Stenhouse Ready to Fight for Final Transfer Spot at Dover

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., the driver of the #17 Fifth Third Bank Ford,  during pre-race ceremonies for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series ISM Connect 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 24, 2017, in Loudon, New Hampshire. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

In the NASCAR Playoffs, there’s often more than one winner in a race.

That’s the case this weekend in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Round of 16 cutoff event – Sunday’s Apache Warrior 400 at Dover International Speedway at 2 pm ET on NBCSN. Continue reading

Smoky Crash KOs Stewart-Haas Teammates Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch

Kevin Harvick, the driver of the #4 Mobil 1 Ford, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series ISM Connect 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 24, 2017, in Loudon, New Hampshire. Photo – Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images

With less than a lap left in the second stage of Sunday’s ISM Connect 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Kurt Busch was struggling with the handling of his No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford, trying to survive the stage and bring his car to pit road for adjustments. Continue reading

Stenhouse Rallies to Keep Playoff Hopes Alive

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., the driver of the #17 Fifth Third Bank Ford, drives during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series ISM Connect 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 24, 2017, in Loudon, New Hampshire Photo – Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images

Doubtless, Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s 15th-place finish will be a mere footnote to Sunday’s ISM Connect 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Continue reading

Truex Recovers from Freak Accident to Finish Fifth

Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota, pits during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series ISM Connect 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 24, 2017, in Loudon, New Hampshire. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

The lap 150 wreck that knocked the cars of Playoff drivers Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch out of Sunday’s ISM Connect 300 was more than a minor inconvenience to Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series leader Martin Truex Jr. Continue reading

Kyle Busch Dodges Disaster to Win Playoff Race at New Hampshire

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Kyle Busch didn’t need a smokescreen to win Sunday’s ISM Connect 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway – he simply had to survive one.

Driving unscathed through a cloud of smoke on the backstretch on the final lap of the second stage, Busch, the polesitter, took control of the race at the halfway point and beat Kyle Larson to the finish line by 2.641 seconds. Continue reading