In what might be Matt Kenseth's final season in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, his chance at a second championship went asunder because of a simple rule infraction.
Entering Kansas Speedway, Kyle Larson was third in points and trailed Martin Truex Jr. by 24 for the points lead. Exiting Kansas, his run at a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship in 2017 left with his expired engine.
Martin Truex Jr. overcame an early restart violation to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 and complete the season sweep at Kansas Speedway.
"It’s my first XFINITY win. I’m sorry that Erik didn’t finish the race, but, man, I’m just stoked. This thing was awesome. To be able to win in the XFINITY Series is something I dreamed of as a kid. We were both on old tires. We were sliding around.
You can’t blame Martin Truex Jr. for looking ahead. The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series leader didn’t need to win the pole position at Kansas Speedway, having already qualified for the NASCAR Playoffs’ Round of 8 with a victory two weeks ago at Charlotte.
The Playoffs continue as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads to Kansas Speedway for the last race in its Round of 12. Joining them is the XFINITY Series for the first race in their Round of 8.
TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Several Playoff drivers were among more than a dozen collected in the "Big One" in the waning laps of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Brad Keselowski outlasted three straight red flag-inducing wrecks, passed Ryan Newman on the final lap and held off teammate Joey Logano to win the Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
TALLADEGA, Ala. -- John Hunter Nemechek was on the brink of an early exit from the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs after he was caught up in a wreck roughly halfway through the running of the Fred's 250. But he weaved his way through a multi-truck wreck with roughly 20 laps remaining and took advantage of the trucks caught up in the final-lap melee to claim a sixth-place finish at Talladega Superspeedway.
TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. will lead the field to the green flag tomorrow afternoon after winning the pole for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
The 2012 Cup Series champion from Rochester Hills, Michigan, reduced his deficit to the Chase cutline by eight points with his sixth top-10 result of 2026 at Indianapolis.
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