As the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series takes a week break from short track racing, and heads to Texas Motor Speedway for the O’Reilley Auto Parts 500. So far this season, it has been a hot start for two racing teams. Team Penske and Joe Gibbs Racing have been the teams winning all the racing so far. Both teams have won three races a piece out of the six total races heading into yesterday’s 500-mile race in Texas.
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Brad Keselowski Holds off Chase Elliott for Martinsville Victory
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Brad Keselowski led 446 of 500 laps in winning Sunday’s STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway.
An easy victory, right?
Continue readingNASCAR Cup Series Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway Preview
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Auto Club Speedway is the last track on the ‘West Coast Swing’ schedule for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club 400 on Sunday, March 17th. Pre-race coverage begins at 2:30 pm ET on FOX, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. The defending winner is Martin Truex Jr, driver of the 19 for Joe Gibbs Racing.
Distance: 400 miles (200 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on lap 60),
Stage 2 (Ends on lap 120), Final Stage (Ends on lap 200)
Continue readingKyle Busch vs. Kyle Larson: Different Approaches, and Both are Effective
FONTANA, Calif. – Denny Hamlin conjured up a name from ‘Days of Thunder’ when talking about his golf buddy Kyle Larson.
Continue readingMartin Truex Jr Looking for Back-to-Back Victories at Auto Club Speedway
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Martin Truex Jr. quickly erased any doubts that he would mightily pursue a defense of his 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series trophy when he convincingly won from the Busch Pole position last March at this week’s venue, Auto Club Speedway.
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