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KANSAS CITY, Kan — Four drivers failed to advance to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Round of 8 proceeding the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway Sunday, October 20. … Continue Reading Eliminated Playoff drivers talk after Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Kan —David Ragan and Paul Menard have something in common: Each will race at Kansas Speedway as a full-time driver in Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood … Continue Reading Ragan and Menard talk final Kansas Cup weekend as full-time MENCS drivers
By Dominic Aragon and Jonathan Fjeld KANSAS CITY, Kan — Daniel Hemric will lead the field to the green flag Sunday (October 20) in the Hollywood Casino 400. Hemric posted … Continue Reading Daniel Hemric earns first career pole at Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Kan — Brad Keselowski paced the field in opening Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice Friday (October 18) for the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. Keselowski, the … Continue Reading Brad Keselowski tops first Kansas practice
Clint Bowyer became the 44th driver in the history of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series to start in at least 500 points-awarding races by starting in Sunday’s (October 13) … Continue Reading Clint Bowyer makes NASCAR history at Talladega
“They were coming so fast, and they wanted to split me,” Blaney said. “I wanted to stay to the bottom and kind of pulled the 11 off the 6 (Newman) and then had a big enough run to get to the 6. We kind of hit above the line and that pushed me below the line. That is a big judgement call. You never know. I definitely wasn’t going to go below the line before we made contact.”
131 laps remain when the green flag drops again. The weather forecast for Monday afternoon calls for partly cloudy skies and a high of 78 degrees, per The Weather Channel.
Here’s how the playoff standings look with two races to go in the Round of 12: No. 42 Kyle Larson (Locked into Round of 8; winner at Dover) — The … Continue Reading Assessing the playoffs going into Talladega
“To win a Playoff race, my first Playoff victory, is special,” Larson said. “I hope there’s another one in our future, especially in the next round. So, we’ll see what we can do.”
DOVER, Del. — In their media availability on Friday, Chase Elliott and Joey Logano both stressed the importance of stage points and stringing together a solid outing Sunday at Dover … Continue Reading Chase Elliott, Joey Logano off to rough starts in Round of 12