Richard Childress Racing – The Circuit Journal

Chase Briscoe, Tyler Reddick triumph at Darlington while several 2023 playoff drivers fail to clinch berth

By John Haverlin September 2, 2024NASCAR

If there had ever been a NASCAR race that demonstrated how some drivers and teams can overcome the odds and persevere for greatness while others suffer shocking defeat, the 2024…

Austin Dillon’s move was ugly. But being pretty doesn’t put drivers in the NASCAR playoffs

By John Haverlin August 11, 2024NASCAR2 Comments

Joey Logano called it "chickenshit."He's not wrong. But Austin Dillon does not care about Logano's feelings. And he does not care about Denny Hamlin's feelings.He also does not care about…

Phoenix Xfinity race falls Chandler Smith’s way after ‘Big One,’ Allgaier crash

By John Haverlin March 9, 2024NASCAR

AVONDALE, Ariz. -- If it weren't for a blown tire with four laps to go, Justin Allgaier would have won his third NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Phoenix Raceway on…

NASCAR basks in Le Mans success while Martin Truex Jr. gets another Sonoma win

By John Haverlin June 11, 2023NASCAR, Sports Cars

Each weekend, wherever NASCAR visits, the spotlight is on it. And it was no different this weekend in the French countryside.NASCAR and Hendrick Motorsports raced the prestigious 24 Hours of…

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…

Another berserk Daytona weekend concludes NASCAR’s regular season; Silly Season questions still looming in Cup field

By John Haverlin August 28, 2022NASCAR

It wouldn't be the summer NASCAR weekend at Daytona International Speedway if there weren't any chaos, would it?Where shall we begin? Should we start with Jeremy Clements' unexpected Xfinity Series…

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…

Daytona thoughts: Austin Cindric, Austin Hill make instant impacts with new opportunities

By John Haverlin February 24, 2022NASCAR

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- It wasn't out of the realm to think Austin Cindric could win a NASCAR Cup Series in his rookie season.Cindric, 23, won the 2020 Xfinity Series…