The Wood Brothers have long had a penchant for carrying drivers to their first-career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victories, with five of the team’s last seven wins coming at the hands of first-timers.
XFINITY: Larson Bests Blaney In Dover Drag Race To Win Stage 1
Kyle Larson fended off a final-lap challenge from Ryan Blaney to win Stage 1 of Saturday’s OneMain Financial 200 at Dover Int’l Speedway, but had to survive a drag race back to the finish line to do so.
CUP: Truex Returns To Form; Wins Second Stage Of Coca Cola 600
Martin Truex, Jr. resumed where he left off last May and claimed Sunday night’s second stage at the Coca-Cola 600, taking the race across its halfway point despite a nearly two-hour delay for weather.
XFINITY: Blaney Goes From Back To Front For Stage 2 Win At Charlotte
Ford’s domination of Saturday’s Hisense 4K TV 300 continued during Stage 2 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, after Ryan Blaney drove around Denny Hamlin on lap 54 and led the remainder of the distance for his second NASCAR XFINITY Series stage win of the year.
CUP: Blaney Claims First Career Pole At Kansas
After being so close so many times in his young Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career, 23 year old Ryan Blaney wins his first career pole award ahead of Saturday nights GoBowling 400 from the Kansas Speedway, the very sight as his first career Cup series start in 2014.