In two plate races this season, Junior has been the best. He led 32 laps in the season-opening Daytona 500 and settled for third. In May’s Geico 500 at Talladega, he led a race-high 67 laps and captured his only victory of the season. This comes one season after winning the 2014 Daytona 500, which gives him three Daytona wins overall. MORE: Dale’s defining moments | Dale and Amy through the years...
Late in the final stage, the front of the pack was burned by a caution amid green-flag pit stops, with only Kurt Busch still out on the track among playoff contenders. He took advantage of being placed up a lap to win in his hometown for the first time in his career. The victory gives Kurt Busch automatic advancement to the next round. Emotions ran high during the South Point 400, as Joey Logano’s role in preventing a Kyle Busch win last weekend caused controversy that leaked into Sunday’s contest....
As Dick sped around the short track at more than 100 mph, a piece of metal smashed into his car, entered the driver’s compartment and struck him in the helmet. MORE: All-Star race drivers to watch | Kasey Kahne’s jolt | Fans vote in Danica Patrick Dick was taken to the track medical center, where he was examined and cleared to return to action. “It was a decent hit. Good thing I was wearing a helmet, that’s what it’s for,” Dick told The Des Moines Register....
Ryan Blaney is looking to defend his race win, but he’ll have work to do from the 16th position. The pole position and No. 2 spot will be held by Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott, respectively, a double whammy of Hendrick Motorsports drivers. Qualifying for the race was a washout Friday, meaning the field was set by the NASCAR rulebook. Fourteen drivers have secured spots in the 2022 playoffs. One of them is Austin Cindric, who won the Daytona 500 to begin the year, edging out Bubba Wallace....
And that worked out perfectly for Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin, who captured the pole position for Sunday’s race after posting a lap time of 29.848 seconds, about half a second faster than Team Penske’s Joey Logano. Hamlin hasn’t fared too well in recent races: he was 34th at Gateway and 31st at Sonoma. The Cup Series veteran is hoping that his display in Saturday’s rain-shortened qualifying is a prelude to an impressive display in the race....
Enjoying a second consecutive successful truck race, Stewart publicly lobbied through Wednesday for a Nationwide or Cup race at the half-mile dirt track that has about 18,000 seats plus a hillside for general admission. INDY: Gordon gets record win | Still the man after 20 years | Winners & Losers | Gordon, Kahne clash | Results “This is something that we feel like is very important to the sport,” Stewart said....
The NASCAR 2017 Hall of Fame class will be announced on Wednesday, May 25. Five nominees from a list of 20 will be selected for the class. MORE: All-Star Race voting under way | Complete Dover schedule The announcement will air live on NBCSN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, NASCAR.com and MRN.com at 5 p.m. ET. Enshrinement of the 2017 class will be in January, NASCAR announced its first Hall of Fame class in 2010, inducting founder Bill France Sr....
Larson was the best in qualifying Friday and won the pole for The Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Chase Elliott finished second, while Kyle Busch placed third. “I feel like I get better and better every time I get to Bristol,” Larson said to NBCS. “Happy I got the pole…It seems like everything is falling into place. We just have to capitalize on it.”...
Harvick beat out Denny Hamlin (2nd), Kyle Busch (3rd) and Austin Dillon (4th) for the front position in an odd day of qualifying. This qualifying session was unique in that drivers were allowed to draft off of opponents which helped some get faster times than they normally would have. Kurt Busch was clearly unhappy after qualifying 28th. “There’s 24 other guys who did better than we did, so go ask them (about how to qualify in the format),” he said....
Delivered at the pre-race driver’s meeting, the mandate comes after Matt Kenseth wrecked Joey Logano at Martinsville. It clarifies NASCAR’s stance that hard racing is desired, but within limits. MORE: Must-win race at Texas | Word of weekend: weepers | Green flag: 2:16 p.m. ET Kenseth drew a two-race suspension, beginning this week, for his action at Martinsville. Nine laps down, he got behind Logano’s car and shoved it into the wall....
The critical change is the introduction of an overhauled rules package designed to make the racing watchable again. And it comes under new leadership at the top. Jim France replaced his nephew as chairman of NASCAR in August after Brian France took a leave of absence following his arrest for driving while intoxicated and criminal possession of oxycodone. Jim France is now listed as chairman and CEO, has routinely represented the family at NASCAR events and is addressing NASCAR’s five-year freefall in nearly all meaningful categories....
Joe Gibbs Racing co-founder Coy Gibbs died unexpectedly on Saturday night, the company announced Sunday afternoon. He was 49 years old. A cause of death was not immediately announced. Gibbs, the son of co-owner Joe Gibbs and father of Xfinity Series winner Ty Gibbs, was at Phoenix Raceway on Saturday to witness his son’s championship run. “I’ve always got his back as his father,” Coy said on Saturday. “… Watching it today, just to see his determination … it definitely made me proud....
Nani is a player of immense talent but with the unstoppable highs in form have increasingly come the completely ineffective, often negative lows in form. With only one year left on his contract at Old Trafford, and with United seemingly having given up on him becoming the next Cristiano Ronaldo, as seemed possible a couple of years ago, he is up for sale. Galatasaray chairman Unal Aysal told Sky Sports News that; ‘We offered £6m for him....
Mao expressed the hope at a press briefing on Wednesday night that with at least two million registered vehicles on the roads in Nanjing, another 500 buses should not make a dent in the system during the Youth Olympics which run from August 16-28, reports Xinhua. Mao said many measures had been put into place to ensure that athletes, officials, spectators and journalists get to their venues on time and that the extra demands on the system would be minimal....
So, what are NanoCell and OLED TVs? And how do they compare with each other? We’ve done the research, so you don’t have to. In this head-to-head article, we’ll explain what NanoCell and OLED screens are, how they work, and cover the pros and cons of each, so you know exactly what you’re getting. What Is NanoCell? NanoCell is LG’s new display panel technology that’s featured in many of their newer TVs....
Lana’s history with Nia Jax and tables is well documented, with Jax putting her through tables in consecutive weeks a total of nine times. A large part of the WWE Universe was tired of seeing Lana put through a table so regularly by Nia Jax, as well as the bullying behavior that accompanied Jax’s actions. Lana has had more success since she was able to break the streak of being put through a table, and has now taken the appropriate revenge....
Inoue (17-0), nicknamed “the Monster,” entered the tournament as the favorite and knocked out Juan Carlos Payano in the first round in October to book his place in the semifinals. Rodriguez (19-0), meanwhile, scored a split decision victory over Jason Moloney, but the Puerto Rican is feeling confident he can beat the Japanese pound-for-pound star. “Of course I’m very confident, I know I got what it takes to win” said Rodriguez in an official WBSS press release....
However, some of the best powers are directly analogous to the strongest powers in the show and manga. One of these includes the Rinnegan, one of the most powerful eye-based powers in Naruto. To get the Rinnegan’s associated powers in Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Strikers, players must follow some very specific steps. RELATED: Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles Shows Off Combat To unlock the Rinnegan, players must unlock the powers associated with it....
Included among the devices were a device that functions as a ventilator, a decontamination unit that could be used in medical facilities and an oxygen hood designed specifically for coronavirus patients. Information sent to Newsweek by the White House said the presentation was meant “demonstrate the practical benefits NASA provides Americans both on Earth and beyond.” “As part of the whole government approach to combat the coronavirus, a lot of our workforce has been staying at home,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told Trump Friday....
Martin Truex Jr. is coming off of his second straight win at Sonoma Raceway and that momentum should serve him well at this track. The 1.5-mile tri-oval is just the kind of track Truex likes and he should once again compete for a win this week. MORE: Watch the Camping World 400 live with fuboTV (7-day trial) At the same time Kevin Harvick is still looking for that elusive first win of 2019, Kyle Busch continues to drive well, Joey Logano is coming off of his second win of the year two races ago and Brad Keselowski and Denny Hamlin are always competitive on these types of track as well....
