August 4, 2019

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – It was a striking case of déjà vu.

In a replay of Last year’s GoBowling at the Glen, Martin Truex Jr. chased pole winner Chase Elliott lap after lap around the 2.45-mile road course, using everything in his arsenal to try to deprive Elliott of his second straight victory at the track. Continue reading “Chase Elliott dominates, goes back-to-back at Watkins Glen”

CONCORD, N.C. (July 29, 2019) – Hendrick Motorsports has named Cliff Daniels as the new crew chief for seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 team. Daniels will assume the role immediately and be atop the pit box for Sunday’s road course race at Watkins Glen International. Continue reading “Jimmie Johnson’s Hendrick Motorsports 48 Team gets new Crew Chief”

July 28, 2019

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

Thanks to a fast No. 11 Toyota, a feel for fuel economy and a first-ever application of traction compound to the asphalt at Pocono Raceway, Denny Hamlin rediscovered the magic at the Tricky Triangle that marked his spectacular debut in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in 2006. Continue reading “NASCAR Pocono Recap: Denny Hamlin leads 1-2-3 Pocono finish for Joe Gibbs Racing”

Weekend Preview: Iowa Speedway

July 25, 2019

By Holly Cain
NASCAR Wire Service

XFINITY RETURNS TO IOWA

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell and Stewart-Haas Racing driver Cole Custer have already set a historic pace of triumph this season and we’re only 18 races into NASCAR’s Xfinity Series championship run. All indications are that Saturday’s U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway (5 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) could well be the next chapter in a dominating year for the pair plus championship leader Tyler Reddick. This threesome accounts for 13 wins. Continue reading “NASCAR Weekend Preview: Iowa Speedway”