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Radioactive from the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville for the NASCAR Cup Series View the full article

Only 42 of 500 laps were completed on Saturday night before the remainder of the postponed Cup race was run on Sunday afternoon. But a late-race red flag for a multiple-car wreck pushed the race into the night and it was then that Truex’s Toyota came to life. Truex caught his Joe Gibbs Racing team-mate Denny Hamlin – who dominated much of the race – and passed him with 15 laps to go ...Keep reading View the full article

Hamlin led a race-high 276 laps and had the speed to retake the lead on the final restart, but just couldn't hold back Martin Truex Jr. as the laps ticked away. "I thought it was a matter of time," he admitted. "With about 25 to go or so, he already got into my rear bumper, kind of beating the back end off. It was just a matter of time." He added that Truex was just able to turn the ...Keep reading View the full article

Elliott, the reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion, got off to a strong start this season with a runner-up finish in the Daytona 500 and was in position to challenge for a win at the Daytona Road Course until a late-race spin. Since then he’s struggled at Homestead and Las Vegas, ran well at Phoenix, lost an engine at Atlanta and rallied to a 10th place finish at the Bristol Dirt Race. In ...Keep reading View the full article

Only 42 of 500 laps were completed Saturday night before the remainder of the Cup race was postponed until Sunday afternoon. But a late-race red-flag for a multi-car wreck pushed the race into the night and it was then that Truex’s No. 19 Toyota came to life. Truex ran down his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin – who dominated much of the race – and passed him with 15 to go. He ...Keep reading View the full article

Martix Truex Jr. overtook Denny Hamlin in the final moments of Sunday's race, crossing the finish line to secure his 29th career victory. View the full article

Kyle Busch and Chris Buescher make contact off turn two triggering huge crash at Martinsville Speedway collecting 15 cars. View the full article

The 18 car of Kyle Busch suffered a malfunction, causing Kyle to lose control and spin out at Martinsville. View the full article

With Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. close behind, Ryan Blaney takes the first stage win at Martinsville Speedway. View the full article

After rain forced the postponement of Friday's NASCAR's Xfinity Series race, the event got back underway Sunday. Brandon Jones led the way at the Lap 97 restart, and it didn't take long for contact on the half-mile short track. Ryan Vargas sustained significant nose damage after a brake failure on the restart. Joshua Williams brought out a yellow in what NASCAR called an intentional spin ...Keep reading View the full article

Due to persistent rain showers and thunderstorms, Saturday night’s Cup race was stopped after 42 laps and has been postponed until 4pm local time on Sunday. When the Cup race was halted, Denny Hamlin was the leader followed by Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, Martin Truex Jr and Chase Elliott. The latest schedule changes have meant another shuffle in the NASCAR programme for this weekend, with ...Keep reading View the full article

Due to persistent rain showers and thunderstorms, Saturday night’s Cup Series race at Martinsville was halted after 42 laps and has been postponed until 4 p.m. ET Sunday. The race will be broadcast live on Fox Sports 1. In addition, the remainder of Friday night’s Xfinity Series race will run at noon ET Sunday and broadcast live on Fox Sports 1. The race was halted Friday night 29 ...Keep reading View the full article

The TV rights to broadcast NASCAR in the U.S. is one of the most expensive in all of American sports. The current contract, which was renegotiated in 2015, is split between NBC Sports and Fox Sports and is worth $8billion in total. How has NASCAR’s live TV coverage evolved? All NASCAR Cup races have been broadcast live since 1985, with up to six networks covering races by 2000. The deal ...Keep reading View the full article

Friday night’s race was halted by rain with 29 of 60 laps remaining in Stage 2 and following nearly a 3-hour delay it was finally called. The remainder of the race has been postponed until 12:25 p.m. ET Sunday and will be broadcast live on Fox Sports 1. When the race resumes, Brandon Jones will lead the field followed by Josh Berry, Daniel Hemric, Brett Moffitt and Jeb Burton. Had Stage ...Keep reading View the full article

Through the first seven races of the Cup season, the series has produced seven different winners and yet only one – Joey Logano’s victory at the Bristol Dirt Race – has come from the four drivers who competed for the 2020 season title. Together, reigning champion Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin and Keselowski amassed 16 victories last year yet all are still searching for the first win in ...Keep reading View the full article

Gray, the 16-year-old brother of Camping World Truck Series driver Tanner Gray, drives for David Gilliland Racing and was scheduled to make his first Truck Series start next week at Richmond (Va.) Raceway. The accident occurred in Statesville, N.C., according to a press release from his team. Sources confirmed to Motorsport.com that Gray and a female passenger were transported to Wake Forest ...Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR and Goodyear conducted a tire test this week with Cup Series driver Tyler Reddick at Darlington, primarily to gather data to develop race tires to be used next season. The new car was originally set to debut in the Cup Series this season but the COVID-19 pandemic delayed its on-track arrival until 2022. In all the testing thus far, the cars have had a manufacturer-generic overall ...Keep reading View the full article

DiSavino, who turns 20 years old on April 10, will make his first Truck Series start on April 17 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway, the home track for the native of Chesterfield, Va. Anderson has made three starts in his truck this season, with Bobby Reuse competing at the Daytona Road Course and J.R. Heffner was to compete at the Bristol Dirt Race but was forced to withdraw. “I’m incredibly ...Keep reading View the full article

Thursday's test at Martinsville Speedway aims to determine whether rain tyres could be feasible at some short tracks in the future. Kyle Larson will pilot the #5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet and Chris Buescher will pilot the #17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford on a dampened track. NASCAR first used rain tyres in an official national series event back in 2008 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve ...Keep reading View the full article

A test at Martinsville Speedway this week will be aimed at figuring out whether rain tires could be feasible at some short tracks in the future. Kyle Larson will pilot the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet and Chris Buescher will pilot the No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford at the test on a dampened track. NASCAR first used rain tires in an official national series event back in 2008 at the ...Keep reading View the full article