Race Weekend Central

NASCAR Mailbox: Is Matt Kenseth Washed Up?

2016 Chicago Cup Matt Kenseth Nigel Kinrade Nkp

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade/NKP)

Happy holiday season! This week, whether it’s Passover, Easter or simply Spring Break for you non-religious folk, everyone seems to be enjoying some hard-earned time off. Just take a look at Twitter and you can see many NASCAR faithful vacationing on some beach somewhere. The Easter bunny provides an opportunity not just for chocolate eggs …

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NASCAR Mailbox: How Will Texas Motor Speedway’s Repave Change Racing in the Lone Star State?

2016 Nascar Sprint Cup Series, Texas

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade / NKP)

Repaves. Repaves. Repaves. Hate them or love them, it is simply part of motorsports. Let’s be real: You probably don’t love them. But hey, it could be worse. Imagine if tracks did not have the money to repave and suddenly, fans were left with weepers at every facility. Yuck. But as the NASCAR realm adjusts …

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NASCAR Mailbox: Breaking Down Stage Breaks

2017 Phoenix I Nxs Austin Dillon Pack Racing Matthew T Thacker Nkp

(Photo: Matthew T. Thacker / NKP)

NASCAR’s new policy of implementing stages into races is in full effect, and it is quite wild. It seems like ages ago since NASCAR made the major step of having double-file restarts, rather than having lapped cars restart on the low line of the leaders, enabling them to have a chance to get their lap(s) …

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NASCAR Mailbox: Could Indianapolis Motor Speedway Ever Change its Configuration?

2016 Indianapolis Cup Jeff Gordon Racing Logan Whitton Nkp

(Photo: Logan Whitton/NKP)

Restrictor plates are meant for superspeedways, right? Well, that might not be the case any longer. Things are changing in NASCAR, and in a hurry. With new title sponsors over the past handful of seasons, the sport is trying to spice things up. Change can’t hurt. Or can it? Either way, it is a solid …

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NASCAR Mailbox: Why Did Kyle Busch Try to Punch Joey Logano?

NASCAR made its way into the mainstream news this week, and this time, it’s because of someMMA-style antics rather than the on-track action. No, we aren’t talking about the 1979 Daytona 500. No, this time around, it was a brawl that set the main stage for NASCAR making headlines on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC …

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NASCAR Mailbox: Surprise, Surprise, Who Will Be That Lucky Guy?

2017 Daytona Cup Zach Catanzareti Stewart Haas Racing Ford Clint Bowyer

(Photo: Zach Catanzareti)

The first two weeks of the NASCAR season have been quite hectic, featuring controversy with rule packages, an abundance of penalties and of course, some talk of more changes coming to stock car racing. But as the season rolls on, the talk needs to be focused on the main issue — the racing itself. Competition is …

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NASCAR Mailbox: Who Will Be the Regular Season Cup Series Champion?

Denny Hamlin Jimmie Johnson Charlotte Cup 2016 Mike Neff

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One race down, 35 to go in the NASCAR season. It seems like just yesterday Jimmie Johnson and Co. were tossing champagne and eating Domino’s pizza at Homestead-Miami Speedway. But that is already three months in the past; the 2017 season is underway. Kurt Busch, with that Daytona 500 victory is the first driver to lock himself …

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NASCAR Mailbox: Dodging the Dodge Return in NASCAR?

2009 Nascar Sprint Cup Series, Texas

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NASCAR is back, but there is something that isn’t. Hint: Legendary crew chief Ray Evernham helped spearhead its last foray into the sport in the early-2000s. Yeah, Dodge. Remember the days of the Intrepid and the Charger? Well, and of course, the Avenger that never happened. Sometimes, if you look really close at the XFINITY …

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NASCAR Mailbox: The Importance of Matt DiBenedetto Missing Texas

2016 Nascar Dover

(Photo: Matthew Thacker / NKP)

A false diagnosis in any health situation is eerie. The seriousness of a patient being given a false diagnosis could be a life or death situation, forcing a person to undergo medical treatments that aren’t necessary. When this occurs in the sports realm, it sparks major debates. This time, it is BK Racing’s Matt DiBenedetto, who …

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NASCAR Mailbox: Making NASCAR Great Again

2016 Nascar Camping World Truck Series, Talladega

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade / NKP)

The 2016 presidential election season has been quite different from the past. Candidates always bash each other, but this year, the vulgar language and criticism both major party candidates have delivered is making headlines world-wide. However, come Nov. 8, 2016, America will vote in a new president. NASCAR drivers and executives have been voicing who they want …

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NASCAR Mailbox: The Impact of Limiting Cup Drivers in Lower Series

2016 Ncwts Kyle Busch Chicagoland Woohoo Nigel Kinrade Nkp

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade/NKP)

After years of receiving criticism about NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers dominating races in the XFINITY Series and Camping World Truck Series, the sanctioning body finally listened to people. On Wednesday morning, NASCAR announced it would limit the participation of Sprint Cup drivers in the lower two divisions, with a maximum of 10 races allowed …

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NASCAR Mailbox: Tommy Baldwin Racing Rumors Surface

2016 Pocono Cup Regan Smith Zach Catanzareti

(Photo: Zach Catanzareti)

The charter system in NASCAR’s premier division is forcing owners to examine the way they operate. With the charters in place, several owners are re-evaluating their programs for 2017. Obviously owners take a long look at their teams at this point every year, but charters have changed the significance. Given only 36 teams can have a …

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