Denny Hamlin is fairly amused with the thought of winning the 2024 NASCAR Cup championship in the midst of his team’s — 23XI Racing — legal battle against the series and the most powerful family in all of NASCAR. “Yeah, I would like to have that problem, truthfully (laughter),” said Hamlin last weekend. “I always say … Read more
Joey Logano was having a solid day even before his fuel gamble, but it was never supposed to end in victory. Entering the Round of 8, thanks to Alex Bowman’s shocking disqualification the week prior, Logano looked like a real long shot to make the Championship 4. But he’s done it — locking himself in before … Read more
In a statement released on Monday, HMS gave the following explanation for their decision to accept the penalty: “Hendrick Motorsports will not appeal the disqualification of the No. 48 car following Sunday’s race at the Charlotte Roval. NASCAR allows a clear margin to account for the difference in pre- and post-race weight. “After a thorough … Read more
When Kyle Larson claimed victory at the Charlotte Roval, all four Hendrick Motorsports drivers managed to advance into the Round of 8. That is no longer the case. Alex Bowman, driver of the No. 48 HMS Chevrolet, has been disqualified after failing post-race technical inspection. The car did not meet minimum weight requirements, per NASCAR officials. … Read more
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is a very capable superspeedway racer. His first-ever Cup win came at a drafting track, along with his second, and his third, and now his fourth. Two Cup wins at Talladega and two at Daytona since moving to the series full-time over a decade ago, including a dramatic victory in the 2023 … Read more
Austin Cindric was set to possibly change the playoff picture in a big way at Talladega before being caught up in the ‘Big One’ on Lap 183. After winning the second stage, he was in control of the race as the final five laps got underway. He had two Fords lined up directly behind him, … Read more
NASCAR’s ongoing battle to keep cars on track instead of airborne continues ahead of this weekend’s Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway. Early this week, the series’ sanctioning body was considering a drastic change that would have put a shark fin-like piece running down the entire length of the greenhouse on the right-side of the car. … Read more
“Damn it, I wanted that one really bad,” said William Byron after losing out to Ross Chastain in the battle for the win. “It just sucks, man. You’re so close, and you know going to Talladega you know what that is. So just sucks, but proud of the effort.” Byron leaves Kansas atop the standings … Read more
Another late-race caution led to another late-race restart at the Go Bowling at The Glen race earlier this month. And as it typically does, the result was chaos for NASCAR Cup drivers as they fought for the same real estate, like William Byron and Brad Keselowski who came together, with the help of Joey Logano … Read more
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. retired from full-time racing at the end of 2017, with 17 years and 631 races under his belt as a NASCAR Cup Series driver. But even if he spends more time podcasting and commentating than turning a wheel these days, Junior’s driving streak is still going strong: This weekend he’ll run in … Read more
