Playoff drama will only continue as NASCAR heads to Michigan
The Playoff picture was totally shaken up after Richmond.
The Playoff picture was totally shaken up after Richmond.
Austin Dillon has been allowed to keep his win at Richmond, but it does not confer automatic Playoff eligibility, NASCAR’s penalty report confirmed Wednesday afternoon.
The finish of the Cook Out 400 overshadowed any of the racing, which is a shame.
NASCAR’s summer break, to allow NBC to cover the Paris Olympics, offered a few weeks of relaxation for drivers and teams.
It may have been a strong run for Bubba Wallace at Indy, putting him in reach of the Playoff cutline, but the driver of the No. 23 is critical of anything short of a win.
The aggression ramped up in the middle of the pack as the Brickyard 400 approached halfway, and it was William Byron who got the short end of the stick when it all went wrong.
Racing on the oval at Indianapolis is always special, but a three-wide battle for the win on the last lap is a cherry on top.
Ty Majeski earned a commanding first Truck Series win of the season with a four-second gap to his closest competition.
For the first time in four years, one of NASCAR’s crown-jewel events returns to its original staging grounds.
Alex Bowman might have fallen short of the chance to back up his breakthrough win at the Chicago Street Course after restarting on the front row in the closing laps at Pocono, but a third-place finish is a very welcome result for the team.