Tag Archives: Daytona 500

Denny Hamlin wins the Richmond Cup by using a tyre technique

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Denny Hamlin used a cunning stop plan to overtake the leader on fresh tyres, giving Toyota their first NASCAR Cup Series victory in the Next Gen vehicle. In the final phase of Sunday’s competition at Richmond (Va.) Raceway, squads were split on whether to execute a one-stop or two-stop pit strategy, with William Byron and […]

Kevin Harvick calls it a “fantastic day” despite finishing second

Kevin Harvick

Kevin Harvick and his No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing squad have slowly but steadily clawed their way back into the race for victories, coming up a little short at Richmond on Sunday. Harvick, who last won in the NASCAR Cup Series on Sept. 19, 2020, in Bristol, Tenn., demonstrates significant progress this season since the Next […]

William Byron: “During the last laps, “there was nothing I could do”

William Byron

William Byron felt fending off Martin Truex Jr. would be enough to clinch the Richmond championship, but an unexpected challenge proved too much for him in the closing moments. At the end of the competition, Byron tried a bold one-stop strategy, stretching the tyres approximately 100 laps to the finish line. As Byron battled to […]

William Byron will compete in the Martinsville Truck race for Spire Motorsports

William Byron

This weekend at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, NASCAR Cup Series racer William Byron will conduct double duties. Byron, among 3 distinct Hendrick Motorsports racers to triumph in the first 5 races of the Cup season, will participate in the Truck Series competition at Martinsville on Thursday night. Byron, 24, will race for Spire Motorsports in the No. […]

Schedule, entry list, and how to watch the NASCAR Cup race at Martinsville

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Drivers from the Cup, Xfinity, and Truck Series will compete at Martinsville Speedway for a triple-header week. Where can watch NASCAR in Martinsville? At one of NASCAR’s oldest circuits, both three series will be in attendance for a jam-packed weekend of racing. In 2021, Martin Truex Jr. won the spring race and Alex Bowman earned […]

Kevin Harvick has no intention of ‘retiring’ from Stewart-Haas Racing

Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing.

Despite persistent rumors that he would withdraw at any moment, NASCAR Cup Series racer Kevin Harvick stated he had no intention to retire anytime soon. Stewart-Haas Racing reported in February 2020 that Harvick had signed to a two-year new contract that would keep him driving the No. 4 Ford through the 2023 season. Harvick’s impending departure […]

Hendrick Motorsports: Chase Elliott and William Byron’s contracts will be extended “pretty soon”

Hendrick Motorsports

Chase Elliott and William Byron’s contracts are set to be extended, according to Hendrick Motorsports team owner Rick Hendrick, who made the announcement Thursday at Daytona International Speedway. In response to a query regarding when Elliott and Byron’s contracts will be extended, Hendrick remarked, “Probably any time pretty soon.” “I want those guys to be […]

Brad Keselowski is the winner of the first Daytona Duel

Brad Keselowski

On Thursday night at Daytona International Speedway, RFK Racing’s Brad Keselowski dominated the first of two Duel qualifying races. As a consequence, Keselowski will line up third in the Daytona 500 on Sunday, behind pole sitter Kyle Larson and Alex Bowman on the front row. With four laps to remaining, Keselowski, who recently became a […]

After a last-lap collision with Joey Logano, Chris Buescher won Daytona Duel 2

Chris Buescher

Chris Buescher took the win and Joey Logano was wrecked in Thursday’s second Duel qualifying race at Daytona International Speedway due to a last-lap incident. In Turn 2, Buescher got inside on Logano for the lead as the lead group of Logano, Buescher, Michael McDowell, and Harrison Burton passed a lapped car. Logano tried to […]