Sunday May 19th, 2024 4:31AM

NASCAR Cup

Clint Bowyer breaks 190-race drought with Martinsville win
Clint Bowyer was so excited he started his celebratory burnout at the entrance to turn 3 at Martinsville Speedway, flirting perilously with the outside wall.
6:30PM ( 6 years ago )
Snow postpones NASCAR races at Martinsville to Monday
Call it a “Speedway Snow Day.” With winter weather blanketing the area in and around Virginia’s Martinsville Speedway, NASCAR officials have announced Sunday morning that...
8:19AM ( 6 years ago )
Over the hill? Jimmie Johnson doesn’t think so
Jimmie Johnson hasn’t won a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race since he triumphed at Dover on June 4 of last year. That constitutes a winless streak of 28 races...
6:00AM ( 6 years ago )
Qualifying rainout puts Truex, Jr. on Martinsville pole
Defending Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex, Jr. would have preferred to earn his third straight official pole on Saturday, but with rain forcing cancellation...
3:59PM ( 6 years ago )
Team Penske enters Martinsville with big expectations
Brad Keselowski’s victory in last April’s STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway was as clutch as they come – earning his first ever win at the challenging half-mile track...
6:00AM ( 6 years ago )
Cooler heads prevail after Harvick-Larson wreck
Make no mistake – there were heated words on the radios of Kyle Larson and Kevin Harvick after their collision on the backstretch on lap 38 of Sunday’s Auto Club 400...
6:00AM ( 6 years ago )
Truex, Jr. answers doubters by dominating at Fontana
Martin Truex, Jr. drove three things on Sunday afternoon at Auto Club Speedway. First, he drove the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota to a dominating victory in the Auto Club 400...
8:25PM ( 6 years ago )
Aric Almirola’s Friday woes continue at Fontana
You won’t hear Aric Almirola saying “Thank goodness it’s Friday”— not this year at least. Fridays typically are qualifying days for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, and Almirola...
6:00AM ( 6 years ago )
There’s no quit in Johnson despite loss of Lowe’s
Jimmie Johnson was emphatic during a question-and-answer session with reporters on Friday at Auto Club Speedway. The desire to race still burns white-hot in the seven-time...
6:00AM ( 6 years ago )
Martin Truex, Jr. wins second straight pole at Fontana
With the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying field thinned significantly by inspection issues, Martin Truex, Jr. won his second straight pole of the season in Friday’s knockout qualifying...
9:44PM ( 6 years ago )