Melillo’s Mind – Daytona July Racing Weekend
Superspeedway cars looking more beat up than 500 laps at Bristol is the new normal.
Erik Jones claims first career victory
Jones became the 190th driver to become a winner in the Cup Series. The last first-time winner was Ryan Blaney in June 2017 at Pocono Raceway.
Larson joins 500 career stage points club
Kevin Harvick (497) is the next driver on the all-time stage points list who could mathematically hit the mark by earning three or more points next Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway.
Truex now tied with Newman, Kahne in unusual record
All three drivers have 18 career wins apiece. The mark ties them for seventh all-time
Melillo’s Mind: Pocono 400 recap, “Big 3” talk, XFINITY, and more
Pocono was the first true battle between these top three drivers, and at the end of the day, Truex, Jr. was on top. What’s great is that it could have gone any way, and that made Pocono a better race then it should have been.