Kurt Busch on Pole at Texas after Lightning-Fast First Round

Kurt Busch, the driver of the #41 Haas Automation/Monster Energy Ford, speaks to the media after winning the pole award during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 6, 2018, in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

FORT WORTH, Texas – Right off the truck, Kurt Busch’s No. 41 Ford was as fast as greased lightning. Continue reading

Big Names Hunt for First Win at Texas

Martin Truex Jr., the driver of the #78 Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY Toyota, practices for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 6, 2018, in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo – Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images

When one driver dominates a venue as Jimmie Johnson has done at this week’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race stop, Texas Motor Speedway, it’s easy to forget how many of the sports very best have not donned that Texas winner’s cowboy hat. Yet. Continue reading

Clint Bowyer Breaks 190-Race Drought with Martinsville Win

MARTINSVILLE, VA – MARCH 26: Clint Bowyer, the driver of the #14 Haas Automation Demo Day Ford, poses with the winner’s decal on his car in Victory Lane after winning the weather-delayed Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway on March 26, in Martinsville, Virginia. Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images

MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Clint Bowyer was so excited he started his celebratory burnout at the entrance to turn three at Martinsville Speedway, flirting perilously with the outside wall. Continue reading

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, STP 400 at Martinsville Preview

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The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series STP 500 will run at Martinsville Speedway right after the Camping World Truck Series race which starts at 11 am ET, Monday, March 26th. Coverage for both races is available on FOX Sports 1, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.  Continue reading

NASCAR’s ‘West Coast Swing’ Yields Surprises in the Standings

Martin Truex Jr., the driver of the #78 Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on March 18, 2018, in Fontana, California Photo – Jonathan Ferry/Getty Images

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR’s 2018 western swing wrapped up Sunday in much the way the 2017 season concluded – with a dominating performance by Martin Truex Jr., whose Furniture Row Racing team offered a not-so-subtle reminder of what makes them so very good, lest anyone be prepared to overlook the group in this year’s championship talk. Continue reading