Xfinity Breakdown: Riley Herbst Among Those Raising Eyebrows On Throwback Weekend
Riley Herbst is one of several drivers showing progress with their 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series season after Throwback Weekend.
Riley Herbst
Fire on Fridays: 2023 NASCAR Silly Season Waits for Kyle Busch, SHR
Silly season for the 2023 NASCAR season unofficially kicked off last weekend.
Riley Herbst, Monster Energy Staying With Stewart-Haas in Xfinity in 2022
Riley Herbst will continue to pilot the No. 98 car in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Stewart-Haas Racing announced Nov. 15. Monster Energy will also stay on as a partner. Herbst finished his second full-time Xfinity season and first with SHR, earning five top fives and 13 top 10s in 2021. He ended the year 11th …
Did You Notice?: What’s Next for Ford’s NASCAR Future After Rocky 2021 Playoffs?
Did You Notice? … The way Ford has struggled during the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs? As I first pointed out at CBS Sports, they’ve gone 0-for-8 and sit outside Championship 4 position for the first time in the history of the format, implemented in 2014. That could change this weekend at Martinsville Speedway if any …
Multiple Lug Nut Infractions in Cup & Xfinity Following Texas Weekend
Several NASCAR Cup and Xfinity series teams were penalized after the past weekend’s races at Texas Motor Speedway. All penalties are for lug nut infractions as each vehicle of Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, and Tyler Reddick was found to have one improperly installed lug nut. As a result, crew chiefs Matt McCall (Kurt Busch), Seth Chavka …
Eyes on Xfinity: Why Every Playoff Driver Can & Can’t Win the Title
The time has arrived for the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs. This weekend in Las Vegas, the postseason gets underway. Even if there was no title at stake, racing purists of a certain type would be drawn in for one reason, that in the postseason, the field is void of any current NASCAR Cup Series drivers. …
AJ Allmendinger Wins Bristol, Regular Season Title While Wrecking Across Line
In a wild conclusion to the Xfinity Series regular season at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday night (Sept. 17), AJ Allmendinger won the race and the regular season championship in the most improbable fashion: by taking the checkered flag while crashing into the inside wall. A chaotic overtime restart saw Allmendinger charge to the lead …
Xfinity Breakdown: Late Cautions Elevate Noah Gragson to Victory; Dale Jr. Finishes 14th
It seems all it took for Noah Gragson to win in 2021 was to sign a new contract with JR Motorsports for 2022. For the first time in his NASCAR Xfinity Series career, he has won back-to-back races, winning the Go Bowling 250 at Richmond Raceway on Saturday. Last week Gragson won at Darlington. Gragson …
Xfinity Breakdown: Austin Cindric Delivers Penske Sweep; Turtle and Curb Misery
Saturday’s (Aug. 14) doubleheader began with the NTT IndyCar Series’ Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix, which Will Power, a Team Penske driver, won. Twenty-eight cars were in that race, and four of them were owned by Roger Penske. The Captain had a one-in-seven shot at winning. When the NASCAR Xfinity Series took its turn …
ARCA Preview: 2021 Clean Harbors 100 at Watkins Glen
You know that Ty Gibbs vs. Corey Heim rivalry? Yeah, it intensified in the most recent ARCA Menards Series race at Winchester Speedway. After racing at a short track, now these two get to duel with 28 other competitors making left and right turns at Watkins Glen International. The Clean Harbors 100 will be the …