As the season comes to a close this Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, anticipation is high as we prepare to embrace our 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion.
From a rain delayed and a rain-shortened race in the Valley of the Sun, here is what was surprising and not surprising from the 28th annual Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.
While Jimmie Johnson is a champion, six-times in fact, as well as the race winner from this past weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, he and his wife Chandra are also champions off the track with their foundation’s funding of local school initiatives.
Following up his top-five finish last weekend at Martinsville Speedway, Kyle Busch would post another top-five at Texas Motor Speedway, finishing fourth.
Despite having to make a second trip down pit road under yellow at lap 149 due to loose lugnuts, Kurt Busch was able to have a solid run at Texas Motor Speedway, finishing sixth in the AAA 500.
With Kyle Busch running into transmission problems, it was up to the other two drivers on the team to get the job done for Joe Gibbs Racing. Erik Jones and Daniel Suarez would do just that, finishing fourth and sixth respectively.
With Matt Kenseth remaining suspended after going through NASCAR's appeal process, Erik Jones will be behind the wheel of the No. 20 Dollar General Toyota this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.
What I saw at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday made me sick to my stomach. It ruined what otherwise was a good weekend at the track, the marvelous speedway that should be a blueprint for what racing should be. Everyone knows the story by now. Matt Kenseth decided to retaliate and knock the leader out of the race—on purpose. You may say I can’t prove that, but actions speak louder than words.
We're less than 24 hours removed from the race at Martinsville and there is once again a commotion in the media and in fan circles. Is it about Jeff Gordon punching his ticket to the chase playoffs in dramatic fashion? Nope. Is it about the risk versus reward of tires versus track position? Nope.
JR Motorsports has competed at Rockingham Speedway a combined four times in the NOAPS. In those starts at the 1.017-mile oval, the organization has recorded one win, one top-five and one top-10. The average finish is 12.8.
Expert breakdown of the upcoming Food City 500. Analyzing NASCAR Cup Series favorites, Next Gen car technical updates, and tire wear on Bristol’s concrete high-banks.
