Cup Series

They say it is never easy moving up to the top level of a sport and, unfortunately, William Byron, who recently turned 21 years old, found that out in 2018. Byron entered his rookie season in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series as the reigning NASCAR Xfinity Series champion. Not only …

In 2017, Kurt Busch wasn’t confirmed to be returning to Stewart-Haas Racing for the 2018 season until Dec. 12, though he and sponsor Monster Energy both ultimately returned to the No. 41 Ford Fusion for his 18th Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. The 2018 season started out poorly for …

There are some years in a driver’s career that stand out about the rest, a year that a driver and a team will never forget. For Kyle Busch and his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing team, the 2018 season was just that, perhaps the best year of his career. Busch …

For several drivers, 2018 marks the end of a NASCAR journey. Among those who have said they don’t plan to race full-time (or at all) in the sport in the future are Jamie McMurray (who may run the 2019 Daytona 500 before he hangs up his helmet), Kasey Kahne, Matt …

It took 99 races and over two-and-a-half years of competing full-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, but Chase Elliott scored his coveted first career victory on Aug. 5, 2018 at Watkins Glen International. A race which he dominated finally put to rest critics wondering if his Cup Series …

2018 was Chris Buescher’s third straight full-time season in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and his second with JTG Daugherty Racing. Buescher earned two top-five finishes during the 2018 season, the most since 2016 when he picked up his first and, so far, only career victory at Pocono Raceway. …

If Clint Bowyer needed anything at the beginning of 2018, he needed a return to Victory Lane.  The veteran driver was stuck in a winless drought stretching back to the autumn of 2012, a total of 185 races.  Bowyer had come close to winning on a handful of occasions in …

In NASCAR, money controls the sport. It has been this way throughout the entire history of stock car racing’s premier series. However, rising costs and declining sponsorships have made economics even more important in recent years. Team owners will do just about anything for sponsorship dollars these days — it …

2018 was a season of progress for Alex Bowman and the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports team in a year filled with change. For the first time since 2007, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was not a part of the organization and this season was about finding their way forward without him. Bowman …

2018 was a year of change for Ryan Blaney. But it was also one of improvement and one to celebrate. The 25-year-old High Point, N.C. native made the playoffs, advanced through the Round of 12 and made NASCAR history this season. He did it all with a new team, too, …