Sports Journalist · 37 articles
Toyota’s climb to the top tier of stock car racing began after the manufacturer entered the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2004 with the Tundra, then stepped into the Cup Series in 2007 with the Camry, after announcing its intent in early 2006. That move marked the return of a foreign manufacturer to NASCAR’s premier […]
Tyler Reddick started the race from the pole for Sunday’s AdventHealth 400 and drove the No. 45 Toyota Camry to Victory Lane, sealing a fifth win of the season for himself and 23XI Racing. With that result, Reddick inscribed his name into the record books of NASCAR as the fourth driver in Cup Series history, […]
NASCAR is ready to head to its ninth race of the season at Kansas Speedway, and while the field is lining up for another round, Tyler Reddick has arrived with his foot on the gas, chasing a fifth win. The 23XI Racing driver, backed by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin, has also given sponsors reason […]
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his wife Amy Earnhardt often lift the curtain on their home life through their podcast Bless Your Hardt’, often sharing stories about their love life and their daughters. This time, Amy revealed a moment that proved the Earnhardt girls are cut from the same cloth as their father, quick with words, […]
The Korean Grand Prix first ran in 2010, with plans to build a circuit in Yeongam, about 400 kilometers from Seoul. The venue hosted races from 2010 to 2012, but the project faced headwinds and was dropped from the calendar. The layout drew praise, yet the site sat far from population centres, making it hard […]
Ryan Blaney stood by his pit crew through a string of setbacks, saying, “We have a new Jackman, and it takes a little bit of time to create that bond with everybody and create that rhythm and timing.” Around the garage, though, veterans warned that short-term pain can snowball into a longer slide. Team Penske […]
Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been fighting to keep Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway on the map, and his latest play saw him climb into the No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet and take to the track in his CARS Tour Late Model Stint. But the push has not come without blowback. Not only did the naysayers take a […]
On the latest episode of his Actions Detrimental podcast, Denny Hamlin suggested NASCAR may have shot itself in the foot with the scheduling of the Bristol race, pointing to a clash with The Masters as a factor that could have eaten into the audience at Bristol Motor Speedway. Hamlin argued that a switch to a […]
The NASCAR Cup Series heads to its ninth race of the season this weekend at Kansas Speedway. Kyle Larson will be coming with the 2025 Spring Busch Light Pole Award and as the defending race winner. Yet it is the 2024 finish that is still in everyone’s mind. On that day, Larson edged Chris Buescher […]
Lately, the gap between car speed and pit road output has been quite evident in Ryan Blaney’s case. Blaney has been the lone Penske driver running at the front on a week-to-week basis, but his pit crew has been off the pace. From loose wheels to slow stops, the group has ranked near the bottom […]
Connor Zilisch turned heads at Bristol Motor Speedway, winning the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race by outlasting Kyle Larson on worn tires, even as Larson led most laps. A late pit call from crew chief Rodney Childers tipped the scales in Zilisch’s favor. Yet in the Cup Series, the 19-year-old has found the going […]
Several veterans have found the going tough in the Next Gen era, among them Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski. Denny Hamlin, cut from the same cloth, however, has somehow managed to keep his head above water. Busch and Keselowski have pointed to less practice time and the shift to a car that behaves more like […]