FONTANA, Calif. – Racing fans on the Central Coast have been as outspoken, and perhaps more so, than those across the country about the future of the Auto Club Speedway property. The track ran its last races this weekend in the current configuration. It was built in 1997 and has reached its acceptable surface life. NASCAR has not revealed the future of the two-mile track, but if a replacement project comes to fruition, it would be a future short track, typically a half-mile, with multiple uses. Many variables are still being worked out. This leaves time for fans to speculate…
Author: Les Grossman
Chase Elliott had the NASCAR nation on its ears last week when it was revealed he had broken his left leg in a snowboarding accident. While accidents obviously happen, this has sparked an age-old debate about what is expected of drivers during the season, and ultimately whether NASCAR should be in the business of issuing series waivers playoffs when these types of incidents occur? In this week’s episode of 2 Headed Monster, Vito Pugliese and Joy Tomlinson discuss the subject. Hard Pass on the Hall Pass With the Playoff/Chase formats of the last decade, missed races in the first half…
NASCAR severely penalized Hendrick Motorsports Tuesday for problems with hood louvers discovered on all four Hendrick cars last weekend at Phoenix Raceway.NASCAR imposed the following penalties:Docked Alex Bowman, Kyle Larson and William Byron 100 points and also penalized them 10 playoff points each.Suspended crew chiefs Cliff Daniels, Alan Gustafson, Rudy Fugle and Blake Harris each have four races. NASCAR was also fined $100,000 each.NASCAR penalized each of the four Hendrick teams 100 owner points and 10 playoff points.Bowman, Byron and Larson were in the top five in points (Bowman was the points leader). They all fall out of the top…
Moral victories are usually reserved for losers, but this does not apply to Brad Keselowski following a duel with the winner of the race Joey Logano on Sunday NASCAR race. Keselowski is approaching two full seasons without a Cup Series win, but his No. 6 Ford continues to show encouraging signs. Best of all, though, was that the RFK Racing driver/co-owner and Logano put up a flawless battle throughout, sparing fans from another late party of wrecks by displaying some real driving skills and showing mutual respect. Brad Keselowski calls it a “hell of a battle” with Joey Logano Joey…
Hailie Deegan has made her mark since arriving to race full-time in the NASCAR Truck Series in 2021. It may not be in the form of results on track, but she has some Most Popular Driver Awards which reveal that it is not just about performance but also about personality. His millions of followers on social networks carry weight. Recently, the 21-year-old driver appeared on a podcast on the Monster Energy YouTube channel, where she spoke about a variety of topics, including life as a competitor and what it means to be the only woman racing trucks full-time. THE ThorSport…
Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports Bubba Wallace has made three NASCAR Cup Series starts at Bristol Dirt like many other drivers and until Sunday night, the venue has not been kind to him. On Saturday, Wallace and many others spoke about the future of the Cup Series on dirt tracks. What did Wallace say about this when many other drivers share the same opinion? Bubba Wallace gives bold take on NASCAR Cup Series racing on dirt tracks April 8, 2023; Bristol, Tennessee, United States; NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace (23) and Chandler Smith (13) during qualifying for the heat race…
Bubba Wallace entered the 2023 NASCAR season with high expectations after taking the No. 45 car to the round of 16 in the Owners’ Championship and winning a playoff race at Kansas Speedway against Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell. It was proof that Wallace’s hard work was paying off as his success continued to grow. Today, NASCAR completed nine points-paying races, but the driver of the No. 23 car saw important struggles at this point. Wallace has a top 5, two top 10s and a 19.4 average to start the year. With his popularity already growing, a NASCAR insider spoke…
Larson, who drives for Hendrick Motorsports, was grateful the wreck wasn’t worse. The Next Gen car is entering its second NASCAR season, and the organization continues to make necessary changes to improve safety in an inherently dangerous sport.“You see things that could have easily put me in the car, whether it was the bars that had completely broken and could have hit me. Or what if I had a second impact? ” Larson said Saturday. “I’m not criticizing NASCAR on this at all. They worked very hard with this car to make it safer. I was very grateful that they…
Is there a chance that Ross Chastain will have a flawless All Star Race in North Wilkesboro?KEN’S CALL: I’m not sure anyone can do 200 rounds flawlessly in arenas like North Wilkesboro. And if the circumstances present themselves, someone may push him to the wall in the final rounds. If not sooner.RYAN’S WALK: I gave up on this guy. Ken is right, North Wilkesboro is an arena. But every piece is a china shop for this guy.NASCAR POLLVote! Did Ross Chastain destroy Kyle Larson? Did Kyle Larson refuse, snagging Ross Chastain? You decide!ALL STAR RACE For informationWhat is the format?…
Bubba Wallace had a good outing on Sunday All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, finishing second behind Kyle Larson. Unfortunately, it wasn’t his performance that fans were talking about after the race, but the middle finger he subtly flipped in his post-race interview on national television. This week, during an appearance on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, Corey LaJoie spoke about the incident and admitted that flipping the bird was not unusual for the 23XI Racing driver, offering details on how the pair regularly display the hand gesture towards each other during races, and noting a time at Michigan that might worry…