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3 days ago
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Brad Keselowski on Kyle Busch: 'I would love to rekindle that rivalry'
RFK Racing driver Brad Keselowski talks about burying the hatchet with longtime rival Kyle Busch and his unique perspective on why he'd want to spark the rivalry back up.
USA Today
20-07-2025
- Automotive
- USA Today
Caesars Sportsbook Promo Code SBWIREDYW: Score 10 100% Profit Boosts for NASCAR at Dover
After back-to-back races on road courses sparked a semi-controversy, NASCAR is back to its oval-track roots this weekend at Dover Speedway for the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400. You can wager on the race after signing up with the Caesars Sportsbook promo code SBWIREDYW, which turns a $1 first bet into 10 100% profit boost tokens. Yes, this welcome offer is as simple as it sounds. After creating an account, you'll play a $1 first bet on NASCAR or anything else you find on the Caesars Sportsbook app — one of the nation's top sports betting apps. As soon as that bet settles, win or lose, you receive the 10 100% profit-boost tokens. You can attach a token to any bet you want, provided it's for $25 or less and the odds are less conservative than -10000. Every time a bet wins that has a token attached, you double your profit! NASCAR's annual trip to The Monster Mile comes after driver Brad Keselowski ripped the number of road courses on the 2025 schedule, saying the sport was built primarily as an oval-racing series. NASCAR went from two road courses per season to six this year, with a possibility of seven next season. A few more ears were raised when Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. echoed Keselowski's opinion on his podcast. The huge contrast between road courses and ovals can be best illustrated in the odds for this week's race. Shane van Gisbergen dominated the last two races but the road track specialist is just +50000 this week in Delaware. Denny Hamlin is the favorite at +450, followed by Kyle Larson (+500), Ryan Blaney (+650) and William Byron +750). You can be betting on the race or on anything else on today's sports schedule in a matter of minutes after signing up with the Caesars Sportsbook Promo Code SBWIREDYW. Get started with one of the top sportsbook promos for new bettors by clicking on any of the BET NOW buttons on this page. Caesars Sportsbook Promo Code SBWIREDYW: 10 100% Profit Boosts Guaranteed for MLB & More Tarik Skubal (10-3, 2.23 ERA), who allowed a pair of runs the first inning of Tuesday night's All-Star Game, will get an immediate shot at redemption in front of a national audience tonight when he takes the hill for the Tigers in the final game of a three-game set with Texas on Sunday Night Baseball. Nathan Eovaldi (7-3, 1.58 ERA), whom the Rangers paid a $100 All-Star bonus even though he was snubbed for the AL squad, will start opposite Skubal in the day's best mound matchup. UFC Fight Night heads overseas to the United Arab Emirates next Saturday with a middleweight bout between No. 5 Robert Whittaker (-140) and No. 12 Reinier De Ridder (+118) in the main event. You can get a jump on that card with these UFC betting promos. Get started by clicking the link on any BET NOW button which will whisk you over to the Caesars welcome page to begin the sign-up process. Then just place at least a $1 bet and the Caesars Sportsbook promo code SBWIREDYW will deliver a 10-pack of 100% profit boots which will double any winnings on any 10 bets over 14 days. How to Claim The Caesars Sportsbook Promo Code Bonus Offer It takes just a few moments to secure your Caesars Sportsbook promo code offer: The Caesars Sportsbook promo code SBWIREDYW code entitles you to 10 100% profit-boost tokens just for placing that $1 first bet. You'll have 14 days to use your tokens. Attach a token to any bet that you'd like to double your profit on. Just keep in mind you can't use a token on a bet bigger than $25 or odds more conservative than -10000. The maximum added profit per boost is $2,500. Bonus bets are non-withdrawable. But the Caesars Sportsbook promo code features a 1X playthrough policy, so any bonus bet needs to win just once for you to collect the profit in cash.
Yahoo
19-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
NASCAR: Biggest Surprises and Disappointments of 2025 Season So Far
Only six races are remaining on the NASCAR schedule in the regular season, with the Cup Series quickly closing in on the playoffs. After 20 points-eligible races, there's more than enough data and evidence to highlight drivers who have exceeded expectations and those who have fallen short this year. Let's dive into some of the biggest surprises and disappointments from the 2025 season. Surprise: Shane van Gisbergen Everyone predicted that Shane van Gisbergen would win a road course race this year, at the very least earning himself a spot in the playoffs. Few saw this level of dominance coming. SVG won three of the four road course races this summer, including a commanding victory by 16.567 seconds in Mexico City. Most thought his lack of experience at Sonoma Raceway would even the playing field and end his road course streak. Instead, he decimated the competition with both a Stage 2 win and an outright victory, leading a race-record 97 laps at Sonoma. Related: With that performance, van Gisbergen now has three Cup Series victories this season, tying him for the series lead with several other top drivers. He earned 59 points at Sonoma, boosting his total playoff points and solidifying his place among the championship contenders. Van Gisbergen enters Dover tied for the most wins this year, with many now predicting he could reach the Round of 8 in the playoffs. Disappointment: Brad Keselowski In 2024, Brad Keselowski won the Goodyear 400 at Darlington (May 12) and recorded the 10th-most top-10 finishes (14), along with the 11th-most laps led (318) in the NASCAR Cup Series. The 2025 campaign, however, has been a major disappointment. Keselowski's average finishing position has plummeted from 15.6 to 22.4, and he has more DNFs (six) than top-10s (four) through 20 races. He has put himself in must-win territory for the playoffs, and since he's rarely leading races (just 81 laps led, 16th-most in the series), he appears destined for a winless season. Related: Surprise: Carson Hocevar While Carson Hocevar might not make the playoffs this season, the 22-year-old has already impressed in his second year in the NASCAR Cup Series. After winning Rookie of the Year in 2024, Hocevar has earned four top-10 finishes, including two top-5s and one pole, through 20 races this season. He has consistently proven to be one of the fastest drivers on ovals, regularly putting himself in the mix for wins. Road courses remain a major issue for him, but the flashes of talent Hocevar is showing this season are superstar-like. Related: Disappointment: Tyler Reddick Tyler Reddick will make the playoffs, and he's still statistically one of the best NASCAR drivers in 2025. However, this season still feels like a major disappointment for the No. 45 team. Reddick hasn't won a single race and ranks 13th in laps led (112), behind drivers like Josh Berry (169) and Austin Cindric (251). He's also tied for 10th in top-10 finishes (eight). Reddick's placement in the standings is largely a product of avoiding any DNFs this season, but the lack of victories is a major letdown. Related: Surprise: Ryan Preece While he doesn't have the support of one of the best NASCAR Cup Series teams, Ryan Preece is delivering consistent results this season. He had a bumpy start, then recorded three consecutive top-10 finishes from Las Vegas through Martinsville. Some DNFs resulted in a four-race lull, but Preece now boasts an average finishing position of 12.1 over the last 10 races, which even includes a 28th-place finish at Nashville. Preece might not be leading many races in 2025, but his seven top-10s in the last 15 races are tied with William Byron for the sixth-most. Disappointment: Daniel Suarez In a contract year, Daniel Suárez gave Trackhouse Racing enough reason to make a change next season. Suarez's stats have dropped across the board this season, ranging from his average finishing position (17.86 to 21.4) to the drop in top 10s (nine to three) and top fives (four to one). He didn't provide Trackhouse Racing with a reason to keep him, not with top prospect Connor Zilisch waiting in the wings. Maybe Suarez can find a full-time gig with a smaller team in 2026, but the Xfinity Series might be his best option to win races. Related: Surprise: Chase Briscoe Chase Briscoe has indeed benefited this season from stepping into the No. 19 car, replacing Martin Truex Jr. at Joe Gibbs Racing. What makes Briscoe somewhat of a surprise, or more accurately a standout, is what he's done with the opportunity. As the driver of the No. 19, Briscoe has already delivered JGR more top-5 finishes (seven) and poles (four) than Truex did all of last season (five top-5s and two poles). Briscoe has been especially strong as of late, scoring a win at Pocono along with six top-10 finishes in the last 10 races. He's being slightly overlooked heading into the playoffs, but Briscoe's summer performance deserves recognition. Disappointment: Ty Gibbs There are always flashes from Ty Gibbs that suggest he's on the verge of his first NASCAR Cup Series win. He has shown improvement this summer, finishing inside the top 20 more frequently, and posted an average finish of 8.3 over a recent three-race stretch. Still, he is set to finish well below his totals from last season (12 top-10s and eight top-5s). To that point, his average starting position has slipped from 11.42 to 13.95 and his average finishing position has dipped from 17.42 to 17.65 in 2025. As of mid-July, Gibbs has just three top-10s and two top-5s with no wins or poles this season. Additionally, his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates have combined for seven wins and 24 top-5 finishes this year, further highlighting that Gibbs hasn't been able to take full advantage of the equipment and opportunities available to him. Related Headlines 'Can't Just Trade Everybody': Phillies Owner John Middleton Opens Up About Deadline Approach 'All-Time Low': Pirates Reporter Reveals Why Bryan Reynolds Won't Be Traded at Deadline '1 Percent Chance': Pirates Reporter Shares Bleak Take on Paul Skenes Extension Prospects Yankees Expected 'To Get After It' Before Trade Deadline: 6 Blockbuster Trade Targets, Including Chris Sale
Fox News
16-07-2025
- Automotive
- Fox News
Should NASCAR Enact New Rules To Avoid Car, Crew Contact After Sonoma Incident?
Print Close Published July 16, 2025 The Ty Gibbs pit road incident with Brad Keselowski's crew at Sonoma has been compared to brushback pitch, as Gibbs hit a tire being carried by a member of Keselowski's crew when coming in for his pit stop. Except when a race car is involved, even if the concept is the same, the optics are worse and the consequences have a higher percentage of resulting in injury. Gibbs drove through the Keselowski pit box, as he is allowed to do since Keselowski wasn't in his pit. A driver can drive through three empty pit boxes on the way to their own pit stall. The tire carrier, Telvin McClurkin, was carrying two tires and standing in his pit box, which he is allowed to do. Anyone carrying two tires or one tire plus a jack or pit gun is considered a dual-purpose crew member. The rule reads: "The dual-purpose crew member must be positioned close to the pit wall until the vehicle is one pit box away from its assigned pit box." There is no definition of what close means. That's ultimately a NASCAR judgment call. And my guess is that if you got 10 people in a room and asked them to draw a line of where close is, there would be more than a few lines. So McClurkin didn't do anything wrong. Did he hug the wall? No. Was he as far out as other tire carriers have been on stops? Not by a long shot. But there is also a rule on interference: "Any crew member, equipment or tire/wheel interfering with another crew's pit stop, causing the other team to incur a penalty or not, may incur a penalty." Did McClurkin interfere with Gibbs? Did Gibbs interfere with McClurkin, considering Keselowski was about to come in? They both, according to the rules, pretty much had a right to be where they were. NASCAR didn't call any penalties. It isn't rare for tire carriers and tire changers to do what they can to mess up another driver's stop, whether it is swinging wide and daring the driver to hit them or the tire they are carrying. And it isn't rare for a driver who feels a pit crew member is trying to take up too much space to get as close as possible to them. Drivers have an incredible responsibility. But crew members also know that cars are coming. And when they do a pit stop with their own cars, they are instructed that they had better be out of the way when the driver is told to go or else they will get run over. It appears both sides could have given a little more room. Did they have to? No. "There's a lot of gamesmanship in how things work," three-time Cup champion Joey Logano said. "I can only talk from my personal experiences. You don't want to put someone in danger of hurting you. With that said, [I'm] guilty, been there. We've all made mistakes. "We've all done maybe the wrong thing at times, but I think when you look at these pit crew guys, it's not only their life but it's their livelihood on top of that. It's how they make money for their family and the last thing you want to do is hurt one of them. Everyone's got to work together a little bit on pit road, especially when it's tight scenarios like that." Maybe there is a simple answer. There are lines on the track to which a driver must adhere if there is a car in the box so they don't hit any crew members. Should there be a line that limits how far a dual-purpose crew member can go beyond the wall before their car comes into the pit? Except that isn't a simple answer. If there's a line, it would have to be officiated by the pit road camera system. And would that line be for feet or for any equipment/tires the crew member has? And is that line only in play if there is a car coming in to pit using their box as one of the three boxes on the way to their stall? This is one area where NASCAR likely hopes the teams and crew members can police themselves. Which has been fine and will be fine ... until a crew member gets hurt and NASCAR is forced into action. Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR and INDYCAR for FOX Sports. He has spent decades covering motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene magazine and The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Print Close URL
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14-07-2025
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NASCAR Breaks It Up: Gibbs & Keselowski Pit Crews Nearly Come to Blows at Sonoma
Pit stops got crazy on Sunday at Sonoma when a near miss between Ty Gibbs and Brad Keselowski's teams turned into a pit road fight during the Toyota/Save Mart 350. It all went down late in Stage 2 when several front-runners, including Gibbs and Keselowski, came in early to get track position for the final stage. With their pit boxes right next to each other, it was already tight. It didn't take much for things to get ugly. Advertisement Gibbs, ahead of Keselowski on the track and in pit sequence, drove into his assigned stall by cutting through the RFK Racing pit box. In doing so, Gibbs came within inches of RFK front tire carrier Telvin McClurkin, who was already in position and holding a tire for Keselowski's incoming №6 Ford. Gibbs' №54 Toyota clipped the tire, twisting McClurkin's wrist in the process. Despite the impact, McClurkin was able to complete his duties, but immediately after, tempers flared. According to footage released by RFK Racing, McClurkin marched over to the Joe Gibbs Racing pit crew. The exchange quickly turned into pushing and shoving between the crews and NASCAR officials had to intervene and separate the teams before it got out of hand. Also Read:: NASCAR points standings after Sonoma: Cup Series points leaders after today Advertisement NASCAR rules in favor of Ty Gibbs after pit road incident NASCAR reviewed the incident mid-race and later said Gibbs did not break any rules. Drivers are allowed to go through up to three pit boxes when entering their own, and in this case, Gibbs, being ahead of Keselowski, was within his rights to cut across. 'Going in, I have the right-of-way,' Gibbs told NASCAR on TNT after the race, pointing to the orange lines on the pit wall. 'They're on the wall for a reason, they jump for a reason, and they kind of get out of the way. And those guys like to push it, and that's kind of the consequence you pay.' Gibbs said he had clear procedural priority and NASCAR agreed, saying RFK Racing's crew should have given him more space as he approached. Advertisement Although Gibbs got off light, there was concern over the physical element of the confrontation, and how crew members were supposed to act and possibly be punished. By Sunday night, NASCAR did not announce any fines or suspensions, but officials said they would further review the aftermath of the altercation. Also Read:: NASCAR: Winners, Losers from the Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway, led by Shane van Gisbergen Related Headlines
