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Justin Allgaier Wins Regular Season Championship, Enters Playoffs with Confidence

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Justin Allgaier and his No. 7 Brandt team celebrate their regular season championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway following the DC Solar 300. (Davey Segal/Frontstretch)

Viva Las Vegas. That’s what Justin Allgaier will be saying all week, as he left the 1.5-mile speedway with an extra 15 playoff points in his pocket thanks to his second-place finish in the DC Solar 300, which earned him the regular season championship. “We’ve got seven grueling races ahead of us,” Allgaier said. “I …

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Ross Chastain Earns First Xfinity Victory with Dominant Las Vegas Performance

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The slipper still fits, and this NASCAR Cinderella story is alive and well. Ross Chastain reached the high point of his NASCAR career by winning Saturday’s DC Solar 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the No. 42 DC Solar Chevrolet for Chip Ganassi Racing. The win was the Alva, Fla. native’s first victory in …

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Ryan Newman to Leave RCR at End of 2018

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16-year Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series veteran Ryan Newman will not return to Richard Childress Racing and the No. 31 Chevrolet next season after five years with the team. The 40-year-old South Bend, Ind. native took to Twitter to announce the news following final practice, where he was quickest. pic.twitter.com/nfzVyIXGc5 — Ryan Newman (@RyanJNewman) September …

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Ryan Newman, Erik Jones Quickest in Cup Practices at Las Vegas

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Ryan Newman and Erik Jones found themselves on the top of the leaderboard when each 50-minute Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice session for the inaugural South Point 400 concluded from Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon. Newman turned the quickest circuit in the first session thanks to his 183.892 mph lap (29.365 seconds) followed …

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Cole Custer Wins Pole at Las Vegas as 6 Drivers Fail to Make Qualifying Attempt

#00: Cole Custer, Stewart Haas Racing, Ford Mustang Haas Automation Nascar Xfinity Series

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Cole Custer now has the most XFINITY Series poles this season, as his 179.295-mph, 30.118-second lap earned him the top starting spot for Saturday’s DC Solar 300 from Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This is the Ladera Ranch, Calif. native’s fifth pole of the season and of his career. He has won poles at Bristol, Richmond, …

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Justin Haley Continues Strong Start to Playoffs with Top 5 in Vegas

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The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regular season was mainly dominated by Brett Moffitt, Noah Gragson and Johnny Sauter. Justin Haley hadn’t made much noise the first 16 races of the season. But then the playoffs began. The Winamac, Ind. native put himself in the right place at the right time at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park and …

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Grant Enfinger Wins in Overtime at Las Vegas, Advances to Round of 6

#98: Grant Enfinger, Thorsport Racing, Ford F 150 Takes The Checkered Flag Nascar Camping World Truck Series

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The third time was the charm for Grant Enfinger. The Fairhope, Ala. native won Friday night’s World of Westgate 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, earning his first win of the 2018 Camping World Truck Series season and the second of his career (Talladega, 2016). With the win, Enfinger locks himself and the No. 98 ThorSport …

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Erik Jones Earns Second Career Pole in South Point 400

Pole Winner #20: Erik Jones, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota Camry Dewalt Monster Energy Nascar Cup Series

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There goes That Jones Boy. Erik Jones won the pole for Sunday’s South Point 400 after turning a blazing lap of 188.121 mph (28.705 seconds) around Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The Byron, Mich. native became the youngest driver to win a pole at LVMS, the second of his career (Bristol, 2017) and first of this …

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Friday Faceoff: Should Kasey Kahne Hang It Up Early?

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Kasey Kahne will miss the next three races due to severe dehydration issues suffered at Darlington Raceway. Will his final stretch of races end with him behind the wheel, or should he sit it out? Clayton Caldwell: It would be a great benefit for Leavine Family Racing to have Kasey Kahne behind the wheel as soon …

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Fire on Friday: Revive the Gillette Young Guns, Please

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My generation pretty much invented the term “Netflix and chill.” If you don’t know what that is by now, ask Siri. Everybody is streaming. Not just millennials. Say it with me: E-V-E-R-Y-B-O-D-Y. Movies, television shows, documentaries, sports, it’s all on demand, available to the customer based on their needs, wants and desires. Did anybody ask for …

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