The late laps at Dover did not go in Joe Gibbs Racing's favor Joe Gibbs Racing was looking good entering the final third of Sunday's race at Dover. We won't go as far as to say the team was heading to victory lane for the third-straight week, but it wasn't out of the question. Instead, after a myriad of events, mostly unrelated, the team's drivers finished 19th, 21st, 36th and 39th. Let's … [Read more...]

IMSA safety worker injured in end of race crash at Detroit An IMSA race safety worker was injured during a crash at the end of Saturday's Tudor United SportsCar Championship race at Belle Isle in Detroit. IMSA said Sunday that the worker, who was not identified, had broken ribs, a collapsed lung and injuries to his spleen and kidney. The race was run in a combination of dry and wet … [Read more...]

Is the site of Martin Truex Jr.'s first win going to be his first win of 2015? If you've been paying attention to the Sprint Cup Series at all in 2015, you know that Martin Truex Jr. has been good. Really good. But you also know that he's currently winless through the season's first 12 races. Sunday's race is at Dover. Truex won there in 2007, his first of two Sprint Cup Series wins. Is it … [Read more...]

Denny Hamlin will start first at Dover Denny Hamlin will lead the field to green at Dover on Sunday for the third time. Hamlin was the fasted in the third round of Friday's qualifying session, the 21st pole of his career. He'll start alongside Martin Truex Jr. Hamlin ran a lap of 160.121 MPH while Truex ran a lap of 159.723 MPH. Kyle Larson starts third, Matt Kenseth starts fourth and Joey … [Read more...]

Protection order against Kurt Busch upheld The protection order against Kurt Busch has been upheld by a Delaware judge. Busch was appealing the decision in favor of his ex-girlfriend Patricia Driscoll that came the week before the Daytona 500. After commissioner David Jones' findings were released on Feb. 20, Busch was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR. He unsuccessfully appealed the … [Read more...]

Happy Hour: What race did you prefer last weekend? Throughout the week you can send us your best questions, jokes, rants and just plain miscellaneous thoughts to [email protected] or @NickBromberg. We'll post them here and have a good time. Have you recoverd from Sunday? It was a fantastic day of racing, if we say so ourselves. Sometimes the longest and greatest day in racing can be … [Read more...]

What a way to start the day: Nico Rosberg sneaks in for Monaco win Your browser does not support iframes. The greatest day in racing started with a surprise in Formula 1. Nico Rosberg won his third-straight Monaco Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton, who dominated the race after starting on the pole position, pitted for a second time. Rosberg and Hamilton are teammates and have been the season's … [Read more...]