After looking like he was going to pick up his first XFINITY Series victory last weekend in Charlotte, it took Kyle Larson just 53 laps to get it done in Pocono in the inaugural race at the venue in the series. In what was supposed to be the rain freeContinue Reading
The inaugural XFINITY Series qualifying session at Pocono Raceway was held Saturday morning where it was broken into two rounds of single-car runs, much like the restrictor plate tracks of Daytona and Talladega. For the fifth time in 2016, Erik Jones will start from the pole in an XFINITY SeriesContinue Reading
The theme of the NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Charlotte was hot and slick. Denny Hamlin outlasted all the chaos to record his first victory of 2016. With less than 40 laps to go Hamlin had to go to the rear for an uncontrolled tire during a pit stop underContinue Reading
With speculation that Ryan Newman might be out of a ride at Richard Childress Racing following the 2016 season, he is ecstatic to be with the team. In the third and final year of his current contract with RCR, Newman has experienced the ups and downs of a race team.Continue Reading
Though he was quickest in time trials, Erik Jones had to start third in the main event due to the heat races. It took him 11 laps to gain the lead, but he went on to lead 76 of the remaining laps en route to his second victory of theContinue Reading
In a day that was filled with hard racing, big crashes and barrel rolls, Brad Keselowski came out victorious in Talladega. Arguably, Keselowski had the strongest racecar on Sunday leading a race-high 46 laps. After a mid-race pit stop that forced his hand and go toward the rear of theContinue Reading
In the same car that he raced, and crashed in the Daytona 500, Chase Elliott posted a lap of 192.661 mph and will lead the field to the green flag on Sunday at Talladega. This is Elliott’s second career pole in the Cup Series, the other one coming in theContinue Reading
Practice hardly matters at Talladega unless a team crashes due to the unpredictability of the event. Fortunately, there were no incidents in either of the two sessions on Friday. In opening practice, Jamie McMurray paced the field at 199.737 mph. The No. 1 Chevrolet was on track for 16 laps,Continue Reading
For the second consecutive week Carl Edwards will lead the Sprint Cup Series to the green flag after winning the pole at Bristol Motor Speedway. On Friday afternoon, the No. 19 car posted a lap of 127.997 mph. that earned the Joe Gibbs Racing team the first starting position. “ThisContinue Reading
Ty Dillon was expected to have great success before he ever competed full-time in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. The grandson of legendary NASCAR team owner Richard Childress has experienced the ups and downs of racing for one of the sport’s most prestigious teams. Richard Childress Racing dates back to whenContinue Reading