"NASCAR, in my opinion, has hit gold with this format. The limited practice, show up & race, & the time window that benefits both the east & west coast. No qualifying. Inversion … is really good because it mixes the field up & creates some good storylines there.”
@keselowski
Ryan Blaney was fuming after the race after being spun. Said it wasn't the tires: “That was a case of just getting wrecked, that’s all people do at the end of these things. Just dive in there and f**king wreck you. And I don’t know who shoved who. I don’t care."
Story to come
While grown-ass men sit at home and get Cheeto dust on their keyboards, Mandy Chick drives a race car. So, keep tweeting your garbage while watching her do something you never will
Local driver Mandy Chick grew up less than 20 minutes from Kansas Speedway. She's ready to go
@ARCA_Racing
today in front of her friends and family. This will be her first ARCA race at her home track.
Kyle Larson has been invited to the sprint car invitational Friday at Knoxville, but no word on if he’ll participate. The World of Outlaws says Larson has completed a required sensitivity training course “to our satisfaction.”
Everyone talks about what they do would do if they had a say in the NASCAR schedule. And usually the responses are road courses! Short tracks! Go back to Canada!
Screw that. 1 p.m. starts. Every. Damn. Week. Also, I’m looking for new friends as my ones in TV just deleted me
Sorry guys, you’re stuck with me. My fractured ribs and the rest of my banged up self will be around to write NASCAR copy another day. Very much appreciate all the messages
Dale Earnhardt Jr. says with 20 laps to go he couldn’t watch any more and went outside. “My heart was beating so fast. I’ve never felt that way … not when I raced or when my dad raced. … I peaked around the corner when he got the white.” |
#NASCAR
NASCAR cannot afford to shut down again. It’s that simple. They sent out a memo to teams last week for a reason. They fined Jeremey Clements Racing for breaking protocol or a reason. They SHOULD have fined Chase Elliott for going into Bristol grandstands. Get it together, people!
Ross Chastain says he’s not upset with the racing today but doesn’t want to see it at other intermediate tracks. “Let’s not bring Kentucky back to life. Let’s leave it six feet under. It’s done. We’re over it. Never going back there. I feel this can be it’s own thing.”
#NASCAR
Because haulers parked by organization by the best in owner points, Hendrick teams parked between Kaulig and Legacy. Strange to see them on the side of the garage with organizations lower in the standings.
Dear NASCAR Twitter threads, I am very confident in saying that Kyle Busch will not be signing with Hendrick Motorsports to replace Alex Bowman the No. 48 Chevrolet with Ally sponsorship. Tagging those feeds is not only irresponsible but disrespectful to those parties
Kyle Busch, "We have completely lost any sense of respect in the garage area between drivers. At all. That's where the problem lies. Nobody gives two shits about anybody else. ... We're all selfish, granted but there was an etiquette that once lived here."
Kevin Harvick gets a standing ovation as he's given time to speak on his career.
"All right, sit down. That's enough. You'll be yelling at me shortly because I called your car slow or said you did something dumb on the racetrack."
NBC Sports, a NASCAR broadcast partner, did not show the NASCAR float during its two hour coverage of the Rose Parade. The only sighting was the top of the float that could be seen over the shoulders of the two hosts as they signed off at the top of the hour
Justin Marks says he didn’t know what Ross Chastain did was possible and has no idea when his driver thought to it. But Marks loves having Chastain in his race cars
Joey Logano on Chastain's move: "As spectacular as it was, now the box is open. ... There needs to be a rule against this one. I don't know if you want the whole field riding the wall coming to the checkered flag."
It’s a career for Kevin Harvick.
When I asked him what it was like to have Keelan and Piper on the radio during the pace laps, Harvick said it was probably cool for them and then got choked up, gave a thumps up and turned away to be with his team. It’s been emotional since:
I was going to say that Joey Logano and Kyle Busch will be the only multi-time Cup Series champions in the series next year, but then I remembered that some guy who won seven is coming back for some races
Chris Buescher says his mom is "stoked" that his given name, Christopher, has been used so much this week. Christopher Buescher is on his birth certificate. He is fine with whatever people want to call him
Joe Gibbs apologizes in the media center for his team celebrating Denny Hamlin winning the race. Gibbs says he was focused on his car and they didn’t know the severity of the accident with Ryan Newman until told in victory lane |
#Daytona500
Who contacted Kyle Busch about driving for Richard Childress Racing? Austin Dillon. Dillon told me in the days after Tyler Reddick's announcement he knew Busch was the best free agent available and reached out. He set up the meeting between Richard Childress and Busch
Jimmie Johnson says it doesn’t matter the four people who didn’t vote for him for his selection to not be unanimous. But he would like to know who they are.
Chad Knaus says the 11 people who didn’t vote for him were probably people he upset over the years.
Joey Logano confirms that "my hot ass wife" has been his phone contact for Brittany for many years. Also, when Logano tells Siri to call "my hot ass wife" the kids in the backseat go, "you calling mommy?"
Everyone needs to listen to the first few minutes of the
@DaleJr
Download about picking our battles in NASCAR. A single lug nut isn’t something I’m going to whine about. But like Earnhardt said, I will go die on the hill about where the number goes on the car |
#NASCAR
NASCAR's Elton Sawyer told
@SiriusXMNASCAR
Radio this morning that among the things officials need to review from the weekend is Ty Gibbs hitting Ty Dillon pit road. Incident could be something that draws a penalty
Kyle Busch has "dreamt" up a scenario where he retires from the Cup Series to run a full year in trucks (trying to be the first to win all three championships) before splitting the truck with his son Brexton:
No doubt cell phones are a great invention but they’ll never be able to give us the awesome visual of all the flashes going off during night races. Good times.
Tyler Reddick told the team he couldn’t run that line after spinning. The 8 radio, “They choose the worst f**king place to bring these things.”
#NASCAR
Noah Gragson was asked about his puking during his 'Door Bumper Clear' appearance earlier this week. Gragson talked about holding his breath and this 👇🏻
Quote of the day?
@Brendan62
on the racing: "I just told the boys, ‘I don’t know what y'all think is so tough about this. I show up once every three months and just drive into the top 10. This stuff’s easy.’”
#NASCAR
Sherry Pollex was a wonderful spirit and inspiration, and in the few times we interacted she was nothing but friendly and engaging. Thinking of her family and friends today.
Alex Bowman saw and heard all the silly season rumors trying to put Kyle Busch in his car. Now that Busch is off the market and Bowman never doubted his place with HMS and Ally: "One guy [on social] in particular is really disappointed. Maybe he'll get over it someday."
Dale Earnhardt Jr. has surprised Josh Berry (who was doing an interview on
@SiriusXMNASCAR
) by joining the call and telling Berry he’s getting a part-time Xfinity Series deal in the 8 car the a dozen races the first part of 2021 before Sam Meyer takes over |
#NASCAR
I missed the memo it’s bash Bubba Wallace week as if he’s the only driver to rip his team. Fact is, the 23 team has shot themselves in the foot an embarrassing amount of times this year when they’ve had contending cars. And Bubba is driving his ass off. Stop the pearl clutching
Kyle Busch and Ross Chastain are not happy with each other. Busch: "He's pissed because I'm pissed that he races like a f**king asshole, so I doored him twice like that's your warning, boy."
Chase Elliott on
@SiriusXMNASCAR
Radio about his incident with teammate Kyle Larson coming off pit road at Kansas, “There’s a lot that goes on. We obviously ran into each other on pit road and I didn’t have the full picture of what went on, so I was frustrated. That stuff…
Has
@BubbaWallace
apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, & were willing to sacrifice everything for him, only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX? That & Flag decision has caused lowest ratings EVER!
I’m fascinated by classifying moves as a ‘step back,’ the most recent being on Daniel Hemric & John Hunter Nemechek. Why is running Trucks or Xfinity viewed negatively? Not everyone can be a Cup driver or on a timeline they want. Good rides are good rides; paychecks are paychecks
Chris Buescher said he wasn’t going to give up after his day was nearly ruined by the fire early on. Told me the car was too good although he had to battle not being able to see and breathe for a bit. He came back to finish 10th
Matt Kenseth has joined Legacy Motor Club as a competition advisor. Among his responsibilities will be mentoring Erik Jones and John Hunter Nemechek and help the company through its transition to Toyota for 2024.
Kyle Larson to me for a story a few weeks ago: “Chris Buescher, he’s a very underrated driver. He’s quiet; nobody really talks about him much, and he’s definitely one of the most talented drivers in the field."
Tony Stewart on
@SiriusXMNASCAR
about optimism for a good year for Stewart-Haas Racing, "God, I hope so. We've had two miserable years in a row and I'm tired of taking the blame from everybody on why the cars are not running good. I think the fans need a reality check and…
This sport can try to force rivalries all it wants, and we in the media can ask drivers about what is fair or foul until no words are left to type. But there is absolutely nothing fake or manufactured about Sam Mayer and Ty Gibbs hating each other.
I asked Kyle Larson if the champion's journal is still a thing and he confirms it is. It was what he was "most excited" about after winning last year. Larson read it after getting it and journal's been in his safe. He'll read it again before writing his piece and passing it on
Trackhouse Racing release says "Daniel Suárez and Ross Chastain, as well as many entries throughout the sport will carry a commemorative decal for ... Wendell Scott in Las Vegas. This weekend marks the anniversary of Scott’s first career start in NASCAR (March 4, 1961)."
Kyle Larson’s car will debut a new sponsor this weekend at Las Vegas: Tarlton and Son Inc. They’ve been a supporter of Larson’s dirt racing efforts
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Kyle Larson thought he was in trouble when Mike Helton called him recently. It wasn't a holiday and he just had issues at Bristol w/Preece. "I'm like, shit. It's Thursday, are you guys going to suspend me this late in the week?"
It was the call about the 75 Greatest Drivers List
Kurt Busch wipes away tears as he's recognized for his NASCAR Cup Series career. Busch hoped to return to racing and was not recognized at last year's banquet, but he's getting that tonight after officially retiring. Cowboy Donald Cerrone welcomes Busch to the stage
Joey Logano laughs, "If that doesn't make
@SportsCenter
Top 10 plays, I don't know what does." But he reiterates that the first time it's cool but something needs to be done to make sure it doesn't become a tool for drivers to do again
Dale Earnhardt Jr. admits with Next Gen coming that he and Kelley Earnhardt Miller have talked about a Cup Series program, whereas in the past he always said “never” to having one. But he also says the charter system presents challenges. |
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Bubba Wallace took his time getting out of his car after advancing. He got visits from Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Tyler Reddick, Kurt Busch, wife Amanda and Bootie Barker.
“F*** yeah!” Wallace yelled before standing up.