Gordon boasts a track-record 10 top fives in 18 starts on the 1.5-mile oval, a whopping 55.6 percent. He will be seeking his first win in his final season as a full-time driver at a track where he has won three previous times. MORE: Memorable photos of Kansas Speedway | Weekend preview | Erik Jones will drive the 18 at Kansas | Junior compares driving style to . . ....
Drivers will head to Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania and Busch and Truex have to be excited as the two have combined to win the last three races at the Tricky Triangle. Also, the fact that each driver has won three races this year has to bode well for another good week. MORE: Watch the Pocono 400 live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) One of NASCAR’s two big flat tracks, the 2....
Truex may not have won had the race been a single lap longer. Joey Logano closed a nearly three-second gap between the two drivers in the final 15 laps as Truex battled heavy traffic while lapping drivers on the 0.75-mile track. Truex and his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing team also picked up a $10,000 bonus for being the highest-finishing Toyota at the Toyota Owners 400. MORE: Watch the Toyota Owners 400 live with fuboTV (7-day free trial)...
Of course, few of those teams stand a chance at any track against the powerhouse teams of Sprint Cup. Sorry as it would seem, failure to run well in NASCAR’s premier series is part of their expectations. MORE: Charter system seen as huge step for sport It’s the big boys of stock car racing that make out best under the system announced Tuesday. A few of the little guys got crumbs from the table as NASCAR let its strongest operations feast....
Clauson, 27, died Sunday night from injuries suffered in a sprint car race at Belleville High Banks Speedway in Belleville, Kan. MORE: Sports stars lost in 2016 | Racing world mourns loss of Clauson Clauson, known for three starts in the Indianapolis 500, competed in what is now the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2007 and 2008, making 26 starts for Chip Ganassi Racing. He finished sixth at Daytona in just his sixth start in the series....
Elliott, a native of Dawsonville, Ga., has placed in the top 10 six times in eight races, but fifth place to this point has been his best finish. But on Sunday, he’ll lead the NASCAR Cup Series field in the 2022 Quaker State 400 after securing the pole position for the race. “I would love to win here,” Elliott told NASCAR. “That would be one of the best things to do, to win at your home track....
Championship week will begin with a fan event today at 4:30 p.m. ET at the Fremont Street Experience. The free event includes drivers walking down a red carpet and signing autographs for fans, followed by an event that typically takes on a game show format. The rest of the main weekend activities will be streamed on NASCAR.com, starting with the NASCAR NMPA Myers Brothers Awards Luncheon at 2 p.m. ET on Thursday....
It’s the one that Aric Almirola hopes to avoid after a miserable start to the Chase last week at Chicagoland Speedway. There are always drivers who get off to a bad start in the Chase and never recover, delivering a forgettable performance in NASCAR’s playoffs. Some are drivers who never really had much of a chance at the championship anyway, but many have been drivers who were expected to be serious title contenders....
Headed by Michael Waltrip Racing co-owner Rob Kauffman, the Race Team Alliance consists of the sports biggest players — Hendrick Motorsports (four teams), Stewart-Haas Racing (four), Richard Childress Racing (three), Joe Gibbs Racing (three), Roush Fenway Racing (three), Team Penske (two), MWR (two), Chip Ganassi Racing (two) and Richard Petty Motorsports (two). MORE: Almirola makes history at Daytona | Crashes mar race | Daytona Winners & Losers | Rain call...
Hamlin was the fastest in practice and consistently the best in qualifying as well as this was the first time he has ever swept all three rounds. NASCAR AT MICHIGAN: Vegas odds, fantasy advice “The team gave me a great-driving car, one that was just easily able to consistently back up times after time,” Hamlin told NBCSN. “We got faster on every run on the race track today.” A victory from the pole would continue Hamlin’s streak of at least one victory per year, starting with his 2006 rookie season....
Canelo-Kovalev to start after UFC 244 ends: Watch on DAZN The main event features Nate Diaz fighting Jorge Masvidal to crown the BMF (Baddest Motherf—) champion. The bout almost didn’t make it to the finish line when last Thursday afternoon Diaz took to Twitter and said he wouldn’t be taking on Masvidal because USADA, the UFC’s anti-doping partner, informed him that he had an adverse drug test finding, testing positive for a prohibited selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM)....
The founder of website FiveThirtyEight was commenting on the policy by some school districts to have students return to remote learning because of soaring Omicron infections and staffing shortages. MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan tweeted it was “insane” for Silver to compare “school closures to protect kids and teachers from a deadly virus, to a war of choice that killed 100s of 1000s of innocent men, women, & children. Ladies and gents, we may have the worst take of 2022 already....
In the weeks since, the Avs have taken a few more steps than most expected them to. Colorado defeated the New York Rangers 3-1 on Saturday, the club’s ninth straight win — the longest streak in the NHL this season to date. Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist Saturday and has recorded a point in every game of the Avalanche’s winning streak, with 19 points (eight goals, 11 assists) over that span....
Research from the investment bank found that wearing face coverings has significant and sizable economic outcomes. The coronavirus pandemic devastated the U.S. economy after lockdown measures were first introduced in March, with GDP plunging 17 percent in the first quarter. Jan Hatzius, Goldman Sachs’ chief economist, and his team examined the differences in population behavior among states by looking at how many respondents reported wearing face masks in their state....
What is National Popcorn Day? According to The Popcorn Board—a non-profit check-off organization funded by U.S. popcorn processors to raise awareness of popcorn—National Popcorn Day is celebrated at the end of January. There is debate about the exact date of the day, but the majority of companies celebrate it on January 19. The origins of the day itself are unknown, according to The Popcorn Board. National Popcorn Day 2020 Deals Showcase Cinemas...
Surprised? RECRUITING: Tracking Top 25 recruits | Ranking the No. 1 classes You shouldn’t be, although it wasn’t easy this time around for Nick Saban. The Crimson Tide entered the day No. 7 in the 247Sports.com Composite team rankings but as one recruit after another chose the Tide, they slipped into the No. 1 spot when they finished with five-star LB Lyndell ‘Mack’ Wilson and four-star DE Terrell Hall. Here’s a look at some of day’s headlines:...
Sporting News averaged out the rankings among four recruiting services in 247Sports, Rivals, ESPN and Scout to come up with a composite average for the top 15 recruiting classes for 2017. It’s a list of the usual suspects, with a few surprises when you look across those sites. MORE: Top 20 classes since 2000 Here’s a look at those top 15 classes (ties broken by which school achieved highest ranking across four sites), and one big thing to look for in the future....
Jarez Parks held offers from Florida State, Clemson, Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Oklahoma and almost aywhere else imagineable, yet 247Sports’ No. 7 weak-side defensive end opted to take the long route and enroll in school late to sit for a year. Usually that path is reserved for lower-end three- or two-star recruits; not for well-recruited four-star guys. That’s how desirable it is to play for Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide team even after their College Football Playoff loss....
FOX Sports reported the deal is worth $210 million, a massive upgrade from the six-year, $144 million contract extension he rejected with the Tigers before the beginning of the 2014 season. The contract terms reported by Ken Rosenthal indicate half the deal is deferred and carries an annual pricetag of $15 million for 14 years. Sporting News ranked Scherzer the best player available in free agency. He also was No....
She’s approaching 14 months old, and I’d venture to say that at least 75 percent of the people I’ve spoken with in person since August 2018 have either heard a story or seen a picture of Maeve. I have so many pictures and videos of BabyGirl that my phone regularly deletes apps to create space for the new ones I add daily (yes, I’ll set up the cloud at some point, probably after the MLB postseason, when I finally find a few free moments)....
