NASCAR Cup Series

Chase Elliott on if a Turn 4 would make Pocono easier to navigate: “No, I like Pocono. I enjoy Pocono. It’s been another fun place and unique with the shifting and things that we do there that we don’t do at other places. I like that challenge, it’s something that we don’t do and obviously road courses we do, but it’s just different. I enjoy racing there.”

Ford driver Ryan Blaney is the defending winner of this weekend’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono. He’s one of four current Ford drivers with at least one series win on the three-turn track (Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Kurt Busch). Here’s a look at some Ford highlights through the years.

Stenhouse has 10 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) starts at Pocono Raceway with an average starting position of 21.8 and average finishing position of 23.6. In his first career start at the ‘Tricky Triangle’, Stenhouse Jr. won the ARCA race in 2008.

Pocono Preview: The Series heads to Pocono Raceway this Sunday for 400 miles around the 2.5-mile “Tricky Triangle”. Hamlin is looking to add a fifth victory at Pocono to his impressive résumé of 10 top-five and 15 top-10 finishes at the Pennsylvania track. He also averages a 7.2 starting position at Pocono which is a Series best among active drivers.

Kyle Busch: Busch started on the pole at Charlotte and led 377 of 400 laps on his way to the win in the Coca-Cola 600. With the victory, Busch became the first driver to win a points race at every track on the NASCAR schedule.

Australia. If there was any road to success on Sunday, it was to be a native of Australia. Perth-born Daniel Ricciardo led from start to finish to claim the Monaco Grand Prix. At Indianapolis, Toowoomba’s own Will Power kissed the bricks and drank the milk. Unfortunately, the last Aussie to drive a Cup car was Tasmanian Marcus Ambrose four years ago.

Douglasville, Georgia Hooters Girl, Laiken Baumgartner, claimed top honor Saturday night at the 22nd Annual Hooters International Pageant, the first to be open to the public and held at the zMAX Dragway across from Charlotte Motor Speedway, taking home the exclusive 2018 Miss Hooters International title. Laiken was selected from a field of 80 of the most exceptional Hooters Girls from across the U.S. and around the world.

It was a hard-fought battle under the lights at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the running of the Coca Cola 600. The No.95 Thorne Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 sported a unique Vietnam-era Huey helicopter inspired Thorne paint scheme. The team was honored to represent US Army fallen soldier, Specialist Rudy Acosta, who served in the 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment in Afghanistan.

Defending Coca-Cola 600 Winner Austin Dillon's night hampered by Cut Tire Early at Charlotte Motor Speedway "I'm a bit mad at myself for racing the No. 3 Coca-Cola Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 so hard, so early in the race. I was battling with the No. 48 car for position and ended up getting loose and hitting the outside wall."

Kyle Busch won Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, securing his first points victory in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series competition at Charlotte and becoming the first driver to win a points race at every active Cup Series track