INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JULY 31: Tyler Reddick, driver of the #8 3CHI Chevrolet, celebrates with his son, Beau after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Verizon 200 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 31, 2022, in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Tyler Reddick’s second NASCAR Cup Series win comes at the Brickyard in the Verizon 200 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.
NASCAR teamed with the IndyCar Series for a big weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Both series utilized the road course layout at the versatile race facility. This is NASCAR’s second year racing on the road course rather the historic 2.5-mile rectangle. It is a tricky road course embedded with long straights leading into harsh corners. Typical of Indianapolis, the road course is fast and on Sunday, all the hazards were on full display.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS – MAY 22: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Menards/Wrangler Ford, celebrates with the million dollars check in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway on May 22, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Ryan Blaney wins the 2022 NASCAR All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series on Sunday afternoon.
FORT WORTH – Ryan Blaney won his first career NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race Sunday night at Texas Motor Speedway earning a $1 million payday in the annual fan-favorite non-points event. And he and his team celebrated twice.
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – APRIL 03: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway on April 03, 2022, in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Denny Hamlin’s late surge leads to a Richmond win in the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 on Sunday afternoon.
The NASCAR Cup Series heads into Richmond, Virginia to begin a stretch of short-track battles. Richmond Raceway is the first of three scheduled short tracks on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule. The racing at Richmond is always a precursor to what lies ahead at Martinsville and Bristol. The races are always close, cars are pushing and shoving, and many drivers are going home in poor moods.