Tag Archives: NASCAR Cup Series

Tony Stewart, the current SRX Series champion, triumphs in South Boston

Tony Stewart

At South Boston (Va.) Speedway on Saturday night, defending SRX Series winner Tony Stewart got his first triumph of the year. The first-year winner of the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) Series, NASCAR Hall of Famer Stewart, struggled in the 2022 season opener in Pensacola, Florida, previous weekend. On Saturday night, he made up for that, […]

Thunder and rainfall cause the Nashville Cup race to halt

Nashville Cup race 2022

Due to constant lightning strikes and localised rainfall, Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway was called barely before the halfway point. After multiple thunderstorms within an eight-mile radius of the racetrack, NASCAR was compelled to call a delay to the 300-lap race on lap 140. The racetrack was surrounded by powerful storms […]

Race results from the 2022 NASCAR Cup in Nashville

NASCAR Cup Series Nashville Superspeedway

The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season’s second triumph went to Chase Elliott on Sunday at Nashville. In his Cup career, Elliott has now achieved 15 triumphs. He held on on a late-race resumption, winning the race over Ryan Blaney and Kurt Busch. During the final caution, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, and Martin Truex Jr. all pitted, […]

Kurt Busch is defeated by Chase Elliott in the challenging Nashville Cup race

Chase Elliott Nashville Cup race

With four laps remaining, Kurt Busch was passed by Chase Elliott on a resumption, and Elliott went on to win the twice-postponed NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway on Sunday. Following a late yellow, many drivers vying for the victory chose to pit for new tyres, while Elliott and nine other drivers chose […]

Not “throwing some fenders” at Nashville, says Kurt Busch, is a mistake

Kurt Busch

Kurt Busch felt he might have had more in 2nd spot at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway, where he performed the best of the entire race. The three Toyotas driven by Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr., and Kyle Busch for Joe Gibbs Racing led the most of the twice-postponed NASCAR Cup race in Nashville on Sunday. They […]

Chase Elliott says “I feel like we’re as good as anybody”

Chase Elliott 2022

Despite continuing to lead the NASCAR Cup Series in points along the stretch, Chase Elliott’s performance had fallen short of expectations. But nothing removes the seeds of uncertainty like a triumph. In Sunday’s race at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway, Elliott’s No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports finally got going after two interruptions, and he held off Kurt Buch […]

Three from Buescher’s squad are suspended by NASCAR due to a loose wheel

Buesche NASCAR

As a result of a loose wheel during a race, Chris Buescher is the most recent NASCAR Cup Series racer to lose his crew chief and two other members of the crew. For the following 4 races, starting with Sunday’s contest at Road America, NASCAR has penalized Buescher’s crew chief, Scott Graves, as well as […]

Allmendinger: “Work to be done” to challenge for the Xfinity championship

AJ Allmendinger 2022

Despite leading the NASCAR Xfinity Series standings, A.J. Allmendinger thinks Kaulig Racing still needs to improve if it is to capture the title in 2022. Since the April 2 race in Richmond, Virginia, Allmendinger has taken the lead in the series rankings. During that time, he has also won twice, both of which were on […]

Crew chief for the Super Late Model event will be Mark Martin

Crew chief Mark Martin

With ARCA racer Daniel Dye this weekend, NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin will play a new role. Despite being inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2017, Martin, a 40-time Cup Series champion, has continued to compete in amateur racing. In a Super Late Model race this weekend at Mission Valley Super Oval […]

Elliott secures the pole for the Road America Cup ahead of Briscoe

Elliott Road America Cup

Chase Elliott, who just won at Nashville, is back in the lead and holds the pole position for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Road America. Before Elliott put out a blazing lap (108.407 mph) as the final car out to take the pole, Chase Briscoe had been quickest in practise and was in the […]