Austin Dillon was on fire at Charlotte Motor Speedway; at one point, literally. Dillon qualified on the pole for Friday's Drive for the Cure 300 by edging fellow cup driver Kasey Kahne with a speed of 183.524 mph. During pre-race activities, one of the fireworks that were set off, misfired and landed on Dillon and his car, burning his fire suit.
Matt Kenseth has given notice that he is the man to beat when the Chase goes under the lights at Charlotte Motor Speedway. With a speed of 194.532 mph, Kenseth put his Toyota on the pole for Saturday night.
There is absolutely no reason whatsoever that any wall in NASCAR’s top three series isn’t SAFER barrier protected. The only real case one can make toward not having it is Eldora Speedway due to the low speeds.
On Sunday at Dover International Speedway, Jamie McMurray did everything that he could to try and advance to the next round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. However, it wouldn't be enough as he would fall just one spot short of advancing.
Following a flat tire that caused heavy contact to his No. 3 Chevrolet resulting in many laps behind the wall, it looks as though Miles the Monster has taken a big bite out of Ty Dillon's championship hopes. With a 28th place finish at Dover, Dillon has slipped back to fourth in the XFINITY series standings, 39 points behind Chris Buescher.
The first elimination race, otherwise known as ‘It’s Over in Dover’, produced some very surprising and not surprising moments in the 46th running of the AAA 400 at the Monster Mile.
After hitting the wall head-on on lap 15 of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rhino Linings 350(k) at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Austin Theriault was airlifted to hospital.
Waiting until week three to comment on the Chase is probably unorthodox, but, as many readers know, hating the Chase is typical of old-timers like this writer. It’s like a team that was horrible all season and barely got in the playoffs still has a chance to win it all.
Stewart announced his retirement on September 30 from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series following the 2016 season, adding that Clint Bowyer will replace him in the No. 14 Chevrolet.
Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport returns to Daytona Beach, Florida to conclude the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series regular season schedule with the running of the Winn-Dixie 250 Powered by Coca-Cola.
Snap-on Incorporated, Wisconsin State Fair Park and INDYCAR announced Aug. 27 that Snap-on will continue as title sponsor of the Snap-on INDYCAR Weekend at the Milwaukee Mile for multiple years.
Hendrick Motorsports leads all organizations in wins (17), poles (23), top fives (65), top 10s (117) and laps led (2,348) at the World Center of Racing.
