Pat DeCola
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@nascarcasm: Favorite photo from every 2022 Cup race
The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season was one of a kind — so @nascarcasm picked his favorite photo from each race. → Read More
Martin Truex Jr. to return to Joe Gibbs Racing in 2023
Martin Truex Jr. will return to the No. 19 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2023, the 2017 Cup Series champion announced Friday at Nashville. → Read More
Debate: Who will win first, Denny Hamlin or Kevin Harvick?
NASCAR.com's Pat DeCola and Terrin Waack argue their cases for who they think will win first in 2021 between Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin. → Read More
@nascarcasm: First-time viewer's guide to race flags
@nascarcasm: First-time viewer’s guide to race flags By @nascarcasm | Saturday, June 6, 2020 → Read More
Power Rankings: Pocono to Watkins Glen
NASCAR.com's Pat DeCola ranks the top 20 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers after the race at Pocono Raceway and before Watkins Glen International. → Read More
Power Rankings: Las Vegas to Richmond
NASCAR.com's Pat DeCola ranks the top 20 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers after the race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and ahead of the race at Richmond Raceway. → Read More
Power Rankings: Darlington to Indianapolis
NASCAR.com's Pat DeCola ranks the top Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers after the race at Darlington Raceway and ahead of the regular season finale at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. → Read More
Michigan Scanner: 'Son of a (expletive), that sucks'
Go inside drivers' helmets, as emotions ranged from frustration to joy in Sunday's Monster Energy Series race at Michigan that saw Kevin Harvick earn his seventh win of 2018. → Read More
Bill Elliott sees start of Chase’s era; all signs point toward it being awesome
NASCAR.com's Pat DeCola dives into why Bill Elliott's son skyrocketed to another level of stardom following Sunday's win at Watkins Glen International. → Read More
Scanner Sounds: 'Just feels like I got a pogo stick'
Go inside the drivers' helmets from Sunday's race at Pocono, which saw Kyle Busch grab the win after a wild race. → Read More
Kyle Busch on Harvick’s race-winning move: ‘How you race is how you get raced’
LOUDON, N.H. – You give what you get. Kevin Harvick’s persistent tap, tap, tap, BUMP to the rear of Kyle Busch’s No. 18 Toyota in the closing laps of Sunday’s Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 cleared the way for the Stewart-Haas Racing driver to close out his sixth Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series win of the […] → Read More
Allison’s personal touch endeared him to fans
Whether it was giving countless autographs or looking fans straight in the eye, it didn't take Davey Allison long to become a fan favorite. → Read More
The Legend of Cole Pearn grows after gash on face spotted in Victory Lane
Cole Pearn took his third trip to Victory Lane of the season Sunday at Sonoma Raceway, but his legend continued to grow for a different reason. → Read More
‘Kidtimidator’ dresses up as Dale Earnhardt, wins the day
Jimmy Blewett, a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver, shared a video of his son James dressed up for a presentation as Dale Earnhardt. → Read More
Hamlin honored to carry patriotic paint scheme to wrap up NASCAR Salutes at Daytona
Denny Hamlin unveiled his patriotic paint scheme that will help close out the 2018 running of the program in July at Daytona. → Read More
Martin Truex Jr. looking to ‘settle another’ score in Texas
Martin Truex Jr. is trying to finally win the black cowboy hat handed out to the race winners at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. → Read More
Jimmie Johnson on the future: ‘I will be around a while’
FONTANA, Calif. — Jimmie Johnson ain’t going anywhere, folks. The Hendrick Motorsports mainstay said he viewed news that longtime sponsor Lowe’s will depart sponsorship of his No. 48 Chevrolet in 2019 as “an opportunity” to find a new sponsor who will support a proven, seven-time NASCAR champion, and reiterated that retirement isn’t anywhere on his […] → Read More
Set to hit century mark, Harvick reflects on milestone number
When it comes to all-time combined wins in NASCAR national series, stock car auto racing has but three centenarians in its entire history. → Read More
Rock star in racing: Furniture Row’s Cole Pearn drums to his own beat atop pit box
Furniture Row Racing crew chief Cole Pearn has achieved 'rock star status' in championship-winning driver Martin Truex Jr.'s mind. → Read More
Kurt Busch says young drivers get 'free pass' to stardom
Kurt Busch says in a radio interview that NASCAR's young drivers get a 'free pass to become a superstar' with marketing backing from NASCAR. → Read More