All three NASCAR Series will take their shows to Austin, Texas this week to compete at the Circuit of Americas. This is a new track for NASCAR so that means there will be practice and qualifying for all three series. This also means I have to change the schedule for when I post the articles […]
Category: Garage Talk Notes
Darlington Notes
NASCAR fans are usually treated to one race at the historical Darlington Raceway but that was not the case in 2020. The pandemic forced the Cup Series to race close to Charlotte, North Carolina and that meant two races at Darlington in May and another trip to the track for the Southern 500. My notes...
Kansas Race Notes
The last race at Kansas Speedway was the first race of the Round of Eight for the 2020 playoffs. It was a really cold day in Kansas so the track had a lot of grip. Joey Logano was able to hold off Kevin Harvick for the win and earned a trip to the Championship race. […]
Las Vegas Race Notes
The last race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was the kickoff to the Round of Eight in the playoffs last year. Most of the race was uneventful. The first 250 only had one caution for debris. Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott and Alex Bowman had the best cars and led 200 of the 263 laps. Jimmie […]
Martinsville Race Notes
The NASCAR Cup Series raced at Martinsville in June. It was a historical race because it was the first time the series competed under the lights at Martinsville. The races at the paper-clip shaped track tend to be easy to predict because it is a rhythm racetrack. Drivers are either really good or simply in […]
Texas Race Notes
The NASCAR Cup Series last competed at Texas Motor Speedway in late July. The race had a surprise winner when Austin Dillon used pit strategy to sneak into Victory Lane. His teammate (Tyler Reddick) finished second. One of the best ways to evaluate which drivers will be fast Sunday is to look at what happened […]
Kansas Race Notes
The Cup Series last competed at Kansas in July. Usually the series competes at Kansas in early May and late October. The track is usually completely different but that may not be the case Sunday. It has been a hot fall in the Midwest so the track likely did not change as much as past […]
Las Vegas Race Notes
The NASCAR Cup Series travels across the country this week to begin round two of the playoffs at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Usually the playoffs are filled with the 1.5-mile tracks but there are only three of them on the schedule this year. It has been a long time since the Cup Series competed in […]
Bristol Race Notes
NASCAR sure picked a good track to be the deciding race in the first round of the playoffs. Racing at Bristol Motor Speedway is always exciting. I expect a long of beating and banging as drivers fight for a spot in the final 12. The best way to pick our drivers for the race in […]
Richmond Race Notes
Race No. 2 of the NASCAR Playoffs will take place at Richmond Raceway. The Cup Series was supposed to compete at Richmond in April but the pandemic put a stop to that. This will be the first race at the track but we can still look at what happened at Richmond last year to help […]