Erik Jones Claims His First Win of the Season

DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 02: Erik Jones, driver of the #20 Sport Clips Throwback Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 02, 2019 in Darlington, South Carolina. Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Throwback weekend at Darlington Raceway is one of the most anticipated weekends on the NASCAR schedule for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Many drivers pay tribute to legends of the past with paint schemes that put a feeling of nostalgia in race fans. It is also one of the toughest races of the year. Five hundred miles on an old, abrasive surface give many drivers problems throughout the course of the race.

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Brad Keselowski Exits Daytona Cup Race after Bump from Kevin Harvick

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – JULY 07: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, is involved in an on-track incident during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 07, 2019 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – ‘K’ may stand for ‘Keselowski,’ but in the Twitterverse on Sunday, ‘K’ also stood for ‘karma’ where Keselowski was concerned.

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Byron on Board

JOLIET, ILLINOIS – JUNE 29: William Byron, driver of the #24 Liberty University Chevrolet, stands in the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Camping World 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on June 29, 2019, in Joliet, Illinois. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

William Byron continued his summer success streak on Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway, earning an eighth-place finish and leading twice for nine laps on the day. He now has three top-ten finishes in the last five races in the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet – the most productive five-race streak in his year-and-a-half Cup career.

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Kyle Busch Presses on for a Win at Pocono Raceway

LONG POND, PENNSYLVANIA – JUNE 02: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Hazelnut Toyota, crosses the finish line to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pocono 400 at Pocono Raceway on June 02, 2019 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images

After two weeks of racing in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series moves into Pennsylvania to race at Pocono Raceway for the Pocono 400. The track is known as the ‘Tricky Triangle’ and has always been a unique place for the series to compete. With only three corners, teams struggle to find the perfect balance in their racecars as they navigate around the 2.5-mile asphalt track.

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Bowman’s Recent Momentum Could Lead Him to Victory Lane

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 25: Alex Bowman, driver of the #88 Nationwide Patriotic Chevrolet, stands in the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 25, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Alex Bowman showed up in the Pocono Raceway Media Center feeling as confident and optimistic as he has in his young career. The 26-year old is coming off the best four-race stretch he’s ever turned in – including three consecutive runner-up finishes at Talladega, Dover and Kansas.

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