NASCAR David Ragan

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Michael McDowell’s Qualifying Effort a Step Forward for Front Row

Michael McDowell, the driver of the #34 Love’s Travel Stops Ford, practices for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 13, 2018, in Bristol, Tennessee. Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images

Michael McDowell may not have qualified on the front row—the Busch brothers did that—but his ninth-place effort during Friday’s time trials at Bristol Motor Speedway meant the world to Front Row Racing. Continue reading

Wild Accident Ends Ricky Stenhouse Jr’s Restrictor-Plate Run

Jimmie Johnson, the driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, races Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the #17 SunnyD Ford, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 15, 2017, in Talladega, Alabama. Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

After a competitive beginning, Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s bid to win a third straight restrictor-plate race ended in a 16-car wreck triggered by Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series leader Martin Truex Jr. on lap 172. Continue reading