Chase Elliott Grabs Victory at Dover, Advances in Monster Energy Cup Playoffs

Chase Elliott, the driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, poses with the winner’s decal in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Gander Outdoors 400 at Dover International Speedway on October 7, 2018, in Dover, Delaware. Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

DOVER, Del. – What looked like a Stewart-Haas Racing victory parade for much of Sunday afternoon ended in a wild overtime scramble, with Chase Elliott taking the checkered flag in the Gander Outdoors 400 at Dover International Speedway. Continue reading

Ryan Blaney Emerges from Last-Lap Wreck as Charlotte Road Course Winner

Ryan Blaney, the driver of the #12 Menards/Pennzoil Ford, celebrates in victory lane by placing the Winner’s sticker on his car after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on September 30, 2018, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo – Chris Graythen/Getty Images

CONCORD, N.C. – In a race that was as wild as advertised in the closing laps, Ryan Blaney sped past crashing Jimmie Johnson and Martin Truex Jr. in the final corner to win Sunday’s inaugural Bank of America ROVAL 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. Continue reading

Kyle Busch Holds Off Kevin Harvick to Win Richmond Playoff Race

Kyle Busch, the driver of the #18 M&M’s Toyota, poses with the trophy in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway on September 22, 2018, in Richmond, Virginia. Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

RICHMOND, Va. – On a night of important milestones, in a car hastily repaired after a brush with the wall during qualifying, Kyle Busch held off Kevin Harvick to win Saturday night’s Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway to advance to the second round of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. Continue reading

NASCAR Playoffs Intensify after Wild Opener at Las Vegas

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

Austin Dillon is a Survivor in a War of Attrition in the Desert

Austin Dillon, the driver of the #3 DOWFROST Chevrolet, sits in his car during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series SouthPoint 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on September 15, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo – Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Austin Dillon got his wish—Sunday’s South Point 400 didn’t finish the way it started for the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing team. Continue reading