Cup Series

Stewart-Haas Racing’s Clint Bowyer entered Sunday’s Bank of America ROVAL 400 13th in points, four markers behind Ryan Blaney for the final spot in the Round of 12.  Essentially, the plan for Sunday was to keep himself out of trouble and beat everyone around him in the standings. For much …

Ryan Blaney emerged from the inaugural Bank of America ROVAL 400 as the victor Sunday afternoon in a race that played out differently than many had feared. On the final lap, Jimmie Johnson spun in the Turns 16/17 chicane while trying to pass Martin Truex Jr. for the win.  When …

After a decent first two races of the Round of 16, Austin Dillon entered Sunday’s Bank of America ROVAL 400 in a tie for ninth in points, 10 points ahead of 13th-place Clint Bowyer.  The goal for Sunday was to stay out of trouble and get a good finish.  That …

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 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race. This season, we are joined by driver Corey LaJoie. Think you can do better? Leave your …

Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) officials announced Saturday afternoon (Sept. 29) at Charlotte Motor Speedway that the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will return to Sonoma Raceway’s long course for next year’s Toyota/Save Mart 350k.  It will be the first time that the series has used the full course since 1997. …

There’s always that one guy you can’t quite count out no matter how down he is, and in the first of two Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practices at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Jimmie Johnson put himself at the top of the list to be that guy.  Johnson led the session …

Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kurt Busch was able to put down a lap of 106.868 mph Friday afternoon.  That lap was just enough for the 2004 Cup champion to claim the pole for Sunday’s Bank of America ROVAL 400. “To have this little [pole] trophy next to me means a lot,” Busch …

Richard Childress Racing (RCR) announced Friday afternoon (Sept. 28) that XFINITY Series regular Daniel Hemric will take over the No. 31 Chevrolet full-time in 2019.  He will join Ryan Preece as a 2019 candidate for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year Award. While Hemric already knew that …

Kyle Busch was fast early and often Friday morning (Sept. 28) at Charlotte Motor Speedway.  The seven-time winner ended up quickest in Friday’s sole Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice session with a lap of 106.397 mph. Busch’s lap was one-hundredth of a second faster than teammate Erik Jones.  Team …

JTG Daugherty Racing announced Friday morning (Sept. 28) at Charlotte Motor Speedway that part-time XFINITY Series and Whelen Modified Tour racer Ryan Preece will take over the No. 47 Chevrolet in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series full-time in 2019.  In addition, team co-owner Tad Geschickter confirmed that the team …