Aric Almirola, the driver of the #10 Smithfield Bacon for Life Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 14, 2018, in Talladega, Alabama. Photo – Chris Graythen/Getty Images
TALLADEGA, Ala. – Aric Almirola has been tantalizingly close to winning this season, only to come up empty.
On Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, he finally got to light the victory cigar. Continue reading
Chase Elliott, the driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, poses with the winner’s decal in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Gander Outdoors 400 at Dover International Speedway on October 7, 2018, in Dover, Delaware. Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
DOVER, Del. – What looked like a Stewart-Haas Racing victory parade for much of Sunday afternoon ended in a wild overtime scramble, with Chase Elliott taking the checkered flag in the Gander Outdoors 400 at Dover International Speedway. Continue reading
Ryan Blaney, the driver of the #12 Menards/Pennzoil Ford, crosses the finish line to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on September 30, 2018, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images
The Charlotte Roval hosted the first elimination race of this year’s playoffs and it certainly did not disappoint. Continue reading
Ryan Blaney, the driver of the #12 Menards/Pennzoil Ford, celebrates in victory lane by placing the Winner’s sticker on his car after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on September 30, 2018, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo – Chris Graythen/Getty Images
CONCORD, N.C. – In a race that was as wild as advertised in the closing laps, Ryan Blaney sped past crashing Jimmie Johnson and Martin Truex Jr. in the final corner to win Sunday’s inaugural Bank of America ROVAL 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. Continue reading
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – With the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff cutoff race upon us, four of the biggest names in the sport are teetering on the brink of “we’ll get ‘em next year” as the championship contender list is officially cut from 16 drivers to 12 following Sunday’s Bank of America Roval 400 on the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course (at 2 p.m. ET on NBC, PRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Continue reading