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3 days ago | essentiallysports.com | Upasana Banerjee |Chintan Devgania

In the 2004 Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon went side by side at 200 mph, trading paint, swapping spots with rapid overtaking, and never once taking their foot off the accelerator; no penalties, just pure, American racing. But with 5 laps to go, Brian Vickers sparked a caution, and both Dale Jr. and Gordon didn’t let off the gas and raced to the finish line.

3 days ago | essentiallysports.com | Ishan Yadav |Chintan Devgania

“It was hard for me to watch that fight and score it. The Alex that stepped into the cage that night wasn’t the same Alex who fought me.” UFC light heavyweight contender Khalil Rountree Jr. recently joined the chorus of MMA fans and pundits who felt something was off during Alex Pereira’s title fight against Magomed Ankalaev. Speaking with MMA Today, ‘The War Horse’ reflected on the Brazilian’s lackluster performance, contrasting it with the fiery version of “Poatan” he faced at UFC 307.

3 days ago | essentiallysports.com | Kanishk Thakur |Chintan Devgania

“When the window opens, we’ll obviously start talking to lots of different people and we’ll see what the options are out there. We’ve said this every time: There could be a time when we end up on several different networks like all other sports do,” UFC CEO Dana White told reporters at the post UFC 314 presser. The UFC’s exclusive US broadcast rights deal with ESPN will end this year.

3 days ago | essentiallysports.com | Upasana Banerjee |Chintan Devgania

Wrecky Spinhouse is the nickname NASCAR fans have coined for Hyak Motorsports driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. As the name suggests, for some reason or another, he sparks unnecessary crashes and wrecks, much to the dismay of the fans supporting their favorite drivers. Remember when NASCAR returned to racing at Darlington Raceway during the COVID-19 pandemic, he spun his race car on the very first lap.

3 days ago | essentiallysports.com | Upasana Banerjee |Chintan Devgania

He might be fifteen spots away from victory, but he left with a thousand memories. Kasey Kahne’s return to NASCAR wasn’t about the finish line, but about the road that led him back to where it all began. 21 years after his debut Xfinity Series drive at Rockingham, he was once again prepared. However, this time, older, wiser, and full of energy. Two crashes bruised his #33 Chevy, yet couldn’t dent his emotions. “I felt right at home,” he said, like no time had passed these 6 years.