Four more racers, notably reigning Cup champion Kyle Larson, were ousted from the playoffs in a tumultuous cut-off race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval. By winning the race, Christopher Bell escaped elimination, and Chase Briscoe just barely defeated Larson to advance to the following round. The updated point rankings are shown below. Daniel Suarez […]
For Chase Briscoe, Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway may have had one of the season’s longest closing laps. A seemingly peaceful road course race descended into trouble as two late cautions completely altered Chase Briscoe’s chances of making the playoffs. Briscoe wasn’t in contention for victory as the race entered […]
To say that this season’s NASCAR Cup Series playoffs have been wild for Christopher Bell would be a big understatement. Bell, 27, had one victory and two stage wins during the regular season and was seeded 10th (out of 16 racers) going into the 2022 playoffs. But during the first round, he excelled, finishing in […]
After earning 13 stage points at the Roval, Daniel Suarez found himself in a good position. However, despite all his efforts, a lack of power steering put him in a perilous position in the final laps. He struggled through the strain and did everything he could to continue until a planned pit stop while being forced […]
Alex Bowman has recently missed a race this season due to concussion-like symptoms, making him the 2nd NASCAR Cup Series racer to experience this. Bowman will miss Sunday’s playoff race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, according to an announcement from Hendrick Motorsports, “after experiencing concussion-like symptoms following an accident in the Sept. 25 event at Texas Motor […]
This season, the NASCAR Xfinity Series will award a new first-time winner, much to Daniel Hemric’s dissatisfaction. After a dramatic cutoff race on Saturday at the Charlotte Roval, Hemric, who took the victory in his debut series race in the title finale last season in Phoenix, was one of four racers ousted from the 2022 playoffs. […]
Christopher Bell wanted a playoff boost after a difficult week at Texas, and he received one on Saturday. On Sunday’s playoff race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, Bell defeated Kyle Larson by holding on to the lead. Bell almost outperformed Larson with an average lap pace of 180.591 mph (180.516 mph). Third place went to Denny […]
After surviving a frantic last-lap collision and a NASCAR review, Matt DiBenedetto was eventually declared the victor of Saturday’s Truck Series race at Talladega. Deliberately bringing out the late caution, for which Carson Hocevar was fined, forced a two-lap overtime with Christian Eckes leading and DiBenedetto in third. Corey Heim smashed into the outside wall […]
Despite his optimism, George Russell thinks Mercedes this weekend may struggle in the Japanese Grand Prix. The Japanese Grand Prix, in George Russell’s opinion, might be a “challenge” for the Mercedes Formula 1 team due to the Suzuka track’s unique features. With high-speed, rough configurations being a disadvantage of the W13, Mercedes has done best […]
In his opinion, Red Bull would benefit greatly from Max Verstappen winning a second World Championship in Japan. The possibility of winning a second Formula 1 World Championship in the Japanese Grand Prix, according to Max Verstappen, would be “particularly special” given the team’s connections to Honda. After collaborating in 2019, Red Bull and Honda […]