Championship contender Kyle Larson topped the lone Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice session on Friday afternoon at Charlotte Motor Speedway, in preparation for the first race in the second round of the playoffs.
Corey LaJoie Tops Modified Practice At Charlotte
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series regular Corey LaJoie proved he hasn’t forgotten his short track roots, jumping back into a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour car Friday at Charlotte Motor Speedway and leading practice for the Southern Slam 150.
Kraus Amped Up For Modified Debut At Charlotte
Opening day at Charlotte Motor Speedway could easily have seen Derek Kraus singing strains of Disney’s A Whole New World as he prepared to suit up at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Juice Batteries & RE Backing Ragan At Talladega
David Ragan and Front Row Motorsports will have a flashy look on the No. 38 Ford next weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, as Juice Batteries and Racing Electronics return to sponsor Ragan during the fifth race in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
Hemric Loses Crew Chief In Post-Race Penalties
Daniel Hemric’s road to the Championship 4 in the NASCAR XFINITY Series got substantially tougher this week, as he will be without his crew chief through the end of the Round of 8, thanks to post-race penalties announced by NASCAR on Tuesday.
Engine Builder, Team Owner Robert Yates Passes
Renowned engine builder, team owner and 2018 NASCAR Hall of Fame class member Robert Yates passed away Monday night at the age of 74, following a battle with liver cancer.
Strategy Propels Stenhouse Into Round Of 12
It took a gutsy strategy call from crew chief Brian Pattie, a lot of nail-biting and “driving our guts out” in the final laps, but at the end of Sunday’s Apache Warrior 400 at Dover International Speedway, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. had found a way to remain above the cut line and advance to the Round of 12 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
Larson Dominates Second Stage At Dover
Kyle Larson controlled the middle stint of Sunday’s Apache Warrior 400 at Dover Int’l Speedway, notching his fourth Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series stage win of the season and a crucial playoff point as well.