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NASCAR practice results from Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Today, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series unloads in Indianapolis, Indiana. It’s the final round of the regular season. Indianapolis Motor Speedway is set to host the Brickyard 400.
View full 2019 Indianapolis practice results below.
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This is the first of two practice sessions for the day.
Read MoreNASCAR race results for the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway
Tonight, the 1.366-mile Darlington Raceway hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. It’s the Bojangles Southern 500 in Darlington, South Carolina.
View full 2019 Darlington race results below.
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Friday comments from both drivers further escalated the altercation; A few beers solved the problem
Road courses are the new short tracks. Watkins Glen International brought fireworks to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series field. Several of those altercations have carried over to this weekend at Michigan International Speedway
Jimmie Johnson and Ryan Blaney tangled into the carousel at Watkins Glen International.
Read MoreNASCAR drivers Jimmie Johnson and Ryan Blaney comment after confrontation on pit road
On lap 62, Jimmie Johnson held the 14th position and Ryan Blaney wanted it. Blaney had a look on the inside into the turn five carousel.
Johnson came down and he was around. He slid across the track and stood on the gas to try and avoid the wall.
Read MoreJimme Johnson has a new crew chief, effective immediately
Jimmie Johnson and chad Knaus have claimed 7 NASCAR championships together. Five of those championships were claimed in back to back order.
For 2019, the two parted ways. Knaus remained with Hendrick Motorsports. Now, he’s the crew chief for the young William Byron.
Read MoreSix cars fail inspection ahead of the race at Pocono Raceway
Yesterday, qualifying took place at the 2.-5-mile triangle of Pocono Raceway. However, the starting lineup was unofficial after qualifying.
Following the session, cars were impounded. This morning, the inspection line opened. Post-qualifying and pre-race inspection were rolled into one.
Read MoreNASCAR race results from Chicagoland Speedway
Today, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series unloads in Joliet, Illinois. The 1.5-mile of Chicagoland Speedway is set for a Sunday of stock car racing.
View full 2019 Chicagoland results below.
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NASCAR race results from Dover International Speedway
Today, NASCAR takes the green flag in a rare Monday afternoon showing. Dover International Speedway hosts the Gander RV 400 on the 1-mile concrete oval in Dover, Delaware.
View full 2019 Dover race results below.
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Who’s quickest in long runs? 10-lap average speeds chart from final practice
Today, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will take the green flag at Dover International Speedway. It’s a rare Monday showing for the highest level of stock car auto racing.
View 2019 Dover 10-lap averages below.
Read More2019 Boston Marathon stats for Jimmie Johnson
7-time NASCAR champion driver Jimmie Johnson set after new goals for 2019. Just ahead of an off-week for his day-job, he elected to run 26.2, for fun.
43-year-old Jimmie Johnson has been training for months. That of course is not unusual for an athlete.
Read MoreThere’s a lot of NASCAR inspection failures for tonight’s event at Richmond Raceway
Update: 8 cars fails inspection on the first pass; Multiple cars fail multiple attempts to pass pre-race/post-qualifying inspection; Three crew members ejected.
Yesterday, Richmomd Raceway hosted NASCAR qualifying. However, this is an impound race which places inspection the day after qualifying.
Read MoreTexas Motor Speedway pole sitter Jimmie Johnson has suggestions for fixing NASCAR qualifying
NASCAR qualifying has seen some changes on the track over 1-mile for 2019. It’s not that the format is any different to tracks under 1-mile. But, it might be soon.
At the larger tracks, drafting has come into play.
Read MoreNASCAR race results from Texas Motor Speedway
Today, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series takes the green flag in Fort Worth, TX. The 1.44-mile oval of Texas Motor Speedway is set for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500.
View full 2019 Texas race results below.
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NASCAR average speeds from Texas Motor Speedway practice
Today, they’ll drop the green flag at Texas Motor Speedway. The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is set for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500.
View full 2019 Texas Motor Speedway 10-lap averages below.
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Jimmie Johnson was quickest in the opening round of NASCAR practice on Friday.
Read MoreKevin Harvick says you can’t qualify these cars in they way NASCAR is trying to do it
NASCAR qualifying was a bit of a mess again at Texas Motor Speedway.
With knockout qualifying, drivers are given a time limit. Most of the field elected to use 90% of that time sitting at the edge of the pit lane.
Read MoreNASCAR says ‘Nobody deserves to see that’ in relation to qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway
The new NASCAR rules package has created a drafting requirement when it comes to qualifying. At tracks larger than 1-mile, drivers are now hitting the track in groups.
But, no drivers wants to lead that group off the pit lane.
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