NASCAR President Steve Phelps points to healthy trends within the sport
The racing on intermediate tracks has never been better; ratings are up, bucking a trend among other major sports; and collaboration between stakeholders is at an all-time high.
Month: November 2019
Kyle Busch gets hot when it matters winning at Homestead to secure his second NASCAR Cup title
Talk about timing. After going winless for 21 races, Kyle Busch got hot when it mattered leading a race high 120 laps in the second half of the season ending race at Homestead Sunday to win the Ford EcoBoost 400 and his second Monster Energy NASCAR Cup series title.
Tyler Reddick gets back-to-back titles with hard fought victory at Homestead-Miami
With his girlfriend expecting a baby, Tyler Reddick confessed on Thursday that he had practiced changing diapers on a pet cat.
Cup Championship drivers are all business—as usual—on eve of big race
Business as usual. That’s the attitude and spirit all four of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup champion contenders professed after their final 50-minute practice session to prepare for Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 championship race
Success has been the hallmark of Toyota’s banner 2019 season
With 43 victories in NASCAR’s three major series—including a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series-best 18—Toyota Motorsports has certainly had a season for the ages.
Cole Custer is emblematic of Ford’s driver development program
Cole Custer’s performance on the race track—specifically, seven victories this year in the NASCAR Xfinity Series—helped earn the 21-year-old from Ladera Ranch, Calif., a full-time ride in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Chevrolet looks to enhance performance with new car, young drivers
The Chevrolet camp boasts the only active driver who has won more than one championship in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
Matt Crafton wins Gander Outdoors Truck title, Austin Hill takes Homestead-Miami victory
Austin Hill bookended his 2019 season with a victory in Friday night’s Ford EcoBoost 200 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Rival owners Tony Stewart, Joe Gibbs share long-standing connection
The connection and fondness was immediately evident as Tony Stewart and Joe Gibbs took their seats Friday morning