NASCAR STP 500

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Allmendinger gets Season-Best Finish at One of his Best Tracks

Alex Bowman, the driver of the #88 Nationwide Chevrolet, leads AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #47 Kroger ClickList Chevrolet, during the weather-delayed Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway on March 26, 2018, in Martinsville, Virginia. Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

AJ Allmendinger couldn’t run with the contenders in Monday’s STP 500, but at least he could see them through his windshield. Continue reading

Clint Bowyer Breaks 190-Race Drought with Martinsville Win

MARTINSVILLE, VA – MARCH 26: Clint Bowyer, the driver of the #14 Haas Automation Demo Day Ford, poses with the winner’s decal on his car in Victory Lane after winning the weather-delayed Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway on March 26, in Martinsville, Virginia. Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images

MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Clint Bowyer was so excited he started his celebratory burnout at the entrance to turn three at Martinsville Speedway, flirting perilously with the outside wall. Continue reading

Chase Elliott Charges to Career-Best Martinsville Finish

Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, leads Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Toyota, and Chase Elliott, driver of the #24 SunEnergy1 Chevrolet, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway on April 2, 2017 in Martinsville, Virginia. Photo – Jared C Tilton/Getty Images

When it came to Chase Elliott’s performance in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway, the driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet was suffering from a severe lack of self-esteem.

After Sunday’s STP 500 at the 0.526-mile short track, Elliott will have to reevaluate. Continue reading