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6 Suspended Due to Ballast, Lug Nut Penalties at Bristol

2018 Daytona Cwts Clay Greenfield Truck Nigel Kinrade Nkp

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NASCAR released its weekly Penalty Report Wednesday morning (Aug. 22).  While Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams were clean and green for the third straight week, some big penalties were handed down in the XFINITY and Camping World Truck series. Clay Greenfield‘s No. 68 Chevrolet at Bristol was found to have lost ballast, or have …

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Couch Potato Tuesday: NBC Perseveres Through Talladega Wreckfest

2017 Talladega Ii Cup Brad Keselowski Sunset Matthew T Thacker Nkp

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Ah yes, Talladega.  A nail-biting weekend if there was ever one.  The Spring race weekend once held the nickname of “White Knuckle Weekend.”  Every race there gives you that feeling, in person or on NBC. Last weekend was huge for Talladega.  With Dale Earnhardt Jr. having his final run on the high banks, Alabama went …

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Tracking the Trucks: Parker Kligerman Scores 2nd Career Win at Talladega

2017 Talladega Cwts Parker Kligerman Victory Lane John K Harrelson Nkp

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In a Nutshell: Parker Kligerman emerged from the carnage victorious in Saturday afternoon’s fred’s 250 at Talladega Superspeedway. The driver of the No. 75 Toyota kept the pedal to the floor as a last-lap melee wiped out a large chunk of the remaining drivers and scored his second career win at the 2.66-mile track. Polesitter …

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Cody Coughlin, Kyle Busch Top Bristol Truck Practices

2017 Charlotte I Cwts Cody Coughlin Truck Nigel Kinrade Nkp

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Cody Coughlin led the first of two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice sessions at Bristol Motor Speedway on Wednesday (Aug. 16), while Kyle Busch led the second. Rookie Coughlin set the fastest time of the session with a lap of 14.828 seconds (129.404 mph) in the No. 13 Ride TV/JEGS Toyota.  Busch was runner-up …

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Entry List: 2016 UNOH 200

Nascar Camping World Truck Series Toyota Tundra 250

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On Wednesday night (weather permitting), the Camping World Truck Series will take to the 0.533-mile Bristol Motor Speedway for 200 laps of hard-fought action.  Before we get to the race, 36 trucks will have to bite and claw to make the 32-truck field. Possibly the most notable addition to the field is Austin Cindric returning …

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