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LAS VEGAS — Matt DiBenedetto was no stranger to the top 10 near the end of Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 but a late-race chain of events resulted in a career-best second place … Continue Reading DiBenedetto ties career-best finish in first top 5 with Wood Brothers Racing
LAS VEGAS — Joey Logano passed 23-time NASCAR Cup Series Ricky Rudd on the series’ all-time wins list Sunday (Feb. 23) with his victory in the Pennzoil 400 at Las … Continue Reading Joey Logano passes Ricky Rudd on wins list
LAS VEGAS — The old Ford vs. Chevrolet rivalry was revived once more in Sunday’s Pennzoil 400. Chevrolet took six of the first ten finishing spots and Ford took the … Continue Reading What’s old is new: Ford and Chevrolet dominate Las Vegas top 10 as Toyota struggles
LAS VEGAS — Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 was a competitive showing for the NASCAR Cup Series cars in the first test of who’s going to be good this season. 25 lead … Continue Reading Eventful and competitive Pennzoil 400 ends under caution; race recap
LAS VEGAS — Kyle Larson became the 72nd driver in the history of the NASCAR Cup Series to hit the century-mark in top-10 finishes. Larson’s ninth-place finish in the Pennzoil … Continue Reading Kyle Larson scores 100th top-10 of career
LAS VEGAS — Two races into the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season, Chase Elliott leads the NASCAR Cup Series field in stage points earned in points-awarding races. Elliott, who has … Continue Reading Chase Elliott leads field in stage points
LAS VEGAS — The Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (TV: FOX, Radio: PRN; 3:30 PM EST) will be race two of the 2020 NASCAR Cup season, but it … Continue Reading 2020 Pennzoil 400: What to watch for
Photo by Jonathan Fjeld/TRE LAS VEGAS — Ryan Newman will return to the No. 6 Ford, per Steve Newmark, president at Roush Fenway Racing. However, it remains unclear when … Continue Reading Ryan Newman expected to return to driver’s seat
LAS VEGAS — Qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 was set to take place at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway but inclement weather led to qualifying being cancelled. … Continue Reading Cup qualifying cancelled; pole sitter Kyle Busch to start from rear
LAS VEGAS — While much of the talk about the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series rookie class has focused on the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series “Big 3” of Tyler Reddick, Cole Custer … Continue Reading “It’s the ‘Big 3 and what about me?'”; John Hunter Nemechek talks on the Cup rookie battle
LAS VEGAS — This week, Daniel Suarez knows he will make his debut with the Gaunt Brothers Racing team Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. After missing the cut for … Continue Reading Suarez on 2020: ‘We’re still building’
LAS VEGAS — Jimmie Johnson topped final Cup Series practice Friday afternoon at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the Pennzoil 400. Johnson, a four-time winner at Las Vegas, posted a … Continue Reading Johnson tops final Las Vegas Cup practice
LAS VEGAS — Seeking redemption from a good Daytona 500 run cut short, Aric Almirola topped first practice with a lap speed of 178.654 MPH with his no. 10 Smithfield Ford. … Continue Reading Almirola tops SHR 1-2 in opening Las Vegas Cup practice
Ross Chastain will pilot the No. 6 Ford Mustang in the NASCAR Cup Series this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in place of the injured Ryan Newman, Roush Fenway … Continue Reading Ross Chastain to drive for Ryan Newman at Las Vegas
Ryan Newman is continuing to show improvement, Roush Fenway Racing said in a statement Wednesday (Feb. 19). “Ryan Newman continues to show great improvement after Monday night’s last-lap accident at … Continue Reading Ryan Newman continuing to improve
Roush Fenway Racing provided an update on the condition of Ryan Newman Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 18). “Ryan Newman remains under the care of doctors at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona … Continue Reading Update on Ryan Newman