Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole Award Friday afternoon at New Hampshire with a new track record qualifying speed of 138.130 mph. It is the 13th track qualifying record set this season. It was Busch’s second pole of the season, his second at the Loudon track and his 15th career Cup pole.
While most drivers are preparing for one or two races this weekend, Ryan Preece is taking it a step further as he is set to run four races total in the span of three days. Preece will start off the weekend by running Friday's Whelen Modified All-Star Shootout at New Hampshire before heading back to Connecticut to run Friday night's Whelen All-American Series SK Modified race at Stafford Motor Speedway. Then on Saturday, he'll return to New Hampshire to return the Whelen Modified Tour Sunoco 100 and the NASCAR Nationwide Series Sta-Green 200.
If you want to make the Chase, maybe one should win at New Hampshire. Out of 43 drivers entered and scheduled to make up the field at Loudon this Sunday, a whopping 16 of them have won at New Hampshire. They include the only four-time winner, 47-year old Jeff Burton, slated to drive the 66 Toyota of Jay Robinson.
It is rare, however, to see three generations competing against each other at any level of stock car racing. For NASCAR Sprint Cup driver David Gilliland, an intriguing idea blossomed into a unique opportunity to race against both his father and son.
Virtue of their third and eighth place finishes at Daytona International Speedway, both Ryan Sieg and Jeremy Clements will join Regan Smith and Ryan Reed as part of the four drivers eligible for the Dash for Cash at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend.
On Monday, a thought-provoking announcement was made when nine multi-car Sprint Cup Series teams announced that they have formed a collaborative business association called the Race Team Alliance (RTA).
NASCAR announced today that the No. 41 NASCAR Sprint Series Cup team of Stewart-Haas Racing has been penalized for a rule infraction that was found during post-race inspection at Daytona International Speedway last weekend. NASCAR fined crew chief Daniel Knost $10,000 and penalized both driver Kurt Busch and car owner Gene Haas with the loss of 10 owner’s points.
Surprising: In spite of the fits and starts of the race due to the rain, the Coke 600 was still the stuff of legends, from the anniversary victory for The King and Richard Petty Motorsports to the last call of Barney Hall of Motor Racing Network.
1. Jeff Gordon: Gordon overcame damage in an early wreck at Daytona and finished 12th, maintaining the points lead. He leads Dale Earnhardt, Jr. by 27, as Hendrick drivers occupy the top three spots.
Aric Almirola was not favored to return the iconic 43 that Richard Petty won his 200th win the Independence Day weekend thirty years ago, but he did. The rains that delayed the action for a day, and delayed it again early on Sunday, returned to finally put a wash to the proceedings prior to the three-quarter mark. The man in front was the 30-year old Tampa, Florida native, recording his first Cup victory in 125 starts.
The 2020 Cup Series champion from Dawsonville, Georgia, led a race-high 87 of 267 laps and outdueled Denny Hamlin in a four-lap shootout to score his second Cup victory both at the Lone Star state and of the 2026 season.
Kyle Busch and the No. 8 zone Watermelon x Circle K Chevrolet Team Showcase Top-10 Speed Before Late Race Contact Derails Finish at Texas Motor Speedway
Speedway Motorsports and Dollar Tree officials announced today the value retailer has been named entitlement sponsor of the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) and Official Value Retailer of Speedway Motorsports.
