Jimmie Johnson, the driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, stands on the grid prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 22, 2017, in Kansas City, Kansas. Photo – Jared C Tilton/Getty Images
On lap 188 of Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway, Jimmie Johnson’s hopes for a record eighth Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship appeared to take a telling blow. Continue reading
Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 may have been the opening race in the Round of 8 of the NASCAR XFINITY Series Playoff, but the real drama involved two Joe Gibbs Racing teammates outside the championship battle. Continue reading
Kurt Busch, the driver of the #41 Monster Energy/Haas Automation Ford, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Apache Warrior 400 presented by Lucas Oil at Dover International Speedway on October 1, 2017, in Dover, Delaware. Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Kurt Busch entered the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff buoyed by three straight top-five finishes and looked to be a lock to advance to the Round of 12.
Then his season fell apart. At Chicagoland, it was a loose wheel and a pit road speeding penalty. Continue reading
Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 Warriors in Pink Ford, walks through the garage area during practice 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
Seventeen days after announcing her departure from Stewart-Haas Racing at season’s end, Danica Patrick has no concrete plans for her future in racing.
For the time being, she’s leaving those matters to her ‘people’. Continue reading
NASCAR XFINITY Series teams are ready for their second playoff race in the Use Your Melon. Drive Sober 200 at Dover International Speedway on Saturday, September 30th at 2:45 pm ET. Coverage begins at 2:30 pm ET on NBC Sports Network with radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Continue reading