Happy Hour: More Xfinity Series talk and unlimited lead changes It's time for Happy Hour.. As always, tweet us your thoughts or shoot us an email at [email protected] if you want to participate. There are things that we have a hard time believing fans get outraged about. This week's entry into that category were the person(s) mad that Brad Keselowski dropped the American flag while … [Read more...]

Making the driver: Landon Cassill Welcome to a new weekly From the Marbles feature titled "Making the driver." Throughout the course of the season we're going to talk to drivers throughout racing and get to know a little bit more about their background and how they got to where they are now. The format of the post can vary. Sometimes it'll be a feature, other times it could be a straight … [Read more...]

Tony Stewart cleared for rehab following back fracture Tony Stewart was cleared to start a rehabilitation plan after a Wednesday evaluation by doctors in North Carolina. Stewart has missed the start of the 2016 Sprint Cup Series season after he sustained a burst fracture in his L1 vertebra in a sand buggy accident in Arizona at the end of January. He's been replaced in the No. 14 car by Ty … [Read more...]

Brian France 'surprised' about diversity concerns after Trump endorsement Brian France was apparently not anticipating any backlash regarding NASCAR's diversity programs and his endorsement of Donald Trump. The NASCAR CEO told the Associated Press that he was "very surprised" when NASCAR's diversity efforts came under scrutiny after he took the stage at a Donald Trump rally last week and … [Read more...]

Sick of Xfinity Series imbalance? Look at Cup teams, not drivers There's no denying there's a large competitive imbalance in the Xfinity Series. There are teams still running Dodges – last run as a factory-backed car in 2012 – against teams who have cars that may not be four months old let alone four years. For many people, the presence of Sprint Cup Series drivers in NASCAR's No. 2 series … [Read more...]

Power Rankings: Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch are 1-2 Welcome to the 2016 season's Power Rankings. As always, Power Rankings are far from a scientific formula. In fact, it's the perfect blend of analytics and bias against your favorite driver. Direct all your complaints to us at [email protected] and we'll try to have some fun. 1. Jimmie Johnson (LW: 1): When you finish third a week … [Read more...]

Brad Keselowski wins at Las Vegas Your browser does not support iframes.Brad Keselowski drove from third to first in the last 20 laps to win for the second time in three years at Las Vegas on Sunday. Keselowski didn't pit during a caution flag with 51 laps to go along with teammate Joey Logano and Austin Dillon. He restarted on the front row with Logano but the two were quickly passed by … [Read more...]

Happy Hour: Endorsements, penalties and official airlines Welcome to the second 2016 edition of Happy Hour Mailbag. As always, tweet us your thoughts or shoot us an email at [email protected] if you want to participate. A dull week in NASCAR, eh? We're still wondering why NASCAR CEO Brian France thought it would be a good idea to publicly endorse Donald Trump for president. We get … [Read more...]

NASCAR: No procedure changes after delayed Xfinity wreck caution NASCAR will not make any modifications to its caution procedures after a delayed caution call during Saturday's Xfinity Series race led to a three-car pileup. During the second half of the race, won by Kyle Busch, Cody Ware spun in turn two. He hit the wall and his car slowly slid down the track into the middle of the racing … [Read more...]

Daniel Suarez: 'I’m in NASCAR, I’m not in Brian France whatever' Xfinity Series driver Daniel Suarez is handling NASCAR CEO Brian France's endorsement of presidential candidate Donald Trump extremely well. Suarez told USA Today and ESPN on Friday that he wasn't too worried about the Monday endorsement, which came just before primary elections in many southern states. The Mexican-born Suarez … [Read more...]