Pratham Gurung

5 days ago | essentiallysports.com | Pratham Gurung |Chintan Devgania

Pocono’s “Tricky Triangle” struck again, and 23XI Racing’s Bubba Wallace was its latest victim. On Lap 56 of the Great American Getaway 400, Wallace’s No. 23 Toyota slammed into the Turn 1 SAFER barrier after a right front brake rotor exploded, spraying debris across the track. The crash brought out the caution, halting the race’s rhythm. “That was big,” Wallace said, still catching his breath, echoing the shock of a hit that rattled the 23XI camp.

5 days ago | essentiallysports.com | Pratham Gurung |Chintan Devgania

After 16 of 36 races in 2025, Chase Elliott is parked fourth in the Cup Series standings. Winless but steady, the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy driver nailed a top-20 finish in every race, boasting the third-best average finish. His playoff spot’s nearly locked, barring a flood of new winners. Rating his season, Elliott calls it “good” but admits, “it’s not where I want to be, no doubt.”Yesterday’s Xfinity race at Pocono showed why he’s hungry for more.

5 days ago | essentiallysports.com | Pratham Gurung |Chintan Devgania

Last week at Mexico City’s Viva México 250, Carson Hocevar’s No. 77 Chevy skidded into Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s No. 47 Chevy with 10 laps to go, grinding the race to a halt. This marked the second incident between the two drivers after Nashville shenanigans, which eventually ended in a peace deal. NASCAR’s debut south of the border, already electric with Shane van Gisbergen’s pole and Daniel Suárez’s Xfinity triumph, soured as Hocevar’s blunder stole the spotlight.

5 days ago | essentiallysports.com | Pratham Gurung |Chintan Devgania

Some NASCAR drivers don’t just fade into the sunset after hanging up their helmets; rather, they climb onto the pit box and keep making history. Kirk Shelmerdine’s one of those rare breeds. From 1984 to 1992, he was the brains behind Dale Earnhardt’s No. 3 at Richard Childress Racing, steering the Intimidator to four Cup Series titles and 44 victories. At just 25, Shelmerdine became the youngest crew chief to win a Cup race, guiding Ricky Rudd to a 1983 Riverside win.

3 weeks ago | essentiallysports.com | Pratham Gurung |Chintan Devgania

AJ Allmendinger is no stranger to penalties—he’s been down this road more times than he’d probably like to admit. Back in 2019 at Watkins Glen, his second-place finish in the Xfinity Series was stripped away after NASCAR found his No. 10 Chevy sitting too low in post-race inspection. A heartbreaker that left him with just one point and a 37th-place finish instead.