On fire and inhaling smoke, Austin Cindric barely escapes playoff elimination
Austin Cindric had an eventful journey on his way to the Round of 12. He entered the cutoff race on the hot seat, holding the 12th and final transfer spot with just 11 points between himself and his closest challenger.However, he made the most of a great qualifying effort, scoringContinue Reading
Shane van Gisbergen: “I blame myself” for NASCAR playoff elimination
Shane van Gisbergen has had an incredible rookie season in the Cup Series, thanks to his natural skill on road courses. He has visited Victory Lane four times, locked up Rookie of the Year honors early, and made his way into the playoffs.Unfortunately, despite 22 playoff bonus points, he wasContinue Reading
Chase Elliott advances into next playoff round despite rare DNF at Bristol
Chase Elliot ‘s NASCAR Cup race at at Bristol came to an abrupt end after 311 laps of racing. After getting shuffled out of line, he tried to get back down to the bottom as John Hunter Nemechek rapidly closed in.Contact was made and Elliott’s No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletContinue Reading
Bell moves Smith, holds off Keselowski for Bristol Night Race victory
Christopher Bell moves Zane Smith on a late restart, holds off a hard charge from Brad Keselowski to claim Bristol Night Race victory. SourceContinue Reading
Christopher Bell: ‘Tonight, it’s us!’ after Bristol victory
Christopher Bell describes his moves on the final restarts that secured his victory in the Bristol Night Race. SourceContinue Reading
Keselowski: ‘Story of our season’ after runner-up Bristol finish
Brad Keselowski shares his frustrations after coming up just short to Christopher Bell for the victory at Bristol Motor Speedway. SourceContinue Reading
Stevens on No. 20 team’s resilience: ‘We have every tool and every piece of the puzzle to do it’
Crew chief for Christopher Bell, Adam Stevens, describes the No. 20 team’s strengths and mindset over the past few weeks after Bristol victory. SourceContinue Reading
Stevens: ‘Would’ve bet my house’ on a normal Bristol race
Adam Stevens, crew chief on Christopher Bell’s No. 20 Toyota, describes just how much of a shock the tire wear was at Bristol Motor Speedway. SourceContinue Reading
Christopher Bell dedicates Bristol NASCAR win to Charlie Kirk
Christopher Bell completed a sweep of the Round of 16 for Joe Gibbs Racing in the 500-lap event at Bristol Motor Speedway, which each of the team’s three playoff drivers winning a race this round.It was Bell’s fourth win of the year, but his first since Phoenix Raceway in earlyContinue Reading
The reset NASCAR Cup playoff standings after Bristol elimination race
The Round of 16 is complete, and Joe Gibbs Racing swept the entire round with three different drivers. Chase Briscoe won the playoff opener at Darlington, followed by Denny Hamlin at Gateway, but on Saturday night, Christopher Bell came out of nowhere to steal the win.Bell made a three-wide passContinue Reading