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Think Small One of the words you’ll see a lot of in this column is improvement.  It’s really the name of the game for most of these teams.  For some (Wood Brothers Racing, Germain Racing, JTG Daugherty Racing and Richard Petty Motorsports come to mind), there’s potential to improve performance …

Recently, NASCAR racing at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway has received mixed views. But a recent decision might change the racing in a positive direction. NBC Sports confirmed a report Monday afternoon (March 20) that came from freelance journalist Michael Knight last weekend that NASCAR was exploring the idea of using restrictor plates …

Last year, KB Racing absolutely dominated the Pro Stock class, taking home the class championship with Jason Line while teammate Greg Anderson finished the season right behind him in second spot. The two years prior to that, however, belonged to Elite Motorsports and two-time champion Erica Enders. Elite had high …

In the days since Joey Logano and Kyle Busch came to blows on pit lane at Las Vegas, everyone in the NASCAR realm waited with baited breath to see if the parties involved would be subject to fines or penalties from NASCAR. Instead, what we got were small infractions and no …

“NASCAR Goes West” began with a bang at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this past weekend. Martin Truex Jr. passed Brad Keselowski for the win with two laps to go in the Kobalt 400. Moments later, chaos ensued on pit road as Kyle Busch threw a right hook to the face of …

Who… gets my shoutout of the race? Ryan Blaney was a constant threat all race long, running in the top 10. The North Carolina native ended the day seventh, recording his second top-10 finish of the season. He currently sits sixth in the point standings, a sophomore jump after finishing …

The third stop on the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series circuit comes Sunday, at 3:30 p.m. ET at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the Kobalt 400. MENCS teams hit the track Friday at 2 p.m. ET for practice and then 7:45 p.m. ET for Coors Light Pole Qualifying. Here are …

Following a wild opening weekend, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series moved to Atlanta Motor Speedway for round two. Daytona seemed to create more questions than it answered and many in the sport looked to Sunday’s race to restore order. The Folds Of Honor QuikTrip 500 did feature many of …

Who… gets my shoutout of the race? Matt Kenseth struggled in the first stage of Sunday’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. A speeding penalty on pit road left the 2003 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion a lap down in 31st after the first round of green-flag pit stops. Kenseth …

Traditionally the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series has enjoyed multi-day race weekends to tune up, qualify and then race for the win in the top stock car series in the world. That routine will be altered slightly when teams unload at Martinsville Speedway this fall. The new one day format …