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Beyond the Cockpit: Alex Labbe on the Transition from the Pinty’s Series

Alex Labbe Iowa 250 Pres. By Enogen

(Photo: Christian Koelle)

During Friday’s rained out qualifying session, 2017 NASCAR Pinty’s Series Champion Alex Labbe sat down with Frontstretch. Labbe is currently in the middle of his first full-time NASCAR XFINITY Series season with King Autosport, owned by Canadian racing legend Mario Gosselin. The season has seen Labbe exceed expectations for both being a lower funded team and …

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Justin Allgaier Hold Off Teammate to Win OneMain Financial 200, Dash 4 Cash Bonus at Dover

2018 Dover Nascar Xfinity Series Brandon Jones Green Flag Photo Credit Nascar Via Getty Images

(Photo: NASCAR via Getty Images)

Justin Allgaier picked up his first win of the 2018 XFINITY Series season in Saturday’s OneMain Financial 200 at Dover International Speedway. The JR Motorsports driver led the most laps – 104 – and held off a late charge by teammate Elliott Sadler to win by 0.306 seconds. Allgaier also earned the $100,000 Dash 4 …

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Eyes on XFINITY: Alex Labbé ‘Overachieving’ with DGM Racing

2018 Atlanta Xfinity Zach Catanzareti Alex Labbe

(Photo: Zach Catanzareti)

Prior to the NASCAR XFINITY Series season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway, fans may not have known the name Alex Labbé. Five races and three top-20 finishes later, he still might be unknown to some, but the rookie is doing his best to change that. Labbé, 24, is competing for Mario Gosselin’s DGM Racing, formerly …

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NASCAR 101: International Racers in 2017

2017 Fontana Cup Daniel Suarez Rusty Jarrett Nkp

(Photo: Rusty Jarrett/NKP)

NASCAR is looking for some international flavor, and its diversity program is attempting to sway the sport in a direction similar to the Verizon IndyCar Series. International stock car drivers are rare, and ones with the funding to bring them to America to race in one of NASCAR’s top three series is a feat that’s …

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