Kelly Crandall

1 day ago | racer.com | Marshall Pruett |Chris Medland |Kelly Crandall

Welcome to the RACER Mailbag. Questions for any of RACER’s writers can be sent to [email protected]. We love hearing your comments and opinions, but letters that include a question are more likely to be published. Questions received after 3pm ET each Monday will be saved for the following week. Q: I know that alternates on the street courses are still an item under development, and are definitely a part of the push for sustainability, but they really need a rethink.

1 week ago | racer.com | Kelly Crandall

Katherine Legge rejoins the NASCAR tour this weekend at Rockingham Speedway for the Xfinity Series race, with her remaining schedule featuring a mix of different types of racetracks. Legge will compete with Jordan Anderson Racing in the Xfinity Series driving the No. 32 Chevrolet. It was previously announced that e.l.f. Cosmetics will support her efforts in multiple races with Anderson’s team, as well as the select Cup Series races Legge will run.

1 week ago | racer.com | Kelly Crandall

It’s the summer of 2024, and Hendrick Motorsports Director of Racing Communications Jon Edwards is with a group of friends and fellow NASCAR colleagues at a Charlotte FC soccer game. There is talk of an upcoming assignment that needs to focus on Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A return to racing on the oval is a big deal, and that will likely be the piece’s angle. Edwards leans forward in his chair to look over at the writer. “How about Jeff Gordon?” he said. “He did win the first Brickyard 400.

1 week ago | racer.com | Kelly Crandall

Denny Hamlin gave the perfect summation of his Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway. “A really strong race, a really strong month, for the [No.] 11 car, and [we’re] doing a lot of things right,” Hamlin said. “But sometimes you run into a really fast car and a really fast driver, and we finished second today.”Hamlin finished second to Kyle Larson, who led 411 of 500 laps.

1 week ago | espn.in | Kelly Crandall

BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Kyle Larson led 411 of 500 laps and scored an emotional win on Sunday with a dominating NASCAR Cup Series victory at Bristol Motor Speedway. Larson, racing just days after the death of Jon Edwards, his former public relations representative, picked up his second Cup win of the season. It was his 31st Cup victory and third at Bristol. Denny Hamlin finished second in his 400th consecutive Cup start, falling one spot short in his bid for a third consecutive win.