The NASCAR Xfinity Series is back to Daytona for the third time this season. This time they will be back on the 2.5-mile oval. The Xfinity series still has five races before the playoffs, unlike the cup series, which starts next week. This race will be huge for many drivers as they fight to make the playoffs.
There are only three races left in the NASCAR cup series regular-season before the playoffs begin. Things are really starting to heat up for the last couple of playoff positions. This weekend, the cup series heads to Dover Deleware for the final doubleheader on the cup series schedule.
We now leave Daytona Beach and move north to Dover, Delaware, and the Infamous Monster Mile. The track is a one-mile concrete oval, with 24-degree banking in the turns and nine degrees banked straight away’s. This will be a doubleheader weekend after which there will be five more races until the Playoffs start.
After having beat out runner-up Brad Keselowski on Saturday, Kevin Harvick would top off the doubleheader with his second win in as many days at Michigan. Although that second win wouldn’t come easy, as Harvick would get a hard challenge from Denny Hamlin in the final laps. With four laps left to go, Hamlin had cut the lead to as low as 0.074, but would not be able to make the pass on Harvick. Hamlin would make one last-ditch effort as they were coming towards the finish line, to no avail.
This weekend, NASCAR heads to Daytona Superspeedway for the inaugural race weekend at the Daytona road course. This race weekend was added to the schedule because of COVID-19. The race weekend will get started with the Xfinity cars Saturday at 3 PM EST. With drivers having no practice at the road course, we could see a wild race.
Last week’s race at New Hampshire was dominated by Brad Keselowski and he ultimately ended up winning the race. This week the NASCAR Cup Series heads up north to Michigan International Speedway. This weekend will feature a Cup Series doubleheader. There will be two races with both races being 312 miles long. First, we will kick things off with Saturday’s cup race. The starting lineup was determined by a random draw. Let’s jump right into my top drivers for Saturday’s FireKeepers Casino 400.
After coming off three straight Xfinity wins, Austin Cindric was looking to add to his incredible win streak at Kansas. Cindric had cleared both of the first two stages and would lead 131 of 175 laps. However, Gibbs driver Brandon Jones would end up spoiling those plans. As it would come down to a second green-white-checkered.
Needing to get one of the last two spots, Denny Hamlin would put on a very decisive performance in Phoenix. Earning himself the victory along with a seat at the final four table in Homestead. Hamlin had one of the quickest cars all day, topping most laps led with 143.
Where will Cole Custer be in 2020? It’s a dilemma that is still up in the air as another season inches further and further to a close. There has been a lot of debate on whether he should stay in Xfinity another year, driving the No. 00 Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas or the second option. Which would be making the leap to Monster Energy Series full time and taking over the No. 41 ride currently held by one Daniel Suarez.
It was a very convincing showing for Martin Truex Jr, taking over the lead from Denny Hamlin during the first wave of pit stops and not relinquishing it from there on out. In dominating fashion, Truex would lead 464 of the race’s 500 laps, if there was one driver that had at least a little something for the nineteen it would be William Byron.
It took two overtime restarts to get finished, but Denny Hamlin would manage to come through with a toughly fought win edging out Chase Elliot. Hamlin would get a nice assist from teammate Kyle Busch to get him the lead he needed in the final green white. Busch, Kurt Busch, William Byron, Martin Truex Jr, Eric Jones, Clint Bowyer, Harvick, and Jimmie Johnson rounded out the top 10. Elliot manages to qualify for the round of eight after just managing to beat out Brad Keselowski by three points.
Ryan Blaney would need every bit of that front bumper, in beating out fellow Ford driver Ryan Newman by 0.007 seconds in the sixth closest finish in Monster Energy history. Blaney would lead the front of the pack with a two-lap restart, and with drafting support from Aric Almirola it was enough to get him that gap he needed on the field.
The NASCAR Xfinity Series is back to Daytona for the third time this season. This time they will be back on the 2.5-mile oval. The Xfinity series still has five races before the playoffs, unlike the cup series, which starts next week. This race will be huge for many drivers as they fight to make the playoffs.
There are only three races left in the NASCAR cup series regular-season before the playoffs begin. Things are really starting to heat up for the last couple of playoff positions. This weekend, the cup series heads to Dover Deleware for the final doubleheader on the cup series schedule.
We now leave Daytona Beach and move north to Dover, Delaware, and the Infamous Monster Mile. The track is a one-mile concrete oval, with 24-degree banking in the turns and nine degrees banked straight away’s. This will be a doubleheader weekend after which there will be five more races until the Playoffs start.
After having beat out runner-up Brad Keselowski on Saturday, Kevin Harvick would top off the doubleheader with his second win in as many days at Michigan. Although that second win wouldn’t come easy, as Harvick would get a hard challenge from Denny Hamlin in the final laps. With four laps left to go, Hamlin had cut the lead to as low as 0.074, but would not be able to make the pass on Harvick. Hamlin would make one last-ditch effort as they were coming towards the finish line, to no avail.
This weekend, NASCAR heads to Daytona Superspeedway for the inaugural race weekend at the Daytona road course. This race weekend was added to the schedule because of COVID-19. The race weekend will get started with the Xfinity cars Saturday at 3 PM EST. With drivers having no practice at the road course, we could see a wild race.
Last week’s race at New Hampshire was dominated by Brad Keselowski and he ultimately ended up winning the race. This week the NASCAR Cup Series heads up north to Michigan International Speedway. This weekend will feature a Cup Series doubleheader. There will be two races with both races being 312 miles long. First, we will kick things off with Saturday’s cup race. The starting lineup was determined by a random draw. Let’s jump right into my top drivers for Saturday’s FireKeepers Casino 400.
After coming off three straight Xfinity wins, Austin Cindric was looking to add to his incredible win streak at Kansas. Cindric had cleared both of the first two stages and would lead 131 of 175 laps. However, Gibbs driver Brandon Jones would end up spoiling those plans. As it would come down to a second green-white-checkered.
Needing to get one of the last two spots, Denny Hamlin would put on a very decisive performance in Phoenix. Earning himself the victory along with a seat at the final four table in Homestead. Hamlin had one of the quickest cars all day, topping most laps led with 143.
Where will Cole Custer be in 2020? It’s a dilemma that is still up in the air as another season inches further and further to a close. There has been a lot of debate on whether he should stay in Xfinity another year, driving the No. 00 Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas or the second option. Which would be making the leap to Monster Energy Series full time and taking over the No. 41 ride currently held by one Daniel Suarez.
It was a very convincing showing for Martin Truex Jr, taking over the lead from Denny Hamlin during the first wave of pit stops and not relinquishing it from there on out. In dominating fashion, Truex would lead 464 of the race’s 500 laps, if there was one driver that had at least a little something for the nineteen it would be William Byron.
It took two overtime restarts to get finished, but Denny Hamlin would manage to come through with a toughly fought win edging out Chase Elliot. Hamlin would get a nice assist from teammate Kyle Busch to get him the lead he needed in the final green white. Busch, Kurt Busch, William Byron, Martin Truex Jr, Eric Jones, Clint Bowyer, Harvick, and Jimmie Johnson rounded out the top 10. Elliot manages to qualify for the round of eight after just managing to beat out Brad Keselowski by three points.
Ryan Blaney would need every bit of that front bumper, in beating out fellow Ford driver Ryan Newman by 0.007 seconds in the sixth closest finish in Monster Energy history. Blaney would lead the front of the pack with a two-lap restart, and with drafting support from Aric Almirola it was enough to get him that gap he needed on the field.
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