Eyes on Xfinity: Resurgence of the Busch-Whacker?
Cup drivers could join Xfinity more often to get more track time.
Cup drivers could join Xfinity more often to get more track time.
Friday’s DIRTcar late model feature at Lavonia is likely not to be remembered by many, but race winner Cody Overton certainly will.
What happened? Reigning NASCAR Cup Series Champion Kyle Larson continued where he left off in 2021 by winning his first race of 2022 at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday, Feb. 27. It is his second career NASCAR Cup Series win in the California-based circuit. Following close behind him was Austin Dillon, who held off Erik …
Auto Club Speedway was the first intermediate track of the 2022 season and the first the NASCAR Cup Series has visited since Kansas Speedway last October. The result, though, wasn’t new at all.
Kyle Larson won the last intermediate track race of 2021 and he won the first of 2022 on Sunday (Feb. 27), taking the top spot in the WISE Power 400.
NASCAR is back at Auto Club Speedway for the first time in two years. The last time the Cup and Xfinity Series raced in Fontana, the race ended up being the second-to-last before the COVID-19 pandemic shattered any and all forms of scheduling for major sports in 2020, leading to a two-month stoppage for NASCAR. …
Daily Fantasy NASCAR DraftKings picks for Auto Club Speedway.
Or as it was once called, California Speedway.
The news has been out all week that Kyle Busch is slated to make his first dirt start since the Tulsa Shootout at the Keller Auto Raceway at Plaza Park Friday.
He remains winless in the Great American Race.
One year ago, Brad Keselowski’s frustration was visible.
As the final laps of the Daytona 500 ticked away, Keselowski made a bold move to set himself up for a last-lap pass for the lead on his Team Penske teammate Joey Logano. But when Logano blocked Keselowski’s path forward, Keselowski got hit from behind by Michael McDowell, triggering a frightening crash that knocked out both Penske cars. McDowell went on to win the race, leaving Keselowski without a Harley J. Earl Trophy for at least one more year.
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