Tag: John Schutt

By John Schutt First, I must address the death of famous NASCAR driver, Bobby Allison, who was one of the “Alabama Gang,” Saturday Nov. 9. Next is good news: Justin Allgaier won the Xfinity Series Championship and was the first Illinois driver to ever win a NASCAR championship. NASCAR Cup...

By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, Straight Talk Wireless 400, Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 27. Wow! What a finish! On the last lap of the race, Denny Hamlin was in the lead until Ryan Blaney passed him. But in the final turn, pole-sitter Tyler Reddick passed Blaney for...

By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, Sept. 29. Ross Chastain won his first race of the season followed by Will Byron in second, Martin Truex, Jr. in third, Ryan Blaney in fourth, and Ty Gibbs in fifth. Pole was set by...

By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, The Cook Out Southern 500, Darlington, S.C., Darlington Speedway, Sunday, Sept. 1. Bubba Wallace won the pole, but in the end Chase Briscoe held off Kyle Busch to win his first race of the season! In third place was Chris Bell, Kyle Larson in...

By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, The Brickyard 400, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Ind., Sunday, July 21. The first stage was won by Denny Hamlin ahead of Kyle Larson. But Kyle Larson, through two overtime restarts, pulled off an exciting win at the very end! In second was Tyler Reddick,...

By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, Ally 400, Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tenn., Sunday, June 30. Denny Hamlin won the pole position, but it appeared as if it was Christopher Bell’s race to win. Bell won stages one and two, but with the chaos at the end Joe Logano won his...

By John Schutt NASCAR, Cup Series, Coca-Cola 600, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C, Sunday, May 26. There was severe rain-delay for more than an hour until the race was called and Christopher Bell was the winner. In second was Brad Keselowski, William Byron in third, Tyler Reddick in fourth, and...

By John Schutt Here are NASCAR results in the April races NASCAR Cup Series, Wurth 400, Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, Del., Sunday, April 28. After the dust was cleared, pole position was awarded to Kyle Busch in his Childress Chevrolet, but Denny Hamlin in a Gibbs Toyota held off the...

By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, AmBetter 400 Atlanta Ga. February 25. In a three-wide photo finish, Daniel Suarez was ahead of Ryan Blaney, Kyle Bush was in third, Austin Cendric fourth, and Bubba Wallace fifth. Michael McDowell and Joe Logano were on the pole, however, Logano had to start...

By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series Championship, Phoenix, Raceway Phoenix, Ariz., Sunday, Nov. 5. Only one of the four finalists, Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson, or William Byron, Christopher Bell, could win the championship, but any racer could win the race. And that is what happened when Ross Chastain won the...

By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, YellaWood 500, Taladega Superspeedway, Taladega, Ala., Sunday, Oct. 1. The Big One didn’t happen this year, but three medium melees did occur. However, Ryan Blaney avoided all of that catastrophic action and won the race by less than one foot ahead of Kevin Harvick....

By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, Toyota Owners 400, Richmond Raceway, Richmond, Va., Sunday, April 2. A good pit stop near the end of the race with 25 laps to go, put Kyle Larson out front where he stayed to win the race. Following in second place was Josh Berry,...

By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, Pala Casino 400, Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 26. The race was won by a driver, Kyle Busch, who has won a race there for three teams He won in the No. 8 Chevy and driving for Richard Childress Racing. Following in...