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As we’ve seen in the past, the high stakes of a championship means the intensity ramps up when The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup begins and fans expect more drama starting at Chicagoland Speedway this weekend. For those engaging in social media for the rest of this season, they will find another way to enhance their overall experience, making this year’s Chase the most social ever. Continue reading
Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Target Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 28, 2016 in Brooklyn, Michigan.
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Californian Becomes First D4D, NASCAR Next Grad To Win In Sport’s Premier Series
Kyle Larson won Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway to become the first graduate of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity and the NASCAR Next programs to win at the sanctioning body’s top level.
Larson, the 24-year-old Elk Grove, California, native of Japanese-American heritage, has already won in the NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. His first win came in 2013 at Rockingham Speedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. He has since won another NASCAR Camping World Truck race, as well as four NASCAR XFINITY Series races. Continue reading
A fan holds a cardboard cutout of Paul Menard, driver of the #27 Libman/Menards Chevrolet, during the Chase for the Sprint Cup post race party after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway on September 12, 2015 Photo – Sarah Crabill/Getty Images
Get ready fans, the Chase is about to go full force ahead at Chicagoland Speedway and the new guys are aligning themselves and their teams into position to compete against the bigger, more experienced teams with hopes of emerging as the underdogs and going for the NASCAR Sprint Cup title.
Overall this season, Richard Childress Racing teams have fared well, and now have two teams in this year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. One of those teams is the No. 27 of Paul Menard, who is contending in the Chase for the first time. Continue reading
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Players Compete to Win Trips, Tickets and Merchandise with New Race-by-Race Scoring
NASCAR® fans, for the second consecutive year, can showcase their race prediction skills with The Chase Grid™ Battle Powered by Bing. Back for the second season, the game allows players to make Round-by-Round picks and compete for prizes throughout the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup™, which kicks-off September 20 at Chicagoland Speedway.
New in 2015, the race-by-race scoring format awards points after each race in the ten races of The Chase™ and for predicting the drivers who will advance through each round, through the championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 22. Picks can also be made with the help of Bing Predicts, which relies on relevant data, to make intelligent recommendations about upcoming events and is fully integrated into the game. Continue reading