May 25, 2020 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service In NASCAR’s new normal, with a Memorial Day race in a stretch of four national events in four days, Kyle Busch returned to the old normal—winning. But for Busch to secure his record 97th victory in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, the driver of the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota had to make a last-lap pass of Austin Cindric, who blew past Busch during an overtime restart in Monday’s Alsco 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Helped by a spate of cautions over the final 50 laps, Busch survived a pit road speeding penalty…

May 24, 2020 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service A late caution set Brad Keselowski up for victory in NASCAR’s longest race—and set Chase Elliott up for a second straight crushing disappointment. In Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600, which went to overtime for the second time in its history, Keselowski surged ahead after a restart on Lap 404 and beat Jimmie Johnson to the finish line by .293 seconds to win a race that stretched to 607.5 miles, longest in NASCAR history. Elliott led Keselowski’s No. 2 Team Penske Ford by 1.6 seconds before Elliott’s Hendrick Motorsports teammate, William Byron, spun with a…

Terrifyingly consistent and fearlessly aggressive, 21-year-old Santino Ferrucci of the NTT IndyCar Series took the IceBox Pickup Throwdown Series Championship like a NASCAR Gander RV and Outdoors Truck Series veteran.  On the strength of a win at Kansas, two top-fives, and four top-10 finishes, Ferrucci emerged victorious as the series’ champion by just six points over NASCAR stalwarts Harrison Burton, Tyler Hill, and Ryan Truex.  “Man, I couldn’t have done that without my team behind me,” Ferrucci said following the IceBox 100 at virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway. “Thank you, Jordan Anderson and Bommarito for letting me join. I had a blast!” The IceBox…

  While the IceBox Pickup Throwdown Series played host to a bevy of NASCAR’s young guns from the XFINITY and Gander RV and Outdoor Truck Series, Friday night’s IceBox 100 at the virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway belonged to a pair of NTT IndyCar Series racers. As the focus was on the tight championship points battle, the Pickup Throwdown field had their sights set on winning the season finale. Stefan Wilson, an open-wheel racer, drove from his fourth starting spot to the win with a move that was quintessential NASCAR Truck racing. “I had a helluva good time,” Wilson said. “I enjoyed driving the…

May 21, 2020 Staff Report NASCAR Wire Service With the beating and the banging in the final 10 laps that probably had the fans at home on their feet, an emotional Chase Briscoe battled Kyle Busch to the line to capture the win in the Toyota 200 at Darlington Raceway in the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ first race back since the COVID-19 pandemic brought sports to a halt. The win was made all the more poignant for Briscoe by the personal emotions of the week, as he and his wife, Marissa, had shared on Wednesday they had learned the day before they lost…

May 20, 2020 By Holly Cain NASCAR Wire Service Denny Hamlin became the season’s second multi-time winner, the driver of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota earning the rain-abbreviated Toyota 500 NASCAR Cup Series victory Wednesday night at Darlington Raceway. This year’s Daytona 500 winner Hamlin took the lead during a late race caution – opting to stay on track while most of the other front-runners pitted for fresh tires. Hamlin held off the field on the ensuing restart with 29 laps remaining and was out front when the final yellow flag came out for an incident directly behind him involving…