Aric Almirola, the driver of the #10 Smithfield Ford, drives in the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on March 16, 2018, in Fontana, California. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images
FONTANA, Calif. – You won’t hear Aric Almirola saying “Thank goodness it’s Friday”— not this year at least. Continue reading
Kevin Harvick, the driver of the #4 Busch Beer Ford, drives during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on March 17, 2018, in Fontana, California. Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images
Seeking a fourth straight Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory, Kevin Harvick dominated Saturday’s first practice session at Auto Club Speedway. Harvick ran the fastest lap (186.075 mph) and posted the best consecutive ten-lap average (181.009 mph). Stewart-Haas teammate Kurt Busch was second on the speed chart in the session with a lap at 184.431 mph… Continue reading
Martin Truex Jr., the driver of the #78 Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY Toyota, poses with the Busch Pole Award after qualifying on the pole for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on March 16, 2018, in Fontana, California. Photo – Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images
FONTANA, Calif. – With the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying field thinned significantly by inspection issues, Martin Truex Jr. won his second straight pole of the season in Friday’s knockout qualifying session at Auto Club Speedway. Continue reading
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Two-thirds of the way into NASCAR’s much-anticipated #NASCARGoesWest swing through Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Fontana, Calif. race tracks there are some distinct trends and historic possibilities in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Continue reading
Aric Almirola, the driver of the #10 Smithfield Ford, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series TicketGuardian 500 at ISM Raceway on March 11, 2018, in Avondale, Arizona. Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images
With three straight victories in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Kevin Harvick deserves top billing in the Stewart-Haas Racing camp, but Aric Almirola has been strong and steady through the first four races of the season. Continue reading