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Who’s Hot & Who’s Not in NASCAR: Las Vegas Edition

2017 Nascar Monster Energy Cup Series, New Hampshire

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Brad Keselowski scored his third win in a row as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series kicked off their 2018 playoffs with a return to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the South Point 400. The race went into overtime, lasting five laps longer than its scheduled 267-lap distance, and featured plenty of carnage and mayhem …

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The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2018 South Point 400

Monster Energy Nascar Cup Series

Should high temps change start times? (Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Who… gets my shoutout of the race? Brad Keselowski won his third Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series win in as many weeks after holding off his Team Penske teammates Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney late to take the 2018 South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It was his 27th career MENCS victory and …

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Friday Faceoff: Should Kasey Kahne Hang It Up Early?

2018 Las Vegas I Cup Kasey Kahne John K Harrelson Nkp

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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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Johnny Sauter, Riley Herbst Pace Vegas Truck Practices

Nascar Camping World Truck Series

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Johnny Sauter and Riley Herbst led Thursday’s two practices for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series’ World of Westgate 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the second race of the 2018 CWTS playoffs. Sauter put his GMS Racing Chevrolet on top of the leaderboard in the first practice with a top speed of 175.718 mph. …

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Who’s Hot & Who’s Not in NASCAR: Monday Afternoon Racing at Indianapolis

Monster Energy Nascar Cup Series

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For the second week in a row, Brad Keselowski parked his Team Penske Ford Fusion in Victory Lane in one of the crown jewels of NASCAR, winning the Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The race was delayed until Monday afternoon because of pouring rain, just after the XFINITY Series …

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Kasey Kahne Not Driving at Indianapolis

Monster Energy Nascar Cup Series

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Due to what his team called “lingering effects of extreme heat exhaustion” following last weekend’s Bojangles Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, Kasey Kahne will not race this weekend in the Big Machine Vodka 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. “Following Sunday night’s race at Darlington, Kahne was taken to the track’s care center where he was …

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Robert Wickens Undergoes More Surgery, Severity Still Unknown

2018 Indycar Pocono Zach Catanzareti Robert Wickens

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IndyCar Series driver Robert Wickens has successfully undergone surgeries on his legs and hands, according to Motorsport, and Schmidt Peterson Motorsports stated that they were “completed without complication.” Wickens is expected to be transferred from Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis to a rehabilitation facility sometime in the next week, according to a Thursday Schmidt …

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Who’s Hot & Who’s Not in NASCAR: Where the Past Meets the Present

2018 Cup Pocono Zach Catanzareti Kyle Larson

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NASCAR’s annual throwback weekend at Darlington Raceway for the Bojangles Southern 500 featured great racing throughout, late-race drama and a ton of great-looking paint schemes from yesteryear. Brad Keselowski picked up his first win of the year for Team Penske, holding off teammate Joey Logano on a short sprint to the finish. Kyle Larson crushed …

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Bojangles Southern 500 Entry List

2016 Darlington Cup Zach Catanzareti

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For only the third time this season, one car will go home after qualifying for the Bojangles Southern 500 this weekend at Darlington Raceway. Roughly three-quarters of the field will be paying tribute to the throwback theme this year, and among the notable changes this weekend, here are the highlights: Landon Cassill is driving the …

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Ross Chastain, Chip Ganassi Racing Team for 3 XFINITY Races

2018 Xfinity Richmond Zach Catanzareti Ross Chastain

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Chip Ganassi Racing announced Thursday (Aug. 23) that Ross Chastain will be behind the wheel of the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro for three NASCAR XFINITY Series races, with DC Solar sponsoring. Chastain will compete for the team at the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 at Darlington Raceway on Sept. 1, the DC Solar 300 at …

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NASCAR Announces Changes to XFINITY, Truck Series Points & Field Size

Watkins Glen Xfinity Joey Logano Zach Catanzareti

(Photo: Zach Catanzareti)

NASCAR announced new 2019 rule changes for the XFINITY Series and what will soon be known as the Gander Outdoors Truck Series on Thursday (Aug. 23). Most notably, the maximum size of the XFINITY Series field will be reduced from 40 cars to 38 cars. The first 33 positions will be based on qualifying speed, …

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