The Enjoy Illinois 300 marked the first time the NASCAR Cup Series has visited World Wide Technology Raceway. The 1.25-mile track just outside of St. Louis has been hosting NASCAR sanctioned events since 1997, first with the NASCAR Xfinity Series, then the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The unique shapeContinue Reading
In the last few years, the 1.5-mile oval tracks have produced their fair share of lackluster races. While the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motorspeedway is a crown jewel of the sport, it was not an exception to the trend of less-than-entertaining races. This was made even more noticible due toContinue Reading
Ryan Blaney won his first career NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race on Sunday night at Texas Motor Speedway, earning a $1 million payday in the annual fan-favorite non-points event. And he and his team celebrated twice. Blaney’s No. 12 Team Penske Ford ultimately beat Denny Hamlin in the No. 11Continue Reading
Sunday’s AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway was a great example of the NextGen car improving the quality of racing on mile-and-a-half tracks. The race was full of side-by-side racing, 3 and 4-wide restarts, and lots of passing. However, the event also served as a glaring reminder that the new low-profileContinue Reading
The Goodyear 400 marked the 122nd Cup race hosted by Darlington Raceway in the series’ history. With 3 degrees on the frontstretch and 2 degrees on the backstretch, this track has unique characteristics that require drivers to race against the wall and, as a result, drivers earn their “Darlington Stripes”Continue Reading
Dover Motor Speedway has always been kind to Hendrick Motorsports drivers – the organization has 21 victories at the track in total (11 of which belong to Jimmie Johnson), and last year the team swept the top 4 positions in a historic finish. The trend continued this past race withContinue Reading