NASCAR Information Sunday, July 21, 2019

2019 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most wins this season: 4 Kyle Busch & Martin Truex Jr. Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 3 Alex Bowman, Kyle Busch & Joey Logano Most top 3 finishes this season: 10 Kyle Busch Most top 5 finishes this season: 11 Kyle Busch Most top 10 finishes this…

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NASCAR Pocono Sunday, July 21, 2019

NASCAR MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES POCONO STATS HIGHLIGHTS POCONO…PHILADELPHIA’S MOST SCENIC AND AFFORDABLE MOUNTAIN RANGE! Kyle Busch Last 6 Pocono Finishes 7/30/17 MENCS Winner 6/2/18 NXS Winner 6/3/18 MENCS 3rd 7/28/18 NGOTS Winner 7/29/18 MENCS Winner 6/2/19 MENCS Winner Most Pocono wins (Active): 4 Denny Hamlin Most Pocono 2nd-place finishes (Active): 5 Kurt Busch…

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NASCAR New Hampshire Sunday, July 14, 2019

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES NEW HAMPSHIRE STATS HIGHLIGHTS JULY 20, 1969 FIRST RACE AT BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY WITH STEEP BANKS SAME DAY AS “ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND” “IF YOU ASK ME,” SAID RICHARD PETTY, “THEY RUINED A GOOD RACE TRACK. THERE’S NOT ENOUGH ROOM FOR THE SPEEDS WE’RE RUNNING.” Most New Hampshire wins:…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, July 10, 2019

AROUND THE NFL The Raiders have signed RB JOSH JACOBS (Alabama) to his first round rookie deal worth a reported $11.9 million.  That completes the Raiders class and leaves a total of 11 drafted rookies leaguewide who are unsigned.   Jacobs’ signing brings the list of unsigned draft picks league wide down to just 11:…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, July 9, 2019

AROUND THE NFL With the NFL anxious for a deal, Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com says this is the best time for the NFLPA to get a favorable deal done – if they don’t get greedy:   The NFL would like to get a new Collective Bargaining Agreement in place before the start of the 2019…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, July 8, 2019

AROUND THE NFL More ominous thoughts about the Pandora’s box of the Sean Payton Rule.  Jenny Vrentas of TheMMQB.com:   The celebratory mood in Arizona after Sean Payton and Roger Goodell worked together to secure the votes needed to make pass interference reviewable has long since abated. What’s followed in the months since has been…

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NASCAR Information Sunday, July 7, 2019

2019 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS Most wins this season: 4 Kyle Busch & Martin Truex Jr. Most 2nd-place finishes this season: 3 Alex Bowman & Joey Logano Most top 3 finishes this season: 9 Kyle Busch Most top 5 finishes this season: 10 Kyle Busch Most top 10 finishes this season: 15…

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NASCAR Kentucky Sunday, July 7, 2019

NASCAR MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES KENTUCKY STATS HIGHLIGHTS On this date: July 13, 1985 Live Aid concert On this date: July 13, 1997 Jeff Burton first of four wins at New Hampshire Most Kentucky wins: 3 Brad Keselowski Most Kentucky top 3 finishes: 4 Brad Keselowski Most Kentucky top 5 finishes: 6 Kyle Busch…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, July 5, 2019

AROUND THE NFL The NFL plans to make up for lost time next year by flooding the Hall of Fame with members from the past.  Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk.com:   It already was known that the Pro Football Hall of Fame would have a Centennial Class for 2020. What wasn’t known was how many.  …

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, July 3, 2019

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH   GREEN BAY Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com with an optimistic report on the critical merger talks between QB AARON RODGERS and new coach Matt LaFleur:   It began, the relationship between the ambitious new coach and his headstrong quarterback, over something they both love.   No, not a glass of…

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