Author: Andy DeLay
Ryan Blaney was on the outside row next to race leader Brad Keselowski set to make an overtime restart coming out of turn 4 and heading to the restart zone in the Brickyard 400. Instead of Keselowski jumping on the gas Brad’s car began running out of fuel and he quickly turned left onto pit road just before the restart area. Kyle Larson, who was running third directly behind Keselowski, pulled up next to Blaney on the now vacated preferred inside line. Larson got a good restart and cleared Blaney shortly thereafter. The yellow quickly flew again for a wrecking…
There’s a new Sheriff in town atop the Burning Rubber Radio NASCAR Cup Series Power Rankings this week heading into the Brickyard 400. Christopher Bell is the biggest mover, albeit it’s in the wrong direction. Alex Bowman continues his ascension up the rankings and Brad Keselowski claws his way back into the top 10.
Ryan Blaney wins the NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway pulling away from Denny Hamlin in what initially was setting up to be a fuel mileage duel until all hell broke loose in stage 3. The caution flew on lap 114 for a Todd Gilliland brake failure which brought everyone to pit road. Blaney inherited the lead following a speeding penalty for Kyle Larson. Cautions breed cautions as three more yellows flew in the final stage before the sprint to the finish. Denny Hamlin tried but was unable to reel in the Team Penske driver. Alex Bowman had another…
Last Sunday Kyle Larson wrecked Ross Chastain which caused an overtime caution. Larson’s impact into the No.1 of Chastain turned Chastain into the outside wall directly in front of a snakebit Kyle Busch. Rowdy ended up hitting the wall too, having nowhere to go to avoid the mess unfolding just in front of his car. In a move from NASCAR that had most everyone watching scratching their heads, Busch was allowed to restart in 4th position even though he could not initially keep the minimum pace speed during the ensuing caution. NASCAR Cup Series Managing Director Brad Moran tried to explain NASCAR’s reasoning for restarting…
Joey Logano was among the last standing and got the win and the guitar in the NASCAR Cup Series ally 400 at Nashville. It was an intense battle that saw several drivers who seemed to have the race in the bag, starting with Ross Chastain being run down by a blazing fast Denny Hamlin with only 15 laps to go. Add in several cautions wrecks and 5 overtime restarts, and you end up with Joey Logano in victory lane and rookie Zane Smith finishing second, both of which were never threats the entire race! The race went a record-breaking 331…
Christopher Bell overcame every obstacle that was thrown at him Sunday. It didn’t matter if it was rain, darkness, repeated cautions or the rest of the field driving way over their heads on a damp track, he got the win in the USA TODAY 301 NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Bell swept the weekend as he also won the SCI Aps 200 NASCAR Xfinity Series event on Saturday. Bell led a race high 148 of the 305 laps and crossed the finish line 1.104 seconds ahead of 2nd place Chase Briscoe. The win was Bell’s second Cup series win at the track…
Bobby Dale Earnhardt son of Kerry Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Sr’s grandson announced that he will be competing in the Carolina Crate Modified Series event at Orange County Speedway this coming Saturday evening. He will be driving a second entry for Brian Weber, who is currently third in the Carolina Crate Modified Series points standings. This will be Earnhardt’s first time on the 3/8th mile oval, and his first time behind the wheel of a Crate Series Modified. Bobby Dale previously drove in the ARCA Truck Series between 2013 and 2016 where he won the Rookie of the Year title in 2013.…
With Stewart Haas announcing that their doors will be shutting at the end of the season, everyone in the shop is scrambling to find employment for next season, and 6 drivers looking for rides. Stewart/HAAS rookie NASCAR Cup Series driver Josh Berry let it be known that he’s not only looking for a ride for himself next season, but that he would love to find a team that would take both him and his crew chief Rodney Chiders as a package deal. Childers, who sat atop the pit box for Berry’s predecessor, Kevin Harvick, led Harvick to 37 of his wins…