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Jimmie Johnson Survives Close Calls to Advance in Playoff

Jimmie Johnson, the driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, stands on the grid prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 22, 2017, in Kansas City, Kansas. Photo – Jared C Tilton/Getty Images

On lap 188 of Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway, Jimmie Johnson’s hopes for a record eighth Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship appeared to take a telling blow. Continue reading

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Overjoyed at Prospect of First Child’s Birth

Dale Earnhardt Jr., the driver of the #88 Nationwide Chevrolet, speaks to the media before practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 21, 2017, in Kansas City, Kansas. Photo – Chris Trotman/Getty Images

Dale Earnhardt Jr. couldn’t help himself.

When he heard his unborn daughter’s heartbeat for the first time, Earnhardt responded with an instinctive, spontaneous laugh of pure joy. Continue reading

William Byron is Prepping for Cup Career in Simulator

William Byron, the driver of the #9 Vannoy Construction Chevrolet, sits in his car during practice for the NASCAR XFINITY Series Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway on October 20, 2017, in Kansas City, Kansas. Photo – Chris Trotman/Getty Images

William Byron is right in the middle of a heated battle for the NASCAR XFINITY Series championship, but that doesn’t mean he’s not preparing for next year’s quantum leap to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Continue reading