
Rajnish Kumar
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5 days ago |
essentiallysports.com | Rajnish Kumar |Chintan Devgania
In NASCAR fandom, if there is a single driver likely to step forward in defense of the current playoff system, Joey Logano would top that list, having claimed three Cup Series championships (2018, 2022, and 2024) under the elimination-style format introduced in 2014 and refined over the years. The debate around the playoff format has intensified following Shane van Gisbergen’s win in Mexico City, which vaulted him into playoff contention right from the tail end of the points tally.
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1 week ago |
essentiallysports.com | Rajnish Kumar |Chintan Devgania
When NASCAR first began, any local racer could ‘buy into NASCAR’ for a nominal fee. In early stock-car racing’s formative years, entry barriers were minimal. Regional drivers would bring modified production cars to tracks and, after meeting basic safety requirements, race alongside established names.
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1 week ago |
essentiallysports.com | Rajnish Kumar |Chintan Devgania
Pocono Raceway, the 2.5-mile “Tricky Triangle” in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, has long been regarded favorably by NASCAR leadership and cherished by fans for its unique three-turn layout and history of dramatic finishes. Among its earliest landmarks was Richard Petty’s victory in Pocono’s first NASCAR Cup race on August 4, 1974, where he led 152 of 192 laps in a rain-shortened event, etching the track into the sport’s collective memory.
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1 week ago |
essentiallysports.com | Rajnish Kumar |Chintan Devgania
“When racing is everything, you will sacrifice anything.” This line, emblazoned on promotional materials for the Earnhardt series on Amazon Prime, sets the tone for a documentary that peels back the layers of a racing dynasty and the human costs behind legendary triumphs.
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1 week ago |
essentiallysports.com | Rajnish Kumar |Chintan Devgania
Denny Hamlin’s Cup career spans roughly 20 years, beginning with Joe Gibbs Racing in 2005 when he debuted in the Busch Series and earned full-time Cup status in 2006. Over that period, he has collected 57 Cup wins, including three Daytona 500 victories—most memorably the 2016 photo finish by 0.010 seconds over Martin Truex Jr., the closest in race history since 1959.
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