Briscoe, who drives the No. 14 Ford for Stewart-Haas Racing, was mired mid-pack for much of Sunday’s race and outside the top 10 when the race was halted after 219 laps for thunderstorms.NASCAR, however, waited out a nearly two-hour, 15-minute delay and resumed the race, running the final 77 lapsContinue Reading
Bell, who won Saturday’s Xfinity Series race, got a big jump on the field on an overtime restart and cruised to a 1.104-second win over a surprising Chase Briscoe.The final 77 laps of the race were run on wet weather tires – the longest stint since NASCAR implemented their useContinue Reading
Bell, who had won in his last three starts at the 1.058-mile oval, restarted third at the start of a two-lap overtime behind Cole Custer and Sheldon Creed.Custer moved quickly to the lead, but Creed and Bell closed in and after Creed got into Custer, which opened the door forContinue Reading
During a news conference Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Bell – who drives the No. 20 Toyota at Joe Gibbs Racing – was asked about how a potential leadership vacuum at the organization would be filled next season after Martin Truex Jr. retires at the end of 2024.Bell described theContinue Reading
NASCAR scrapped Cup qualifying early on Saturday when rain moved into the area but when a small break came worked feverishly to dry the track in hopes of getting teams some practice time.As it turned out, teams got on track for just over 4½ minutes before the rain returned andContinue Reading
Persistent rain around the 1.058-mile track in Loudon, N.H., on Saturday forced the cancelation of Saturday’s qualifying session.The field for Sunday’s race was set by the NASCAR performance metric, which is based in large part on the driver’s most recent finishing position and his team’s rank in owner points.Elliott’s thirdContinue Reading
Custer’s return to the Cup Series at the Haas Factory Team would likely not be a surprise as his father, Joe, will manage the one-Cup, two-Xfinity car operation and Haas Automation has been part of the younger Custer’s entire NASCAR career as a sponsor.Custer, 26, has made no secret ofContinue Reading
Cole Custer shares his thoughts on what it would mean to drive the Haas Factory Cup charter next season after the recent news of Gene Haas staying in the sport. SourceContinue Reading
Logano led 199 of the 200 laps at last month’s All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway and his victory was helped at least in part by being one of three drivers that participated in a Goodyear tire test at track in March.Paul Wolfe, Logano’s crew chief, said the two-timeContinue Reading
Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney earned his first victory of the 2024 season, winning the inaugural race at Iowa over the Hendrick Motorsports duo of William Byron and Chase Elliott.Kyle Larson, who was a dominant force in the race, crashed after contact from Daniel Suarez with 130 lapsContinue Reading