Truex’s No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing team has had plenty of speed this season. He’s led laps in all but two of eight races so far and led the third most laps (352) among series drivers.In fact, his 18th place effort last Sunday at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway is his worse finishContinue Reading
The issue has been especially apparent on the three tracks 1-mile in length or less in which the package has been used so far in 2024 – Phoenix, Richmond and this past weekend at Martinsville.While some drivers have noted some improvement in maneuverability in the car, the fields still seemContinue Reading
Supercars champion Kostecki has been absent from the grid so far this season, but announced on Monday that he will return to action with Erebus in Taupo.This comes after months of allegations of bullying within the team, something that Adderton, a long-time sponsor through Boost Mobile, had publicly called outContinue Reading
Byron was the first lead-lap car to make a green flag pitstop – uncharacteristic on the short track – in the middle of the final stage and when the cycle of stops was completed, he emerged as the leader for the first time in the race.Byron soon built a bigContinue Reading
Elliott ran strong throughout Sunday’s race and a late-race wreck sent up an overtime restart that put Elliott alongside Hendrick Motorsports teammate and leader William Byron on the front row.When the race resumed. Elliott got near Byron and gave his No. 24 Chevrolet a shot from behind, but Byron remainedContinue Reading
William Byron walks through his day after grabbing the win at Martinsville Speedway in Hendrick Motorsports’ 40th anniversary season. SourceContinue Reading
Hendrick was originally scheduled to serve as the honorary pace car driver for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race, which was also the 40th anniversary of HMS’ first Cup win by Geoffrey Bodine.Hendrick, however, missed the race as he is recovering from recent knee replacement surgery.Shortly after William Byron held off his HMSContinue Reading
William Byron, Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott of Hendrick Motorsports become the first team to finish 1-2-3 at Martinsville Speedway. SourceContinue Reading
Byron was the first lead lap car to make a green flag pit stop – uncharacteristic on the short track – in the middle of the final stage and when the cycle of stops was completed, he emerged as the leader for the first time in the race.Byron soon builtContinue Reading
Sam Mayer led on the restart to overtime, but Sheldon Creed dived inside of Mayer to make the field three-wide as he tried to get him and Almirola. Instead, Creed nearly caused himself and Mayer to spin out.That allowed Almirola to pull away to the lead and his victory was securedContinue Reading