Writing about NASCAR is not only a passion, but, at times, a much needed distraction from my full-time career. I am a Paramedic with a background in firefighting.
With R. Lee Ermey serving as the Grand Marshal and Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi from MTV’s hit show, Jersey Shore originally selected to wave the green flag at the start of this weekend’s Sprint Cup race in Richmond.
Often we forget that as much as we love a sport there is ultimately a business model behind it. They are intrinsically connected whereas one cannot survive without the other.
As NASCAR’s last race of the “regular season” draws near, we can’t help but to be cognizant of the fact that Richmond’s September race always falls on or near the anniversary of 9/11.
This weekend Richmond International Raceway will play host once again to the “Last Race Before the Chase.” Since the introduction of "The Chase for the Sprint Cup" in 2004, Richmond’s September night race has served as the “regular season’s” finale.
The 2025 Coca-Cola 600 champion from Alva, Florida, posted a pole-winning lap at 184.396 mph in 48.808 seconds for his first Cup pole nearly two years at the World Center of Racing.
CHRIS BUESCHER, No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “It’s very bumpy today, but we expect that to get a little better as everybody comes up off the ground a little bit for race trim, but I’m proud of everybody."
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin and 23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick were made available to the media on Friday prior to the NASCAR Cup Series race from Daytona International Speedway.
The 24-year-old Caruth from Washington, D.C., posted a pole-winning lap at 183.232 mp in 49.118 seconds to become the 220th competitor to win an O'Reilly Auto Parts Series pole position and to take a critical step towards his 2026 Chase hopes.
The RFK Racing trio of Brad Keselowski, Chris Buescher and Ryan Preece stopped by the Daytona International Speedway infield media center before qualifying this afternoon to talk about their respective Chase scenarios.
