Fighting for a spot in the 12-driver NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs, Austin Cindric can feel a sense of relief after Saturday’s Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 at Darlington Raceway—he won’t have to drive the No. 60 Roush Fenway Racing Ford in the final two regular-season races. Continue reading
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Hamlin and Johnson Among those Hoping Darlington is a Throwback to Past Success
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – What better place than the track known as ‘Too Tough to Tame,’ the venerable Darlington (S.C.) Raceway to provide a final frantic push for NASCAR’s Monster Energy Cup Series championship set-up. Continue reading
For Some, a Win is Only Way to Postseason Glory as NASCAR’s Playoffs Approach
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
Roush Fenway’s No. 60 Car Trying to Out Live Apparent ‘Curse’
You have to feel sorry for crew chief Mike Kelley, who is tasked with preparing the No. 60 Roush Fenway Ford for a trio of young Xfinity Series drivers—Chase Briscoe, Austin Cindric, and Ty Majeski. Continue reading
NASCAR Diversity Internship Program launches Careers in Motorsports
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Brandon Thompson fully concedes that other than knowing who seven-time NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt was or the racing successes of his fellow Tennesseans Sterling Marlin and Bobby Hamilton, he had not followed the sport of NASCAR early in his life. Continue reading