However, at the end of the day, the history of sports is full of dark horses that managed to surprise everyone and there are lots of unexpected wins in general.
Kyle Larson took the lead from Keselowski with 29 laps to go and cruised to his fifth career XFINITY Series victory. Keselowski made it close at times but he couldn't get back around the young California driver.
NASCAR is in trouble. I hope that someone in the offices in Daytona Beach and Charlotte is working to fix these problems for the future of the sport we love.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend for the first race of the Round of 12. There’s no denying that Toyota has had a crazy year, with Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. leading the pack.
Truex dominated the 47th Annual Citizen Soldier 400, leading 187 laps, on his way to his second career win at the Dover International Speedway on Sunday.
On paper, it looked easy for the 24-year-old from Monterrey, Mexico. Suarez started fifth and led 123 of 200 laps on his way to victory. In reality, it wasn’t all smooth sailing for Suarez.
A persistent rain forced NASCAR to cancel qualifying for the Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway on Friday. As per the NASCAR rulebook, the field will line up based on points with points leader Brad Keselowski leading the field to the green flag on Sunday.
The two XFINITY practices on Friday in preparation for Saturday's race at Dover fought against the weather and although one session ended up going off without any issues, the second session was cut short due to rain.
In the opening Sprint Cup Series practice session on Friday morning, Kyle Larson ended up being the fastest at the Dover International Speedway. Larson’s lap at 165.578 mph was his final lap in the practice session as the No. 42 team was preparing for qualifying.
LOUDON, N.H -- Kevin Harvick had a perfect restart with six laps to go and outlasted Matt Kenseth to win the Bad Boy Off Road 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Daniel Hemric has been delivering his best performances of the season when it’s mattered the most. Over the last five races, the driver of the No. 19 Motion Industries Chevrolet Silverado RST
John Hunter Nemechek has seven NASCAR Cup Series starts at Talladega, where he has earned two top-10 finishes. He finished eighth in both races in 2020.
Garrett Mitchell (a.k.a. Cleetus McFarland) is back in the No. 4 Niece Motorsports Silverado for his third NCTS start of the season at Talladega Superspeedway.
The 2024 CARS Pro Late Model Tour champion from Willow Park, Texas, will continue to drive TRICON Garage's No. 11 Toyota for the 2027 Truck Series season.