Race Weekend Central

Number Crunching: 2015 Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire NASCAR Fantasy Preview

2015 Loudon Ii Cup Austin Dillon Cia

Photo Credit: CIA Stock Photography

The drivers roll into Loudon, N.H. this week, and that means we’re back to some short-track racing. When it comes to short track racing and NASCAR Fantasy Live, we need to focus on one item pretty closely, and that is the laps lead number. So for this weeks race, we want to put some drivers …

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Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2015 myAFibRisk.com 400 at Chicagoland

2015 Chicago Cup Denny Hamlin Burnout Cia

(Photo: CIA Stock Photography, 2015)

Who’s in the headline – Dave Rogers made a call to stay out on a late-race caution and Denny Hamlin restarted the race in third with five laps to go. He went three-wide on the bottom of the track, cleared Jeff Gordon in turns 1 and 2, passed Kurt Busch as they spilled onto the …

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4 Cup Teams Penalized, Lose Chicagoland Practice Time

Jeb Burton Darlington Cup Retro 2015 Mike Neff 120

(Photo Credit: Mike Neff, Frontstretch)

NASCAR announced late Tuesday it will dock four teams of practice time during this weekend’s myAFibRisk.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway for infractions occurring during last weekend’s even at Richmond International Raceway. Jeb Burton and his No. 23 BK Racing Toyota will lose 30 minutes of practice Friday for multiple infractions. The team was late to both …

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2015 Southern 500 Retro Paint Scheme Photo Gallery

Brad Keselowski And Kasey Kahne Darlington Cup Retro 2015 Mike Neff 136

(Photo Credit: Mike Neff, Frontstretch)

4 Burning Questions: Which Road Course Will Put On the Better Show?

2014 Road America Nns Brendan Gaughan Sam Hornish Jr Racing Credit Jonathan Daniel Getty Images

Photo Credit: Jonathan Daniel, Getty Images

1. WHICH ROAD RACE — XFINITY OR TRUCKS — WILL PUT ON A BETTER SHOW? It used to be that fans decried tracks that had cars turning right, saying stock cars didn’t belong on the twisting turns of Riverside, Watkins Glen and Sears Point. After a decade of great races on these types of tracks, …

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BK Racing Makes Driver Swap Between Jeb Burton & JJ Yeley

2015 Pocono 1 Cup Jeb Burton Car Credit Anthony Lumbis Sr.

(Photo: Anthony Lumbis, Sr., Frontstretch)

BK Racing announced a ride swap between Jeb Burton and JJ Yeley that will begin next weekend at Darlington Raceway. These ride swaps are not uncommon as teams look for ways to improve the core of its operation. Burton will now pilot the No. 23 Toyota Camry with crew chief Joe Williams. Williams worked with …

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Beside the Rising Tide: Summertime Blues

2015 Pocono Cup Brad Keselowski Car Cia

Photo Credit: CIA Stock Photography

It’s summertime and the living is easy. As per normal, news from the racing circuit has hit a low ebb as folks busy themselves with their summer vacations and NFL players report to the summer camps in preparation for the beginning of the preseason, which effectively takes over the sports universe despite NASCAR’s once high …

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Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2015 Windows 10 400 at Pocono

Nascar Sprint Cup Series Windows 10 400

(Photo: NASCAR via Getty Images)

Who’s in the headline – For the first time in month, Kyle Busch is not the main story coming out of a Cup race. He was half a lap from taking another trophy, but it was his teammate Matt Kenseth who came home with the hardware. In a crazy race that featured seven cautions in the first …

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Kyle Busch Paces 2015 Windows 10 400 Happy Hour at Pocono

2015 Pocono Cup Kyle Busch Ears Cia

Photo Credit: CIA Stock Photography

Looking for his fourth straight victory, Kyle Busch and the rest of Joe Gibbs Racing are dialed-in at Pocono Raceway this weekend. The bright green No. 18 M&M’s Toyota was quickest on the speed charts once again in preparation for the Windows 10 400 at Pocono with a lap time of 51.358 seconds (175.240 mph) after …

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Number Crunching: 2015 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona

2015 Daytona Ii Cup Jeff Gordon Kurt Busch Racing Cia

Photo Credit: CIA Stock Photography

Much like last week at Sonoma, this week’s race will require a bit of luck for your NASCAR Fantasy Live team. For the season opening Daytona 500 I try to pick drivers all starting towards the rear of the field to maximize place-differential points while minimizing the risk from a driver crashing out. Normally by …

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Danica Patrick Leads Stewart-Haas Racing 1-2-3-4 in Cup Happy Hour at Daytona

2015 Daytona Ii Cup Kurt Busch Kasey Kahne Danica Patrick Racing Cia

Photo Credit: CIA Stock Photography

The final practice session of the day at Daytona International Speedway was far calmer than the first. There was still some drafting on-track, but it was mainly of the single-file variety. In addition, a group of drivers focused their on-track time on single-car runs. In the draft, Hendrick Motorsports’ engine program showed its strength. Cars …

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Number Crunching: 2015 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma

2015 Sonoma Cup Kevin Harvick Car Side Cia

Photo Credit: CIA Stock Photography

This week, the racers will be doing something they only do two times a year: turning right. The teams are in wine country for the Toyota Save Mart 350 at Sonoma, this year’s first Sprint Cup attempt on a road course. This race is one where some underdogs will rise to the forefront, announcers saying …

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