By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service DARLINGTON, S.C. – At the end of a thrilling three-car battle that wasn’t decided until the last corner of the last lap Saturday at Darlington Raceway, Noah Gragson stole a victory from Sheldon Creed and charging Kyle Larson to score his fourth victory of the NASCAR Xfinity Series season. After passing Gragson for second place on Lap 144 of 147, Larson got a strong run on Creed, then the leader, coming to the white flag. Larson steered his No. 17 Chevrolet to the inside of Creed’s Camaro, and the drivers raced side-by-side through…
Author: Mike Haag
Mike Haag
Mike Haag has covered motorsports in San Antonio and South Texas for more than 39 years. In addition to covering motorsports for the San Antonio Express-News for nearly 28 years, Mike also has co-hosted TrackSmack with Dawn Murphy for 19 race seasons. In addition to being a writer, Mike taught high school English and Journalism for 30 years before retiring in May, 2020.
Photos from Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. All photos are provided courtesy of Michael C. Johnson. Click on the photo below and then click the arrows to scroll through the photos.
During Friday’s during Miller Lite Carb Day practice for the 106th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, Colton Herta’s No. 26 Gainbridge Honda fielded by Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian wiggled in Turn 1 and made right-rear contact with the SAFER Barrier at the exit of the turn. The car overturned and slid through the short chute between Turns 1 and 2, making secondary contact with the SAFER Barrier in Turn 2 with the nose of the car. Herta climbed from the car after the AMR INDYCAR Safety Team carefully turned the car onto its wheels. The car suffered extensive damage. Photographer Michael…
Photos from Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series All-Star race at Texas Motor Speedway. All photos are provided courtesy of Michael C. Johnson. Click on the photo below and then click the arrows to scroll through the photos.
Photos from Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Open race at Texas Motor Speedway. All photos are provided courtesy of Michael C. Johnson. Click on the photo below and then click the arrows to scroll through the photos.
Photos from Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series All-Star qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway. All photos are provided courtesy of Michael C. Johnson. Click on the photo below and then click the arrows to scroll through the photos.
Photos from Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series SRS Distribution 250 race at Texas Motor Speedway. All photos provided courtesy of Michael C. Johnson. Click on the photo below and then click the arrows to scroll through the photos.
Photos from Friday’s SpeedyCash.com 220 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. All photos are courtesy of Michael C. Johnson. Click on the photo below and then click the arrows to scroll through the photos.
By Mike Haag, Raceday San Antonio BAYTOWN, Texas – Matt Hagan denied Bobby Bode the chance at winning his first NHRA Funny Car national event victory at the final NHRA SpringNationals Sunday at Houston Raceway Park. Hagan, driving his Dodge Power Brokers Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car, posted a winning run of 3.982 at 326.63 mph. It was his second win of the season and 41st in his career. “First of all, Bob and Bobby Bode are doing a great job,” Hagan said. “That kid is doing a great job driving and I’m super proud of him. We need youngsters…
By Mike Haag, Raceday San Antonio BAYTOWN, Texas – Camrie Caruso rolled into Texas this weekend and made a loud statement in the NHRA Pro Stock class during qualifying at the final NHRA SpringNationals at Houston Raceway Park. The 24-year-old rookie driver from Denver, N.C. clinched her first career No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock in just five races on Saturday. On Friday night during the opening round of Pro Stock qualifying, Caruso recorded a run of 6.547 at 209.39 mph in her Sand Haulers of America Chevrolet Camaro. After two more rounds of qualifying on Saturday, her time held…