Race Weekend Central

Austin Dillon Unhappy After Early Crash Elimination At Pocono

2019 Pocono Cup Austin Dillon Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Austin Dillon was planning to use Sunday’s Pocono 400 to pick up some points on his rivals after crashing out of the Coca-Cola 600.  Unfortunately, he ended up having the worse possible outcome.  Minimal points. Dillon started 10th and lost a couple of positions early.  After the competition caution, Dillon was running in 13th when …

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Juan Pablo Montoya, Dane Cameron Win at Detroit, Earn 2nd Straight Win

2019 Daytona Iwsc Juan Pablo Montoya Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Acura Team Penske’s Juan Pablo Montoya and Dane Cameron entered Detroit on a roll and left Belle Isle Park on a roll.  The duo teamed up to win Saturday’s Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear from the pole for their second straight overall victory. “Certainly we’ll take [the win].  It’s a little bit unexpected …

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Brandon Jones Falls Victim To A Loose Car Early at Pocono

2019 Pocono Xfinity Zach Catanzareti Brandon Jones

(Photo: Zach Catanzareti)

The goal for Brandon Jones at Pocono is take what he’s learned and take advantage of his equipment to the best of his ability. Crashing out on lap 6 in a 100-lap race really doesn’t accomplish that. Jones qualified seventh for Saturday’s Pocono Green 250 and made an excellent start to move up to fourth.  …

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Juan Pablo Montoya Wins Detroit Pole; Acura Team Penske Sweeps Front Row

2019 Long Beach Iwsc Dane Cameron Car Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

Acura Team Penske’s recent excellent form continued Friday (May 31) at Belle Isle Park as Juan Pablo Montoya claimed pole for Saturday’s Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear.  It is Montoya’s first pole of 2019 and the No. 6 car’s second of the year (teammate Dane Cameron won the pole at Sebring). “It’s great.  …

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Couch Potato Tuesday: Thoughts on NBC Sports’ Indianapolis 500 Debut

Simon Pagenaud 2019 Indycar Grand Prix Winner

(Photo: Joe Skibinski/IndyCar Media)

Last weekend was very, very busy. We had hot weather in Charlotte to the point of drivers requiring attention after the race on Saturday, late race action in Indianapolis and a very long Coca-Cola 600. As you know, NBC went all out for Indianapolis. Mike Tirico, who has more or less assumed the role formerly …

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Corey LaJoie Snags Best-Ever Intermediate Finish at Charlotte

Monster Energy Nascar Cup Series

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

For Corey LaJoie and Go FAS Racing, a decent race at an intermediate track normally produces a result around 25th.  Sunday night was the exception to that rule.  LaJoie was able to keep the No. 32 Ford on the lead lap all night and brought the car home in 12th.  The finish is LaJoie’s best-ever …

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Kyle Larson, Austin Dillon Eliminated in Late Coca-Cola 600 Crash

2019 Charlotte Cup Kyle Larson Nigel Kinrade Photography

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Kyle Larson spent much of the Coca-Cola 600 down in the dumps. He started 25th and spent much of the race struggling to move forward. He finally put himself in position to contend, but managed to get split on the restart. One lap later, he made contact with Clint Bowyer and it was on from …

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Toyota Decimated by Early Tire Issues in Coca-Cola 600

2019 Charlotte Cup Erik Jones Car Nigel Kinrade Photography

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Toyota had shown significant pace all weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and both Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin led laps early in the Coca-Cola 600. However, tire issues have plagued the manufacturer, as four of the six Toyotas entered have had failures in the first half of the race. The first to have problems was …

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