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Teams might be attempting to trick the OSS inspection software by using a contrast in fender colors
NASCAR’s new OSS inspection tent uses 17 cameras to scan the race cars and make sure the entire body is within compliance of the rulebook. 16 of those cameras scan the outside of the car and 1 scans underneath the car.
Read MoreMartin Truex Jr left the car in gear after winning Kentucky Speedway – It rolled away
Martin Truex Jr picked up his 4th win of the season at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday night. It’s the 19th win of his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career.
19 burnouts later,
Read MoreNed Jarrett: “We didn’t have radio communications back then, so they just wrote on the blackboard for me to pit.”
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (July 2018) – Ned Jarrett amassed many special memories during his racing and broadcasting career in NASCAR, but few equal that hot afternoon on Sept. 6, 1965 when the 2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee won the Southern 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway by an astounding 14 laps.
Read MoreMtn Dew extends Chase Elliott partnership
CONCORD, N.C. — Twelve-time NASCAR Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports and Mtn Dew have extended their long-standing partnership through 2020. The renewal will see star driver Chase Elliott continue to represent the bold and original Mtn Dew brand.
Beginning in 2018 and continuing throughout the two-year extension,
Read MoreThe excitement was on the wrong side of the fence at Kentucky Speedway
As Martin Truex Jr drove to victory lane in dominating fashion, fans were entertained by stupidity on the other side of the fence.
There was another fan that approached the catch fence at a NASCAR event.
Read MoreHamlin expects his secret council to get bigger in the coming years; Expects mid-week races in the future
Dale Earnhardt Jr, Denny Hamlin and Jeff Gordon sat down to come up with a plan of organizing the drivers voice. That was an idea spearheaded by Denny Hamlin.
They hosted their first meeting with a bunch of the drivers and even had paperwork filed.
Read MoreRicky Stenhouse Jr told Kyle Busch to ‘pick his battles wisely’
Ricky Stenhouse Jr was involved in an incident with Brad Keselowski at the high banks of Daytona. The bump into turn 3 might have brought on by bad block from William Byron. However, contact between Stenhouse and Keselowski sent the #2 around in front of the field.
Read MoreFull Kentucky Speedway qualifying results for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series on July 13, 2018
It’s been repaved and reconfigured in recent years. Tonight, the MENCS takes to the 1.5-mile of Kentucky Speedway.
View the full Kentucky Speedway starting lineup below.
Round 1
It’s a 15 minute session in round 1.
Read MoreBusch thought Stenhouse would have a ‘busy week’ on the phone after ‘wiping out half the field’
Ricky Stenhouse Jr was involved in a lot of accidents at Daytona International Speedway last week. Some of them were his fault, others were not.
Two of them resulted in huge crashes at the front of the field,
Read MoreNASCAR TV schedule for Kentucky Speedway
This weekend NASCAR rolls into Sparta, Kentucky with a Saturday night show to cap off the week. Kentucky Motor Speedway is a 1.5-mile oval. The racing surface was repaved less than a handful of years ago.
View the 2018 Kentucky Speedway TV schedule below.
Read MoreRicky Stenhouse Jr ruffled some feathers in the Demolition Derby on the high banks of Daytona
Ricky Stenhouse Jr swept stage 1 and stage 2. However, along the way he was involved in a lot of drama under the lights last week at Daytona International Speedway. Despite that the car continued to roll on to the checkered.
Read MoreCale Yarborough drove to victory in the 1968 Southern 500
For this year’s Bojangles Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, Paul Menard’s No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion will carry a red-and-white paint scheme reminiscent of the Wood Brothers’ 1968 Mercury Cyclone that Cale Yarborough drove to victory in the 1968 Southern 500.
Read MoreNo. 9 Darlington ride carries special significance to Elliott family
CONCORD, N.C. – Ever since he joined the NASCAR Cup Series, Chase Elliott has looked forward to the annual trip to Darlington Raceway – particularly due to the throwback feel of the Southern 500 race weekend.
This year,
Read MoreNASCAR officials were forced to change the track in the middle of the test
On Tuesday, many drivers took to the Charlotte Roval for a test session. It was the first group of two that will test The Roval.
The backstretch chicane is a new addition heads of turns 3-4 on the oval.
Read MoreCharlotte Motor Speedway signs entitlement sponsor; Announces the longest road course race in the history of NASCAR
CONCORD, N.C. (July 9, 2018) – Charlotte Motor Speedway expanded on its groundbreaking new era of innovation on Monday, with the unveiling of a new, dynamic logo for the Sept. 28-30 Bank of America ROVAL™ 400 race weekend –
Read MoreWilliam Byron defends his block; Stenhouse apologizes for mistakes
It was a wild race last night at Daytona International Speedway. Multiple big crashes took out the majority of the field.
The first one could be taken two different ways. It was either a block gone wrong or aggressive driving on Stenhouse’s part.
Read MoreJuly Daytona results featuring the the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Tonight, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series goes night racing in Daytona Beach, Florida. 400 miles around the 2.5-mile oval of Daytona International Speedway.
View full Daytona International Speedway results below.
The cars are a bit different this time.
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