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Jeffrey Earnhardt is heading to the dirt tracks
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Jeffrey Earnhardt is set to run the remainder of the 2018 NASCAR Playoffs schedule. He’s currently piloting the #96 for Gaunt Brothers Racing on the asphalt circuit.
Come January, Earnhardt is set to jump behind the wheel of a dirt car.
Read MoreMonster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race results from Las Vegas Motor Speedway on September 16th, 2018
Today, the first round of the NASCAR Playoffs is set to get underway in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 1.5-mile of Las Vegas Motor Speedway is set to host the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
Read MoreKevin Harvick: “I’m not happy about anything right now.”
Watch the Kevin Harvick and Erik Jones crash video below from Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Kevin Harvick entered the race with 50 playoff bonus points. Now, two NASCAR Playoff contenders Harvick and Erik Jones have left the racing surface on the hook.
Read MoreFormer NASCAR driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr thinks he had 20+ concussions; He kept them a secret from everyone including NASCAR to protect his racing career
Dale Earnhardt Jr: “I got way too far down the line before I raised my hand.”
That’s new to me and it’s new to you.
Read MoreRyan Newman just released the announcement of his departure from RCR
Ryan Newman is currently in his 19th career season of his NASCAR Cup Series racing career. However, he missed the playoffs this year.
Ryan Newman has driven for RCR since 2014. In those five attempts, Newman has qualified for the NASCAR Playoffs in two occasions.
Read MoreMonster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice times from Las Vegas Motor Speedway on September 15, 2018
Las Vegas Motor Speedway final practice is up next for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The 1.5-mile speedway is set to host the opening round of the NASCAR Playoffs tomorrow afternoon.
View full Las Vegas final practice times below.
Read MoreNASCAR Cup Series practice two results from Las Vegas Motor Speedway on September 15, 2018
Now, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will take to the track post-qualifying. This will be the first practice session that teams place focus on race runs.
View Las Vegas NASCAR practice times below.
Read MoreNASCAR Cup Series starting lineup for the race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas Motor Speedway is set to host qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The Las Vegas, Nevada track is set to host the opening round of the NASCAR Playoffs.
View the full Las Vegas Motor Speedway starting grid below.
Read MoreNASCAR practice times from Las Vegas Motor Speedway on September 14th, 2018
It’s a big weekend for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers. Starting this weekend, the NASCAR playoffs are set to begin. The first track in the post-season is Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
View full 2018 Las Vegas Motor Speedway practice times below.
Read MoreNASCAR is at the point where ‘billionaires cannot afford to play’
Furniture Row Racing dominated the 2017 NASCAR season. They battled inner team adversity from multiple angles and went on the claim the championship anyway at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
A year later, the team heads into the NASCAR playoffs for what could be the final time.
Read MoreLap cars wrecking at the end of the NASCAR race allowed Brad Keselowski to catch and ‘rough up’ Denny Hamlin for the win
With less than 10 laps to go, Landon Cassill was in 28th place, two laps down to the field. Jeffrey Earnhardt was running 29th, also two laps down to the leader of Denny Hamlin.
Read More2018 NASCAR playoff driver emojis announced
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 12, 2018) – To celebrate the 2018 NASCAR Playoffs™, NASCAR®, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series™ race teams in collaboration with the Race Team Alliance and Twitter have unveiled customized hashtags and emojis for all 16 drivers competing for the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship™.
Read MoreNASCAR penalty report for Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing team in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series was issued a loss of 10 driver points and 10 owner points in the official post-Indianapolis penalty report released Wednesday.
The points penalty previously was announced after the No.
Read MoreDue to health issues and heat, Kasey Kahne is expected to miss three more weeks in his final season
Kasey Kahne suffered a high heart rate and body temperature during Darlington Raceway. Then then threw up multiple times after the race before reaching the infield care center.
This is something Kahne has been struggling with since about the same time of his last win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2017.
Read MoreBrad Keselowski makes his case for adding mid-week short track races to the NASCAR schedule
Any poll data will show you that NASCAR fans are demanding a new crop of race tracks for the schedule. The avid and loud demand for short tracks is certainly here. It’s been here for years but now fans are getting antsy with it as the idea comes closer to reality.
Read MoreA large area of the race car doors will be used to showcase the select emoji representing the playoff driver
That headline sounds like a joke. It’s not.
NASCAR teams have started to release the paint schemes for this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. All of the playoff drivers feature an emoji of some kind within the wrap.
Read MorePeople keep saying The Big Three are a lock for the final round, Keselowski doesn’t see it that way
Ahead of the weekend, Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano stated that every time he comes to Indianapolis he’s asked if they can finally bring the Indianapolis win for Roger Penske. That question will now longer be asked…
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