Race Weekend Central

Chase Briscoe Wins Eldora Dirt Derby

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Driving his first Camping World Truck Series race since the finale at Homestead last season, Chase Briscoe has now won back-to-back starts in the series as he captured Wednesday night’s sixth annual Eldora Dirt Derby in overtime at ThorSport Racing’s home track. Qualifying for this race determined the field for heat races, with the top …

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Kentucky NASCAR Penalty Report Penalizes Two Teams For Missing Lugnuts

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NASCAR released its penalty report Tuesday morning (July 17) for last weekend’s events at Kentucky Speedway. While no Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams are on it, one each from both the XFINITY and Camping World Truck series made the cut. Team Penske’s No. 22 XFINITY Series Ford Mustang was penalized for an improperly-secured lugnut. …

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Who’s Hot & Who’s Not in NASCAR: Hendrick Motorsports Ice Cold

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Ballads generally follow a set script, often involving tragedy, usually involving a death. They’re some of the best types of songs and poetry. The tragedy for the rest of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series field at Kentucky Speedway was that Martin Truex Jr. was racing. That meant the death of their hopes of getting …

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Ben Rhodes Gets Second Career Win at Home Track

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Ben Rhodes has locked himself into the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoffs, and he’s done it at his home track of Kentucky Speedway, winning the extremely fast-paced Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 by almost a full second over runner-up Stewart Friesen. This was ThorSport Racing’s first win as a Ford team after …

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John Hunter Nemechek, Ty Majeski Lead Kentucky XFINITY Practices

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Part-time drivers John Hunter Nemechek and Ty Majeski led Thursday’s pair of 45-minute practice sessions ahead of Friday night’s NASCAR XFINITY Series ALSCO 300 at Kentucky Speedway. First practice: Nemechek, driving the Chip Ganassi Racing No. 42 Chevy that Tyler Reddick drove to the victory at Kentucky last fall, and that Kyle Larson has won …

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Justin Haley, Ben Rhodes Lead Truck Practices at Kentucky

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Justin Haley and Ben Rhodes led the field in the pair of 50-minute Thursday morning practices ahead of tonight’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Kentucky Speedway, the Buckle Up in Your Truck 225. Last year’s winner of this race was eventual champion Christopher Bell, who is now racing in the XFINITY Series. First …

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Ryan Newman Driving at Eldora for Jordan Anderson Racing

Ryan Newman in the garage at Chicagoland Speedway, September 2017. Photo: NKP

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Ryan Newman will make his return to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series next week in the Eldora Dirt Derby (July 18) at Eldora Speedway, driving the Jordan Anderson Racing No. 3 Chevrolet Silverado. The news was announced early Tuesday afternoon at the ROVAL at Charlotte Motor Speedway. VRX eSports and Newman’s Rescue Ranch will …

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Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL Race Lengths Announced

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Charlotte Motor Speedway’s new road course oval, or “ROVAL,” will make its debut in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR XFINITY Series September 28-30. Monday (July 9) the race lengths and names for those races were revealed. The Bank of America ROVAL 400 will become the longest road-course race in the MENCS at …

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Who’s Hot & Who’s Not in NASCAR: High-Speed Daytona Mayhem

#20: Erik Jones, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota Camry Buyatoyota.com Celebrates His Win Monster Energy Nascar Cup Series

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At Daytona this season, as long as you lead the last lap, one lap is all you need. Joe Gibbs Racing’s Erik Jones won his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race in his sophomore season, holding off Martin Truex Jr. (searching for his first restrictor-plate win) on the restart in double overtime on Saturday …

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