Daily Archives: April 29, 2016

#NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Geico 500 at Talladega Preview

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams will race 500.08 miles in 188 laps of the Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, May 1st. FOX will begin their coverage at 12:30 pm ET with a green flag around 1 pm ET and radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.

Horn Sounds on Thrilling First Quarter

Last Sunday’s Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway marked the close of the first quarter of the Sprint Cup Series season.

The race featured 23 lead changes – most at RIR since 2007; 18 green flag passes for the lead – most at RIR since 2010; and 2,083 green flag passes – most at RIR since 2013.

Those impressive passing stats are the latest in a long line of statistical highlights generated from the first nine races.

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#NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News and Notes – April 29, 2016

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CWTS-NNNASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams head to Kansas Speedway next week for the Toyota Tundra 250. Competitors will race 167 laps for 250.5 miles of action on Friday, May 6th with television coverage on FOX Sports 1 beginning at 8 pm ET and a green flag around 8:30 pm ET. Radio coverage is on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.

One More Weekend Until NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Returns

Kansas was a dramatic race last season. Erik Jones, Tyler Reddick and Daniel Suárez all ran out of fuel while in the lead, and Matt Crafton saved enough in the tank to pass them for the victory.

Crafton is the only full-time Truck Series driver with a win at Kansas. Johnny Sauter (third), Timothy Peters (fourth), Cameron Hayley (fifth) and Daniel Hemric (tenth) all finished in the top-ten in last season’s race.  Continue reading →

#NASCAR XFINITY Series, Sparks Energy 300 at Talladega Preview

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NASCAR XFINITY Teams are  at Talladega Superspeedway for the Sparks Energy 300 and racing that covers 300.58 miles over 113 laps on Saturday, April 30th. FOX will start their pre-race coverage at 2:30 pm ET with a green flag around 3 pm ET and radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.

 

Suárez Opens Up Points Lead as Talladega Approaches

Tension within the XFINITY Series championship battle has slightly loosened for standings leader Daniel Suárez after he posted his fourth top-five of the season, increasing his lead to nine points over new second-place driver, Elliott Sadler. Heading into Richmond, Suárez held a six-point lead over Erik Jones.

In eight starts this season, Suárez has posted four top-fives, seven top-tens and an average finish of 6.3 – best among title contenders.
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