening in the Miller Tech Battery 200.

Layne Riggs capped one of the best race weekends of his young career, claiming his first-ever pole position then leading the final 20 laps of Friday’s MillerTech Battery 200 to take his first NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series victory of the season in the opening race of a NASCAR tripleheader weekend at Pocono Raceway.

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RECAP: Shane Van Gisbergen Dominates in First NASCAR Cup Series Race in Mexico City

Shane Van Gisbergen dominates in the first NASCAR Cup Series race in Mexico City at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on Sunday in the Viva Mexico 250

MEXICO CITY – An overcast sky and early afternoon drizzle could not dampen the enthusiasm or energy of the huge crowd at Mexico City’s Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez Sunday for the first points-paying NASCAR Cup Series race outside the United States in half a century.

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RECAP: Daniel Suarez Relishes NASCAR Xfinity Series Victory in Mexico City

Daniel Suarez relishes NASCAR Xfinity Series victory in Mexico City at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on Saturday in the Chilango 150.

MEXICO CITY – In all his high hopes and hard work over the last year to promote NASCAR’s return to his home country of Mexico, even Daniel Suarez could not have imagined the amazing story of his dramatic win in Saturday’s The Chilango 150 – coming from last place on the grid in a back-up car and charging to Victory Lane.

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RECAP: Denny Hamlin Showcases a Master Class in Fuel-Saving Victory at Michigan

Denny Hamlin showcases a master class in fuel-saving victory at Michigan International Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400.

Ultimately, Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota had just enough fuel to claim the checkered flag at Michigan International Speedway and do one celebratory series of burnouts in front of the huge grandstand crowd before running out of gas on his encore celebration and needing a tow to his ultimate destination: Victory Lane.

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