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NASCAR Cup Series, Truck Series fire back up after 2 weeks off, F1, Larson wins in Sprint Cars
4 months, 2 weeks ago

NASCAR Cup Series, Truck Series fire back up after 2 weeks off, F1, Larson wins in Sprint Cars

Associated Press  

All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Cook Out 400. Fast facts: NASCAR returns from a two-week, mid-summer break with the Olympics finishing up in Paris this weekend.. P oints leader Kyle Larson wasn’t going to stop racing despite NASCAR’s break and won a pair of sprint car races at Pevely, Missouri last weekend.. There are four races left in NASCAR’s …

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NASCAR’s next big hopeful makes national series debut as teenager Zilisch races truck at COTA
9 months ago

NASCAR’s next big hopeful makes national series debut as teenager Zilisch races truck at COTA

Associated Press  

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A promising young driver who might just be one of NASCAR’s budding new stars will make his national series debut this Saturday in the Truck Series race at Circuit of the Americas. Born and raised in Charlotte and go-karting before he started school, Zilisch never had any interest in NASCAR despite living in the de facto homebase …

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NASCAR’s star drivers rip Truck Series’ crash-filled finale: “It’s a joke”
1 year, 1 month ago

NASCAR’s star drivers rip Truck Series’ crash-filled finale: “It’s a joke”

Associated Press  

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Some of NASCAR’s star drivers made it crystal clear that Friday night’s crash-filled Truck Series finale was an embarrassment for the sport. It’s a joke, they need to fix it.” The race was lambasted by top Cup Series drivers on Friday night for its messy completion, which included Carson Hocevar wrecking Corey Heim, which cost Heim the …

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Zane Smith to join Trackhouse Racing. Truck Series champ to start Cup career on loan to Spire
1 year, 3 months ago

Zane Smith to join Trackhouse Racing. Truck Series champ to start Cup career on loan to Spire

Associated Press  

Truck Series champion Zane Smith has been signed to a multi-year contract with Trackhouse Racing in which he will be loaned to Spire Motorsports for a Cup Series ride in 2024. I think he expected maybe a different answer, but my answer was ‘Trackhouse’ and almost 365 days later I signed a contract with them.” Justin Marks, founder of Trackhouse, …

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Top 5, Richmond: Maybe the track isn’t so bad, blaming Ross Chastain and an appeals panel overhaul
1 year, 8 months ago

Top 5, Richmond: Maybe the track isn’t so bad, blaming Ross Chastain and an appeals panel overhaul

New York Times  

Five thoughts after this weekend’s NASCAR race at Richmond Raceway … 1. So it seems the bulk of the credit for an improved race goes to NASCAR’s revised short track/road course package — the one with the tiny spoiler that makes less downforce. It still wasn’t the “Action Track” of old, but Richmond was much better this time around and …

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Chandler Smith wins NASCAR trucks at Pocono, playoffs set
2 years, 5 months ago

Chandler Smith wins NASCAR trucks at Pocono, playoffs set

Associated Press  

LONG POND, Pa. — Zane Smith clinched the regular season NASCAR Truck Series championship and Chandler Smith took the checkered flag Saturday at Pocono Raceway. Chandler Smith won his second race of the season driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports and is one of only two drivers in the playoff field with multiple wins this season. Zane Smith and Chandler Smith, …

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William Byron races to first NASCAR Truck win since 2016
2 years, 8 months ago

William Byron races to first NASCAR Truck win since 2016

Associated Press  

MARTINSVILLE, Va. — William Byron raced to his first NASCAR Truck Series victory since 2016 on Thursday night at Martinsville Speedway. Byron, in just his second Truck Series start since 2016, led a race-high 94 of the 200 laps and grabbed the lead after Stage 2. Byron outdueled Johnny Sauter and Kyle Busch down the stretch for his eighth career …

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Truck Series drivers beef about respect at Phoenix finale
3 years, 1 month ago

Truck Series drivers beef about respect at Phoenix finale

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Matt Crafton sat his 8-year-old daughter on his lap and said he had no trouble teaching her how to race with respect — the ins and outs of racing etiquette — as she starts her karting career. “I’m not going to be here and be their dad and tell them what they’ve done right and wrong,” Crafton said. …

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Fogleman smashes his way to first career NASCAR victory
3 years, 2 months ago

Fogleman smashes his way to first career NASCAR victory

Associated Press  

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Tate Fogleman smashed his way to his first career NASCAR national series victory with an overtime win in the Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, the opening of NASCAR’s weekend playoff tripleheader. Fogleman spun John Hunter Nemechek from the lead headed to the finish line Saturday on the second lap of a two-lap overtime shootout for his …

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Defending Truck Series champ Creed sweeps Darlington
3 years, 3 months ago

Defending Truck Series champ Creed sweeps Darlington

Associated Press  

DARLINGTON, S.C. — Sheldon Creed led the final 80 laps to take his second straight NASCAR Truck Series win in the playoffs and second in a row at Darlington Raceway on Sunday. It was the second straight season that Darlington hosted a Truck Series playoff race when a scheduled event at the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in Ontario, Canada, could …

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Austin Hill wins rain-shortened Trucks race at Watkins Glen
3 years, 4 months ago

Austin Hill wins rain-shortened Trucks race at Watkins Glen

Associated Press  

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Pole-sitter Austin Hill won the NASCAR Truck Series race at Watkins Glen International on Saturday, taking the victory when lightning struck nearby and rain halted the race with 11 laps to go. It’s really special to get a win at Watkins Glen.” It was the final event of the regular season for the Truck Series and …

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Nemechek holds off Busch in 1-2 KBM Trucks finish at Pocono
3 years, 5 months ago

Nemechek holds off Busch in 1-2 KBM Trucks finish at Pocono

Associated Press  

LONG POND, Pa. — John Hunter Nemechek stole a win from Kyle Busch then swiped his traditional victory move. Nemechek beat Busch down the stretch and raced to his fifth Truck Series victory this season, earning bragging rights for Kyle Busch Motorsports on Saturday at Pocono Raceway. Three for five against Kyle is pretty good odds.” Nemechek, who dropped down …

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