Welcome to the 11th season of the Frontstretch Cup, a year-long competition in which the Frontstretch staff and guests from around the NASCAR world attempt to predict the winner of each Cup race. This season, we are joined by Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Corey LaJoie. Think you can do better? Leave your picks …
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He may have waited until the third round of qualifying, but Martin Truex Jr. shined in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying, winning the pole for Saturday’s Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway. Truex was in the top five in each of the three rounds, with his pole lap coming …
Read More » It didn’t take long for Kyle Larson to jump to the top of the scoring pylon in final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Richmond Raceway. Friday afternoon (April 20), he stayed on top for most of the 55-minute session, flexing his muscle after running second at Bristol Motor …
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With just over a minute to go in opening Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Richmond Raceway, Chase Elliott put some fresh rubber on the No. 9 car. That was enough to rocket him to the top of the speed chart (121.327 mph) as he attempts to put a …
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The third short track in four races in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is a completely different challenge from the previous two. Martinsville Speedway is a flat, high-braking, rubbin’-is-racin’ kind of track. Bristol Motor Speedway is high banks with minimal braking, but the cars still trade paint. Richmond Raceway, …
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The No. 8 is back in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Barring an unforeseen issue, Daniel Hemric will make his debut in the Cup Series Saturday night (April 21), driving a third car for Richard Childress Racing. He’ll pilot the No. 8, a number long associated with Dale Earnhardt …
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What does Daniel Hemric’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut in the No. 8 mean for NASCAR? Simple: It means another racer has worked his way up into a good ride for their Cup Series audition. Daniel Hemric was strong for NTS Motorsports in the Camping World Truck Series, finishing …
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Longtime NASCAR Camping World Truck Series veteran Timothy Peters will attempt his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut next week in the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 29, driving the No. 92 Ford Fusion for Ricky Benton Racing with primary sponsorship from Advance Auto Parts, the team announced …
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Joe Gibbs Racing announced Wednesday (April 18) it has signed XYO Network as a multi-race primary sponsor for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series team of Erik Jones and the XFINITY Series team of Brandon Jones. XYO Network is a location-data company with over 8 million location beacons in its …
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So there’s been some little bits of news this weekend in NASCAR-land but nothing that would count as earth-shaking. The news that Ford will be switching to the Mustang in the Cup series for the 2019 season tops the list, however. While this announcement may have been spoiled earlier in …
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