Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, GEICO 500 at Talladega Preview

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is at Talladega Superspeedway for the GEICO 500 on Sunday, May 7th. Television coverage is on FOX starting at 1:30 pm with the race starting around 2 pm ET.  Radio coverage is on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Teams will race 500.8 miles over 188 laps with Stage 1 ending on lap 55 and Stage 2 ending on lap 110. The final stage ends on the last lap 188.  Continue reading

Polls are Open for Monster Energy All-Star Race Fan Voting

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If your favorite driver isn’t currently eligible for the May 20 Monster Energy All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, you can lend a helping hand.

Simply go to NASCAR.com/fanvote on the web and cast a ballot. The polls are open, and the driver with the most votes at the cutoff (11:59 p.m. on May 19) will earn the final spot in the exhibition race that will make an instant millionaire of the winner. Continue reading

Young Guns: Who Wears The ‘Black Hat?’

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Throughout its storied history, NASCAR has always had a driver or two that fans loved to hate.  It didn’t matter if it was on or off the track or if there was extra media attention outside of the race. Controversy of any kind will find these boisterous stars were right in the middle of it.
Dale Earnhardt Sr didn’t earn the nickname ‘The Intimidator’ for no reason and Darrel Waltrip in his prime carried the nickname ‘Jaws’ just for his mouth alone. Fans have watched Kevin Harvick sprint and leap on a car then into a crowd to ‘discuss’ a situation with a fellow competitor and Tony Stewart kick a reporter’s recorder under a bus.  ‘Bad Brad’ Keselowski has turned a few heads (and race cars) with his aggressive and outspoken personality. Joey Logano and Kyle Busch have each made the highlight reel more than once. Most recently together at Las Vegas which resulted in a mêlée on pit road.
So with the next generation of stars coming up to take over and carry on the sport, who is the one that is going to step out of the corporate model as the villain?

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Joey Logano Charges from the Back to Win at Richmond

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It took Joey Logano all afternoon to drive from the back of the field to the front in Sunday’s Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway.

Logano started from the rear after a post-qualifying transmission change, but when the checkered flag waved after lap 400, the driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford was at the head of the field, having held off a bonsai charge from teammate Brad Keselowski during a 19-lap green-flag run. Continue reading

Kyle Larson Steals a Win in NASCAR XFINITY Series Race at Richmond

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Justin Allgaier had the best car in Saturday’s ToyotaCare 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Richmond International Raceway.

Kyle Larson isn’t very good at Richmond—and isn’t bashful about saying so.

Nevertheless, when two late restarts played out at the 0.75-mile short track, Larson was the race winner in overtime, and Allgaier was a disappointed second, consoled only by the $100,000 check he collected as the winner of the XFINITY Dash 4 Cash bonus as the highest finishing series regular. Continue reading