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AuthorDominic Aragon

Dominic Aragon is currently the editor-in-chief for The Racing Experts. From Grants, New Mexico, USA, Aragon started watching NASCAR in 2004 and has been covering the sport since 2009. Aragon is a 2012 graduate of Grants High School and a May 2016 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book "All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story" with racer Geoff Bodine. Aragon, his wife Feliz, and son Christopher currently reside in Grants, New Mexico, USA. You can reach Dominic at daragon@theracingexperts.net.

Cole Custer on pole for Xfinity Las Vegas race

LAS VEGAS — Cole Custer won the pole for the Rhino Pro Truck Outfitters 300 Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a lap time of 29.773 seconds (181.372 mph). … Continue Reading Cole Custer on pole for Xfinity Las Vegas race

Denny Hamlin picks up 35th career win

Denny Hamlin’s victory Saturday night (August 17) in the Bass Pro Shops/NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway produced Hamlin’s fourth Cup Series win of 2019 and the 35th of … Continue Reading Denny Hamlin picks up 35th career win

Jimmie Johnson leaves Michigan in unfamiliar territory

For the first time in his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career, Jimmie Johnson is on the outside looking in with three races before the NASCAR Playoffs begin. Johnson finished … Continue Reading Jimmie Johnson leaves Michigan in unfamiliar territory

Martin Truex Jr. completes 500th start of career

Martin Truex Jr. has now done something in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 41 other drivers have done. Truex Jr. raced in his 500 points-awarding event in NASCAR’s elite … Continue Reading Martin Truex Jr. completes 500th start of career

Kevin Harvick closer to Thomas, Stewart on wins list

Kevin Harvick is now one Cup Series win away from tying Herb Thomas and two away from Tony Stewart on the series’ all-time wins list. Harvick led the final 18 … Continue Reading Kevin Harvick closer to Thomas, Stewart on wins list

Chase Elliott ties Alan Kulwicki, others on Cup Series wins list

Chase Elliott’s victory in the Go Bowling at the Glen Sunday (August 4) at Watkins Glen International tied the Hendrick Motorsports driver with 1992 Cup Series champion Alan Kulwicki and … Continue Reading Chase Elliott ties Alan Kulwicki, others on Cup Series wins list

Stewart Friesen becomes 106th winner in Truck Series

Stewart Friesen — after finishing runner-up on six occasions in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series — is officially a winner in the series. Friesen led the final 57 laps … Continue Reading Stewart Friesen becomes 106th winner in Truck Series

Denny Hamlin passes Fireball Roberts on Cup Series wins list

Denny Hamlin’s victory in the Gander RV 400 at Pocono Raceway Sunday (July 28) propelled the Joe Gibbs Racing driver ahead of Fireball Roberts on the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup … Continue Reading Denny Hamlin passes Fireball Roberts on Cup Series wins list

Ross Chastain climbs to 40th on NGOTS wins list

Ross Chastain was winless in his first 65 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series. Since then, the Florida-native has won in three of his last eight races in the series. Chastain, … Continue Reading Ross Chastain climbs to 40th on NGOTS wins list

Jimmie Johnson falls below playoff cutline

With six races left in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series regular season, Jimmie Johnson once again finds himself outside of playoff eligibility in NASCAR’s premier series. Johnson finished 30th, … Continue Reading Jimmie Johnson falls below playoff cutline