Truex Sweeps Stages at Kentucky for Fourth Victory

Martin Truex Jr., the driver of the #78 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, poses in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart at Kentucky Speedway on July 14, 2018, in Sparta, Kentucky. Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

SPARTA, Kentucky – Martin Truex Jr., made it a clean sweep at Kentucky Speedway this weekend. Continue reading

Anything Can Happen Under the Lights of Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – JULY 01: Cars race during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 59th Annual Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway on July 1, 2017 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 700069079 ORIG FILE ID: 805425252

It was an opportunistic pass, one that ultimately also proved to be the winning pass. Continue reading

Loose Wheels Spoil Aric Almirola’s Outstanding Run

Aric Almirola, the driver of the #10 Smithfield Ford, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Overton’s 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on July 1, 2018, in Joliet, Illinois. Photo – Matt Sullivan/Getty Images

For the first half of Sunday’s Overton’s 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, Aric Almirola looked every bit like a potential race winner. Continue reading

Kyle Busch Wins Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Slugfest at Chicagoland

Kyle Busch, the driver of the #18 Skittles Red White & Blue Toyota, and his son, Brexton, pose with the winner’s sticker after the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Overton’s 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on July 1, 2018, in Joliet, Illinois. Photo – Jared C Tilton/Getty Images

JOLIET, Ill. – Like two boxers in the final round of a closely contested slugfest, Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson traded hard shots on the last lap of Sunday’s Overton’s 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. Continue reading

Paul Menard Wins Pole at Chicagoland, his First in a Decade

Paul Menard, the driver of the #21 Menards/Sylvania Ford, poses with the Busch Pole Award after posting the fastest lap during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Overton’s 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on June 30, 2018, in Joliet, Illinois. Matt Sullivan/Getty Images

JOLIET, Ill. – Paul Menard had the hottest shoe on the hottest day of the NASCAR season. Continue reading