Race Weekend Central

Should ARCA Return to Live Pit Stops?

2021 ARCA Kansas Pit Thad Moffitt, No. 46 David Gilliland Racing Ford (Credit: NKP)

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Since it returned from its hiatus due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the ARCA Menards Series has not held a race with live pit stops. Instead, all of its races have consisted of modified pit stops. “We’ll see modified pit stops for the near-term future,” ARCA communications manager Charles Krall told Frontstretch. “It is a cost-savings …

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Entry List: 2021 Drydene 200

2019 Dover Nxs Noah Gragson Racing Nkp

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After competing in the throwback race weekend at Darlington Raceway, NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers will head to Dover International Speedway for the Drydene 200. Forty-three drivers are entered, and Andy Lally, Jordan Anderson and Ronnie Bassett Jr. will fail to make the race once again. Ty Gibbs will make his fifth career Xfinity start, driving the …

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Carson Hocevar Snags Career-Best Finish at Darlington

John Hunter Nemechek and Carson Hocevar battling during the LiftKits4Less.com 200 at Darlington, 5/7/2021 (Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Driving a throwback paint scheme honoring his fellow Michigan NASCAR driver and current mentor Johnny Benson Jr., Carson Hocevar earned a career-best third-place finish in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Liftkits4Less.com 200 on Friday night (May 7) at Darlington Raceway. Hocevar earned his second career top-five finish after he finished fifth in the season opener …

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Brad Keselowski Crew Chief Jeremy Bullins Out for Darlington

Brad Keselowski talks with crew chief Jeremy Bullins at 2021 Kansas spring Cup race NKP

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Brad Keselowski will not have his normal crew chief atop his No. 2 pit box when the NASCAR Cup Series visits Darlington Raceway this Sunday (May 9) due to team protocols, according to FOX Sports’ Bob Pockrass. It was not noted what protocols required Bullins to not travel to the track. Team engineer Grant Hutchens …

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Tommy Joe Martins Reunites With Market Rebellion

Tommy Joe Martins races in No. 44 car at 2021 Homestead Xfinity NKP

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After sponsoring Tommy Joe Martins last year, Market Rebellion will return to sponsor Martins’ No. 44 Chevrolet for three races this NASCAR Xfinity Series season, Martins Motorsports announced via Twitter May 6. Market Rebellion will sponsor Martins in the races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course on Aug. 14, Las Vegas Motor Speedway on …

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Who’s Hot & Who’s Not 4 Races Into the ARCA Menards Series Season

2021 ARCA Kansas Pack Racing Ty Gibbs, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, and Corey Heim, No. 20 Venturini Motorsports Toyota (Credit: NKP)

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Following the Dutch Boy 150 at Kansas Speedway, 20% (four of 20) of the ARCA Menards Series season has been completed. In that race, Ty Gibbs absolutely dominated the race en route to his second victory of the season. Gibbs and Corey Heim have split the series victories at two apiece after Gibbs won at …

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Ty Gibbs Leads Every Lap to Win ARCA Race at Kansas

2021 ARCA Kansas Ty Gibbs, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, Burnout (Credit: NKP)

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How dominant was Ty Gibbs in the 2021 Dutch Boy 150 at Kansas Speedway? He led all 100 laps, the first time an ARCA Menards Series race winner led every lap since Kevin Swindell accomplished the feat in the 2012 race at Chicagoland Speedway. It is Gibbs’ first win at Kansas and second of the …

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Dover to Have 20,000 Fans for its Race Weekend

Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin lead in 2019 Dover Cup race

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In its first quarter earnings release, Dover Motorsports, Inc. announced 20,000 fans will attend the race weekend at Dover International Speedway. “We’re happy to report that officials in Delaware have given us approval to host up to 20,000 fans at our NASCAR weekend at Dover International Speedway in May,” Company President and CEO Denis McGlynn …

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Derrick Lancaster Still in Hospital, Critical But Stable

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Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography

Following his horrific crash into the wall in the ARCA Menards Series race Saturday (April 24) at Talladega Superspeedway, Derrick Lancaster remains at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Ala. He is in critical but stable condition Sunday, The Pit Lane tweeted, after Lancaster’s wife Beth provided an update. “There are, in fact, a couple of slight …

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