Short Track InfoAs NASCAR continues its third “win and you’re in” season for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, six currently winless short-track standouts will attempt to make their first visit to Victory Lane this year in Sunday’s STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway (1 p.m. ET on FS1) – Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards and Joey Logano.

Kyle Busch has logged a top-four finish in four of five races this season. He boasts nine career wins on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ three short tracks (Martinsville, Bristol and Richmond), but has never won at Martinsville.

Like his younger brother, Kurt claims nine short-track wins as well. He has two wins at Martinsville, most recently in spring of 2014. However, his 2014 victory is his only top-10 finish at the .526-mile track in his last 20 starts there. Continue reading “Short-Track Standouts Go For First Win Of 2016”

Justin AllgaierSHOW #403 – Guests: Carl Edwards, Justin Allgaier – We recap the Auto Club Speedway weekend, find out what the drivers are doing during NASCAR “Spring Break” and more. Have a listen. Hosted by Kerry Murphey and Toby Christie

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Continue reading “The Final Lap Weekly NASCAR Podcast – #403 – Carl Edwards / Justin Allgaier / Fontana Recap”

2016 Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Tour - Day 3FONTANA, Calif. – A collision with Kasey Kahne’s Chevrolet ruined a promising afternoon for Danica Patrick in Sunday’s Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway.

Patrick started 31st and had worked her way up to 19th before wrecking hard into the Turn 1 wall on Lap 121 after contact from Kahne’s Chevy. Kahne was a lap down at the time, thanks to an earlier unscheduled pit stop. Continue reading “Contact From Kasey Kahne Puts Danica Patrick Into The Wall”