Late Restarts Propel Kurt Busch to Victory in Wild Bristol Race

Kurt Busch, the driver of the #41 Monster Energy/Haas Automation Ford, poses with the trophy in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 18, 2018, in Bristol, Tennessee. Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

BRISTOL, Tenn. – “Old guys rule!” screamed 40-year-old Kurt Busch after he took the checkered flag in an action-filled Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race on Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway. Continue reading

Aric Almirola: Ready for Long-Awaited Win

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Perhaps it was the angst and palpable disappointment on Aric Almirola’s face and in his voice even following his best outing of the 2018 season last week – a third-place at New Hampshire Motor Speedway – that so powerfully displayed his competitive spirit. Continue reading

NASCAR’s ‘Big Three’ are on Historic Run to the Playoffs

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Eight times in the past ten weeks – excluding only the superspeedway race at Daytona and Clint Bowyer’s Michigan win – Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, and Martin Truex Jr. have settled each Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race among themselves. On Sunday, Harvick muscled his way around Busch with eight laps remaining and scored his sixth win of the season at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Continue reading

Aric Almirola Scores Bittersweet Third-Place Finish at New Hampshire

Aric Almirola, the driver of the #10 Smithfield Ford, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 22, 2018, in Loudon, New Hampshire. Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images

LOUDON, N.H. – Despite a slow pit stop and a poor restart, Aric Almirola finished third in Sunday’s Foxwoods 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, but the driver of the No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford was hardly enthused about his best result of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. Continue reading

Kevin Harvick Uses Bump-and-Run to Win at New Hampshire

Kevin Harvick, the driver of the #4 Busch Beer Ford, poses with the winner’s decal on his car in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 22, 2018, in Loudon, New Hampshire. Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

LOUDON, N.H. – On two straight laps late in Sunday’s Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Kevin Harvick nudged the No. 18 Toyota of race leader Kyle Busch with his front bumper. Continue reading