Sprint Cup Archive
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![Considering the way Sunday started for Denny Hamlin, a third-place finish in the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 might have defied the omens from early in the day. Hamlin was on […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Denny-Hamlin-Kyle-Busch-feature-10-31-115x115.jpg "Hamlin’s Day Has A Happier Ending Than Beginning")
Hamlin’s Day Has A Happier Ending Than Beginning
Posted on October 31, 2016 | No CommentsConsidering the way Sunday started for Denny Hamlin, a third-place finish in the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 might have defied the omens from early in the day. Hamlin was on […] -
![Jimmie Johnson had to come back from a pair of setbacks to score his ninth career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory at Martinsville Speedway Sunday. More importantly, Johnson now is […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Jimmie-Johnson-feature-10-30-115x115.jpg "Johnson Wins Martinsville, Punches Title Round Ticket")
Johnson Wins Martinsville, Punches Title Round Ticket
Posted on October 30, 2016 | No CommentsJimmie Johnson had to come back from a pair of setbacks to score his ninth career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory at Martinsville Speedway Sunday. More importantly, Johnson now is […] -
![After a blown engine knocked him out of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup last Sunday at Talladega, the one thought that kept Martin Truex, Jr. from wallowing in […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Martin-Truex-Jr.-feature-10-30-115x115.jpg "Thoughts Of Winning Martinsville Buoyed Truex’s Spirits")
Thoughts Of Winning Martinsville Buoyed Truex’s Spirits
Posted on October 30, 2016 | No CommentsAfter a blown engine knocked him out of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup last Sunday at Talladega, the one thought that kept Martin Truex, Jr. from wallowing in […] -
![Jimmie Johnson won’t go there until he gets there. In other words, Johnson has opted not to contemplate winning a record-tying seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title until he reaches […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Jimmie-Johnson-feature-10-29-115x115.jpg "Johnson’s Focus Is On Race At Hand, Not Seventh Title")
Johnson’s Focus Is On Race At Hand, Not Seventh Title
Posted on October 29, 2016 | No CommentsJimmie Johnson won’t go there until he gets there. In other words, Johnson has opted not to contemplate winning a record-tying seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title until he reaches […] -
![Martin Truex, Jr.’s ouster from the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup didn’t affect his qualifying prowess. A week after winning the pole at Talladega, only to exit the race […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Martin-Truex-Jr.-feature-10-28-115x115.jpg "Martin Truex, Jr. Stops Logano’s Martinsville Pole Streak")
Martin Truex, Jr. Stops Logano’s Martinsville Pole Streak
Posted on October 28, 2016 | No CommentsMartin Truex, Jr.’s ouster from the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup didn’t affect his qualifying prowess. A week after winning the pole at Talladega, only to exit the race […] -
![Denny Hamlin’s championship aspirations came .006 seconds away from evaporating at Talladega last Sunday. Fortunately for the No. 11 Toyota driver, he beat Kurt Busch to the finish line by […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Denny-Hamlin-feature-10-28-115x115.jpg "Denny Hamlin Hopes To Lock Up Championship 4 Berth")
Denny Hamlin Hopes To Lock Up Championship 4 Berth
Posted on October 28, 2016 | No CommentsDenny Hamlin’s championship aspirations came .006 seconds away from evaporating at Talladega last Sunday. Fortunately for the No. 11 Toyota driver, he beat Kurt Busch to the finish line by […] -
![NASCAR has announced that, beginning in 2017, limitations will be placed on Sprint Cup Series drivers looking to participate in Xfinity or Camping World Truck Series events. On Wednesday morning, […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/NASCAR-Logo-feature-10-26-115x115.jpg "NASCAR To Put Limits On Cup Drivers In Xfinity, Trucks")
NASCAR To Put Limits On Cup Drivers In Xfinity, Trucks
Posted on October 26, 2016 | No CommentsNASCAR has announced that, beginning in 2017, limitations will be placed on Sprint Cup Series drivers looking to participate in Xfinity or Camping World Truck Series events. On Wednesday morning, […] -
![Facing an overtime restart with two laps left in the Hellman’s 500 on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, crew chief Slugger Labbe reminded driver Austin Dillon of the relevant numbers. Dillon […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Austin-Dillon-Denny-Hamlin-feature-10-24-115x115.jpg "Dillon’s Tiebreaker Loss Of Chase Spot A Heartbreaker")
Dillon’s Tiebreaker Loss Of Chase Spot A Heartbreaker
Posted on October 24, 2016 | No CommentsFacing an overtime restart with two laps left in the Hellman’s 500 on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, crew chief Slugger Labbe reminded driver Austin Dillon of the relevant numbers. Dillon […] -
![Joey Logano rallied from an early pit road gaffe to power his way to the front of the field at Talladega Superspeedway and beat out Brian Scott on a final […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Joey-Logano-feature-10-23-115x115.jpg "Logano Gets Clutch Talladega Win, Others Miss Chase Cut")
Logano Gets Clutch Talladega Win, Others Miss Chase Cut
Posted on October 23, 2016 | No CommentsJoey Logano rallied from an early pit road gaffe to power his way to the front of the field at Talladega Superspeedway and beat out Brian Scott on a final […] -
![Perhaps more than any other driver in Sunday’s Hellman’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, Austin Dillon will have to walk a tightrope. Tied for eighth with Joey Logano in the Chase […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Austin-Dillon-feature-10-23-115x115.jpg "Qualifying Effort Puts Dillon In Strong Position For Sunday")
Qualifying Effort Puts Dillon In Strong Position For Sunday
Posted on October 23, 2016 | No CommentsPerhaps more than any other driver in Sunday’s Hellman’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, Austin Dillon will have to walk a tightrope. Tied for eighth with Joey Logano in the Chase […]
