Despite a pre-race penalty, Kyle Larson climbed through the pack to secure a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs’ Round of 12. Larson dropped to the back of the pack at the start of the Federated Auto Parts 400 Salute to First Responders. Pre-race tech inspection on his No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1… Continue reading
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In the Vegas Playoff Race, Byron is unlucky
William Byron ended the South Point 400 for the NASCAR Cup Series Round of 12 Playoff race on an unlucky spin after an up and down day at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Aric Almirola, Martin Truex Jr., and J.J. Yeley joined Byron in the back of the field for pre-race failed inspections. Byron took off… Continue reading
Kyle Larson is still leading NASCAR’s Playoff Points when he leaves Las Vegas
Despite a fuel mileage debacle during Stage 2 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Kyle Larson is still leading the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs by 14 points heading into a wildcard race at Talladega Superspeedway next weekend. “We were on the crap end of that where we just didn’t do a good job and we stayed… Continue reading
Joey Logano leads the most laps in Phoenix, but is one spot short of his first victory in 2021
Joey Logano was in fine form at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday afternoon. The 2018 NASCAR Cup Series champion led the most laps in the race, but he lost the lead on a late-race restart. Logano was also unable to match the No. 19 of race winner Martin Truex Jr., and therefore came short of winning… Continue reading
At Phoenix, Martin Truex Jr. wins his first race of 2021
Martin Truex Jr. overcame an early-race collision with the wall to take the lead on the last restart with 25 laps to go, earning his first victory at Phoenix Raceway in 2021 and his first in 31 career appearances. Truex’s No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota won the Instacart 500 by 1.698 seconds over Joey… Continue reading