Jerry Bonkowski
Sports Writer, Columnist and Editor at Freelance
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3 days ago |
thesportsrush.com | Jerry Bonkowski
Justin Allgaier would rather play a guitar than smash it. He still recalls when Kyle Busch won a NASCAR Xfinity race at Nashville Superspeedway in 2009, and then channeling any number of guitarists in rock bands of the ‘80s, celebrated by smashing the custom made Gibson Les Paul guitar in victory lane. Busch thought the incident was cute. Allgaier did not. “So I lived that whole Kyle Busch smashing it,” Allgaier said on this week’s episode of the Stacking Pennies podcast with Corey LaJoie.
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3 days ago |
thesportsrush.com | Jerry Bonkowski
In the movie Talladega Nights, the star Ricky Bobby (played by Will Ferrell) likes to say that “Second (place) is the first loser.” Well, NASCAR feels otherwise, as at the upcoming June 15 race in Mexico City, and for the first time in the sport’s history, there will be Olympic-style podium stands to honor the race winner, runner-up, and third-place finisher. The move will be similar to how Formula One, IndyCar, and IMSA also have podiums to honor the 1-2-3 finishers in their races.
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3 days ago |
thesportsrush.com | Jerry Bonkowski
Who knew the same actor who played Opie and Richie Cunningham was a racing fan? Ron Howard, who played little cherub-like Opie on The Andy Griffith Show more than 60 years ago, then starred in “Happy Days,” went on to become one of America’s great directors and producers. But few knew that deep down inside, Howard loved all forms of motorsports.
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6 days ago |
thesportsrush.com | Jerry Bonkowski
With Ryan Blaney’s win on Sunday at Nashville Superspeedway, all three of Team Penske’s drivers now have a win in 2025 — actually, make that four winning drivers, including Josh Berry of the affiliated Wood Brothers Racing — something that no other multi-car team can brag about. Joey Logano could have potentially had his second win, but lost the lead on a restart about two-thirds of the way through the 300-lap race and it was Blaney who ultimately capitalized on it, leading 139 laps in total.
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6 days ago |
yardbarker.com | Jerry Bonkowski
So much attention has been placed on Team Hendrick and Joe Gibbs Racing this season, but they are not the best organizations overall when it comes to victory diversity. Sure, JGR has five wins and Team Hendrick has four wins. But look a bit closer under the hood. While Christopher Bell has three wins and Denny Hamlin has two for JGR, their teammate Chase Briscoe has not reached victory lane this year.
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