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By Nick Lewis Brad Keselowski is finally a winner in the Coca-Cola 600. “I’m tickled to death,” he said. “One left, the Daytona 500. It’s been a great 10-year career … Continue Reading Keselowski “thankful” to win Coke 600
Brad Keselowski held off Jimmie Johnson and Chase Elliott to score his first Coca-Cola 600 victory Sunday night (May 24) at Charlotte Motor Speedway. From the lead, Elliott pitted under … Continue Reading Brad Keselowski scores Coke 600 victory
What was appearing to be a strong second-place finish for Jimmie Johnson in his final Coca-Cola 600 as a full-time Cup Series driver ended up backfiring for the seven-time champion … Continue Reading Johnson DQ’ed after failing post-race tech inspection
Tyler Reddick scored his second top 10 of 2020 but was not second-best among Cup Series rookies in Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600. Reddick finished 8th as the highest-finishing rookie, ahead … Continue Reading Reddick tops rookies in Coca-Cola 600
An 11-day stretch of seven NASCAR races will come to a close at Charlotte Motor Speedway after three races at Darlington Raceway marked the end of a 10-week break for … Continue Reading 2020 Coca-Cola 600/Alsco Uniforms 500: What to watch for
Kurt Busch will lead the 40-car field to the green flag in the 2020 Coca-Cola 600. Busch posted a lap time of 29.790 seconds (181.269 MPH) in qualifying Sunday (May … Continue Reading Kurt Busch earns pole for Coke 600
“I thought (Luza) was saving tires there, behind me, but I was able to pull away there at the end,” Keister said. “We were really close for a while, but I was able to drive away with about 30 to go, and just kept on going.”
On Friday morning, NASCAR announced that races scheduled to be run at Chicagoland Speedway, Richmond Raceway and Sonoma Raceway will be realigned to Darlington Raceway and Charlotte Motor Speedway. For … Continue Reading NASCAR announces realignment to 2020 schedule; three tracks to lose dates
On Thursday afternoon, after much speculation and anticipation, NASCAR announced a seven-race schedule for its top 3 series, which includes a May 17 return to racing. The NASCAR Cup … Continue Reading NASCAR announces schedule for return to racing in May
Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, NASCAR announced Thursday that the NextGen car’s debut will be delayed until 2022. The NextGen car was set to make its debut in the 2021 NASCAR … Continue Reading NextGen car debut delayed until 2022
“I was in the Peak Series, I think seven years ago, so it’s been a while. It feels good to be competitive, and feel like I’ve got my mojo back. I want everybody to know that the bright yellow day-glow car is here to fight.”
Zalenski entered the night in a must-win situation to advance to the Championship Four at Homestead-Miami Speedway in just over two weeks, so he led every lap and won by over eight seconds.
One more race before the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff grid dwindles from 16 to 12 drivers. Currently, Alex Bowman, Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch and Erik Jones face elimination … Continue Reading Kurt Busch, Erik Jones on chopping block from playoff grid
CONCORD, N.C. – Martin Truex Jr. rallied from an early mistake to win his second Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The win was Truex’s third of 2019 and the … Continue Reading Martin Truex Jr. takes second Coca-Cola 600
Martin Truex Jr. is now tied with Joey Logano and Terry Labonte with 22 wins on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins list. Truex claimed his third victory … Continue Reading Martin Truex Jr. ties Logano, T. Labonte on wins list
“I was able to hold my position and then just, like, blow by people after a few laps when everyone else seemed to get tight.”