Michael McDowell grabs his NASCAR Cup Series playoff spot with a win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course in the Verizon 200.
Running a race he knew he could win, Michael McDowell held off Chase Elliott in Sunday’s Verizon 200 at the Brickyard and grabbed a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
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How does NASCAR reduce the chaos on overtime restarts at road courses? This commentary explores possible solutions for consideration. The answer is not an easy one.
The NASCAR Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas/COTA was one of the best races in a long time, providing good racing action for everyone, The race showcases varying pit strategies, red-hot battles on the track, and drivers having to walk the delicate tightrope between running hard enough to hold position while trying to conserve fuel. Sadly, the entertainment value of the race came undone at the end with a late caution leading to several overtime restarts and chaos.
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NASCAR leadership is optimistic about the future of the sport during Championship Weekend at Phoenix Raceway
PHOENIX, Ariz. – In a wide-ranging hour-long question and answer session Friday morning at Phoenix Raceway, NASCAR President Steve Phelps and Chief Operating Officer Steve O’Donnell addressed the media, delivering an upbeat update on the state of the sport and addressing issues from scheduling, leadership, diversity and the status of the Next Gen car heading into the 2023 season, which marks the sport’s 75th anniversary.
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Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala on Fan4Racing Radio for the Sonoma, Iowa NASCAR Race Review, and Hot Topics Sound Off with the Fan4Racing crew!
In this episode, we’ll review the ARCA Menards, ARCA East, and Sioux Chief Showdown Series race at Iowa Speedway along with some Short Track racing news.
Then, we review the NASCAR Cup, Truck, and ARCA West Series races at Sonoma Raceway along with post-race audio from Daniel Suarez, driver of the No. 99 Team Trackhouse Chevrolet after his first Cup Series victory. We’ll include some updates from the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
We end this episode with Hot Topics Sound-Off with the Fan4Racing crew!
During this segment and in the last half-hour, we have audio from Ben Kennedy, NASCAR Senior Vice President of Strategy and Innovation discussing the return of the Busch Light Clash to the LA Coliseum for 2023. He includes a couple of comments about the Next Gen car too.
Daniel Suarez gets his first NASCAR Cup Series victory at Sonoma Raceway in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 on Sunday afternoon.
Listen to post-race audio from Daniel Suarez, on Fan4Racing Radio at 9 pm ET Monday, June 13th.
“Win Numero Uno.” Those were the words on the flag Mexican driver Daniel Suárez held out the window of his No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet as he turned celebratory donuts on the frontstretch of Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway Sunday afternoon in the ecstatic first moments of his first-ever NASCAR Cup Series victory.
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