Articles by Jeff Hawkins (385)
As points leader Corey Heim continues his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship quest, the sports-betting favorite will do so with a new look in May. Beginning with Friday night’s SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway, Heim’s No. 11 Toyota will be adorned with a new sponsor, Safelite Foundation. The deal also includes stops at […]
Christopher Bell understood. The NASCAR Cup Series driver didn’t appreciate going hard into the inside wall at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, but braked against blaming Denny Hamlin for causing the Lap 52 incident. Hamlin bumped Bell from the lead while attempting to provide a bumper push. Bell lost control of the No. 20 Toyota after […]
NASCAR Cup Series driver Joey Logano meant for the sarcasm to come through loud and clear: “Way to go, Austin. Way to go, you (&!^%)!” Logano wasn’t congratulating the eventual winner of Sunday’s Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. The reigning circuit titleholder sounded off on his team radio following the second stage. Cindric did […]
Jake Garcia was a bit overshadowed. At one end of the ThorSport Racing’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series garage in Sandusky, Ohio, Ty Majeski was piecing together a run to the 2024 circuit championship. At the other end, first-year teammate Jake Garcia struggled to a No. 17 ranking in the final drivers’ standings. Through his […]
Jesse Love appeared to possess the dominant NASCAR Xfinity Series machine Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway, leading an Ag-Pro 300-best 50 of 113 laps. It wasn’t enough, though. Creating a photo finish, Love battled Jeb Burton and Austin Hill, going three-wide under yellow-flag conditions, ending the race. Hill earned the trip to Victory Lane and Love […]
During the NASCAR Cup Series event at Atlanta Motor Speedway in February, Austin Cindric battled Kyle Larson in the closing laps. Larson ended up taking out Cindric along the backstretch. Not known for his superspeedway prowess, Larson escaped with a P3 and took the blame for the incident. On Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, Cindric again […]
Through seven rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft, Carolina Panthers general manager Dan Morgan waited for an opportunity to draft a tackle. The position didn’t take precedence over drafting playmaking wide receivers, like bookends Tetairoa McMillan in the first round and Jimmy Horn Jr. in the sixth. Tackle prospects certainly didn’t trump the edge position, […]
Fourth-year NASCAR Cup Series driver Zane Smith needed a boost. In nine events this season, Smith, who has not won a national series race since 2023, has yet to a top-five finish. Perhaps, Saturday’s qualifying effort at Talladega Superspeedway will give the 2022 Truck Series champion a jolt of confidence. Smith clocked a qualifying […]
Jesse Love didn’t have Friday’s win taken away. OK, so it was a shortened qualifying session at Talladega Superspeedway and not a points race at Rockingham Speedway, but still, at least his hot lap of 182.946 mph stood up and Love earned the pole for Saturday’s Ag-Pro 300 and a chance to defend his title. The qualifying […]
Brent Crews left no doubt which pilot possessed the strongest ARCA Menards Series East machine last Saturday at Rockingham Speedway. Qualifying on the pole, Crews piloted the No. 81 Toyota to a wire-to-wire victory, capturing the ARCA 125 at Rockingham Speedway for his fourth ARCA win and first on the East circuit. “We had an […]