Too soon to call someone a Playoff favorite
With the list of “new” winners amid a contender list of “consistency” many of the very drivers competing for the big trophy, say they don’t know who the odds-on driver to beat may be just yet.
Articles by Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service
Keselowski earns first pole as team owner
It’s safe to say, it’s been a good week for Brad Keselowski.
Chase Elliott respects the whole field of Playoff contendors
Unlike Joey Logano, Chase Elliott doesn’t see himself as a clear favorite to win the NASCAR Cup Series championship.
Joey Logano feels he’s a Playoff favorite, and here’s why
Team Penske driver Joey Logano concedes the Fords as a group haven’t quite caught up with the speed shown by the Chevrolets and Toyotas in the NASCAR Cup Series.
For Blaney Daytona was the best of times, for Truex Jr. it was the worst
Ryan Blaney climbed out of his No. 12 Team Penske Ford Sunday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway looking simultaneously relieved and genuinely worn-out.
Almirola returning to Stewart-Haas
Aric Almirola announced Friday that he will be back competing for Stewart-Haas Racing next year and that team sponsor Smithfield Foods has re-signed for a multi-year deal.
Longtime Hendrick Motorsports crew chief Greg Ives to step aside
Greg Ives, crew chief of the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet and a longtime member of the organization announced Friday that at the end of the 2022 season he will be stepping away from his crew chief duties.
Craftsman returns to the Truck series
Craftsman Tools, whose early sponsorship of the NASCAR Truck Series helped spur its growth and popularity, will return as the entitlement sponsor for the series in 2023.
Bubba Wallace wants to be a runner-up no more
In Bubba Wallace’s five-year full-time NASCAR Cup Series career, he has four runner-up finishes. Three of them have come at Daytona International Speedway.
Rain gifts Larson Daytona pole
Rain at Daytona International Speedway on Friday forced cancellation of qualifying for the final regular-season race.