77th. That’s probably not a number or position on the mind of William Byron — or, really, anyone else — in 2016. Instead, it’s been more like the number one. Or first. You get the idea. Because that’s where Byron, a rookie for Kyle Busch Motorsports in the NASCAR Camping …
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NASCAR 101: How Do Drivers Do in Their Final Races?
Stop me if you’ve heard this one already: Jeff Gordon‘s final start is this weekend. It’s kind of a questionable milestone at this point, because it’s merely his final scheduled start. Remember, Gordon, a four-time champion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, already retired from full-time competition once, doing so at the …
Read More »Grant Enfinger Wins First Career Truck Series Race at Talladega
GMS Racing was tough to beat at the Fred’s 250 at Talladega Superspeedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, but the four-truck team’s eventual winner isn’t even one of its full-time drivers. Grant Enfinger, a part-time competitor for the team in the Truck Series this season, held off a …
Read More »NASCAR 101: What Happened to All the Cup Series Debuts?
It doesn’t take the work of some analyst sitting in the corner of a dark office poring through document upon document, statistic upon statistic to realize one of the side effects of NASCAR’s charter system in the Sprint Cup Series: lack of variety in the teams that compete each week. …
Read More »NASCAR 101: 5 Potential Future NASCAR Drivers Racing in ARCA’s Season Finale
It’s a triple-header this weekend at Kansas Speedway, but not in the way you might normally expect, with the NASCAR Sprint Cup, XFINITY and Camping World Truck series each contesting events at the same track on the same weekend. Instead, while the Cup and XFINITY series continue their run toward …
Read More »NASCAR 101: How Often Do Non-Chasers Win During the Chase?
While the still-eligible field in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ Chase for the Championship just lost a fourth of its entrants, one category of driver on the circuit just got a little bit bigger: the roster of potential spoilers. Right, so, the usual spiel: NASCAR has attempted to reward winning a race …
Read More »NASCAR 101: Kentucky Perhaps the End of the 2016 Season for Some
There’s a very real possibility that this weekend will be the last time we’ll see a few familiar drivers in NASCAR this season. Again, key word: possibility. With eight weeks left in the season following this weekend’s events at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Kentucky Speedway, there’s still plenty of …
Read More »NASCAR 101: The 5 Biggest Points Gains in Chase History
Chase time: Who ranks where going into this weekend’s postseason opener for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Chicagoland Speedway? Those of you keeping track of where each driver ranks after NASCAR reset the points entering the Chase for the 16 drivers who made it in under the wire are …
Read More »Denny Hamlin Wins Pole for Chase-Deciding Richmond Race
Denny Hamlin has a good seat as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series begins its final race of the regular season before the Chase for the Sprint Cup begins next week. Hamlin won the pole for the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway, starting on the front row as …
Read More »Kyle Busch Wins 8th Race of XFINITY Season at Richmond
When Kyle Busch gets behind the wheel of NASCAR XFINITY Series car, it’s generally not a question of if he’ll win, but of how dominant he’ll be while doing it. Friday night (Sept. 9) at Richmond International Raceway, Busch put on yet another clinic in the series, driving his No. …
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