In a race where pit road blunders seemed to be the theme for the title contenders, and Hendrick Motorsports was surprisingly off their game, Chase Briscoe was near-perfect as he won the Southern 500 for the second consecutive year.However, there were seven Playoff drivers who finished 20th or worse, includingContinue Reading
Chase Briscoe led 309 of 367 laps in the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota and swept the stages, but he nearly lost it all in the final corner. Tyler Reddick made a huge dive to the inside, but he couldn’t quite get there, allowing Briscoe to earn his secondContinue Reading
Many pointed to Josh Berry and the No. 21 Wood Brothers Ford as a first-round exit in the NASCAR Cup Playoffs, but Berry surprised many with a third-place qualifying effort at Darlington.Unfortunately, the momentum didn’t carry over into the race. In the very first corner on the opening lap, Berry’sContinue Reading
Beginning the NASCAR Cup Playoffs with a pole position in the Southern 500 is a great start, as Denny Hamlin embarks on his 19th appearance in the postseason.Hamlin remains Cup-less despite 58 career wins and nine different seasons where he finished inside the top five in points. And while aContinue Reading
The competition eventually solved it for him but Connor Zilisch was having a leisurely uneventful drive on Saturday in the Xfinity Series race at Portland.He was downright bored by his own admission.Zilisch led the first 67 laps, and since this was a standalone road course race, he couldn’t even loseContinue Reading
In the field for Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity race at Portland, were two names that Supercars fans are likely very familiar with.Will Brown, driving the No. 11 Chevrolet for Kaulig Racing, is the defending Supercars champion, while Jack Perkins, driving the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, is a veteran of overContinue Reading
19-year-old Connor Zilisch is beginning to look unstoppable in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Three weeks ago, he broke his collarbone when he fell from his car during Victory Lane celebrations at Watkins Glen. He started the race at Daytona one week later, but it was relief driver Parker Kligerman who droveContinue Reading
19-year-old Connor Zilisch is beginning to look unstoppable in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Three weeks ago, he broke his collarbone when he fell from his car during Victory Lane celebrations at Watkins Glen. He started the race at Daytona one week later, but it was relief driver Parker Kligerman who droveContinue Reading
Matt DiBenedetto was very thankful after escaping a fiery incident unscathed on Saturday. The veteran driver was running 22nd in the No. 99 Viking Motorsports Chevrolet when he suddenly pulled into the grass on the final lap of Stage 1.The car came to a stop, and DiBenedetto seemed almost frantic asContinue Reading
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoffs opened with yet another victory by championship favorites Corey Heim and the Tricon Garage No. 11 on Saturday at Darlington while other favorites suffered through a variety of attrition along the way.Chandler Smith entered as the third seed, 16 points above the cutline, butContinue Reading