Race Weekend Central

Ben Rhodes Hungry to Showcase His Speed

Ben Rhodes

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Entering Thursday night’s Buckle Up In Your Truck 225 at Kentucky Speedway, Ben Rhodes had back-to-back top-5 finishes in his, so far, decent rookie Camping World Truck Series season. A thrilling fight to the checkered flag at Iowa Speedway gave the 19-year-old a fourth-place finish, while Gateway was home to Rhodes’ first career series pole …

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Kyle Busch Blows Engine Early in Michigan

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Circling lap 54 during Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway, the day was done for Kyle Busch, who suffered a fire-breathing engine failure down the backstretch. Shortly following a lap-51 restart, Busch’s Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota appeared to break loose in turn two before losing a number of positions. After Casey Mears took …

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Kurt Busch Grabs First 2016 Win At Pocono

Kurt Busch

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For Kurt Busch, it was a monster restart with 33 laps to go that sealed the deal in winning the Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400 at Pocono Raceway. The No. 41 Monster Energy Chevrolet stormed past Dale Earnhardt, Jr. before taking off in the final 32 laps to win by 1.126 seconds. “It’s an amazing …

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Axalta ‘We Paint Winners’ 400 at Pocono Postponed to Monday

Pocono Raceway Rain

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Though there wasn’t a lack of determination from NASCAR and the teams to get the Axalta ‘We Paint Winners’ 400 in on Sunday at Pocono Raceway, the rain could not be silenced. Following ongoing rain, mist and fog, the Sprint Cup Series event was postponed to Monday, where the field is scheduled to take the …

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Kyle Larson Takes Rain-Shortened XFINITY Win in Pocono

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Kyle Larson was in the best seat possible once the rain returned during Saturday’s Pocono Green 250 at Pocono Raceway. Leading the race at the time of the red flag, it was Larson who grabbed his fourth career XFINITY Series win and first of 2016 after Mother Nature drew a permanent halt to the proceedings …

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Punches Thrown Between Ryan Reed, Ryan Sieg After Pocono Crash

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Intensity hit an all-time high during the Pocono Green 250 at Pocono Raceway after a post-race confrontation involved Ryan Sieg, Ryan Reed and members of their XFINITY Series crews. Punches were thrown before the mess was broken up, emotions boiling over after an in-race incident between both drivers. It all started with contact between Sieg …

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Erik Jones Wins 1st XFINITY Pole At Pocono

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Erik Jones will lead the XFINITY Series field to the inaugural green flag at Pocono Raceway, winning the pole for the Pocono Green 250. Ripping off a lap time of 51.158 seconds, Jones grabbed his fifth pole of 2016 and eighth of his XFINITY career. Behind the 20-year-old are Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Kyle Busch and …

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Brad Keselowski Leads Team Penske 1-2 Punch In Pocono Qualifying

Brad Keselowski

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A familiar sight in American auto racing, Team Penske, has swept the front row once again in NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying. This time, it is Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano who ended up 1-2 for Sunday’s Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400 at Pocono Raceway. Both previous Pocono winners, the duo finished ahead of Kevin Harvick, Matt …

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Martin Truex, Jr. Turns Domination into Special Coke 600 Victory

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The history books will mark Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 as the quickest 600-miler in NASCAR history, both on time and average race speed. For Martin Truex, Jr., he’ll remember it as 600 miles of excellence as the Furniture Row Racing driver led 392 of 400 laps [a track record] to take the victory at Charlotte Motor …

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