Daniel Hemric Signs NASCAR XFINITY Series Deal with RCR
Daniel Hemric, who qualified for the inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase in the No. 19 Brad Keselowski Racing Ford on Friday night, will drive full-time in the NASCAR XFINITY Series in a Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet next season, RCR announced Saturday.
Hemric’s sponsor, crew chief and car number will be named at a later date. Continue reading
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Remember your first NASCAR Race as a kid and that bond you shared with your parents going to races together? Now is a great time to make your own cherished memories as Kids Drive NASCAR continues at Chicagoland Speedway this weekend.
Kids, young and old, are enjoying the first race weekend of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 at the 1.5-mile track in Joliet, IL. There’s a good chance you remember watching and enjoying the cartoon series when you were a kid and like so many other iconic success stories, there’s a lot of joy in introducing your kids to what you found fun as a kid yourself. Continue reading
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As we’ve seen in the past, the high stakes of a championship means the intensity ramps up when The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup begins and fans expect more drama starting at Chicagoland Speedway this weekend. For those engaging in social media for the rest of this season, they will find another way to enhance their overall experience, making this year’s Chase the most social ever. Continue reading
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It’s been a banner weekend for Daniel Hemric at Chicagoland Speedway. In Friday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, Hemric earned a career-best second place finish in the No. 19 DrawTite Ford for Brad Keselowski Racing. A model of consistency in the Truck Series in 2016, with eight top-five and 13 top-ten results, the Kannapolis, NC native earned a berth in the inaugural Truck Series Chase.
On Saturday morning, Richard Childress Racing announced they signed Hemric to a multi-year agreement to drive full-time in the NASCAR XFINITY Series beginning with the 2017 season. Continue reading
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Coming into Chicagoland Speedway this weekend ThorSport Racing driver, Cameron Hayley knew he needed to win to get into the inaugural Chase for the NASCAR Camping World Truck championship. With results of 13th and 17th in the first two practices and a 20th-place qualifying effort for the American Ethanol E15 225, the No. 13 crew chief Eddie Troconis made wholesale changes to give his driver a chance at victory.
Despite starting at 20th, Hayley battled his way to the front to contend for the win in the closing laps of the event. He ran as high as second giving his team hope for a victory. But the veteran Kyle Busch, the eventual race winner effectively blocked Hayley’s faster Toyota, keeping from realizing that goal. Continue reading