NASCAR Cup Series

“We have to win, so we have to gamble when we can. That (last weekend’s race at New Hampshire) is not the last time you’re going to see that kind of gamble from us before the playoffs. We’re going to Indy this weekend and that’s what we’re working on in the simulator this week. This is not a long-run sport anymore, so you have to have that early speed to be able to get anything done and get up through the field. You’re not going to get those long green-flag runs to take advantage of a long-run car.” Dale Earnhardt Jr. on No. 88 team strategy heading into Indianapolis

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads to Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend, where Ford teams will be looking to get to Victory Lane for the first time since 1999. Here’s a look at Ford’s three wins in the Brickyard 400 – two by NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Jarrett and the other by HOF nominee Ricky Rudd.

1. Martin Truex Jr.: Truex started on the pole and finished third at New Hampshire, posting his seventh top five of the season. He leads the Monster Energy Cup points standings by 38 points.

Wood Brothers Racing will roll out its second new paint scheme of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series when the Quick Lane Tire and Auto Centers Ford Fusion takes to the Brickyard this weekend.

The weather was nice this past weekend up in my neck of the woods. Sadly, I paid the price for a root canal. No sleep Friday night. Zip for Saturday night. Sunday? The feature race was from Loudon. However, just as I rarely hurt after a visit to the dentist, maybe Loudon would go against type and be just wonderful. A race for the ages. Damn it, I deserved it.

Until the last 80 laps, the Overton's 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway had the making of another Martin Truex Jr. clinic performance.

Living Essentials, LLC, the makers of 5-hour ENERGY® shots, announces the company's Racing Throwback Sweepstakes, where the grand prize is a trip to a premier series race, and the winning photo is featured on the hood of the 5-hour ENERGY® #77 Throwback themed race car at Darlington Raceway.

Camry driver Denny Hamlin captured his and Joe Gibbs Racing’s first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) victory of the year at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon.

After sustaining right front fender damage to his Fastenal Ford, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. overcame adversity to earn a 14th-place finish in Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Martin Truex Jr. and the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing team had another stalwart performance, finishing third in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.