During a caution for a spin by Corey LaJoie, Christopher Bell was the first off pit road and took command when the race resumed on lap 236 of the scheduled 400 laps at Charlotte Motor Speedway.In clear air, Bell was able to extend his lead over Brad Keselowski as ByronContinue Reading
Blaney’s victory in last season’s 600-mile race was what qualified him for the 2023 playoffs, where he went on to win two more races and captured his first series title.While he has had a solid 2024 season, he entered this weekend’s race at Charlotte still looking for his first winContinue Reading
CMS unveiled the Roval layout in 2018 – a 2.28-mile combination of the oval and an infield road course which added a road course event to the NASCAR playoffs for the first time.The speedway announced alterations to the course prior to Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 which it hopes will provide additionalContinue Reading
It was the scenario Larson hoped to avoid in his bid to become the fifth driver to complete ‘The Double’ — 1,100 miles of racing on one day between IndyCar’s crown jewel event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and NASCAR’s longest race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports, HendrickCars.com H1100Continue Reading
Only a handful of drivers have stepped up to the daunting task of trying to complete 1,100 miles as part of ‘The Double’ on Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend, but Cole Pearn has tabbed others that could be successful.This year features Kyle Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion, setContinue Reading
After a brief delay for some light drizzle, Gibbs rocketed to top of the leaderboard in the final round of Saturday’s qualifying with an average lap speed of 183.953 mph – the fastest lap of the day.The pole is the first of Gibbs’ Cup career and will come in his 65thContinue Reading
Only five NASCAR Cup Series drivers have ventured into the world of American open-wheel racing. Among that group, only five were or went on to be Cup champions. Kyle Larson will be the sixth when he takes the green flag in the 2024 Indianapolis 500.So, let’s take a look backContinue Reading
The top four best average lap speeds all came from the first 20-minute session on Saturday with Byron leading the way at 181.317 mph.Tyler Reddick was second overall (180.114 mph) and Bubba Wallace third (180.060 mph). Ty Gibbs led the second 20-minute session but was fourth-best overall (179.062 mph).Prior toContinue Reading
Elliott, making his first start of the season with Hendrick’s No. 17 Chevrolet team, struggled from the start but was among a handful of teams that held a set of four new tires late into the race.A caution for a spin by Ryan Ellis sent most teams down pit roadContinue Reading
Sanchez, who opened the season with his first career win at Daytona, chased down Christian Eckes to take the lead for the first time with eight of 134 laps remaining.Sanchez then had to deftly navigate a hard charge from Heim before edging him by 0.507 seconds to earn his secondContinue Reading