Articles by Jared Turner (309)
The main event of Sunday night’s Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium was, by any objective measure, a bit of a snoozer. The preliminary 75-lap Last Chance Qualifier leading up to it was anything but boring, however. And for that, you can mostly thank Ty Gibbs. No, Gibbs didn’t win the Last Chance Qualifier, […]
With the running of four Saturday heat races at Bowman Gray Stadium, the field is mostly set for Sunday’s Cook Out Clash — an exhibition race that marks the unofficial start of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. Before the green flag for the main event waves just after 8 p.m. EST on FOX, here […]
The Daytona 500 is an extremely difficult race to win. Not that anyone ever doubted it, of course. Need some quick proof, though? It took the late, great Dale Earnhardt 20 tries to get it done. Darrell Waltrip needed 17. Kurt Busch required 16. Many retired NASCAR Cup Series legends — Mark Martin, Rusty Wallace […]
It’s been well over six years since Kasey Kahne competed in a NASCAR event. Forced to retire from competition earlier than planned because of lingering issues with dehydration, Kahne unexpectedly called it quits after a last-minute bow-out ahead of the 2018 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Since that time, Kahne has managed to fly […]
When Stewart-Haas Racing announced in late May that the organization would cease operations following the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, one of the most immediate questions was where and how SHR’s four drivers would land. Thankfully for Chase Briscoe, Noah Gragson, Ryan Preece and Josh Berry, they’ve all landed softly. That is, they’ve found work […]
Well, that didn’t last long. Actually, it hasn’t even technically started. Martin Truex Jr.’s “retirement” from the NASCAR Cup Series, scheduled to take effect after the 2024 season, is on hold for one more race — the 2025 Daytona 500. Truex, winless in 20 Daytona 500 starts, will attempt to qualify for The Great American […]
Set to embark on his third consecutive season as a part-time NASCAR Cup Series driver, Jimmie Johnson won’t compete in nearly as many races this year as he did in 2024. That’s the bad news for fans of the seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion. The good news? Johnson couldn’t have picked two better or more […]
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is no stranger to the Daytona 500, having won it twice and made 18 starts in NASCAR’s marquee event. But since the sport’s 15-time most popular driver retired from NASCAR Cup Series competition at the end of 2017, it’s been a foregone conclusion that his days of Daytona 500 appearances are over. […]
The 67th annual Daytona 500 is on the near horizon. So, why not start prognosticating about who will win The Great American Race? While no one can see into the future, history is perhaps the most reliable predictor of success in the NASCAR Cup Series’ biggest event. If Daytona 500s past are the basis upon […]
In the weeks leading up to every new NASCAR Cup Series season, optimism abounds among those who will be sharing a race track from February through November. Ask just about any driver this time of year to offer a forecast for the season, and they’ll claim they’re “excited” about the possibilities. In reality, though, […]