Many long-time viewers of NASCAR who have watched the sport know who Dick Berggren, PhD is. He's been a color commentator and pit reporter in NASCAR broadcasting for many years.
The 2018 Daytona 500 champion from Welcome, North Carolina, officially faces a "must-win" scenario entering the 2024 Cup Series regular-season finale at Darlington Raceway to race his way back into Playoff contention after being denied a final overturn attempt of his Richmond penalties from the Final Appeal Officer.
The 22-year-old Riggs from Bahama, North Carolina, led the final 53 of 175-scheduled laps en route to his first Truck Series career victory in his 23rd series start while being a non-Playoff contender at the Milwaukee Mile.
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1. Christopher Bell: Bell finished third in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona.
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With their respective top-10 runs at Daytona, Chris Buescher and Ty Gibbs are currently scored above the top-16 cutline to make the 2024 Cup Series Playoffs while Bubba Wallace is scored below the cutline ahead of next weekend's regular-season finale at Darlington.
The 23-year-old Burton from Huntersville, North Carolina, executed a final lap pass on Kyle Busch amid an overtime shootout to become the 205th competitor to win in NASCAR's premier series, the 13th competitor to claim a 2024 Cup Series Playoff berth by winning a regular-season event and deliver a milestone victory for Wood Brothers at the World Center of Racing.
The three-time Supercars champion from Auckland, New Zealand, will pilot the No. 88 Chevrolet for Trackhouse Racing that is set to expand to three cars in 2025.
The 32-year-old Truex from Mayetta, New Jersey, led 28 of 102 over-scheduled laps and survived an overtime shootout to record his second Xfinity Series victory in eight starts in 2024 along with his first at Daytona.
The 2021 Daytona 500 champion from Glendale, Arizona, posted a pole-winning lap at 183.165 mph in 49.136 seconds, which was enough to edge teammate Todd Gilliland by three-tenths of a second for his fourth Cup pole of the 2024 season and set the best qualifying lap in a Next Gen car at Daytona.
The No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team was docked 75 driver/owner points and crew chief Chris Gabehart was fined $100,000 due to the team violating Sections 14.7.1.E&F and 14.7.1.1.B&E of the NASCAR Rule Book involving meeting specific engine seal requirements.
Michael Strahan has been named honorary Pace Car driver for the 109th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Sunday, May 25 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The National Motorsports Press Association announced the 2024 Most Popular Driver Awards on Friday evening at the NASCAR Awards Banquet at the Charlotte Convention Center.
Chase Elliott returned to victory lane and the playoffs this year, delighting his fan base that once again rewarded him with the National Motorsports Press Association’s Most Popular Driver award.
