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RESTART MANIA: Passing a auto of equal strength was very hard during the race, and that reality caused some frantic racing on restarts, which presented the best opportunity for gaining positions.

Helio Castroneves won the pole Saturday at 220.530 miles per hour, a strong push toward yet another drive at his first career championship with two races left in the season. He’s still comfortably in the Chase field, but as he slides down to 15th, he cans still miss the...

Denny Hamlin was a front runner for most of the 500 lap flashed leading 54 circuiting claiming third in the Joseph Gibbs racing Toyota though we’re particularly.

All four JGR drivers have won this season. And a win would certainly make things a little easier over these next couple of weeks, but when you say “need” a win, I’ve won 92 times. “I can’t wait for the Chase to start“.

The Sprint Cup and Xfinity Series are both on the 0.533-mile Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend, competing in the Food City 300 Xfinity Series race on Friday night, August 21 and the Irwin Tools Night Race for the Sprint Cup Series on Saturday night, August 22.

Sunday, he didn’t allow anyone more than a sniff of a chance. Led race-high 184 laps in spring race.

With only one minute remaining on the clock, Kyle Larson posted the fastest single lap in practice for the Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Matt Kenseth drove like a man possessed at Michigan on Sunday, and that might be the understatement of the season.

“I didn’t see much of the race, which was totally fine with me”, Kenseth said.

Martin Truex was third and Austin Dillon, sent to the back at the beginning of the race because of an engine change, charged to finish fourth.

Matt Kenseth put on a clinic of how to win at Michigan worldwide Speedway on Sunday leading 146 of 200 laps to claim victory in the Pure Michigan 400 in the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. He was fortunate to finish 21st but is one race closer to missing the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

He remains well on the wrong side of sixteenth in the championship, though, and still needs a win to make the Chase. Kenseth won at Pocono earlier this month, and at Bristol in April.

Beyond Kenseth, JGR dominated the top 10 Sunday, with Denny Hamlin finishing fifth and Edwards sixth. However, on turn one, David Ragan got loose, and skidded off the track. For the most part, Busch played it safe throughout race. Usually after qualifying, the afternoon before...

The red flag lasted about fifteen minutes. He was assessed a pass-through penalty when one of his tires rolled down pit road after the incident.

Joe Gibbs Racing is the only team with two drivers that have 3 or more wins. That means drivers like Jeff Gordon, Jamie McMurray and the rest will be desperate to get a win and solidify their position. “It seemed like we kept getting in the wrong lanes on restarts”,...