Only Yesterday: NASCAR Playoffs, Penalties & Paying the Price
The infraction that came closest to changing it all was a penalty incurred by eventual champion Kurt Busch for an unapproved fuel cell spacer.
The infraction that came closest to changing it all was a penalty incurred by eventual champion Kurt Busch for an unapproved fuel cell spacer.
Bryan Nolen talks with Jordan Bianchi, motorsports reporter for TheAthletic.com. Plus, a look back at Homestead and a look ahead to Martinsville.
Never, in the history of NASCAR, has someone been granted an appeal of a penalty handed down by the governing and so quickly regretted the decision.
All of 2022’s chaos has come down to the drivers’ and owners’ championships featuring different casts of characters with two races left.
There was no guarantee back in February that Ross Chastain would win any races or even make the playoffs.
As compared to recent years, there was a little less playoff driver focus than we’re used to.
If the season ends with everyone talking about how NASCAR or people who handle appeals helped decide the champion, that’s as unfortunate as it gets.
Kyle Larson proved at Homestead-Miami Speedway that he still has the ability to whoop the field like he did almost every week one year ago. It’s just too little, too late.
Adam Cheek and Michael Finley discuss the uneventful Homestead-Miami NASCAR playoff race, Martin Truex Jr.’s incident and more.
Ross Chastain and AJ Allmendinger put on a textbook example of hard, aggressive and respectful racing behind Kyle Larson at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
In a race where not too many cautions flew, tire strategy was king, but Lady Luck still found a way to intervene in the final stage as Martin Truex Jr. both won and lost the race on pit lane.
Kyle Larson captured his 19th career NASCAR Cup Series victory.
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