After all was said and done, the dominant car won the race – but not without extreme complications.
With just over a lap to go in Saturday night’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway, Martin Truex Jr. held a lead of more than 15 seconds over second-place Kyle Larson, with only eight cars remaining on the lead lap. Continue reading →
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams headed west this weekend for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday, June 25th at 3 pm ET. Coverage begins at 1:30 pm ET on FOX Sports 1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Drivers will race 218.9 miles over 110 laps with Stage 1 ending on lap 25 and Stage 2 ending on lap 50. The last stage will end on the last lap, 110. Continue reading →
Erik Jones, driver of the #77 GameStop/Cars 3 – Driven to Win Toyota, leads Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Axalta presents the Pocono 400 at Pocono Raceway on June 11, 2017 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Photo – Chris Trotman/Getty Images
Erik Jones got a taste of the high life on Sunday at Pocono Raceway.
Running third in the closing laps of the Axalta presents the Pocono 400, Jones watched Ryan Blaney out-duel Kevin Harvick for the victory – and wanted to be up there with them.
Third was a career best for the Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender, but Jones has his sights set on loftier goals. Continue reading →
Dogged by Kevin Harvick for the final eight laps of Sunday’s Axalta presents the Pocono 400, Ryan Blaney held off the 2014 series champion in a breathtaking battle to claim the first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory of his career.
After a restart on lap 148 of 160, Blaney grabbed the lead from polesitter Kyle Busch on lap 151, with Busch on older tires, doing everything he could to block Blaney’s No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford. Racing side by side with Busch’s No. 18 Toyota down the Long Pond straightaway, Blaney stayed in the gas through the tunnel turn and cleared Busch’s Camry off the corner. Continue reading →