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- Charlotte checkered, black flags May 31, 2021Winners and losers from a big weekend of racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway. CHECKERED FLAGS Kyle Larson A dominant run for Larson, leading 327 laps and sweeping all four stages on his way to a Coca-Cola 600 victory. It was Larson‘s second NASCAR Cup Series win this season and eighth of his career. Hendrick Motorsports […]
- COTA checkered flags, black flags May 24, 2021There‘s a lot to unpack after NASCAR‘s first visit to the Circuit of The Americas over the weekend. CHECKERED FLAGS Chase Elliott The defending Cup Series champion finally made it to Victory Lane in 2021 and in the process scored his sixth career road-course win on Sunday. Elliott reaffirmed his status as NASCAR‘s current “King […]
- Checkered Flags, Black Flags: Talladega April 26, 2021Winners and losers from a busy weekend of racing at Talladega Superspeedway. CHECKERED FLAGS Brad Keselowski His talent as a superspeedway racer added another chapter with Keselowski‘s sixth career Talladega win coming on Sunday in the GEICO 500. He led just one lap, but it was the one that mattered most in overtime to take […]
- Almirola ready for turnaround April 23, 2021Aric Almirola is looking for better things in 2021 and hopes that happens in Sunday‘s GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway (2 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The Stewart-Haas Racing driver is off to a tough start this season and has struggled since the opening race at Daytona. He enters Sunday’s 10th […]
- Pistone: Truex Jr., short-track king April 16, 2021There is an undisputed king of NASCAR Cup Series short-track racing and his name is Martin Truex Jr. It wasn‘t long ago the very thought of Truex Jr. being the best short-track driver in NASCAR‘s top division was ludicrous and for good reason. At one point in his career, Truex Jr. was winless in 80 […]
- Martinsville Checkered Flags, Black Flags April 12, 2021The list of winners and losers from the weekend of racing at Martinsville Speedway. CHECKERED FLAGS Martin Truex Jr. He started his Cup Series short track racing career going 0 for 80. But now Truex Jr. is arguably the best in the business winning five of the last 11 short-track races, his latest coming Sunday […]
- Pistone: Short tracks need support April 2, 2021Easter Weekend is upon us and NASCAR’s national tours are taking a break. It’s a perfect time to turn our attention to the local short track scene. Consider this my annual reminder that our short tracks need your help. NASCAR Roots: Keep up on the grassroots levels of racing It saddens me to say that […]
- 2021 season superlatives so far April 2, 2021The 2021 NASCAR season is not even yet two months old and has already left an indelible mark on the sport’s history. As the season takes a breath with its first off-weekend, here are some superlatives from what we’ve seen so far. Biggest surprise: Michael McDowell’s Daytona 500 win Why: The season started off with […]
- Pistone: Five for five March 19, 2021MRN.com’s Pete Pistone offers five takeaways from the first five races (Daytona, Daytona Road Course, Homestead-Miami, Las Vegas and Phoenix) of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series. HENDRICK FLEXING ITS MUSCLES Two of the first five races have gone to Hendrick Motorsports drivers with William Byron winning at Homestead-Miami Speedway and Kyle Larson finding Victory Lane […]
- Better days for Ryan Blaney March 12, 2021Ryan Blaney‘s top-five finish in the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway has the Team Penske driver feeling optimistic. Blaney‘s start to the season didn‘t go particularly well with disappointing performances in the Daytona 500, on the Daytona International Speedway Road Course and at Homestead-Miami Speedway. But those frustrations were in the rearview mirror […]
