8: The number of DAYTONA 500 pole positions Hendrick Motorsports drivers have won in the last nine years under various qualifying formats. Starting with Jeff Gordon in 2015, a Hendrick car has been on the pole for the Great American Race in every year except 2020, when current DAYTONA 500Continue Reading
The final restart was the difference for Denny Hamlin. A day earlier than planned—the result of a devastating weather forecast for the Los Angeles area—Hamlin got the jump he needed on an overtime restart and won Saturday night’s third edition of the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum. Smoking hisContinue Reading
Eight drivers from five different Chevrolet teams posted a qualifying lap in the Top-22 of the speed chart to secure a starting position in the 46th Running of the Busch Light Clash at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. · At the stage break caution on Lap 75, Hendrick Motorsports’ KyleContinue Reading
Notes of Interest ● Josh Berry heads to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for the first time in the NASCAR Cup Series this weekend, leaning heavily into his short-track skillset from years of dominance running Late Models prior to climbing the ranks in NASCAR. ● The 33-year-old Cup Series rookie’sContinue Reading
A victory in the very first race in NASCAR’s top division: the last time something like this happened was 60 years ago. In 1963, it was Johnny Rutherford who won outright on his first race start at the Daytona oval. It was one of the qualifying races for the DaytonaContinue Reading
Leading all but on lap during Wednesday’s York Plumbing Qualifying Night at the 38th annual Chili Bowl Nationals powered by NOS Energy, California’s Corey Day captured his first career Chili Bowl preliminary win, behind the wheel of the Willie Kahne, owned No. 41. A manufacturer winner with Factory Kahne ShocksContinue Reading
Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Camaro ZL1 – Sidelined by damage sustained in an accident in Stage Two. Was the car getting tight, or was it a tire going down? “I don’t really know one way or another for sure. We were really tight before that, so I wantContinue Reading
Alex Bowman, filling in for Dale Earnhardt Jr, was running in the top-five during the Bank of America 500, but blew a tire to end his chances for victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway to finish 39th. This is Bowman’s fifth race driving the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. InContinue Reading
Through 13 NASCAR XFINITY Series events in 2016, Alex Bowman has competed in three races. With nine races on his schedule out of the division’s 33, the Arizona native understands he needs to run well to once again compete full-time. It wasn’t until the 10th race of the season atContinue Reading
Alex Bowman edges Erik Jones to win the pole at Michigan by one hundredth of a second. JR Motorsports takes three of the top five. This is Bowman’s third career pole, and his first pole at Michigan. Bowman edges Jones with a speed of 191.59 mph, Jones qualified second withContinue Reading