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NASCAR will allow Kevin Harvick’s suspended crew chief to participate in potential championship celebrations

November 15, 2018 by Shane Walters

Kevin Harvick and Tony Gibson talk the upcoming championship race for NASCAR at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Gibson compares his situation to 1992 with Alan Kulwicki; Stewart-Haas Racing has also made a crew change on the #4 during the NASCAR championship race Homestead-Miami Speedway

This weekend, Kevin Harvick is set to battle for a NASCAR Championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Jimmie Johnson; Fernando Alonso talk the details of the seat swap

November 15, 2018 by Shane Walters

NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson and F1 driver Fernando Alonso are set to swap seats for an extended test session

Racing worlds collide: Champions from different forms of racing, on opposite ends of the world are set to swap rides.

Hendrick Motorsports has loaded up their backup car from the Roval event and stuffed it in a shipping container.

Kurt Busch talks NASCAR penalties; Pushing the rule book from a drivers perspective

November 15, 2018 by Shane Walters

How much does the driver have a say in what’s pushed as far as the limit of the NASCAR rule book?

Kurt Busch was -25 points on the cutoff line after Texas Motor Speedway. Following the penalty that was issued to Kevin Harvick, Busch was only -3.

“It’s like we won two stages without even firing up the engine on our car,”

2018 NASCAR points without the playoffs

November 15, 2018 by Shane Walters

I entered 2,000+ data entries to see what the NASCAR points would look like without the playoff format. Here are the results…

UPDATE: Points have been updated following ISM Raceway

Two complete versions of the classic NASCAR point standings for the current season are posted below. One is with stage points and one is without stage points.

ISM Raceway: Penalty Report (November 2018)

November 14, 2018 by Shane Walters

The NASCAR penalty report from ISM Raceway has been released

The NASCAR weekend at ISM Raceway featured three divisions of racing. The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

View the full 2018 ISM Raceway penalty report below.

Two penalties have been issued following the race weekend in Phoenix,

Toyota in NASCAR: The passion for racing goes all the way to Japan

November 14, 2018 by Shane Walters

Joe Gibbs shares a story of NASCAR impacting the President of Toyota

Toyota joined NASCAR in 2000. By year two, they were championship contenders. They won their first championship in the Goody’s Dash Series back in 2003.

They then moved on to the NASCAR Truck Series were they picked up their first win as a manufacture with Kyle Busch in 2004.

The NASCAR inspection process for Homestead-Miami Speedway has changed for 2018

November 14, 2018 by Shane Walters

In previous years, NASCAR collected cars weeks ahead of the championship race to avoid the potential champ failing post-race inspection

NASCAR has gone to extraordinary lengths to protect the idea of a level playing field in the sport. Teams will push every rule in the book. NASCAR has reacted by increasing their technology to inspect the cars.

Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott have mended fences

November 14, 2018 by Shane Walters

A select group of NASCAR fans were under the impression that Hamlin intentionally took out Chase Elliott at ISM Raceway last weekend

Denny Hamlin says he and Chase Elliott have been on good grounds for the previous 10 months

In 2017, Denny Hamlin out the bumper to Chase Elliott at Martinsville Speedway.

Chip Ganassi nearly missed out on Ross Chastain, he admits he was wrong

November 13, 2018 by Shane Walters

Ross Chastain was pitched to a doubtful Chip Ganassi; With the limited opportunity, the short track racer impressed the NASCAR team owner

Jeff Carpoff met Ross Chastain while he was working on a bus in-between practice sessions

Chip Ganassi is all about winning. So, typically when a sponsor pitches a short track racer to the NASCAR team owner,

Adam Stevens, crew chief for Kyle Busch on NASCAR teams being called ‘cheaters’

November 13, 2018 by Shane Walters

Adam Stevens: “There’s just so many rules. If anybody would ever see the rule book, it would take you a week to read it.”

NASCAR race cars are closer than they’ve ever been. As far as the sanctioning body, NASCAR is doing exactly what they’re suppose to do.

They’ve taken on the task of keeping 100-million dollar a year race teams in check.

NASCAR community reacts to passing of David Pearson

November 13, 2018 by Shane Walters

David Pearson: “I’m just a plain ol’ country boy, what you want to call it.”

David Pearson, widely respected as one of the best drivers in the history of NASCAR, died on Monday. The cause of death is still largely unknown.

In December 2014, the family announced that Pearson had suffered a stroke.

Tony Stewart embraces Kurt Busch: NASCAR Playoff run ends in crash

November 12, 2018 by Shane Walters

Kurt Busch explains the embracement with Tony Stewart after the race; Denny Hamlin and Kurt Busch have talked after the crash at ISM Raceway

Kurt Busch on the ISM Raceway crash: “I flat out got cleaned out.”

Kurt Busch finished 4th in stage 1 at ISM Raceway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event on Sunday.

Clint Bowyer discusses the tire failure at ISM Raceway; Goodyear thinks the teams ‘got bold’

November 12, 2018 by Shane Walters

Clint Bowyer: “I’m not really a big fan of the tires that we’re running nowadays. If we have trouble, it seems like the first thing we do is go to a more durable tire.”

Also Clint Bowyer: “In my opinion, that durable tire is always worse for racing.

Clint Bowyer,

Phoenix Race Results: November 11, 2018 (NASCAR Cup Series)

November 11, 2018 by Shane Walters

ISM Raceway results for the NASCAR Cup Series race on November 11th, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona

Today, the NASCAR Cup Series takes to the 1.022-mile oval of ISM Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona. It’s the final elimination race of the 2018 NASCAR Playoffs. At the finish, the Championship 4 drivers will be set.

Joey Logano says he’s the ‘favorite’ to win the NASCAR Championship; His competitors react

November 11, 2018 by Shane Walters

Chase Elliott: “I mean, I don’t really care what he thinks.”

With two races remaining in the 2018 NASCAR season, Logano says he’s the favorite

Joey Logano will start 9th today at ISM Raceway. But, he could start last and finish last, it doesn’t matter.

Joey Logano is going to the Championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway regardless of what he finishes today.

NASCAR explains why they can’t catch everything in pre-race inspection

November 11, 2018 by Shane Walters

You ask, ‘Why don’t they disqualify cars after they fail inspection?’ Well, for 2019 NASCAR might start doing just that…

NASCAR issues a spec spoiler and a spec rear deck lid to NASCAR teams. Harvick’s rear deck lid did not meet the specs set out by the rule book.

The team either modified the spec pieces.

Frank Heckenast Jr details his recovery from the crash in the 2017 DTWC

November 11, 2018 by Shane Walters

Frank Heckenast Jr: “When I went to the clinic they pretty much got rid of the headaches, the dizziness and everything. So, I feel pretty good.”

Frank Heckenast Jr discusses race scheduling options for 2019

At the end of 2017, Frank Heckenast Jr was involved in a crash in turn 1 at Portsmouth Raceway Park during the DTWC weekend.