Dramatic, Unpredictable Playoffs are What NASCAR Championship Racing is All About

Jimmie Johnson, the driver of the #48 Lowe’s for Pros Chevrolet, races Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on September 30, 2018, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo – Jared C Tilton/Getty Images

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Has there been a more dramatic final lap in recent NASCAR Playoff history than we saw Sunday afternoon at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course? Continue reading

Kyle Larson Bounces Off the Wall to Keep Playoff Hopes Alive

Kyle Larson, the driver of the #42 Clover/First Data Chevrolet, races during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on September 30, 2018, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo – Jared C Tilton/Getty Images

After dominating most of Sunday’s Bank of America ROVAL 400, Kyle Larson thought his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff run was over when he plowed into a turn one wreck after a restart on lap 104 of 109. Continue reading

Flawless Execution on Pit Road Propels Brad Keselowski to Darlington Win

Brad Keselowski, the driver of the #2 Miller Genuine Draft Ford, poses with the trophy in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 2, 2018, in Darlington, South Carolina. Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

DARLINGTON, S.C. – By a matter of inches, Brad Keselowski won the race off pit road under the final caution in Sunday night’s Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Continue reading

Kyle Busch Steals Playoff Win at Dover from Chase Elliott

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Call him the Grinch.

Halloween may be the next holiday on the calendar, but Kyle Busch stole Christmas morning from Chase Elliott late on Sunday afternoon at Dover International Speedway. 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