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Brett Moffitt, BK Racing Partnering for Remainder of 2017

Brett Moffitt New Hampshire

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series ISM Connect 300 New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, NH USA Friday 22 September 2017 Brett Moffitt, BK Racing, Super Donut Toyota Camry World Copyright: Matthew T. Thacker NKP

As of mid-May, Brett Moffitt was content competing in the Camping World Truck Series with Red Horse Racing. But then, the long-time organization closed it’s doors, leaving the Iowa native without a ride. Moffitt, 25, went home to Iowa to compete in just his second career XFINITY Series race in July, finishing 11th with GMS …

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Joey Logano Blasts NASCAR, Calls Pit Road Hold a Joke

2017 Nascar Monster Energy Cup Series, New Hampshire

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During Saturday’s final practice session, Joey Logano was ineligible to participate after the No. 22 Ford couldn’t pass pre-qualifying inspection. The Team Penske operation tried and failed four times on Friday, meaning Logano will start shotgun on the field. That meant the two-time New Hampshire Motor Speedway winner was forced to sit in his No. 22 car …

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Martin Truex Jr. Paces Final Practice at New Hampshire

2017 Loudon Cup Martin Truex Jr. Car Phil Allaway

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In a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice dominated by playoff drivers, Martin Truex Jr. led the charge – again. Truex’s speed of 131.647 mph topped the charts at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Saturday. That’s after the No. 78 team was penalized 30 minutes for failing technical inspection last weekend at Chicagoland Speedway. Truex …

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Kyle Larson Leads the Way in Second Practice at New Hampshire

2017 Loudon Cup Kyle Larson Car Phil Allaway

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Right after the halfway point of the 55-minute morning practice, Kyle Larson led the way at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday. Larson, who qualified outside the front row on Friday, put down a lap of 132.586 mph, .015 seconds ahead of Ryan Blaney (132.517 mph). The No. 21 car had run faster than Larson for …

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2017 Frontstretch Podcast Powered by DraftKings – Episode 28: Playoffs, Please

Monster Energy Nascar Cup Series Overton’s 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, Nh Usa Sunday 16 July 2017 Kevin Harvick, Stewart Haas Racing, Busch Beer Ford Fusion And Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing, Fedex Office Toyota Camry World Copyright: Rusty Jarrett Nkp

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Episode 28: Playoffs, Please Frontstretch Podcast with Dustin Albino, Davey Segal and Zach Catanzareti In this week’s episode brought to you by DraftKings, Dustin, Davey and Zach recap the opening round of the playoffs from Chicagoland, discussing pit road problems and possible trouble afoot for some top contenders. We also debate Kasey Kahne’s move to Leavine Family Racing for 2018 and compare …

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Eyes on XFINITY: JR Motorsports Overwhelming Favorites for Championship

2017 Nascar Xfinity Series, Richmond

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The regular season for the 2017 XFINITY Series has come and gone and one thing has remained certain since Daytona: JR Motorsports is the team to beat. Elliott Sadler, Justin Allgaier, William Byron and Michael Annett comprise the quartet of drivers under the JRM banner. The organization has been the most consistent XFINITY team all season long, …

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Pace Laps: Championship Favorites Reign at Chicago, Josef Newgarden Wins IndyCar Title

Monster Energy Nascar Cup Series Tales Of The Turtles 400 Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Il Usa Sunday 17 September 2017 Martin Truex Jr, Furniture Row Racing, Furniture Row/denver Mattress Toyota Camry Celebrates His Win World Copyright:brett Moist Nkp

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: The Importance of Execution – It ended some days and opened opportunity for others. Heck, it even had its place in the day of the race winner Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway. Execution is an important factor in tying one end of the race to the other, especially once the playoffs …

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XFINITY Breakdown: Hometown Party for Justin Allgaier

Justin Allgaier Chicago Burnout

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Until 15 laps to go, Saturday’s TheHouse.com 300 at Chicagoland Speedway in the NASCAR XFINITY Series looked to be on its way to being won by yet another Cup Series regular. But an eventful restart was a breakthrough moment for Illinois native Justin Allgaier. Allgaier came out of the pits in fourth position but was …

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2017 Frontstretch Podcast Powered by DraftKings – Episode 27: Where Do We Go?

13 21 February, 2016, Daytona Beach, Florida Usa Kasey Kahne, Aric Almirola ©2016, Logan Whitton / Nkp

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Episode 27: Where Do We Go? Frontstretch Podcast with Dustin Albino, Joseph Wolkin and Zach Catanzareti In this week’s episode brought to you by DraftKings, Dustin, Joseph and Zach look at the Silly Season turned hilarious and where we think Danica Patrick, Kasey Kahne and others will end up. Also, we look at the top contenders heading into the Monster Energy …

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Furniture Row Racing Downgrading to One Car in 2018

Monster Energy Nascar Cup Series Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tn Usa Monday 24 April 2017 Martin Truex Jr, Furniture Row/denver Mattress Toyota Camry Erik Jones, Sport Clips Toyota Camry World Copyright: Matthew T. Thacker Nkp

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After months of speculation on whether or not Furniture Row Racing would remain a two-car operation in 2018, team owner, Barney Visser confirmed that it will field just one car next season. On Thursday night’s Sirius XM NASCAR Radio show “Dialed In,” Visser admitted to selling the charter of the No. 77 car, driven in …

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Eyes on XFINITY: JJ Yeley, TriStar Motorsports Surviving with Limited Funding

Jj Yeley Richmond Xfinity

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TriStar Motorsports has been racing in the XFINITY Series full-time since 2010, when they started with Jason Keller as the primary driver. In 2014, team owner, Mark Smith, ran a four-car operation, hoping to be the next big thing in the penultimate division of NASCAR. Fast forward just three years later, and JJ Yeley is the …

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Kasey Kahne, Hendrick Motorsports Working on Finding Speed for Playoffs

2017 Kansas I Cup Kasey Kahne Nigel Kinrade Nkp

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Every year, Hendrick Motorsports is labeled as one of the teams to beat going into the season. 2017 was no different. Coming into the new season, HMS had a ton of momentum from Jimmie Johnson‘s championship run in 2016. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was coming back from a concussion, and Chase Elliott was poised to win …

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