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On the final restart last Sunday, NASCAR Cup Series driver Christopher Bell discovered an unlikely path to Victory Lane at Atlanta Motor Speedway. After starting P32 and failing to generate any stage points, Bell went from Ambetter Health 400 afterthought to an early playoff qualifier. All during a fortuitous final lap, inching ahead of aggressive […]
Running P11 on Lap 178, Christopher Bell scraped the Turn 3 wall at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The NASCAR Cup Series driver didn’t appear to be a serious contender for Sunday’s Ambetter Health 400. Until the final lap, that is. Securing the event’s 50th lead change as Joe Gibbs Racing earned its first win since Bell […]
NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Blaney displayed Team Penske’s potential throughout last Sunday’s Daytona 500. The 2023 circuit champion earned a stage-two win and led the most laps (59) at Daytona International Speedway. With 13 laps remaining, however, Blaney couldn’t escape a multi-car crash. He returned to finish the season-opening race, posting a P7 after […]
Consistency proved to be the key to driver Tyler Reddick earning the NASCAR Cup Series championship. And a bit of intuition, too. Among the top four drivers, Reddick enters Sunday’s season-opening Daytona 500 showcase with eight combined wins, plus at least 10 top-five finishes over the past three seasons. Only Christopher Bell, Denny Hamlin and Kyle […]
Few Big Ten men’s basketball insiders expected the Michigan Wolverines to compete for a .500 record this season, let alone contend for their first conference regular-season title since 2020-21. Coming off one of the program’s all-time worst campaigns and entering with a nearly complete offseason roster overhaul, the No. 24-ranked Wolverines have surprised many by […]
A 23-year NASCAR Cup Series veteran, Kyle Busch failed to visit Victory Lane in 2024 for the first time since ‘04. He also mustered just five top-five finishes and 10 top-10s, his lowest outcomes since becoming a full-time pilot in his third campaign. One of the national series’ all-time winningest drivers, Busch compiled 63 career […]
NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson endured a rough Cook Out Clash Last Chance Qualifier race to earn a spot during Sunday night’s exhibition showcase at Bowman Gray Stadium. Larson, executing his short-track skills, earned the qualifier’s checkered flag, but pulled into the pits with a banged-up machine. The No. 5 Chevrolet team struggled to […]
NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch may have a second racing prodigy on his hands. While his 9-year-old son, Brexton, dominated a junior sprints division the past few seasons, the elder Busch may soon start mentoring his 2-year-old daughter, Lennix. Samantha Busch, the children’s mother, posted a video on Instagram Saturday of Lennix turning her […]
With a week to rest and rehabilitate, the injury-depleted Detroit Lions saved most of their NFL playoff prep until Tuesday. The NFC’s top-seeded franchise didn’t have much of a choice. The Lions’ coaching staff will not know which Wild Card team will face the Lions in the divisional round Jan. 18-19 at Ford Field until […]
Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell is having fun. With a 10-1 record targeting the NFC’s No. 1 playoff seed, the Lions enter Thursday’s matchup against the Chicago Bears (4-7) having won nine straight for the first time in nine decades. Campbell’s personality certainly has rubbed off since his hiring in 2021. The Lions remain the lone […]
