After an unpredictable 2020, the NSJ sports staff is still going to take a swing at what will happen in 2021. Sports editor Cory Lavalette and staff writers Brett Friedlander and Shawn Krest try and […]
The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season was supposed to be a grand farewell tour for retiring seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson — a track-by-track salute to one of the greatest stock car drivers of all time […]
AVONDALE, Ariz. — NASCAR’s most popular driver is now a Cup champion, too. Chase Elliott took the torch from teammate Jimmie Johnson by winning his first Cup title Sunday, driving from the back of the […]
Back at the start of September when the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs began, there was a clear-cut favorite: Kevin Harvick. And even after three postseason races — two of which the Stewart-Haas Racing No. 4 […]
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Kevin Harvick was on cruise control all season long, the most dominant driver in the NASCAR Cup Series, coasting into the championship round with a comfortable cushion that left plenty of room […]
FORT WORTH, Texas — Kyle Busch won for the first time this season to extend a 16-season streak while his penalized teammate missed a chance to secure a spot in the championship in the NASCAR […]
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Joey Logano spent the final 40-plus laps at Kansas Speedway keeping an eye on Kevin Harvick in his rear-view mirror. Now, he can look ahead to the NASCAR Cup Series finale […]
CONCORD — Kyle Busch, leading a race he had to win, not once believed he was driving toward Victory Lane. NASCAR will crown a new champion this year as the worst season of Busch’s career […]
The NASCAR Cup Series unveiled a revamped schedule last week that includes a dirt track race at Bristol and six road course events, a decision that was likely helped along by the success and popularity […]
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Denny Hamlin put himself in position to finally win in the playoffs by hanging at the back to avoid the carnage of the messiest and longest race in Talladega Superspeedway history. His […]
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