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Entry List: Ford EcoBoost 300

Homestead Xfinity

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The NASCAR XFINITY Series heads to the Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend (Nov. 17) for the final race of the season: the Ford EcoBoost 300. At the conclusion of the race, the series will crown either Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick, Daniel Hemric, or Cole Custer as 2018 champion. 45 teams are entered this weekend, which means …

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Brandonbilt Motorsports Going Full-Time XFINITY Racing in 2019

Brandon Brown Darlington By The Wall

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After years of running a partial NASCAR schedule, Brandonbilt Motorsports will be going full-time in the XFINITY Series in 2019. Since the team’s inception in 2014, Brandon Brown, 25, has been the team’s primary driver between the XFINITY and Camping World Truck series. “I’m super excited,” Brown told Frontstretch at Richmond Raceway. “Getting to run the …

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Christopher Bell, Elliott Sadler Top Darlington XFINITY Practices

2018 Xfinity Darlington Zach Catanzareti Christopher Bell

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Friday afternoon brought XFINITY teams out to play for two hours on the slick high banks at Darlington Raceway.  Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell turned in a lap at 169.356 mph on his final lap of the first session to lead the day. Practice No. 1 Christopher Bell made a late run during the first …

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Entry List: OneMain Financial 200

2017 Dover I Nxs Pack Racing Matthew T Thacker Nkp

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Dover International Speedway hosts the fourth and final edition of the XFINITY Dash 4 Cash this Saturday.  As a result, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series regulars are once again not allowed to compete. 41 teams are currently entered in the OneMain Financial 200, meaning that one team will have to go home without the pleasure …

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Brandon Brown Set for 10 XFINITY Series Races in 2018

Brandon Brown Darlington By The Wall

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Brandon Brown will return to the XFINITY Series for 10 events in 2018 after also running 10 races in 2017. Brown, 24, will kickoff the season competing in the No. 86 Chevrolet at Daytona International Speedway, fielded by his father, Jerry Brown. It’s possible that he will return the following week at Atlanta Motor Speedway …

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Eyes on XFINITY: Brandon Brown Hanging with the Best in XFINITY

Brandon Brown Darlington By The Wall

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Prior to making the jump, part-time, to the XFINITY Series this season, NASCAR fans might recall Brandon Brown‘s top-five performance in the Camping World Truck Series race at Daytona to kick off the 2016 season. Maybe they remember the epic save he had at Kansas Speedway en route to a 12th-place finish. Or maybe they …

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XFINITY Breakdown: Denny Hamlin Makes Darlington Personal Playground

2017 Nascar Monster Energy Cup Series, Darlington

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On Saturday morning Denny Hamlin scored his fifth pole at Darlington Raceway. Just a few hours later, though having to work for it, he put the “Flying” No. 18 car into Victory Lane for his fifth win at the famed racetrack during the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200. Hamlin dominated early, leading the opening 31 …

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Entry List: XFINITY Series Coca-Cola Firecracker 250

2016 Daytona Ii Nxs Pack Racing Matthew T Thacker Nkp

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On Monday, NASCAR released the entry list for the XFINITY Series Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway.  43 cars are entered, meaning that three teams will have to pack up and leave early. With the XFINITY Series supporting Cup once again, we have Cup drivers in the field for Friday night.  Ty Dillon is …

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Brandon Brown Sets 2017 Part-Time NASCAR XFINITY, Trucks Schedule

2016 Charlotte Cwts Brandon Brown Austin Wayne Self Racing Nigel Kinrade Nkp

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Brandon Brown, one of NASCAR’s young guns, continues to climb the ranks with his family-owned team. Brown and Brandonbilt Motorsports will move up to the NASCAR XFINITY Series for at least 10 races in 2017, the team tells Frontstretch, jumping to the higher division while focusing its funding on select events. The team is “90 percent sure” it …

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Couch Potato Tuesday: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Shines in the Broadcast Booth

2016 Nascar Talladega

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Talladega is always an interesting race weekend.  Where the camera focuses is less of an issue than normal because most of the field sticks together.  However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that everything is perfect. Hellmann’s 500 Sunday brought on another cutoff race for the Sprint Cup Series at Talladega.  Stomachs were churning, people dealt with …

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Couch Potato Tuesday: NBCSN Charges Into Chase Coverage

If you’ve read Couch Potato Tuesday in recent years, then you know that I’m not exactly a fan of this time of year when it comes to race broadcasts.  The Chase focus drives me up the wall.  The Chase completely takes precedence over the race.  Everything is couched in the Chase.  This year, its worse …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: The Little Teams That Could

2016 Charlotte Cwts Ryan Truex Truck Nigel Kinrade Nkp

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade/NKP)

There is nothing quite like that Cinderella story in sports. Think of the NCAA Tournament and all of the upsets that have happened over it’s 78-year span, with 15-seeds beating 2-seeds, 14-seeds over 3-seeds and the always anticipated 12 vs. 5 match-up. This season, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series could face a similar situation. The …

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