Ryan Newman wins seesaw battle for final Playoff spot
From the start of Sunday’s Big Machine Vodka 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Ryan Newman’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff chances were in jeopardy.
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Second straight single-digit finish ushers Clint Bowyer into Playoff
Clint Bowyer secured his place in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs with a sixth-place finish last week at Darlington and a fifth-place run in Sunday’s Big machine Vodka 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Bad luck bites Daniel Suarez, the first driver outside Playoff grid
Eleven laps into Sunday’s Big Machine Vodka 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Daniel Suarez drifted too high in Turn 2 and hit the outside wall.
Video: Huge crash takes out Keselowski, Jones
NASCAR Champion Brad Keselowski ended up in victory lane Indianapolis Motor Speedway last year. Sunday, he ended up in a tire barrier just outside Turn 2.
Kevin Harvick wins at Indy as NASCAR’s Playoff field is set
Kevin Harvick was the typical Kevin Harvick Sunday.
Kyle Busch holds off Justin Allgaier to notch fourth Brickyard win
It was more of the same for Kyle Busch in Saturday’s Indiana 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but “more of the same” was anything but easy.
Video: Hard racing ends up taking out Bell and Reddick at Indy
While fighting for the race win in the final laps of Saturday’s Indiana 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Xfinity Series championship leaders Tyler Reddick and Christopher Bell collided – their cars hitting the wall and their trophy hopes at the historic venue halted as well.
Getting Jimmie Johnson into Playoffs is Hendrick priority
There’s no doubt what’s at top of mind at Hendrick Motorsports entering Sunday’s Big Machine Vodka 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Contact or no contact, Suarez and Newman are tied for Playoff spot
In racing, there are two sides to every story—and usually another one somewhere in the middle.
Darlington win had no effect on new deal for Erik Jones
It was coincidence rather than cause-and-effect that Erik Jones’ contract extension with Joe Gibbs Racing was announced during the week after the most important victory of his career.