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Kyle Busch Dominates Chicagoland Qualifying for First Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Race

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JOLIET, IL – SEPTEMBER 15: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Skittles Sweet Heat Toyota, poses with the Coors Light Pole Award after qualifying in the pole position for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Tales of the Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 15, 2017, in Joliet, Illinois. Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Fresh from a Twitter war with Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch proved a point with his pole run at Chicagoland Speedway—and may just have proved Keselowski’s. Continue reading →

Regular Season Cup Series Champion, Truex Tries to Open Playoffs with a Win

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Martin Truex Jr. won the regular season championship.

Now, he’s focused on taking home the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series title by winning the playoffs. Continue reading →

Gaughan Tries to Cement Spot in the XFINITY Series Playoffs

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Only one race separates Brendan Gaughan from the NASCAR XFINITY Series Playoffs.

Currently holding the 12th – and final – berth to the postseason, Gaughan sits 25 points above Dakoda Armstrong on the cutoff line. Continue reading →

Is There a Playoff Favorite? That Depends on Whom You Ask

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Martin Truex Jr. speaks to the media as one of the 16 drivers eligible to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship during the 2017 NASCAR Playoffs Production & Media Day at NASCAR Hall of Fame on September 13, 2017, in Charlotte, North Carolina Photo – Streeter Lecka/Getty Images

Regular-season champion Martin Truex Jr. says it’s hard to pick a favorite in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoff.

Kyle Busch disagrees. Continue reading →