Race Weekend Central

Did You Notice?: Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin Crumble As Christopher Bell Rises At Joe Gibbs Racing

Joe Gibbs Racing owner Joe Gibbs and Christopher Bell chat during a race in 2022. (Photo: NKP)

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Joe Gibbs Racing has been a fascinating team in transition throughout the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season. How did Christopher Bell survive the drama and rise up?

Thinkin’ Out Loud at Martinsville: You Don’t Know It Yet, But Ross Chastain’s Move Is Timeless

Ross Chastain runs against the outside wall during the final lap at Martinsville Speedway. (Photo: NKP)

#1: Ross Chastain, TrackHouse Racing, Moose Fraternity Chevrolet Camaro launches his car into the wall to speed around Turn 4 to pass #11: Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing, FedEx Freight Direct Toyota Camry (Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Brave, silly or stupid, it doesn’t matter how you look at it. We’re going to be watching reruns of Ross Chastain’s Martinsville move until the end of racing.

Did You Notice?: NASCAR Bubba Wallace Suspension Sets New Precedent It Must Uphold

Bubba Wallace looks on from pit road at a 2022 NASCAR Cup Series race. (Photo: NKP)

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NASCAR’s choice to send Wallace to the sidelines breaks precedent and lowers the threshold compared to other Cup Series suspensions we’ve seen this century.

The Big 6: Questions Answered After Joey Logano, Ross Chastain Throw Down in Las Vegas

Joey Logano celebrates winning the 2022 South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

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Joey Logano earned his first postseason victory of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, locking him into his fourth Championship 4 appearance in the past seven years.

Monday Morning Pit Box: Alan Gustafson Fuel Only Decision Fuels Key YellaWood 500 Crew Chief Calls

Cliff Daniels and Alan Gustafson chat at Atlanta Motor Speedway. (Photo: NKP)

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Alan Gustafson’s decision sparked a series of fuel-only stops, one of several crucial calls that altered the outcome of Sunday’s YellaWood 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.