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1 day ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Dhruv George |Chintan Devgania
In the 90s, tracks like North Wilkesboro Speedway, Richmond Raceway, Martinsville Speedway, Rockingham, and Dover used to have two dates on the Cup Series calendar. But then came the boom of intermediate racetracks. Chicagoland, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway, Homestead-Miami Speedway, and Kentucky Speedway were all made during that time.
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2 days ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Dhruv George |Chintan Devgania
At the Nashville Superspeedway, Ryan Blaney snatched his first win of the 2025 season. This allows him to seal a Playoff berth, joining teammates Joey Logano and Austin Cindric. The 2023 Cup Series champion ended a 14-race dry spell with a dominant display as Team Penske flexed its proverbial muscles. After five DNFs streak of bad mishaps with the engines, the #12 team finally crossed the line, this time around. By no means is Blaney all set and ready to compete for the playoffs.
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3 days ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Dhruv George |Chintan Devgania
Team Penske has cracked the code when it comes to excelling in the Next Gen era. They are infamous for turning on their afterburners as soon as the playoffs begin. This trend started in 2022 and has remained intact until last year. Joey Logano has won two titles in 2022 and 2024, while Ryan Blaney bagged his first in 2023. However, in 2025, the organization seems to have adapted to the new trends and not just that, they are leading with it.
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3 days ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Dhruv George |Chintan Devgania
Last weekend at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, Amazon Prime made its NASCAR broadcast debut. Safe to say, it was a massive hit with the fans and the general NASCAR community. The consensus was that the broadcast was much better than what Fox Sports has been providing for years. Not just the fancy camera angles or side-by-side commercials, Prime Video featured a star-studded talent line, right from the booth to the on-field desk.
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4 days ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Dhruv George |Chintan Devgania
At the Nashville Superspeedway, Justin Allgaier snatched his third win of the season. What was different about this win was the post-race celebration. As it turns out, his daughter Willow got a chance to ride in his race-winning #7 Chevrolet for the first time in her life. Normally, drivers either do burnouts or donuts to celebrate, which is a normal celebration after winning a race.
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5 days ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Dhruv George |Chintan Devgania
“When Kyle Larson and Jeff Gordon say someone is the real deal, it certainly gets your attention.” Rick Hendrick said this about up-and-coming driver Corey Day. Although the 19-year-old is known to turn heads with his racing skills on the dirt track, he is stepping up big time this year after signing for Hendrick Motorsports. With a bunch of NASCAR Xfinity, Trucks, ARCA, and Trans-AM Racing events lined up, this schedule is backed by HMS.
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6 days ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Dhruv George |Chintan Devgania
There was a time when Justin Allgaier wasn’t sure what his next steps would be in NASCAR after two years with HScott Motorsports in the Cup Series. Clint Bowyer was going to replace him in the #51 Chevy, while he was desperate for new opportunities. Little did he know that he would take a step back into the Xfinity and that decision would change his life forever. After all, he couldn’t turn down an offer from JR Motorsports.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Dhruv George |Chintan Devgania
After many struggles that manifested since last year, Ross Chastain announced himself as back and better than ever. He did it spectacularly by winning the Coca-Cola 600 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. This was his first crown jewel win, and it was historic. He became the first driver since Bobby Allison in 1969 to win a race starting officially from the last place.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Rajnish Kumar |Chintan Devgania
Tony Stewart is a man with multiple talents. He can hop in anything that runs on four wheels and an engine, and he is likely to reign supreme. Be is USAC Sprint cars, the open wheel racing in IndyCar, stock car racing in NASCAR or the drag racing at NHRA. Smoke has his name etched in the history books of all these series. But he’s equally polished and up for the task when he has a mic in his hand instead of the steering wheel.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Dhruv George |Chintan Devgania
Ross Chastain battling against William Byron was a déjà vu moment for the race fans during last Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600. Back in 2023, the Trackhouse Racing driver did more than just ruffle feathers against the HMS drivers. During the Darlington race, Chastain and Larson were involved in a heated battle and with just 6 to go, the No. 1 car made contact with the No. 5 HMS Chevy, and they both ended up wrecked.
