All posts by David Morgan

By David Morgan, Associate Editor CONCORD, N.C. – Survive and advance. Tyler Reddick’s run through the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs nearly went up in smoke, but the regular season champion was not going to go down without a fight. After starting on the outside pole, the driver of the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota went on to win the first stage, but after finding himself mired back in traffic after pitting at the end of the stage, things were about to take a drastic turn. Heading into notorious Turn 7 onRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor CONCORD, N.C. – Coming into Sunday’s Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the four drivers below the cut line in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs stood as Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric, and Chase Briscoe.  Some were within striking distance in the points, while the others were in must-win territory, but when all was said and done, it appeared that those were the four that would be axed from title contention. That is until post-race inspection took place and Alex Bowman’s No.Read More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor CONCORD, N.C. – Game on. Seven spots in the next round of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs are still up for grabs in Sunday’s Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the second elimination race of the postseason. When the checkered flag flies, four drivers will be going home with their title hopes having gone up in smoke. As it sits, William Byron is the lone driver that has already punched his ticket to the Round of 8 on points. Behind him, there areRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor CONCORD, N.C. – Sometimes it’s just not meant to be. Parker Kligerman came into Saturday’s Drive for the Cure 250 on the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL in must-win territory to punch his ticket into the next round of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs and for a split-second, it looked like he had pulled it off. Until he hadn’t. Pitting for fresh tires inside of 15 laps to go in regulation, Kligerman made the drive of a lifetime, clawing his way forward on a restart with 11Read More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor CONCORD, N.C. – A clean sweep. Shane van Gisbergen lived up to expectations Saturday at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL, sweeping the pole positions for both the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Cup Series races on the 2.28-mile, 17-turn road course. Piloting his No. 13 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet around the course in one minute, 22.704 seconds, the New Zealander jumped to the top of the board, but would have to wait out the threat from Tyler Reddick, who made a run at the top spot, butRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor CONCORD, N.C. – The Round of 12 in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs comes down to this. There are numerous adjectives that can be used to describe this weekend’s race on the Charlotte Motor Speedway road course: unpredictable, volatile, treacherous, chaotic, etc. One thing is for sure, Sunday’s Bank of America ROVAL 400 is going to be a hell of a ride, with four drivers getting cut from the Cup Series Playoffs when the checkered flag waves. In an effort to spice things up back inRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor The NTT IndyCar Series is heading back to the Lone Star State. But this time, it won’t be a return to Texas Motor Speedway, where the series raced from 1997 to 2023, instead it will be a street course some 30 miles away in the heart of the Arlington, Texas sports and entertainment district. The 14-turn, 2.73-mile course will circle two of Texas’ biggest sports properties in the home of the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium and the home of the Texas Rangers at Globe LifeRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor TALLADEGA, Ala. – The Round of 12 in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs is coming down to the wire after a chaotic day Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. Only a few of the 12 drivers still in the championship chase left the 2.66-mile superspeedway unscathed, and a half-dozen of them now head to the elimination race at Charlotte Motor Speedway next weekend either needing to protect a slim advantage in the points or climbing out of a hole. Here’s how the Playoff bubble currently stacks up: TylerRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor TALLADEGA, Ala. – It has been a long wait for Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. to make his return to Victory Lane in a NASCAR Cup Series race, but he’ll have to wait no longer after Sunday’s YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Despite starting back in 32nd place, Stenhouse channeled his previous superspeedway luck in working his way forward, finishing the first stage in second-place and hanging around in the lead pack for much of the day until it came down to go time. After battling with AustinRead More

By David Morgan, Associate Editor TALLADEGA, Ala. – Worst to first. Sammy Smith and the No. 8 JR Motorsports team are heading to the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs after winning Saturday’s United Rentals 250 at Talladega Superspeedway. Smith came into the day at the bottom of the Playoff standings, some 23 points below the cut-off line, but with his victory on Saturday, he’s the first of the championship contenders to advance to the next round. “Just a great team. My sponsors, everybody that has stuck withRead More