Well, here is some very unexpected news that has broken on Tuesday. Paul Menard, who has emphasized that he is committed to running out his contract with the Wood Brothers Racing team in recent months, will now retire at the end of the 2019 season, according to a press release from the race team. Continue reading “Paul Menard Retiring, Matt DiBenedetto in the No. 21 in 2020”

Ty Dillon’s Germain Racing pit crew service the No. 13 car during the 2019 Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard. Photo Credit: @GermainRacing on Twitter.

Ty Dillon put an exclamation point on squashing the rumors of an impending retirement with an impressive 13th-place finish in the Big Machine Vodka 400 at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Continue reading “Ty Dillon Heads into Las Vegas on a Good Streak”

Last September, when Ryan Newman announced he would be moving to Roush Fenway Racing’s No. 6 car for the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, many considered it the final nail in the coffin for the 41-year old driver.

One year later, Newman has shocked the world in securing a date with the opening round of the Cup Series Playoffs. Continue reading “Ryan Newman Finds A Way into the Playoffs Again”

September 8, 2019

By Holly Cain
NASCAR Wire Service

SPEEDWAY, Ind. – Jimmie Johnson emerged from a required check-up in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s infield care center fine physically but obviously disappointed to have his amazing run of NASCAR Playoff contention end with an accident on lap 105 of Sunday’s 160-lap Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard – the regular season finale and his last shot at championship eligibility. Continue reading “Jimmie Johnson maintains optimism despite missing NASCAR’s Playoffs”

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race – 26th Annual Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard presented by Florida Georgia Line
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway, Indiana
Sunday, September 8, 2019

1. (1) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 160.
2. (4) Joey Logano, Ford, 160.
3. (15) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, 160.
4. (29) William Byron, Chevrolet, 160.
5. (3) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 160. Continue reading “2019 NASCAR Cup Series – The Brickyard at Indianapolis”