Jimmie Johnson. Four wins in 2015. Ten wins at Dover. Seventy-four wins over the course of his career, just two shy of Dale Earnhardt’s total. Six championships. Gee, I wonder if he might ever make the Hall of Fame?
The heat was on both on and off the track at the Monster Mile and here is what was surprising and not surprising from the 46th annual running of the FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks at Dover International speedway.
For the first time in 2015, Kyle Larson would have exactly the type of run he was looking for. The sophomore driver ran up front throughout the FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks to finish third and score his first top-five of the 2015 season.
In a race that started with wet conditions, Sebastien Bourdais played the right fuel strategy, having enough fuel at the end and outdriving Takuma Sato to win the Chevrolet Duel in Detroit Presented by Quickens Loans Race 2.
He may have qualified in the fourteenth position, but Jimmie Johnson did what he usually does at the Monster Mile, scoring another win, his tenth in fact in the FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks at Dover International Speedway.
From singing music on the streets of Nashville to participating in The Voice competition, Megan Ruger fulfilled another dream of singing the National Anthem in one of her biggest venues yet, the NASCAR race track at Dover, Delaware.
Carlos Munoz earned his first career Verizon IndyCar Series victory as severe weather prompted a red flag with 47 of 70 scheduled laps in Race 1 of the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans on the 2.35-mile, 14-turn Raceway at Belle Isle Park.
The world of NASCAR exists in its own bubble where the usual rules do not apply. The “winning is everything" motto is considered not only acceptable but trumps everything else. If you buy into it, all the normal rules of society do not apply.
After contact with his teammate Darrell Wallace Jr., Chris Buescher gambled on fuel and nursed his No. 60 Roush Performance Products Ford to the checkered flag in the Buckle Up 200 at the Monster Mile. This was also Buescher’s first victory in three races at Dover International Speedway.
So far this season, Martin Truex Jr. has ran up front each week and led laps, poised to snatch up a victory. There's one issue, though - he hasn't found that route to victory lane yet this year.
Young’s Motorsports confirmed today that motorsports polymath Brad Perez will drive for the team in Saturday afternoon’s NFPA 250 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.
Rising star Luke Baldwin will grab another rung on the NASCAR ladder when he makes his NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series debut on Saturday in the NFPA 250 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.
