NASCAR Corey's NASCAR Updates

In the second race of the Chase, at New Hampshire, Kyle Busch won the race in the #18 Carmel M&M's Toyota. Martin Truex Jr. was having a strong run until he and other chase drivers got caught up in a wreck. Kevin Harvick spun off of turn 2 causing a pill up of cars behind him. Martin Truex Jr., Dale Jr., Kurt Busch, Jeffrey Earnhardt, and others were all caught in the wreck. Next weeks race is on Sunday at 1pm Central from Dover International Speedway.

This past weeks race was the first race of the Chase (NASCAR's Playoffs) at Chicagoland Speedway. Kyle Busch had the pole and won the first stage of the race, but a penalty set him back during the race and was not able to recover. Chase Elliott won stage two, but it was Martin Truex Jr. who brought home the checkered flag in the #78 Furniture Row Toyota. This is the fifth win of the season for Truex and guaranties him a spot in the round of 12. The Next race is Sunday from New Hampshire at 1pm central on NBCSN. Stay tuned for a new post about how the Chase works.

To pickup where I left you last time, Denny Hamlin won the race at Darlington in the #11 Sport Clips "Flying 11" Toyota Throwback. This is the one race each year were the sport will "throw it back" to the early days of NASCAR. The theme for throwbacks this year was centered on the 80's. Drivers had paint schemes on their cars to match the cars that legends of the sport once drove. Not only were the cars throwback almost everything was a throwback. From Newscasters in old outfits, to Richard Petty driving the pace car, to drives with mullets, and even more the whole sport was paying tribute to its history. The next race was from Richmond Raceway and was home to the final race of the regular season. This was the last chance for drivers to make it into one of the 16 playoff spots. Kyle Larson won the race for his fourth of the season and Martin Truex Jr. was awarded the first ever regular season champion trophy. The next race is from Chicagoland Speedway at 2pm c...

New Video up on YouTube be sure to check it out and learn about a popular form of NASCAR Merchandise: NASCAR Diecasts Note* This video was filmed a few months ago but has taken me a while to get it to upload. Hope you enjoy.