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For Some, a Win is Only Way to Postseason Glory as NASCAR’s Playoffs Approach

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A former multi-time winner at Bristol Motor Speedway, Kurt Busch is well-experienced in hoisting trophies at the famed short track, but Saturday’s victory there is his first win this season – and first since his 2017 Daytona 500 win. Now three times in the last seven races, ‘new’ winners have assured themselves Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff berths – from Busch to career first-time winners Erik Jones in the Daytona night race and Chase Elliott at Watkins Glen, N.Y. Continue reading →

Martin Truex Jr Expects to have 2019 Plans in Focus Soon

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Martin Truex Jr., the driver of the #78 Bass Pro Shops/Ducks Unlimited Toyota, stands by his car during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 17, 2018, in Bristol, Tennessee. Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

The most striking aspect of Martin Truex Jr.’s question-and-answer session with reporters on Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway was that the reigning Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion’s status for 2019 is still in limbo. Continue reading →

Late Restarts Propel Kurt Busch to Victory in Wild Bristol Race

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Kurt Busch, the driver of the #41 Monster Energy/Haas Automation Ford, poses with the trophy in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 18, 2018, in Bristol, Tennessee. Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

BRISTOL, Tenn. – “Old guys rule!” screamed 40-year-old Kurt Busch after he took the checkered flag in an action-filled Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race on Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway. Continue reading →

Harvick Adds Another Win to his Dominant Season

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Kevin Harvick, the driver of the #4 Busch Light/Mobil 1 Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Consumers Energy 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 12, 2018, in Brooklyn, Michigan. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

The cups series returns to the ‘Irish Hills’ of Michigan for the second time this season. In June, the race was shortened due to rain and Clint Bowyer was able to take the crown. This time around, it was sunny and 80 degrees. Drivers were going to have to go the full distance in order to win.         Continue reading →

After Pit Road Snafu, Kyle Busch Fights his Way to Third at The Glen

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Kyle Busch, the driver of the #18 M&M’s Crunchy Mint Toyota, pits during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series GoBowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 5, 2,018 in Watkins Glen, New York. Photo – Sarah Crabill/Getty Images

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – If there were a ‘Driver of the Race’ award in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, it would be difficult to give it to anyone other than Chase Elliott, who held off reigning series champion Martin Truex Jr. over the final 32 laps to win Sunday’s Go Bowling at the Glen. Continue reading →