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Beyond the Cockpit: Brennan Poole on Excitement, Debuts & Talents

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Brennan Poole made his XFINITY Series debut this past weekend for HScott Motorsports with Chip Ganassi at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The Woodlands, Texas driver has paid his dues over the last decade, working his way up from dirt tracks in Texas to asphalt bullrings around the Carolinas. He’s notched half a dozen wins in …

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Couch Potato Tuesday: Harvick Shines Once Again In Booth

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Las Vegas Motor Speedway was the scene of a couple of butt-kickings last weekend, in addition to some tempers flaring inside of racecars (but not outside). We also had the return of Kevin Harvick to the booth. However, before we get started, a couple of minor news items. Recently, we noted the proposed trade between …

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Austin Dillon Dominates, Wins Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas

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Winning practice, qualifying and the race: It was that kind of weekend for Austin Dillon. The former XFINITY Series champion, running a part-time schedule for Richard Childress Racing’s No. 33, won the BOYD Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Saturday afternoon (March 7). The win is Dillon’s third career win in the XFINITY series, …

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Jimmie Johnson Fastest in Final NSCS Practice, Jeff Gordon To a Back-Up

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Jimmie Johnson paced the field in today’s final practice for the Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Johnson also had the fastest five-lap and ten-lap average. Hist fastest lap of 28.779 seconds was good enough to beat Joey Logano by over a tenth of a second. Martin Truex Jr. and Kevin Harvick were fourth and fifth in …

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Austin Dillon, Brian Scott On Front Row for XFINITY Series Race

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Austin Dillon was fast in XFINITY Series practice on Friday and was even faster Saturday afternoon, as he will lead the 40 car field to the green flag for the BOYD Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He will share the front row with his Richard Childress Racing teammate Brian Scott. The first round of qualifying …

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Austin Dillon Quickest in Both XFINITY Series Practices at Las Vegas

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2013 NASCAR XFINITY Series champion Austin Dillon is set to run an expanded schedule after running just one event in 2014. Running his second race of the year at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, he ran the fastest lap during the first practice session at 29.838 seconds (180.977 mph). Dillon has two top 10s at the 1.5-mile …

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Axalta Coating Systems to Sponsor Regan Smith at Phoenix

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On Thursday, JR Motorsports announced that Axalta Coating Systems will serve as the primary sponsor of Regan Smith‘s No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro in the XFINITY Series at Phoenix International Raceway.  The company’s Cromax division, which is a line of paints specifically designed for collision repair shops, will be spotlighted on the quarterpanels of the otherwise …

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Time to Give Erik Jones a Chance in the No. 54

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One man’s misfortune usually leads to another man’s gain, and that’s no different now in the XFINITY Series.The curious case of Kyle Busch’s dual leg injuries has provided a predicament at Joe Gibbs Racing. Stress and adversity has tackled Gibbs’ team, in the NASCAR Sprint Cup XFINITY series while Kyle Busch recovers from injuries sustained during …

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Friday Faceoff: New Rules, Qualifying Crisis and Roush’s Rough Start

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1) Those involved in the sport had mixed reviews about the new rules, including the driver track bar adjustment in the first weekend of unrestricted racing. Do you think the competition we saw at a 1.5-mile oval was better, worse, or about the same as we saw in 2014? Why? Tom Bowles, Editor-In-Chief: I thought the …

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Joe Gibbs Racing Announces Driver Lineup for XFINITY Series No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota

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On Tuesday, Joe Gibbs Racing announced a new driver lineup that will replace the injured Kyle Busch in the team’s No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota in the XFINITY Series.  Drivers already under the JGR umbrella will pitch in, along with an outsider. Erik Jones, who debuted in the car Saturday at Atlanta Motor Speedway, has …

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Couch Potato Tuesday: Atlanta Provides Challenges, FOX Meets Some of Them

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Before we get started on the critique, there are a couple of  television news pieces that need to be covered. First off, for most of you, being able to watch Saturday’s Hisense 250 on FOX Sports 1 was probably not that much of a problem (if you subscribe to the channel). However, for those of …

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