I don’t claim to know anything at all about NASCAR, but I do appreciate a fast-looking car when one blitzes past me and my Skoda Fabia on the M62. And the beauty of this new
NASCAR 2021 Fan Pack is that even someone like me can enjoy the three new cars on offer here in this latest
Rocket League offering, without knowing too much about the sport itself.
But what are the new cars available in this pack? Well, none other than the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro and Toyota Camry; all stalwarts of the driving world. All of these cars also have numerous decals based on various
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14 May 2021, 07:05 GMT+10
Historically speaking, when Martin Truex Jr. is on, he is ON. And his dominating showcase at Darlington Raceway last week in South Carolina leading 248 of 293 laps is indicative of the kind of run this Joe Gibbs Racing driver can have again this week.
Sunday s venue for the Drydene 400 (2p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) the famed Dover International Speedway one-miler in Delaware isn t just a place the New Jersey native Truex considers a home track but also a venue where he has really taken it to the competition.
It has taken almost a full year but NASCAR’s slow walk toward normalcy is ready to hit another gear: Daytona International Speedway, Darlington Raceway, Kansas Speedway and Pocono Raceway all announced last week their grandstands will open to full capacity later this year. Atlanta Motor Speedway plans the same for July.
NASCAR re-opened its infield to sponsors, guests and media at Darlington last weekend as a trial run. The garage and infield have been closed to nearly everyone since March 8, 2020, and NASCAR President Steve Phelps had said it would remain that way until a vaccine was widely available.
Vaccines have been available since early April to almost everyone in North Carolina, where most NASCAR teams are based, and it allowed NASCAR to put a plan in place for a reopening. There is no vaccine requirement for competitors, but NASCAR permitted teams, drivers and manufacturers to admit a total of 350 fully vaccinated guests and sponsors Sunday at Darlington.
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Our columnist Joe Gibbs has been sitting for a portrait, despite a few misgivings. Here s what he s learned.
I’m having my portrait painted. I can give you several excellent objective reasons for this. A painting of my wife executed some years ago seems lonely without a pair to it, we agree; her words, not mine. Other generations of our family hang around the walls of our home, including our children, leaving a paternal question mark of sorts for the future and a sense of the incomplete.
It becomes daily more apparent that, if I don’t take the plunge soon, the only colour on the artist’s palate will be grey, all 50 shades of it, not only for hair, but for skin tone as well. It will have to be a grisaille,
Martin Truex Jr. dominates at Darlington for 3rd win of year Truex swept the first two stages and led 248 laps to win his third event of the season and remain the only multiple winner in the series this year. (Source: JOHN K HARRELSON) By Associated Press | May 9, 2021 at 9:47 PM EDT - Updated May 10 at 9:18 AM
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) Martin Truex Jr. got nervous in a hurry near the end of his dominating drive at Darlington Raceway.
Barely pushed much of the race, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver suddenly saw Kyle Larson catching up in the closing laps.
Truex, though, called on his steady demeanor and track focus to pull away for his third NASCAR Cup Series victory this season.