The starting lineup for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was set by applying the statistical formula NASCAR is using for the majority of its 2021 races. Drivers’ starting positions for the Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube (3:30 p.m. ET; Fox, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) were based on four factors: […]
Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer had their tense moments as NASCAR Cup Series drivers. The 2012 tussle at Phoenix is still remembered. But they’ve been best buds in the Fox broadcast booth during the start of the 2021 season. Gordon, Bowyer and Fox had lots of fun with the “conflict” angle this past weekend at Daytona. […]
For the second consecutive week, Daytona International Speedway produced a first-timer winner in the NASCAR Cup Series. Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell earned the honor on the track’s road course, taking the lead from Joey Logano with two laps to go and pulling away to a comfortable 2.119-second victory over the 2018 series champion. Bell, 26, […]
NASCAR on Sunday will wrap up three weeks of racing at Daytona International Speedway with the O’Reilly Auto Parts 253 on the Daytona Road Course. The World Center of Racing is hosting the first two races of the 2021 Cup Series season, which were preceded by six days of Speedweeks activities at the track. The […]
The starting lineup for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race on the Daytona International Speedway road course was set not through qualifying runs but on the mathematical formula the series adopted last season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Drivers were assigned their starting positions for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 253 at Daytona (3 p.m. ET; Fox, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR […]
Team Penske teammates Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano had very different reactions to the crash that cost them both a win at the famed Daytona 500 on Sunday. Logano led the pack as they headed down the final stretch of the final lap of Sunday’s rain-delayed season opener. But an aggressive move from Keselowski in […]
Big things are happening in NASCAR, as the 2021 Cup Series season is set to start with Sunday’s Daytona 500. With a totally revamped schedule that includes tracks that are new to NASCAR, several high-profile drivers with different teams and high-profile celebrities joining the ownership ranks — plus the continuing challenge of racing during the […]
The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series schedule is set to begin on Tuesday with the Busch Clash at Daytona. Though Tuesday’s exhibition is a non-points race, it should still be a competitive race to start the 2021 season, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s especially true in this event, which last year concluded with only six […]
Drivers, start your engines. It’s time to race. The NASCAR Cup Series will officially begin its 73rd season on Feb. 14 with the Daytona 500. Several venues on the schedule will be familiar for racing fans, but a few changes have been made, most notably the addition of more road courses. In 2021, NASCAR will hold seven road […]
Chase Elliott took another step toward NASCAR history with his win at Martinsville last weekend. The 24-year-old now has 10 career victories and 58 career top-five finishes. His latest triumph advanced him to the NASCAR Championship 4 for the first time. He’ll compete for the title at Phoenix on Sunday against Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski. If […]