NASCAR Cup Series

The first elimination race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs is set for Sunday afternoon at Dover International Speedway. Brad Keselowski, Ryan Blaney and Kevin Harvick are currently in transfer positions while Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Kurt Busch are on the bubble. Here’s a look at Ford’s history at The Monster Mile.

Oh to wonder what he could have done differently. Those thoughts filled Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s mind on October 15, 2000, after his second Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Talladega Superspeedway. That fall afternoon, his father – Dale Earnhardt Sr. – drove from 18th place to 1st in the closing handful of laps to capture his 10th MENCS checkered flag at ‘Dega and the 76th and final victory of his career. “Little E,” on the other hand, was left to ponder whether a different move would have landed him in Gatorade Victory Lane instead.

New Hampshire Recap: Denny Hamlin overcame a mid-race loose wheel and subsequent unscheduled green flag pit stop to rally for a 12th-place finish Sunday in the #11 FedEx Ground Toyota in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoff race won by teammate Kyle Busch.

Less than three months to Christmas! If that does not come as good news, then hopefully you are all aquiver over the fact that there are eight races remaining in the NASCAR season. If that does not spark your excitement, enjoy the baseball playoffs and the football season, provided they have not yet ticked you off to the point that you want to boycott them all.

Note: The quotes in this article are fictional. - 1. Martin Truex, Jr.: Truex won Stage 1 at Loudon and finished fifth in the ISM Connect 300. "I barely made it through Kevin Harvick's smoky wreck," Truex said. "Normally, you don't see a smokescreen like that unless it's NASCAR throwing a bogus late caution flag to cause a restart and prevent a certain driver from winning by a large margin."

It’s not often that two drivers both have a shot to make history – albeit two different aspects –  at the same race track during the same weekend, but Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Joey Logano have the opportunity staring them in the face for Talladega Superspeedway’s Alabama 500 on Sunday, Oct. 15.

Trevor Bayne, driver of the No. 6 AdvoCare Ford Fusion, recorded a 24th-place finish in Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway after fighting a loose-handling condition on entry and a tight-handling condition through the center of the corner throughout the afternoon.

After suffering right side damage to his Fifth Third Ford, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. overcame adversity to earn a 15th-place finish in Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. With his 15th-place finish, Stenhouse sits in the final transfer spot of 12th with one race remaining in the Round of 16.

A strong ninth-place finish in the ISM Connect 300 today at New Hampshire Motor Speedway elevated Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing team from 10th to eighth in the NASCAR Playoffs standings going into the final race of the first round next week at Dover.

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) continued their playoffs run this weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and the second race did not disappoint. Kyle Busch jumped out to the lead after a restart with 23 laps to go and was able to hold on to win his third MENCS race of 2017 and his first ever playoff win.