Will 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion Wear a ‘Bowtie?’

Yes, when the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series visits Las Vegas in December at the end of the 2019 season to celebrate Champion’s Week and crown its champion, the driver will very likely be wearing a tuxedo along with the appropriate black tie. But will they also represent the trademark bowtie emblem of a Chevrolet? 

Continue reading

Kurt Busch was Hoping to Win Clash on a Technicality

Photo – Getty Images

When contact between the cars of Jimmie Johnson and Paul Menard triggered the 17-car wreck that gave Johnson the victory in Sunday’s Advance Auto parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway, Johnson had to dip below the yellow line to avoid Menard’s spinning car.

Continue reading

Late Charge Gives Joey Logano Homestead Victory and First Cup Championship


Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 and the MENCS Championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 18, 2018 in Homestead, Fl.
Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – On Sunday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway, it was ‘The Big Three and Me’ — with the ‘Me’ being Joey Logano waging vehicular war against the three most prolific winners in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

Now ‘Me’ is a champion.

Continue reading

Ross Chastain Earns Full-Time Xfinity Ride with Chip Ganassi Racing


Ross Chastain smiles at a news conference as Chip Ganassi Racing taps him for a full-time ride in the NASCAR Xfinity Series next season. 
Photo -Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Ross Chastain’s impressive performances in the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet have led to a full-time NASCAR Xfinity Series ride in the car for 2019, with D.C. Solar as the primary sponsor, the team announced Friday at ISM Raceway.

Continue reading

Kyle Larson Falls Short with Late-Race Charge at Kansas


Kyle Larson, the driver of the #42 McDonald’s Trick. Treat. WinChevrolet, stands in the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 19, 2018, in Kansas City, Kansas. 
Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – With a handful of laps left in a pitched battle between Chase Elliott and Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson joined the party.

Continue reading