Category: NASCAR Blogs

My least favorite word in the English language is “deserve” because everybody in our modern society thinks they deserve whatever they want just because they want it. Not very many people seem to want to go out and earn whatever they want or need, they just want it given to them claiming they deserve whatever they desire. As a result, I rarely use the word deserve in any context. However, I am going to make an exception to that right now. If ever any group of modern-era people ever deserved something, it is the people who have invested their blood,…

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Ross Chastain has run afoul of Kyle Larson on more than one occasion during the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season. On Sunday afternoon in the Goodyear 400 at the Darlington Raceway, the run-in between the two competitors would ultimately cost both a shot at the race win. On a restart with six laps to go in the event, Chastain started on the inside of the front row with Larson to his outside. When the cars reached turn one, Chastain moved further and further up on the track until Larson was pressed completely against the wall but the No. 1 Chevrolet…

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It’s no secret that many of the NASCAR Cup Series races held so far in 2023 have not been the best the sport has ever offered up. However, the drama of last week and the hype of next week could create a great opportunity for this weekend. If ever there was a perfect time and place for a race it could be this weekend in the Goodyear 400 at the Darlington Raceway. The timing is perfect because the preceding event at Kansas Speedway proved to be one of the best races of the season and the upcoming All-Star Race at…

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Sunday’s Advent Health 400 at the Kansas Speedway continued a trend that has been working against Kyle Larson for the past several weeks. On a regular basis the Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet has been among the fastest cars on the track, if not the fastest, only to have something go wrong to take away a chance at victory leaving nothing but frustration. Larson spun while racing for the lead early in Sunday’s contest at Kansas following contact with Tyler Reddick. The combination of a fast car and outstanding pit stops eventually lifted the No. 5 machine back to the top of…

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This Sunday’s Advent Health 400 at the Kansas Speedway will provide an opportunity for the Next Gen race car to show whether or not it can still put on good races. The contests held so far this season have been very inconsistent with a few events providing good entertainment while others have not. But in comparison to the early part of the 2022, this season is not following up in a positive way. While the ‘Good Race Poll‘ administered by Jeff Gluck of The Athletic may not exactly be the most scientific guide, it can serve as a guide nonetheless…

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The organization now known as Legacy Motor Club was once called Richard Petty Motorsports in its earlier days. Jimmie Johnson then joined the organization, at that time called Petty GMS Racing, and the current name was devised. Two seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champions have their names intertwined in this one team. Petty largely serves as an ambassador for the operation now co-owned by Johnson and businessman Maury Gallagher. While Petty drove various types of cars during his legendary racing career, he is most associated with Chrysler through that company’s Dodge and Plymouth brands from his championship winning days with Petty…

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Having a fast and efficient pit crew has always been an essential part of winning at the NASCAR Cup Series level. But recently, it seems as if that one aspect is playing more of a role than it should be in determining what drivers will run up front and even win races. Monday’s Wurth 400 at the Dover Motor Speedway highlighted what has been going on for the past year or so at the sport’s top level and that is the fact that many of the passes being made are taking place in the pits. Martin Truex Jr. took the…

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Ross Chastain drove into the back of the No. 15 car piloted by Brennan Poole before Monday’s Wurth 400 at Dover Motor Speedway had even reached the one-quarter mark causing that car to spin up the track and collect the fast moving machine driven by Kyle Larson. Poole was eliminated from competition because of the crash while Larson ultimately finished many laps down. Chastain, however, was unscathed and eventually drove to a second-place result behind race winner Martin Truex Jr. The incident just added another to the list of many Chastain has been involved in while other drivers, media, and…

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In the post-Covid era, Hendrick Motorsports has been the dominant player at the Dover Motor Speedway. Since the high-banked one-mile track went from two races per year to just one, there has been no other team to visit the facility’s victory lane. And based on the early results from the 2023 season, there is every reason to believe that the Rick Hendrick-owned organization will enter Sunday’s Wurth 400 as a favorite to once again take the checkered flag ahead of the pack. In 2022, HMS Chevrolet driver Chase Elliott led a total of 73 laps on his way to victory…

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The Next Gen came onto the NASCAR Cup Series scene at the beginning of the 2022 season and initially showed some promise as the sport’s new racing machine. Tracks that had previously not produced the greatest of competition suddenly were putting on entertaining shows. Tracks such as Auto Club Speedway, Kansas, Las Vegas, Charlotte and Michigan, which had previously been criticized by fans and media for lackluster action, were among some of the best races of the season last year. Unfortunately, other tracks that had been among the favorites on the schedule, proved to be less than spectacular. Martinsville, Bristol…

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