Want to win Richmond? Denny Hamlin says don’t start first
Denny Hamlin has won Richmond five times, so he knows the place. His explanation for why pole winners rarely win there is wonderfully, brutally technical.
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NASCAR Weekend Preview: Richmond Raceway
A short track Saturday night marks the next test toward the NASCAR Cup Series championship as the series moves to one of the sport’s most popular venues, Richmond (Va.) Raceway…
Ty Gibbs won, but JGR’s real story was behind him
Ty Gibbs’ win stole the headlines, but JGR’s real Iowa flex was putting all four cars in the top six after a Saturday that looked like a disaster.
Ty Gibbs has graduated from promising to dangerous
Ty Gibbs didn’t win because everything went right at Iowa. Quite the opposite. He won because when everything went wrong, he simply kept coming.
Tyler Reddick’s Great Summer of Misery carries on
Tyler Reddick’s championship season has taken a spectacular summer detour, with another early crash at Iowa adding to an increasingly ugly stretch.
Carson Kvapil has suddenly figured this winning thing out
Carson Kvapil has gone from winless wonder to back-to-back winner, stealing the lead in overtime at Iowa and putting himself firmly in the Chase picture.
Iowa is about to become a brand-new race track. That could be good or terrible
Iowa is getting a fresh racing surface Monday, but the drivers have very different ideas about what the new asphalt should accomplish.
Chase Briscoe now owns a race team…but there’s a dirty little twist
Chase Briscoe is joining the race team owner club, buying Brent Marks Racing and putting the championship-caliber driver behind the wheel.
Haas wants young drivers to stop bringing “a bunch of fricking money”
Joe Custer says Haas sees a better business opportunity in three O’Reilly cars than adding another Cup entry—and wants drivers to earn their way up.
Blaney owns Iowa, Keselowski owns the wall and Hamlin has brake trouble
Ryan Blaney will lead Sunday’s field to green at Iowa after taking the pole, while his championship rivals endured a rather less successful Saturday