Virginia native Denny Hamlin takes the checkered flag after driving from the rear of the field. Hamlin qualified fifth, but missed the drivers meeting which was taking place after the start of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) practice.
Denny Hamlin would make his way to the front after starting in the back due to missing the driver’s meeting and bump his way past Matt Crafton to win the Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway.
Peters who finished fifth here in the spring turned a lap of 19.641 sec at 96.411 mph and bested Cup Series regular and spring race winner, Kevin Harvick by only .027secs
Paul Menard’s season has had it’s ups and downs. The season started off solid with a sixth place finish at Daytona. Though the team stumbled at Phoenix, they followed it up with two more top tens. As the season progressed, the roller coaster trend continued with many finishes in the high teens to lower twenties being the norm.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will roll out onto the half mile oval at the Martinsville Speedway for Sunday's running of the Tums Fast Relief 500. This historic racing facility is referred to as the paper clip due to its unusual shape.
Chase contender Jimmie Johnson sets fast lap in qualifying at Martinsville Speedway for the Sunday's Tums 500. Johnson turned a lap of 97.598 MPH (19.402 SECS), edging out Brian Vickers who was fastest in practice and therefore was the last car to attempt qualifying.
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series visits the legendary Martinsville Speedway this weekend and that leads me to reminisce about "the good ole days". The series began in 1995 and during that first season, the trucks competed primarily on short tracks. Venues like Saugus, Evergreen, I-70 and Mesa Marin are just a few of the fantastic short tracks that the trucks visited.
When all is said and done at Homestead, the guy who is the hottest over the final ten events could very likely be our champion. How to become that man is not so simple. Winning is good, but not everything.
After subbing for Dale Earnhardt Jr. for two Sprint Cup Series races, Regan Smith has been signed by JR Motorsports to drive the No. 5 Chevrolet in the Nationwide Series for the full 2013 schedule. Smith will make his JRM debut this year, running the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 17 as a teammate to Cole Whitt and Danica Patrick.
His four wins in 2025 were a career high, as was his average finish of 11.2, making Christopher Bell outrageously dependable, just like his co-primary partner for the upcoming Daytona 500, Interstate Batteries.
With the winter weather postponing the Cookout Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium, a lot of people have thought about what the future holds for the NASCAR Clash.
