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

Hulu Sponsorship a Major Deal for Jeffrey Earnhardt

Jeffrey Earnhardt, driver of the #33 Towne Bank Chevrolet, stands by his car during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 25, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo – Jerry Markland/Getty Images

Fourth-generation Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Jeffrey Earnhardt and Circle Sport/TMG team co-owner Joe Falk paid a visit to the Dover media center on Friday to announce a 19-race sponsorship from premium streaming service Hulu on the No. 33 Chevrolet. Continue reading

Austin Dillon Puts the No. 3 Chevrolet Back in Victory Lane on Fuel-Mileage Gamble

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Armed with a new crew chief and a gas tank that held just enough fuel to get him to the end of 600 miles with less than a second to spare, Austin Dillon won the first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series of his career and put the vaunted No. 3 Chevrolet back in Victory Lane for the first time since 2000. Continue reading

Polls are Open for Monster Energy All-Star Race Fan Voting

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If your favorite driver isn’t currently eligible for the May 20 Monster Energy All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, you can lend a helping hand.

Simply go to NASCAR.com/fanvote on the web and cast a ballot. The polls are open, and the driver with the most votes at the cutoff (11:59 p.m. on May 19) will earn the final spot in the exhibition race that will make an instant millionaire of the winner. Continue reading