This time, teams do have some experience on the tire, as it was utilized in recent races at North Wilkesboro and last weekend at Iowa Speedway. One year ago, NASCAR and Goodyear used the New Hampshire race to debut a new softer tire...
While Sunday night’s race at the .875-mile short track was the first for the NASCAR Cup Series, Stenhouse had several previous starts – and wins – at Iowa from his days competing in the Xfinity Series. Stenhouse, who entered...
On May 28, co-owners Gene Haas and Tony Stewart issued a joint statement announcing the closure of SHR at the conclusion of the 2024 NASCAR season. That involves four full-time Cup Series teams and a pair of full-time Xfinity teams...
Larson was a dominant force from the very start, leading 80 laps from pole position and winning the first stage. He was hoping to become the first driver to score four wins this year, but he never got the chance. At the end of Lap...
When Chris Buescher hit the wall to bring out a caution in the final stage, the pit window was open to make it to end of the 350-lap race on fuel. Three teams – including eventual race winner Ryan Blaney – elected to take on just...
Sunday night’s race was the first for the series at the .875-mile short track, which has hosted Xfinity, Truck, ARCA and IndyCar series events in the past. In a race where teams were wary of tire wear – and several paid the price...
Saturday’s qualifying session was cut to from two rounds to one due to an extended weather delay, but it was still run in groups. The top five speeds from each group were placed in the top 10 starting lineup, with the fastest speed...
For the last couple years, Truex has made year-to-year decisions on whether to return the following season – usually putting it off as long as possible. But the debate was never over performance on the track. Even though...
For one of the few times this season, Cup teams were given a 50-minute practice session on Friday, this time because it’s the series’ first race at the .875-mile oval. The track has also been recently partially repaved. With several...
Truex , 43, has mulled retirement from Cup the last several years which has resulted in him signing one-year renewal with Joe Gibbs Racing and putting off a decision each year as long as possible. On Friday at Iowa Speedway, Truex...
Kyle Larson took an impressive victory at Sonoma Raceway, passing both Chris Buescher and Martin Truex Jr. late in the race. Truex ran out of fuel in the final corner, crawling across the line in 27th place. With the victory and Denny...
RFK Racing already fields two full-time entries with team co-owner Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher, but Hand will be the latest to drive its ‘Stage 60’ entry, the No. 60 Ford which comPetes on a part-time basis. David Ragan...
Briscoe, who drives the No. 14 Ford for SHR, is the only one of the organization’s four drivers who has run consistent enough so far this season to have a shot at making the 2024 Cup playoffs without a victory. His team-mates –...
McDowell, who typically runs well on road courses and superspeedways – and has won on both in the NASCAR Cup Series – saw Sunday’s race has a prime opportunity to earn his first win of the 2024 season. For McDowell, a win is...
That hasn’t prevented the former dirt racing standout from excelling in NASCAR comPetition as what he does behind the wheel more than makes up for whatever detailed knowledge he may lack. The latest example came in Sunday’s Cup...
Waters, who has already made a pair of starts in the Truck Series this year, drove a third entry in Sunday’s race at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway for RFK Racing. He struggled in qualifying on Saturday and started 31st but by the second...
Truex was in a strong position to battle for the race win, passing Chris Buescher with less than ten laps to go. Soon after, Kyle Larson passed both drivers and took control of the race on fresher tires. It was not going to be...
Buescher's up-and-down season has him precariously close to the cutoff line to make the 16-driver playoff field, but a win would lock him in, and he found himself in excellent position late in Sunday’s race to do just that. Buescher,...
Many of the planned strategies in Sunday’s race went awry with seven cautions in the first 41 laps and that prompted Larson’s crew chief Cliff Daniels to run Larson as long as possible in the final stage before making his final...
For the second time this year, the NASCAR Cup Series returns to a road course with the Save Mart 350 this afternoon. As we watch to see if Martin Truex Jr. will catch the checkered flag at Sonoma Raceway yet again or not, it’s the...
One week after teaMMAte Austin Cindric took a surprise win at Gateway, Logano held on to the top starting position after all 10 cars hit the track in the final minute of Saturday’s final round of qualifying. Logano’s lap at...
