Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Wins Second Straight Plate Race in Wild Coke Zero 400

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The major story of Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola – Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s final run at his beloved Daytona International Speedway in the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet – turned out to be a footnote to Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s masterful victory in a war of attrition that produced a race-record 14 cautions.

The driver of the No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, who got his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory in his 158th career start two months ago at Talladega, established himself as a restrictor-plate wizard with his second straight superspeedway win, this one after three laps of overtime. Continue reading

After Sixth-Place Run, Dale Earnhardt Jr Reflects on his Legacy

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Axalta Chevrolet, races during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 25, 2017 in Sonoma, California. Photo – Chris Trotman/Getty Images

That Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished sixth in Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway is only slightly short of miraculous.

Consider this. On lap 14, Earnhardt lost control of his No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet approaching turn 11, slid through the corner and collided with Danica Patrick’s Ford. Continue reading

Harvick Sweeps Sonoma Weekend with Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Win

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Kevin Harvick won Saturday afternoon’s NASCAR K&N Pro Series West event at Sonoma Raceway. That was like taking candy from babies.

But Harvick mixed it up with the big boys in Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350, and the outcome was the same. Continue reading

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series M&M’s 200 presented by Casey General Store at Iowa Preview

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams are in the spotlight for the M&M’s 200 presented by Casey’s General Store at Iowa Speedway on Friday, June 23rd at 8:30 pm ET.  Coverage begins at 8 pm ET on FOX Sports 1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Teams are racing 175 miles over 200 laps with Stage 1 ending on lap 60, Stage 2 on lap 120 and the last stage ending on the last lap 200,

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Superb Restarts Propel Kyle Larson to Victory in Michigan

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Two weeks ago at Dover, Kyle Larson took a painful master class in restarts from Professor Jimmie Johnson.

In Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway, Larson graduated with high honors, using a series of exceptional restarts to win his second Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race of the season and his second in a row, dating to last August, at the two-mile track in the Irish Hills. Continue reading