Richard Petty’s dominance and Darrell Waltrip’s great run of success ultimately gave way to Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson’s modern-day records of triumph on the half-mile “paperclip” Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.
It finally happened. A racer with a dirt background won NASCAR’s race on the dirt at Bristol.
Ross Chastain is so accustomed to receiving blame for on-track incidents that he and his team joked about potential comments from Christopher Bell last Sunday at Richmond.
Nowhere but NASCAR is a half-mile oval turned into a dirt track for a weekend.
Another week, another round of penalties for Hendrick Motorsports.
Josh Berry might have earned the headlines at Richmond with his pit strategy call, but Michael McDowell also took a gamble that paid off handsomely.
Sunday it was Kyle Larson’s turn.
Chandler Smith earned his first NASCAR Xfinity win at Richmond in dominating fashion Saturday.
Richmond Raceway is a short track and with that comes plenty of contract and short track tempers, but that’s usually after the race.
NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying from Richmond Raceway for the Toyota Owners 400 was canceled due to rain Saturday.