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TALLADEGA, Ala. — As the old saying goes, Talladega giveth and Talladega taketh away. Aric Almirola knows this too well. In 2018, Talladega Superspeedway gaveth to him when he punched his ticket to the Round of 8 with a win. Sunday at Talladega, however, tooketh away from him. Almirola led the YellaWood 500, Sunday, with three laps […] READ MORE
While he didn’t win, Aric Almirola far and away had the strongest car, Saturday, at Pocono Raceway. Pit strategy worked out for others more than him. Such as teammate, Kevin Harvick, who exited the pits ahead of him on Lap 93 by taking just two new tires, to score his 52nd career victory. Meanwhile, Almirola brought […] READ MORE
We are living in some unprecedented times. In fact, we have never seen a situation like the one we are currently enduring with COVID-19. Daily lives are being disrupted, schools are out of session, workers being laid off and sports are not being played. So much of our life as we know it is being […] READ MORE
The west coast swing wraps up with a trip to renamed Phoenix Raceway for the FanShield 500. After hitting the last two races we look forward to getting three in a row with picks right and feel we have a driver that can do it. Oddsmakers have their hands full heading into this one, especially […] READ MORE
The newly minted NASCAR Cup Series, sans title sponsor, will see its first action of the year with 18 drivers vying for the title of Busch Clash champion. For fans of stock car racing, the offseason was way too long. For drivers, there is always the anticipation of Daytona Speedweeks all winter long. Who can […] READ MORE
The Blue Oval has seven cars in the Busch Clash, giving them a slight edge over longtime rival, Chevrolet, who has six. Ford has claimed nine victories in the history of the race. Ford has been around in the NASCAR Cup Series a long time dating back to 1949 when Jim Roper won the first-ever […] READ MORE
Boom. Chase Elliott and the No. 9 team just took first place twice in three races and did more than he needed to advance to the semi-final round of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Playoffs. After winning Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400, Elliott is making a case to be the favourite to win the whole thing […] READ MORE
Now the real season for the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series gets underway this weekend when NASCAR’s leading drivers take the track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. After the visit to the desert the teams take on the small track pavement at Richmond International before closing out the first round of the playoffs at the […] READ MORE
After a less than breathtaking start of the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup season, the series moves to its roots. Construction on Martinsville Speedway began in 1946. The track’s first NASCAR race was held one year later, with a Hall of Famer taking the checkered flag. NASCAR Returns to its Roots “When my grandfather built the […] READ MORE
The 2018 Monster Energy Cup season is filled with many stories for fans to watch. One big one, which I am keeping an eye on is the performance of Aric Almirola in his new ride for Stewart Haas Racing. Danica Patrick was let go by Stewart Haas Racing after the 2017 season. Almirola who had […] READ MORE