BRISTOL, Tenn. — Kyle Busch became the first person in NASCAR history to complete two separate weekend sweeps of NASCAR’s national touring series at the same track by winning Saturday night’s Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race. His third victory of the weekend was much more difficult than the first two, however, as he had to hold off rookie Erik Jones …
Erik Jones Grabs First-Career Cup Pole At Bristol
In a twist from the first two races of the weekend, Erik Jones came away from Friday evening’s knockout qualifying session at Bristol Motor Speedway with his first-career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coors Light Pole Award.
CUP: Jones Fastest In Coca-Cola 600 First Practice
CONCORD, N.C. — Erik Jones was the fastest driver in the opening round of practice for Sunday evening’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (6 p.m. ET, FOX, PRN, SiriusXM). Jones set a fast time of 28.021 seconds (192.713 mph) in the sunny afternoon at the mile-and-a-half oval. He was also the fastest of the four Toyotas that made the …
CUP: Qualifying Rained Out at Bristol; Larson Starts Up Front On Sunday
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Rain on Friday afternoon washed away Bush’s Beans Pole Day for Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event at Bristol Motor Speedway, the Food City 500 (2 p.m. ET, FOX, PRN, SiriusXM). As per the NASCAR rule book, the Owners Points standings have determined the starting order for the race. Points leader Kyle Larson will begin up …
CUP: JTG-Daugherty Shows Signs Of Progress After Strong Martinsville Runs
The beginning of the season has been a struggle for JTG Daugherty Racing, but looking at Sunday’s results, it wasn’t obvious.
CUP: McMurray Out Early at Martinsville After Strong Weekend
RIDGEWAY, Va. — Jamie McMurray only made it 106 laps in Sunday’s STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway before his left-rear tire blew and sent the No. 1 car into the wall. After restarting in the top 10 on lap 76, Jimmie Johnson made contact in Turn 1 with McMurray’s No. 1 Cessna Chevrolet. The contact bent the fenders around McMurray’s left-rear …
CUP: Happy Bowyer Goes To The Top In Martinsville Happy Hour
RIDGEWAY, Va. — Clint Bowyer was fastest in the final round of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice for Sunday’s STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway (2 p.m. EDT, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM). The driver of the No. 14 Haas Automation Ford posted a quick time of seconds ( mph) to top the leaderboard on Saturday afternoon. He was one of …
CUP: Cassill to Race with Fr8Auctions Sponsorship at Martinsville
STATESVILLE, N.C. — Fr8Auctions, an Atlanta-based auction house that sells excess freight inventory, will partner for a third straight year with Front Row Motorsports when it sponsors Landon Cassill’s No. 34 Ford in this weekend’s STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Fr8Auctions partners with freight lines, distribution companies and consumer product-based businesses to help sell excess, discontinued or damaged inventory outside …
PIKE: The Plight of New Hampshire
The loss of a Cup date for New Hampshire is the result of a multitude of factors.
CUP: Elliott Disappointed With Fifth at Atlanta
Chase Elliott continued his upward trend at Atlanta in Sunday’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, but failed to find victory lane at his home track for the fourth season running.
CUP: Elliott Fastest On Home Soil In Final Practice
HAMPTON, Georgia – Chase Elliott was fastest in final practice for Sunday’s Fold of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway (2 p.m., FOX, PRN, SiriusXM). Elliott ran a quick lap of 29.487 seconds (188.015 mph) to lead the charts, and was one of six Chevrolets in the top 10. He was followed by Brad Keselowski in the Miller Lite Ford (29.552 …