Aric Almirola holds off a charging Sammy Smith in the closing laps at Martinsville Speedway to sweep the stages and finish with the race victory. SourceContinue Reading
Aric Almirola held off all challengers to win the pivotal cutoff race, denying Sammy Smith in second and Chandler Smith in third as they were attempting to win their way into the title-decider.Almirola, who competes part-time in the Xfinity Series with Joe Gibbs Racing, now has three wins this yearContinue Reading
Martin Truex Jr. was the last driver on track in the pole round of qualifying, rocketing to the top of the charts with a 19.686s lap that denied Hendrick Motorsports a front row lockout.”I felt great about our car on stickers,” said Truex, who also led the way in CupContinue Reading
Denny Hamlin explains what led to his hard impact in Turn 3 during practice at Martinsville ahead of Sunday’s Round of 8 finale. SourceContinue Reading
After setting the fastest time early in practice, things went very wrong for Denny Hamlin. The car fired off into Turn 3 as a high rate of speed, spinning sideways and backing into the outside wall.”Stuck throttle! F****** stuck throttle!” exclaimed Hamlin the radio. There was significant damage to theContinue Reading
A stuck throttle sends Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 Toyota hard into the outside wall at Martinsville Speedway during practice. SourceContinue Reading
I truly believe Christian Eckes made a miscalculation during Friday night’s Martinsville cutoff race, and I’m not talking about the morality of the bump-and-run for the win, but the logic in it.He may have just chosen a race win over a championship when we end up looking back on thisContinue Reading
Taylor Gray confronts Christian Eckes in Victory Lane at Martinsville after contact between the two drivers ended Gray’s championship run. SourceContinue Reading
Christian Eckes was a dominant force in Saturday’s NASCAR Truck race at Martinsville, but a rash of late yellows completely changed the complexion of the finish. Several drivers chose to pit for fresh tires, rapidly cutting through the field and one of them had his sights set on the ChampionshipContinue Reading
The Round of 8 cutoff race has historically been the wildest in all of the playoffs — even more so than the title-decider. Drivers are willing to do just about anything to advance and we’ve seen it all over the past decade. Some prevailed, others did not, but each solidifiedContinue Reading