Team effort secures Larson’s place in Championship 4

Even though the drivers get the vast majority of the credit and attention, racing is most definitely a team sport. That was exemplified on Sunday by Kyle Larson and his Hendrick Motorsports team in winning the South Point 400 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The No. 5 car led the most laps by far but the victory was not easily achieved as obstacles had to be overcome even before Christopher Bell made a late charge almost stealing the victory at the finish line. Led by pit boss Cliff Daniels, the Larson crew had to not only overcome some mid-race…

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Is there a tire problem, a Chevy problem, or no problem at Vegas?

The city of Las Vegas has been built on gambling so it should come as no surprise that NASCAR drivers and crew chiefs could find themselves doing some of that very thing on Sunday in the South Point 400 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The practice sessions held on Saturday were filled with issues related to tires that at least some attributed to running too long, and thus, pushing their Goodyears too hard. As a result, teams may be having to decide exactly how long they want their cars to stay on track between pit stops during the main…

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Kyle Larson happy to win Sprint Car national touring series championship

Kyle Larson won the NASCAR Cup Series title after an amazing season back in 2021 and is currently in contention to repeat that feat as the 2023 NASCAR Playoffs wind toward a conclusion. Even with that, there is another type of championship the 31-year-old racer from Elk Grove, California has long coveted. And on Tuesday night, that ambition was finally realized. Just last year, Larson and his brother-in-law, four-time and defending World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series champion Brad Sweet, formed the High Limit Sprint Car Series. The tour, which would feature midweek races held across the…

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Kyle Larson facing uphill battle at Roval … but it’s not the first time

Following a mishap during Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series practice for the Bank of America Roval 400 on the road course located within the confines of the Charlotte Motor Speedway, Kyle Larson is facing an uphill battle going into Sunday’s race. The driver of the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet will enter that event just 15 points above the cutline in a race that will serve as a cutoff for the ‘Round of 12’ in the NASCAR Playoffs. But this will not be the first time this driver and team have faced trouble on the Charlotte Roval. The damage suffered by…

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Ross Chastain “absolutely” hopes to do more dirt racing

With the NASCAR Cup Series not planning to race on dirt in 2024, at least at Bristol Motor Speedway, it would seem as though the drivers in that series might be looking to shy away from racing on clay surfaces being that they may not need as much practice going forward in their primary rides. However, that is not the case for Trackhouse Racing star Ross Chastain. After making a couple of starts in a Dirt Late Model at Georgetown(DE) Speedway and Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, SC along with a Big Block Modified effort a New York’s Utica-Rome Speedway, the…

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John Hunter Nemechek focused on Xfinity title as Cup opportunity awaits

After a lackluster 2020 season in the NASCAR Cup Series with Front Row Motorsports, driver John Hunter Nemechek opted to leave the sport’s top division to accept a ride in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with Kyle Busch Motorsports thinking it would be better to run up front at a lower level than to run mid-pack at the top. At the time of that move, some questioned the decision but the Mooresville, North Carolina native quickly silenced the doubters by scoring five wins and placing third in the final 2021 Truck Series standings. Now, Nemechek is in prime position to…

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Trevor Bayne on his limited racing opportunities: “We’re only here to win”

If you think you have had some hectic days, you might need to check with Trevor Bayne and let him tell you about this last Thursday and Friday. Within a 24-hour time period the 32-year-old driver from Knoxville, Tennessee was in a maternity unit witnessing the birth of his fifth child then running 300 laps in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race on the high banks of the Bristol Motor Speedway. It was a wild series of events for the former Daytona 500 winner making only his second NASCAR start of the 2023 season for Joe Gibbs Racing. “It has, it’s…

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Erik Jones optimistic as time of change approaches for Legacy

Legacy Motor Club appeared to be an organization on the rise in the NASCAR Cup Series heading into the 2023 season. There was reason to be optimistic after a solid 2022 campaign and the addition of a young and talented rookie driver as well as partnering with one of the sport’s all-time legends in the person of seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson as a co-owner and part-time driver. Legacy already had 27-year-old driver Erik Jones, who was entering his third year with the No. 43 team, in the fold. The Byron, Michigan native was coming off a season in which he…

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Trust is the key to success for Cliff Daniels and Kyle Larson

There’s no question that Kyle Larson is an immensely talented race car driver. The Elk Grove, California native has shown that he can win in virtually any type of machine and on any type of surface. At the same time, the 31-year-old driver has been fortunate enough to work with some tremendous crew chiefs including Paul Silva leading his Sprint Car efforts and Kevin Rumley preparing Late Models for the driver known as ‘Yung Money’. Larson has also experienced great success with his current NASCAR Cup Series pit boss Cliff Daniels. The duo has been together since Larson joined Hendrick…

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Brad Keselowski believes positive energy at RFK bodes well for team’s future

Brad Keselowski became a co-owner of Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing prior to the start of the 2022 season. Since that time, the organization has risen from the ranks of the mid-pack to front runners. The numbers clearly bear that out with the most obvious improvement coming from the fact that both of their cars have earned a spot in the NASCAR Playoffs which was the first time either of their teams had entered the “post season” with a chance for the championship since Ryan Newman in 2019 and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in 2017. This past Saturday night, Chris Buescher drove…

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