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NASCAR

The Biggest Problem in NASCAR Right Now isn’t What You Think – And it Could Decide the Championship

If you’ve watched each race this season, you probably know what we’re talking about. It’s not aero, it’s not horsepower, it’s not even the drivers. Early on in the Cook Out 400 broadcast, the team pointed out something disturbing. Ryan Blaney’s pit crew has cost him more spots on pit road than entries into the races. Unlike his two Team Penske teammates, Blaney has been … Continue reading The Biggest Problem in NASCAR Right Now isn’t What You Think – And it Could Decide the Championship

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Craftsman Truck Series, NASCAR

Championship Chaos Settles: The Truck Series Final Four Set for Phoenix

​The dust has settled at Martinsville Speedway, and after a nail-biting elimination race, the four drivers who will compete for the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship next weekend at Phoenix Raceway are officially locked in. The final race of the Round of 8, the Slim Jim 200, delivered on its promise of high-stakes, short-track drama, confirming a formidable, yet diverse, Championship 4 field. ​The … Continue reading Championship Chaos Settles: The Truck Series Final Four Set for Phoenix

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Cup Series, NASCAR, Xfinity Series

NASCAR Spring Martinsville TV Numbers Breakdown

The Martinsville race weekend was a blast. The combination of great racing and a fantastic atmosphere gave fans one hell of a weekend at the track. However, controversy hit the Xfinity Series race in the end with Sammy Smith intentionally wrecking Taylor Gray and allowing the No. 21 of Austin Hill to slip by and score his second win of the 2025 season. Daniel Hemric … Continue reading NASCAR Spring Martinsville TV Numbers Breakdown

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Craftsman Truck Series, NASCAR

Craftsman Truck Final Results at Martinsville

Despite the most dominant run in Corey Heim’s Truck Series career, a cut tire on a late restart allowed the 2021 Xfinity Series champion, Daniel Hemric, to pounce and score his first Craftsman Truck Series victory. Hemric would lead the race’s final four laps, passing teammate Tyler Ankrum for the triumph to lock himself into the 2025 Craftsman Truck Series Playoffs. Image Credit: Logan Riely/Getty … Continue reading Craftsman Truck Final Results at Martinsville

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Craftsman Truck Series, Cup Series, NASCAR, Xfinity Series

NASCAR Spring Martinsville TV Schedule

We return to the Paperclip, scene of the first ever Hendrick win, Ryan Blaney’s lock to the 2023 Championship, and those famous hot dogs. (Yes, I ate 13 of them… Before the end of the truck race last year, leave me alone.) This weekend, the Craftsman Truck Series will join the Xfinity and Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway for the first proper short track of … Continue reading NASCAR Spring Martinsville TV Schedule

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Cup Series, NASCAR

That’s A Wrap: Cook Out 400 at Martinsville

Everything you wanted to know following the Cup Series 2024 Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway. Your Overall race winner was, of course, William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Axalta Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. William Byron scored 46 Points over the course of the race, including 6 Stage Points. He led a race-high 88 laps in a rout to his third race win of … Continue reading That’s A Wrap: Cook Out 400 at Martinsville

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Cup Series, NASCAR

The New Face of NASCAR?

Over the years, NASCAR has had numerous drivers whose faces pop into your head immediately when someone begins to talk about the sport and its drivers. Petty, Earnhardt, Elliott, Waltrip, Gordon, Jr., Johnson, Busch, Elliott, Wallace, and more all come to mind. NASCAR fans have adored certain drivers for many reasons, including success, family history, and, these days, online popularity. With all that said, sometimes … Continue reading The New Face of NASCAR?

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NASCAR, Xfinity Series

Craftsman Truck Series Martinsville Starting Grid

Your full starting grid by row for the 2024 Long John Silver’s 200 Row 1 1. Ty Majeski2. Christian Eckes Row 2 3. Layne Riggs4. Corey Heim Row 3 5. Nick Sanchez6. Ben Rhodes Row 4 7. Jake Garcia8. Dean Thompson Row 5 9. Tyler Ankrum10. Jack Wood Row 6 11. Chase Purdy12. Taylor Gray Row 7 13. Sammy Smith14. Stewart Friesen Row 8 15. Bayley … Continue reading Craftsman Truck Series Martinsville Starting Grid

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Craftsman Truck Series, NASCAR

Majeski Wins the Pole for the Long John Silver’s 200

Ty Majeski with a new track record of 19.417 seconds scores the Pole for the Craftsman Truck Series Long John Silver’s 200 at Martinsville Speedway tonight. Layne Riggs broke the record with 19.502 seconds over Joey Logano’s time from way back in 2015. Only a few runs later, Christian Eckes went on to break that record with a 19.437 second lap. That just wasn’t good … Continue reading Majeski Wins the Pole for the Long John Silver’s 200

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Cup Series, NASCAR

Pace Car Problems at Martinsville

Have you ever seen the movie, Escanaba in da Moonlight from 2001 with Jeff Bridges? One of the characters, Jimmer has car problems and upon arriving the rest of the character proceeds to say “My Chevy shook a shoot!” (My Chevy took a shit). Well, the same thing happened at the Xfinity 500 this weekend during a late race caution. The pink Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 … Continue reading Pace Car Problems at Martinsville

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