In early December, crew chief Mike Shiplett had a good idea what was in store for him in 2019. In charge of Chip Ganassi Racing’s No. 42 Xfinity car, Shiplett would be paired with 26-year-old Ross Chastain full-time. It would be Shiplett’s first full year with a single driver since the 2010 Cup season with […]
Two teams, Joe Gibbs Racing and Team Penske, have combined to win the first nine races of the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season. When will a third team win for the first time this year? Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin opened up the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season by winning the 61st annual Daytona 500 […]
Editor’s Note: This is the second of a six-part series chronicling the creation and history of Talladega Superspeedway, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019, featuring highlights from springtime racing events through the decades. Just a few months after the grand opening of Talladega Superspeedway in the fall of 1969, the decade of the 1970s […]
Erik Jones celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race Saturday at Daytona International Speedway. (Photo: John Raoux, Associated Press) NASCAR drivers rarely get a weekend off, so Erik Jones was happy to have the opportunity to come to his home state of Michigan and spend the Easter weekend with his family […]
While Joe Gibbs Racing and Team Penske have dominated the headlines by combining to win each of the first nine races, many questions remain as NASCAR takes its Easter break. Here is a look at five key questions with a quarter of the Cup season complete: 1. What’s up with Stewart-Haas Racing? An organization that […]
NASCAR Monster Energy Championship Odds The GEICO 500 and the Talladega Speedway faithful will be rocking on the final Sunday of April. This Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event is held at the world famous Talladega in Lincoln, Alabama. The super speedway event consists of 188 laps on the 2.66 mile track. This year’s weekend […]