Aric Almirola, the driver of the #10 Smithfield Prime Ford, stands on the grid during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series KC Masterpiece 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 11, 2018, in Kansas City, Kansas. Photo – Sarah Crabill/Getty Images
You couldn’t blame Aric Almirola if he had mixed feelings about returning to the spring race at Kansas Speedway, but in a new ride, with improving results, the driver of the No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford isn’t looking back. Continue reading
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DOVER, Del. – Kyle Busch’s recent results in spring races at Dover International Speedway can be distilled into one visual image—a piece of a broken driveshaft lying on the racing surface more than 100 laps before Sunday’s AAA 400 was scheduled to end. Continue reading
Kevin Harvick, the driver of the #4 Jimmy John’s Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover International Speedway on May 6, 2018, in Dover, Delaware. Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images
The NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series was at Dover International Speedway this weekend to race at the ‘Monster Mile.’ The track offers drivers a similar racing surface to Bristol – a concrete surface with steep, tight banking corners that requires drivers to race at their best because the surface eats up tires. The difference between new tires and older tires is huge here compared to other tracks. Drivers need to worry about not over-driving their cars early in runs because they can overdo it on the tires. Continue reading
Kevin Harvick, the driver of the #4 Jimmy John’s Ford, poses with the trophy after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover International Speedway on May 6, 2018, in Dover, Delaware. Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
DOVER, Del. – The only thing that could have stopped Kevin Harvick on Sunday at Dover International Speedway was a sudden rainstorm. Continue reading
Joey Logano, the driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil/Autotrader Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 29, 2018, in Talladega, Alabama. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images
NASCAR Cup Series raced at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend in Alabama. This track is the second of two superspeedways the series will race this season. Daytona International Speedway is the other. Talladega is the largest of the two at 2.66-miles around with 33 degrees of banking in the corners. Continue reading