Six races. Four wins. Stewart-Haas Racing is rocking it at the outset of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series campaign. There are a number of ingredients in the blend that is fueling success at SHR. Technology. Talent. The desire for a manufacturer new to the team to demonstrate the change did the team good. It's all of those things, plus a group of hungry drivers with differing stories eager to prove something. 2014 champion Kevin Harvick wants another. He no doubt blesses the day h ...
//moreYes, Jimmie Johnson May Be Human After All
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10. That's the number of wins Jimmie Johnson reeled off in his second championship season of 2007. That's also the combined career victory total for Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson, Aric Almirola, Erik Jones, Austin Dillon, Alex Bowman and Paul Menard. Do you know what these seven drivers have in common? They are all ahead of the seven-time champion after six races in the 2018 season. Let that sink in for a moment. 29 races have run since Jimmie Johnson last visited victory lane- Dover- last Jun ...
//moreWho? Clint Bowyer? He Did What?
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It seems like a few years back, I remember this racer named Clint Bowyer. He was kind of a funny guy, big into Elvis, and he seemed like he was really coming into his own in NASCAR. To put it a more family friendly way, compost happens. Until Monday, the sunny-natured Kansan hadn't won in 190 races! That's one hellacious dry spell. A lot happens in what amounts to five years. Clint Bowyer got married, had a couple of kids, went through a couple of teams, and here is now running ...
//moreConsistency Counts For Truex
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Who thought Martin Truex Jr. might cool off or even fade into the night this year? I see you. You're not on that island alone. Sports sees its share of one-year wonders. Some acted like MTJ's win at Auto Club represented a bounce back. It really wasn't. Lost in the excitement over Kevin Harvick's three-race skein was the consistency of Martin Truex Jr. Sure, an average finish of 6.5 isn't quite as sexy as three wins, but it tells you something about how this team really hasn't lost anythi ...
//moreStewart-Haas Racing Firing On All Cylinders
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Did you catch this? Not only did Kevin Harvick win his third straight race Sunday in the employ of Stewart-Haas Racing, all three of his teammates made the top ten. Clint Bowyer finished sixth for SHR. Aric Almirola took seventh. Kurt Busch- who looked like a possible race winner- placed 10th for Stewart-Haas Racing. Who thought that at the beginning of the season that it would by SHR leading the way for Ford and not Penske? Clint Bowyer appears to be finding his footing in his second ...
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