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NASCAR’s ‘West Coast Swing’ Yields Surprises in the Standings

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Martin Truex Jr., the driver of the #78 Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on March 18, 2018, in Fontana, California Photo – Jonathan Ferry/Getty Images

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR’s 2018 western swing wrapped up Sunday in much the way the 2017 season concluded – with a dominating performance by Martin Truex Jr., whose Furniture Row Racing team offered a not-so-subtle reminder of what makes them so very good, lest anyone be prepared to overlook the group in this year’s championship talk. Continue reading →

Joey Logano Spanks NASCAR Xfinity Series Field at Fontana

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Joey Logano, the driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Roseanne 300 at Auto Club Speedway on March 17, 2018, in Fontana, California. Photo – Sarah Crabill/Getty Images

FONTANA, Calif. – The best measure of Joey Logano’s dominance in Saturday’s Roseanne 300 at Auto Club Speedway came during one of the rare instances when the driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford didn’t have the lead. Continue reading →

Comics are Serious Business to Ryan Blaney

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Brad Keselowski, the driver of the #2 Team Penske Ford Fusion, Ryan Blaney, the driver of the #12 Team Penske Ford Fusion, Kim Coon and Chuck Busch during a live podcast as NASCAR and Twitter announce a livestream partnership for 2018 on March 14, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images

NASCAR drivers who stayed out West during the #NASCARGoesWest swing found a variety of ways to spend their time between races. Continue reading →

Brad Keselowski Overcomes Speeding Penalty to Win at Phoenix

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Brad Keselowski, the driver of the #22 Fitzgerald Glider Kits Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series DC Solar 200 at ISM Raceway on March 10, 2018, in Avondale, Arizona. Photo – Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images

AVONDALE, Ariz. – Neither a speeding penalty nor uncharacteristic rain in the Sonoran Desert could keep Brad Keselowski out of Victory Lane on Saturday at ISM Raceway. Continue reading →

Las Vegas Recap: Fords Dominate Yet Again

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Kevin Harvick, the driver of the #4 Jimmy John’s Ford, celebrates with a burnout after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 4, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Matt Sullivan/Getty Images

NASCAR begins its road trip out west with the first race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It was a perfect day for racing and it was satisfying to see the grandstands full of spectators. Hopefully, throughout the season, NASCAR ratings will improve compared to last year. Las Vegas Motor Speedway is always a fun race to watch as it is a super-fast track and holds a lot of action. Continue reading →