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Jones Snatches Victory from Ty Gibbs in Martinsville Brawl

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service MARTINSVILE, Va. – On older tires, Brandon Jones stole an Xfinity Series win from the scion of the owner of his race team on Saturday night at Martinsville Speedway. Jones dived to the inside of Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Ty Gibbs...

Hamlin Becomes 7th Different Cup Series Winner in Seven Races

By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service Perhaps there was no better place for Denny Hamlin to finally notch his first win of 2022. Much to the pleasure of the fans at Richmond Raceway, the hometown favorite from Chesterfield, Virginia took the lead of the Toyota Owners 400...

Chastain Gets Trackhouse Racing Its First Cup Win at COTA

By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service AUSTIN, Texas – In exactly the kind of thrilling final lap, final-turn high-action finish NASCAR has so often provided on road courses, Ross Chastain persevered in the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix to win his first career NASCAR Cup...

Byron Wins Wild NASCAR Cup Race on Transformed Atlanta Track

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service HAMPTON, Ga. – It was superspeedway racing with all the trimmings. “New” Atlanta Motor Speedway produced a fifth different 2022 winner—William Byron, who managed to keep an angry pack of drafting cars behind him for the final 10...

Gray Warren 1956-2021

We here at Drafting the Circuits are feeling a tremendous emptiness in the wake of the news that we have lost one of our own. Gray Warren, who was among the early panelists on the podcast, lost a battle with cancer recently leaving behind many people who loved him and...

Wallace Scores Historic Triumph in Rain-Shortened NASCAR Cup Race at Talladega

by Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Services An opportune caution and a sudden rain shower helped make Bubba Wallace the second African-American driver ever to win a NASCAR Cup Series race. Wallace held the lead in Monday’s rain-delayed YellaWood 500 at Talladega...

Kyle Larson Wins Wild NASCAR Cup Elimination Race at Bristol

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service BRISTOL, Tenn. – Kyle Larson celebrated victory in Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race with a burnout on the frontstretch at Bristol Motor Speedway, as tempers flared between Kevin Harvick and Chase Elliott on pit road. With an...

A New Era of Crossover

by Frank Santoroski                @Seveng1967 Years ago the practice of a race car driver dabbling in different disciplines within the same season was a common occurrence. The sight of A.J. Foyt or Johnny Rutherford in a NASCAR race was as common as seeing Cale...

Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix

By Patti Nolan                  ikissedthebricks.wordpress.com  There were a couple sad moments in today’s race. Robin Miller once again did an amazing tribute piece. This time for Bob Jenkins. I’m a huge Bob Jenkins fan so of course I shed a few tears but even if you...

Chastain Embraces Excitement of Joining Trackhouse in 2022

By Luis Torres      @TheLTFiles Ross Chastain will have a new home. Well, sort of on a technical standpoint. The current Chip Ganassi Racing driver will drive for Trackhouse Racing’s second NASCAR Cup Series team in 2022. The very team that’ll take over Ganassi’s...

Xfinity Series Gears Up for Season Opener

by Seth Eggert           @motorsportrev The NASCAR Series that says, “Names are made here,” will be back in action this weekend. The NASCAR Xfinity Series returns to the track this weekend, and for the first time since 2015, the defending champion remains in the...

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Rookies Hemric and Reddick Prepare for Daytona 500

by Luis Torres                   @TheLTFiles DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – It’s quite the journey both Richard Childress Racing drivers Daniel Hemric and reigning NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Tyler Reddick has had. From both running Brad Keselowski Racing’s No. 19 Ford...

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Gone, But Not Forgotten: Former U.S. Racing Venues

by Frank Santoroski           @seveng1967   The thought of having automobiles race against one another was conceived almost immediately after the invention of the automobile. Early races were often contested over considerable distances, traveling from one city to...

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25 Years Ago: 1993 in Racing

by Frank Santoroski           @seveng1967  The early 1990s were a golden period for motor racing. In the United States, the PPG Indy Car World Series offered a strong racing platform and a diverse offering of race tracks that attracted former formula one drivers,...

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The Changing Landscape of Auto Racing Sponsorship

by Frank Santoroski           @seveng1967  When home improvement giant Lowe's announced they were leaving NASCAR at the end of 2018, it wasn't just the drop of the other shoe. It was more like the latest in a series of shoes falling out of an overstuffed closet. One...

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HOF Consideration: Kirk Shelmerdine

by Luis Torres                   @TheLTFiles When NASCAR fans think of who’s the greatest crew chief of all-time, more often than not, you’ll hear the names of Hall of Famers Ray Evernham and Dale Inman. How about the 1980s? Tim Brewer, Jeff Hammond and Gary Nelson...

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