Gracin Raz at 9 pm ET on Monday, October 19, 2015 Photo – Lachlin Cunningham/Getty Images
Gracin Raz is our guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, October 19, 2015 at 9 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.
The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West championship title is about as close as any competition could ever hope with just one race left in their season. Rookie of the Year contender Gracin Raz, with Jefferson Pitts Racing made his presence known with a last lap pass for his first career victory at All-American Speedway in Roseville on Saturday night.
Earning the pole starting spot earlier in the day, Raz would end up vying for his first series victory with another K&N West competitor Alex Shutte, in contention to do the same. It was Raz and Shutte battling their way to the checkered flag on the last lap for first and second-place finishes. Continue reading →
Scott Speed at 9:30 pm ET on Monday, October 19, 2015 Photo – Scott Speed Twitter page
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Former Formula One and NASCAR driver, and once again taking a new direction, Scott Speed joined one of the hottest forms of motorsports – Global Rallycross. And there’s no looking back for the driver, now in pursuit of the championship title.
Speed put his No. 41 team in championship contention with their year-long performance including four double-header events this season.
Taking a second-place finish in Fort Lauderdale, a 12th at MCAS New River and seventh in Washington DC, the double-headers are where Speed has picked up his most points. The exception is Daytona where his missed one race and had a DNF in the other, but Speed has finished no worse than second in the next three double-header events.
After picking up two wins in the Los Angeles double-header last month, Speed moved into second in the point standings.
“It’s been a great weekend, obviously at the beginning of the season we struggled a bit, but with a new program like this you’re bound to have problems and we have had them. I think our Beetles are dialed in, they are fast and durable, so I see us as a major threat for the championship. I couldn’t be happier, I feel so lucky to be able to drive this Merchant First Beetle and I have a great teammate, a great team and I cannot say enough good things about Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross.”
In his Global Rallycross career since 2013, Speed has picked up 19 starts with five wins, five podiums, 18 heat wins and 438 points.
Last year, in his second season, Speed started strong with two victories and could have won the championship. However, after unapproved actions during a red flag in New York, he lost 35 points while three of his competitors gained five points, dropping him to ninth in the point standings. Speed went on to get his third win of the season, to tie for the most in series history. After getting his Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross Beetle in Las Vegas, Speed took his third pole of the season (a best in class), his 12th and 13th heat victories and a fourth in the main event – the best finish for his beetle.
Closing in on his third year in Global Rallycross, Speed came home with two second-place finishes in Barbados earlier this month, now making him the leader the point standings.
The Global Rallycross season finale is in Las Vegas on November 8th airing on NBCSN at 6:30 pm ET.
Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 Dollar General Toyota, spins as Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, races by during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 18, 2015 Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 18, 2015 Photo – Chris Trotman/Getty Images
Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 18, 2015 Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 18, 2015 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 18, 2015 Photo – Daniel Shirey/Getty Images
Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, places the winner’s decal on his car after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 18, 2015 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Block me once, and I’ll cut you some slack.
Block me twice — and it’s ‘Gotcha.’
That, in essence, was the conversation on Joey Logano’s team radio after Logano spun race leader Matt Kenseth in turn one with less than five laps left in the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway.
Logano went on to win the race after a green-white-checkered-flag restart that sent the race two laps past its scheduled distance of 267 laps. The driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford has monopolized the Contender Round of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, having won back-to-back races at Charlotte and Kansas. Continue reading →
Logano Advances to Eliminator 8 Round with Win at Charlotte
Joey Logano led 227-of-334 laps on his way to Victory Lane in Sunday’s Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway to become the first driver to advance to the Eliminator 8 Round of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
The No. 22 Ford driver becomes a member of the Eliminator 8 by winning the Contender Round opener for the second straight season. Last year, he won the first Contender Round race at Kansas Speedway – the site of Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400. In 12 starts at Kansas, Logano owns one win, four top-fives and four top-tens. He has logged a top-five showing in his last four starts at the 1.5-mile track.
Logano’s checkered flag was his first at Charlotte. His previous best Queen City finish was third in 2011.
On the season, Logano ranks tied with Kevin Harvick for the Sprint Cup Series lead in top-tens with 24. His five Coors Light Pole Awards are the most in the series. Continue reading →
