Martin Truex Jr. Edges Kyle Busch for Dover Pole

Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota, and his team pose with the Coors Light Pole Award after qualifying in the pole position for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Apache Warrior 400 presented by Lucas Oil at Dover International Speedway on September 29, 2017, in Dover, Delaware. Photo – Chris Trotman/Getty Images

The two drivers who have seized control of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff continued their domination in Friday’s knockout qualifying session at Dover International Speedway. Continue reading

Pressure Builds as Playoff Round of 16 Concludes Sunday at Dover

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As the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series travels to the Dover International Speedway for Sunday’s running of the Apache Warrior 400, several teams are feeling intense pressure to advance into the next round of the playoffs. Following the first two playoff races at Chicagoland and New Hampshire, only 12 drivers will advance to the next round following playoff race number three at Dover this Sunday, meaning four teams are in jeopardy of elimination from playoff contention. Continue reading

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, ISM Connect 300 at New Hampshire Preview

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The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series continues with the second race of their playoffs in the ISM Connect 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday, September 24th at 2 pm ET. Coverage begins on NBCSN at 1:30 pm. ET with radio coverage on PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Drivers will race 317.4 miles over 300 laps with Stage 1 ending on lap 75, Stage 2 on lap 150, and the last Stage ends on the last lap 300. Continue reading

After Frustrating Outing at Chicagoland, Stenhouse’s Focus has Changed

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s Playoff debut at Chicagoland Speedway didn’t go as planned, to say the least. Continue reading

Martin Truex Jr Starts NASCAR Playoffs with Dominating Win at Chicagoland Speedway

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Remember all those playoff points that were supposed to carry regular-season champion Martin Truex Jr. through the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs? Continue reading