Race Weekend Central

Austin Dillon Stretches Fuel For TreatMyClot.com 300 Victory

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Coming to the white flag of Saturday’s TreatMyClot.com 300 by Janssen at Auto Club Speedway, a familiar narrative appeared to be unfolding. Kyle Busch had just led his 133rd lap of the 150-lap event, and appeared to be cruising to his fourth win in as many attempts in 2016. Then, bedlam. Four turns later, seemingly …

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Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon Fastest in Friday XFINITY Auto Club Practices

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Kyle Busch continues his domination of the XFINITY Series by being fastest in the first practice session by half a second over the rest of the field. Meanwhile, Austin Dillon was fastest in the second practice session, but Busch’s presence was still felt. Practice 1 Busch’s second lap of his 23 ran in this session …

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Erik Jones Highlights Phoenix Penalty Report

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NASCAR penalized one team and warned four others on Wednesday for infractions occurring during the Phoenix race weekend. Erik Jones’ No. 20 XFINITY Series team was levied a P2 penalty for failing post-race inspection. His car was found to be out of alignment in the rear end. Jones’ crew chief Chris Gabehart was fined $5,000 …

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Entry List: TREATMYCLOT.com 300

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Forty-three cars are entered for this weekend’s XFINITY Series race at Auto Club Speedway, including the three previous race winners of Kevin Harvick, Kyle Larson and Kyle Busch. Those three highlight the list of six Sprint Cup drivers entered in the TREATMYCLOT.com 300. Austin Dillon will drive the No. 2 for Richard Childress Racing, Busch …

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Joe Gibbs Racing Sweeps First Three Positions in XFINITY Series Qualifying

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Joe Gibbs Racing remained dominant out West in the NASCAR XFINITY Series, sweeping the first three starting positions led by Erik Jones. For the first time in series history the three teams have qualified in the top-three, three consecutive weeks. Jones laid down a lap in the final round of qualifying at 136.789 mph. Rather than just …

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Erik Jones, Ty Dillon Fast in XFINITY Series Practices

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Erik Jones and Ty Dillon were fastest in the three XFINITY Series practices this weekend at Phoenix. Two things were evident in these practices. The first was that, although the Richard Childress Racing Chevrolets are fast on shorter runs, they are not nearly as fast on longer runs as the Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas. The …

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Daniel Suarez Picks Up New Sponsor Juniper Networks

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Joe Gibbs Racing announced today Juniper Networks will partner with Daniel Suarez for eight races in 2016. The networking equipment company will serve as the primary sponsor for the No. 19 beginning this weekend at Phoenix International Raceway. Video of the new car was posted to the company’s Twitter page. We're headed to Phoenix with …

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Entry List: Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200

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Next up for the NASCAR XFINITY Series: the Arizona desert. NASCAR released the preliminary entry list for the Mar. 12 Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 at Phoenix International Raceway. The list includes 42 entrants, meaning two will fail to qualify for Saturday’s race. Bad news for the field: Kyle Busch will return to his No. …

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Kyle Busch Scores Dominant Boyd Gaming 300 Victory

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For the NASCAR XFINITY Series’ winningest driver, reaching milestones is par for the course. However, winning on his home track was a brand new experience. Kyle Busch led a race record 199 of 200 laps to claim a dominant victory in Saturday’s Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The win was the Nevada …

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Kyle Busch Soars to 50th Pole For Boyd Gaming 300

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The NASCAR XFINITY Series’ winningest driver reached another milestone at his home track. Kyle Busch bested Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Erik Jones and Daniel Suarez to claim the pole for Saturday’s Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Busch’s 29.557-second lap edged out Jones by just .009 seconds to give the Nevada native his …

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