 
		
	No-show for the Showman in Thursday’s first Duel
If Alex Bowman wants to shed a nickname he doesn’t particularly like he took a good first step Thursday night
 
		
	If Alex Bowman wants to shed a nickname he doesn’t particularly like he took a good first step Thursday night
 
		
	The youth movement was on display Thursday night.
 
		
	William Byron’s face brightened and he laughed a bit talking about his new high-definition reality as a member of the championship Hendrick Motorsports team
 
		
	As the start of a new Monster Energy NASCAR Cup season arrives, life is quite a bit better for Martin Truex Jr.—not to mention noticeably different.
 
		
	Over it. Motoring on. Looking up.
 
		
	With the departure of Dale Earnhardt Jr. from the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the immediate question becomes, “Who will carry the banner of the sport going forward?”
 
		
	What fans saw in Sunday’s Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway should constitute a promising look ahead to the Daytona 500 a week later.
 
		
	At least Jimmie Johnson is getting closer.
 
		
	In Sunday’s Advance Auto Parts Clash, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams got their first taste of pit stops with five over-the-wall crew members
 
		
	There was a calm before the storm, just never any storm.