Chase Elliott – The Circuit Journal

Kyle Larson adds to his championship bid at Sonoma days after getting NASCAR playoff waiver

By John Haverlin June 9, 2024IndyCar, NASCAR

Several days after getting his NASCAR Cup Series playoff waiver, Kyle Larson doubles down on his case to be a title contender for the 2024 NASCAR championship at Sonoma Raceway.Larson…

NASCAR’s decision to run L.A. Clash a day early was unprecedented, but ‘genius’

By John Haverlin February 3, 2024NASCAR

It was an unprecedented but well-received decision when NASCAR elected to run The Clash a day earlier than scheduled to avoid a potential washout.Heavy rain was expected to invade the…

Dennis is a menace: Hamlin wins at Bristol and rubs it in the booing fans’ faces

By John Haverlin September 17, 2023NASCAR

The boos and jeers pouring down on him from a packed coliseum of NASCAR fans didn’t deter Bristol Night Race winner Denny Hamlin from egging on the crowd a little…

NASCAR’s Chicago weekend presents various unprecedented events, and a debut winner

By John Haverlin July 3, 2023NASCAR

CHICAGO -- When NASCAR organized the inaugural Chicago Street Course race to take place on Independence Day Weekend, it knew there would be some unprecedented events to occur.And almost everything…

What does Kyle Busch’s victorious Fontana sendoff mean for RCR, NASCAR?

By John Haverlin February 27, 2023NASCAR

FONTANA, Calif. -- Auto Club Speedway has an uncertain future, but at least Kyle Busch helped the two-mile version of the track go out with a bang.Busch won for the…

Chris Buescher’s Bristol win caps off chaotic NASCAR Playoff weekend

By John Haverlin September 18, 2022NASCAR

BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Before the NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Friday night, 18 drivers were still eligible to compete for a championship while 16 Cup Series drivers came into the…

Phoenix Raceway, partnered with Phoenix Children’s, may have new annual event even greater than Championship Weekend

By John Haverlin September 1, 2022NASCAR

PHOENIX -- When 10-year-old Daniel Sanchez and his mother, Janeth Sosa, entered the Aztec Room at the Arizona Biltmore on Tuesday morning, several people were waiting to greet them.The first…

Tyler Reddick’s highly-anticipated maiden NASCAR Cup win finally happens, shakes up playoff grid with eight races remaining

By John Haverlin July 4, 2022F1, IndyCar, NASCAR, Other Series, Sports Cars

It was never a matter of "if" Tyler Reddick would become a NASCAR Cup Series race winner. It was a matter of "when."The two-time Xfinity Series champion earned his first…

Chase Elliott charges to NASCAR Cup victory at Nashville Superspeedway

By John Haverlin June 30, 2022Media, NASCAR

By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service LEBANON, Tenn. – In a race twice delayed by lightning, Chase Elliott stole the thunder from a contingent of Toyota drivers who showed early…

What we’ve learned: NASCAR Cup Series quarter-season breakdown

By Cole Cusumano April 12, 2022NASCAR

As advertised by NASCAR, the Cup Series has undergone a drastic identity change during the inaugural season of the seventh-generation stock car. Now a quarter of the way through the…