Once he put on a cap to keep the Iowa sun out of his eyes, Brendan Gaughan was able to smoothly breeze through the gears without missing a shift in his first network TV gig.
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Spencer Gallagher, who went from NASCAR Xfinity Series race winner to NASCAR social outcast to NASCAR Cup Series driver in three months’ time, will make his Cup Series debut this weekend.
Kyle Busch had no one to bump him out of the lead this week and stormed from the bottom half of the field Sunday at Pocono Raceway on the way to his sixth NASCAR Cup victory of the season.
National Hot Rod Association announced Wednesday that it will again host two drag racing events at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2019.
Brendan Gaughan has been added to NBC’s NASCAR broadcast team this weekend and will serve as a pit road analyst for Saturday’s Xfinity Series race at Iowa Speedway.
Officials say Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino escaped unharmed after their rally car rolled twice and crashed into flames.
Kevin Harvick warned he was charging for the lead with taps on Kyle Busch’s rear bumper over the waning laps. Harvick had failed to methodically work his way around the race leader with a clean pass, so he set aim with his Ford on Busch for the knockout shot.
If you are wondering why Las Vegas Motor Speedway has invited the K&N Pro Series West to race on its dirt track during its September NASCAR Weekend, you weren’t watching Wednesday night’s Truck Series stop at Eldora Speedway in Ohio.
No matter which driver led Martin Truex Jr., the advantage always seemed temporary as he positioned himself to make a pivotal move.
His NASCAR career was brief, but Travis Pastrana did pass Dale Earnhardt Jr. en route to a top 10 finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Action sports star Travis Pastrana successfully jumped the fountains at Caesars Palace Sunday night, completing his attempt to replicate three of legendary daredevil Evel Knievel’s most iconic jumps on the same day.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. turned Daytona into a demolition derby. Stenhouse triggered two wrecks Saturday night that collected more than half the field and knocked out former Cup series champions, Daytona 500 champs and a slew of perennial race contenders.
Travis Pastrana says, “Nitro Circus is all about the stunt aspect, where you can make mistakes.”
In a made-for-TV event than Evel Knievel would have admired, 11-time X Games gold medalist Travis Pastrana will attempt to clear 52 cars and 16 Greyhound buses before jumping the fountains at Caesars Palace all on the same day.
Travis Pastrana is attempting to complete three jumps once on the Las Vegas Strip that were once attempted by Evel Knievel.