In a race where teammates raced like archrivals to the checkered flag, Kyle Busch surged ahead of Matt Kenseth with a crossover move on the next-to-last lap and won the Furious 7 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race by 0.791 seconds over his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate at Chicagoland Speedway Saturday night. Continue reading
Daily Archives: September 19, 2015
Kyle Larson Looking to Upset the NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase, as a Non-Chaser
Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 CLOROX Chevrolet, practices for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series MyAFibRisk.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 19, 2015 Photo – Matt Sullivan/Getty Images
It’s a NASCAR triple-header this weekend at Chicagoland Speedway with the Camping World Trucks and the XFINITY Series races in the books. On Sunday, September 20th, the Sprint Cup teams will take to the track for their first race of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. While most are looking for a Chase driver victory, the possibility for a non-Chase winner could make it interesting. Kyle Larson wants to be that guy, at some point during the Chase. Continue reading
John Hunter Nemechek Gets First Truck Series Victory at Chicagoland
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One of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series’ youngest drivers struck a blow for old-school racing on Saturday morning at Chicagoland Speedway.
Stretching his fuel mileage beyond the capabilities of most of his of competitors, John Hunter Nemechek rolled across the finish line 12.014 seconds ahead of Tyler Reddick, who was also saving fuel, to score his first victory in the series in the American Ethanol E15 225. Continue reading
Matt Crafton’s No. 88 Team Not Happy with a Pit Road Call that Puts them a Lap Behind
Matt Crafton’s pit road crew works on his car during a pit stop in the American Ethanol E15 225 at Chicagoland Speedway, on Saturday, September 19, 2015. Photo – Daniel Peters/Suburban Journals of Chicago
Matt Crafton is contending for his third consecutive championship, a feat no other NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver has accomplished. Last year, Crafton was the first driver in series history to earn back-to-back championships, but he’s finding out that earning three-consecutive championships is not going to come easy. Continue reading
Jeffrey Earnhardt Joins Go Green Racing in 2016 with NASCAR-Speedweek Sponsors
Jeffrey Earnhardt, driver of the #32 BeerFrost.com/CorvetteParts.net Ford, stands on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway on September 11, 2015 Photo – Matt Hazlett/Getty Images
Racing the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with Go Green Racing in 2016, Jeffrey Earnhardt is also competing for Rookie of the Year honors and joining him are a couple NASCAR and Daytona Speedweek title sponsors, Can-Am and Kappa. Continue reading