[ad_1] Does a driver have to win their respective race to earn the recognition of Driver of the Week? That is the question FOX Sports' Kevin Harvick and Will Buxton debated during the latest episode of "SPEED With Harvick and Buxton." Harvick says yes, while Buxton thinks otherwise. That was reflected in their choices for Driver of the Week after NASCAR's Cook Out 400 and INDYCAR's Children's of Alabama INDY
[ad_1] Tyler Reddick said if he won Martinsville, it would be the end of the world, since he struggles at that track. The driver who won four of the first six Cup races didn’t win Martinsville. Instead, the sport’s most popular driver did. That moved Chase Elliott up in the standings. But Reddick stayed put and that's at No. 1. Here are my power rankings as the series heads into
[ad_1] Kevin Harvick might know NASCAR's next star pretty well. In fact, he might be influencing his driving style without even knowing it. Harvick's son, Keelan, is 13 and has already signed a long-term deal with Toyota Racing Development. He's following in the path of his father, and taking after his skills, too. That was displayed in a side-by-side shot on the latest episode of "SPEED with Harvick and Buxton"
[ad_1] When NASCAR introduced the new Chase system and got rid of the win-and-in element to its postseason, there was the thought that drivers might not make bold moves or crew chiefs might not take chances because of the new points system. And in some ways, fans can argue that has happened. Crazy moves for the win where the leaders crash? Haven't seen it. But at least for one Cup
[ad_1] NASCAR has reinstated Daniel Dye, but Dye will no longer drive for Kaulig Racing. The 22-year-old Dye missed one truck race under an indefinite suspension before completing sensitivity training for comments he made on a livestream. He mocked the voice of INDYCAR driver David Malukas, made inferences about Malukas’ sexuality (inferences that apparently had no basis in fact) and raised his voice octaves in tone in a way of
[ad_1] Here's what's happening this week Inside The Garage: Alan Gustafson doesn’t need social media for his crew chief job, so he doesn’t spend time scrolling and looking at what people say about him. He knows he’s the crew chief for the sport’s most popular driver. And considering that the 2020 Cup champion had only three wins from 2023-25, Gustafson knows his fans wouldn’t be happy. Gustafson has worked as
[ad_1] Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin have had some notable Martinsville Speedway battles, but the one Sunday came down to pit strategy. Elliott got track position by pitting earlier than most in the final stage and having the lead when the caution came out with 88 laps remaining. He then outlasted Hamlin, who had dominated the first 300 laps of the race, for the victory. Back in 2017 at Martinsville,
[ad_1] When any driver dominates a racing series, there will be talk and there will be questions. What are they doing? And is what they are doing legal? The winning car is inspected after the race, so it would be mildly surprising if a sanctioning body continuously lets something go that they find — racing series love parity and love having multiple drivers win. They don’t want predictable races. That's
[ad_1] Charles R. Jonas Federal Building (Charlotte, N.C.) — Among the few things that Joe Gibbs Racing, Spire Motorsports and Chris Gabehart likely can agree to in their contentious litigation, is this statement from Spire co-owner Jeff Dickerson: "It is extraordinary for an organization in our business to hire a private investigator to follow around any employee, let alone a former employee," Dickerson said in a court filing. "In my
[ad_1] Dale Earnhardt Jr. is ingrained in NASCAR culture, wading into various waters around the sport, but is there something that he regrets not doing throughout his racing career? "[Not racing in an] INDYCAR [vehicle]," Earnhardt said in an interview on "SPEED with Harvick and Buxton" when asked about the biggest regret he has in his racing career regarding a missed opportunity. "I've had some chances to just run laps
