John Hunter Nemechek was the only driver not from Las Vegas to finish on the proverbial podium in Saturday’s Boyd Gaming 300, but with Allegiant Airlines on the No. 23, this was a hometown race for his team. That changed nothing for the youngster, who posted a runner-up finish in …
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When the entry list came out for the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway, seeing Angela Ruch on the entry list in NEMCO Motorsports’ No. 8 Chevrolet was a shock. After all, the niece of Daytona 500 winner Derrike Cope had not competed in a Gander Outdoors Truck …
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The NASCAR Xfinity Series opens the 2019 season Saturday, Feb. 16, at Daytona International Speedway. 38 cars are entered with many drivers in different rides from the end of the 2018 season. New faces have also come to NASCAR’s second-tier division. JR Motorsports has four drivers entered this weekend. Michael …
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The newly re-branded NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series opens its season on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019 at Daytona International Speedway with the NextEra Energy Resources 250. 40 trucks are entered this weekend, meaning eight will go home after qualifying. There are many changes in the Truck Series this season, with …
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JR Motorsports and GMS Racing have launched a new driver development program, branding it as “Drivers Edge Development.” The initiative, which was brought together with the help of Chevrolet, aims to establish an official program to provide on and off-track education for up-and-coming racecar drivers. .@DaleJr and @GMSRacingLLC’s Mike Beam …
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While all eyes were focused on teams in the playoffs, some of the best racing in the field came in the middle of the Xfinity Series field, where teams are scrounging for positions, knowing that an additional finishing position could be the difference in getting an extra set of tires …
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In a special offseason episode of the Frontstretch Podcast, Dustin Albino, Mike Neff and Zach Catanzareti discuss all the news that’s transpired since Homestead. We start with the elephant in the room, that being Kurt Busch making the move to Chip Ganassi Racing, replacing Jamie McMurray who will take on an analyst role at Fox Sports. What do …
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John Hunter Nemechek is on the move. After a limited XFINITY Series schedule with Chip Ganassi Racing this season, he’ll jump to GMS Racing in 2019. Multiple sources have confirmed to Frontstretch the 21-year-old will be moving over to GMS. The driver contract, to be finalized in the coming days, puts Nemechek …
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The revamped ISM Raceway brought a number of new elements to the package. For one, there is a Modern Margarita stand just outside of Victory Lane. Also, the place was so full of locked gates that the Camping World Truck Series Championship 4 drivers couldn’t get to the Media Center …
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John Hunter Nemechek has been discussed multiple this weekend in the ISM Raceway Media Center. After leading final practice on Friday (Nov. 9), Nemechek backed it up with a fast lap in the Final Round to put his No. 42 Fire Alarm Services Inc. Chevrolet Camaro on the pole. Nemechek …
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