The Circuit Journal

Quin Houff becomes subject of controversy and questioning in Texas blunder

By Cole Cusumano July 21, 2020NASCAR

In an odd turn of events, the biggest headline leaving Texas Motor Speedway would not be Austin Dillon becoming the 10th different winner of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season,…

NASCAR’s choose rule experiment ‘worked well’ in All-Star Race

By John Haverlin July 16, 2020NASCAR

For years, short tracks across the country have used a choose cone, which allows drivers to select the lane they restart during races. On Wednesday night, NASCAR gave the choose…

Upcoming schedule offers excitement, but little margin for error for bubble drivers

By Cole Cusumano July 15, 2020NASCAR

As the regular season winds down for the NASCAR Cup Series, the inherent emphasis on performing well and being consistent is becoming apparent. The sanctioning body recently revealed the upcoming…

Is July 4th Weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway a tradition worth keeping?

By Cole Cusumano July 9, 2020IndyCar, NASCAR

The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series schedule offered a revitalization to a once redundant tour. One of the most noteworthy changes was swapping the July 4 race at Daytona International Speedway…

Chevrolet’s resurgence is key to Jimmie Johnson’s swan song success

By Steven Cusumano June 27, 2020NASCAR

The decline of Jimmie Johnson's NASCAR Cup Series career has been one of the sport's most significant and puzzling developments of the decade. After winning his record-tying seventh Cup Series…

NASCAR seeks more change with 2020 All-Star Race

By Cole Cusumano June 23, 2020NASCAR

Since its inception in 1985, the NASCAR All-Star Race has been hailed as one of the sport's premier events. The star-studded race has been the sight of some of the…

Has NASCAR found its formula for future success?

By Cole Cusumano June 15, 2020NASCAR

For years, the series of steady declines and plateaus of NASCAR's ratings have been well documented. Now, after a week in which the sport took many progressive strides in growing…

Can NASCAR seize remaining opportunities to capitalize on early return?

By Cole Cusumano June 8, 2020NASCAR

For the better part of three months, COVID-19 brought reality and the sporting world as know it to a screeching halt. With the resumption of competition in mid-May, NASCAR became…

Yellow stripe analysis: Dissecting the rookie class of 2020

By Cole Cusumano June 1, 2020NASCAR

One of the biggest headlines entering the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season was the potential for an immediate competitive impact from the rookie class -- namely, the NASCAR Xfinity Series'…

Brad Keselowski lucks into another win as Chase Elliott, Joey Logano tangle

By John Haverlin June 1, 2020NASCAR

For the second time in as many Sundays, Brad Keselowski is the unexpected winner. Keselowski restarted fourth with five laps remaining at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday, which was a…