Monthly Archives: July 2016

Brad Keselowski Dominates Chaotic Sprint Cup Race at Daytona

Posted on by

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Brad Keselowski had an excellent solution for the massive wrecks that scrambled the finishing order of Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway.

He stayed ahead of all of them.

Leading 115 of 161 laps in the No. 2 Team Penske Ford, Keselowski sped away from his pursuers after a restart in overtime and posted his third victory of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season in thoroughly convincing fashion.

The victory was Keselowski’s first at Daytona and the 20th of his career, and it reinforced his mastery of restrictor-plate racing—Keselowski already had four wins at sister track Talladega. Continue reading →

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Coke Zero 400 at Daytona Preview

Aside

319322

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams are at Daytona International Speedway for the second time this season as the series starts counting down last ten races before the Chase begins at Chicagoland Speedway in September.  On Saturday, July 2nd they’ll race 400 miles over 160 laps in the Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola with NBC coverage starting at 7 pm ET and a green flag at 7:45 pm ET. Radio coverage is available on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.

Smoke Show: Stewart Fires Up Win at Sonoma

Even Smokey the Bear couldn’t have prevented the fire performance Tony Stewart produced in Sunday’s Toyota / Save Mart 350.

Stewart, who paced the field for 22 circuits, lost the lead to Denny Hamlin on the last lap, but moved him off the 11th turn to win his first race since June 2, 2013 at Dover – 110 events ago. The triumph marked Stewart’s first win in 84 starts. Continue reading →

Almirola Edges Allgaier for NASCAR XFINITY Series Win at Daytona

Posted on by

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Aric Almirola won his second NASCAR XFINITY Series race by much less than a nose.

But to the driver of the No. 98 Fred Biagi-owned Ford, that was a vast improvement over his first victory in the series—when he wasn’t even in the car when the race ended.

In Friday night’s Subway Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway, Almirola was inches ahead of Justin Allgaier off the last corner in overtime when NASCAR called the eighth caution of the race and froze the field because of a wild wreck on the backstretch involving polesitter David Ragan.
 Continue reading →

NASCAR XFINITY Series, Subway Firecracker 250 at Daytona Preview

Aside

319323

NASCAR XFINITY Series Salutes U.S. Military Units With Tribute at Daytona

In a show of appreciation for the United States Armed Forces, NASCAR XFINITY Series drivers will bear the names of active military units and installations on their race car windshields during Friday’s Subway Firecracker 250 Powered By Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway.

NASCAR: An American Salute™ (#NASCARSalutes) is the industry’s collective expression of reverence, respect and gratitude for those who have served and continue to defend the United States today. Continue reading →

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News and Notes – Friday, July 1, 2016

Aside

CWTS-NN

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams are taking a break before their next race at Kentucky Speedway for the Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 on Thursday, July 7. Watch all 150 laps cover 225 miles on FOX Sports 1 starting at 8 pm ET with a green flag around 8:30 pm ET.  Radio coverage is also available on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.

Bell Rings in First Victory of Season; KBM Ties for First On All-Time Wins List

Christopher Bell won Saturday’s Drivin’ For Linemen 200 at Gateway Motorsports Park to earn the fifth berth in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase. The win was Bell’s first of the season and the 50th for Kyle Busch Motorsports, tying them with Roush Fenway Racing for the most victories in Camping World Truck Series history.

The four other Chase berths are owned by Bell’s KBM teammate William Byron, Matt Crafton, Johnny Sauter and John Hunter Nemechek.

Seven races remain until the Camping World Truck Series Chase. If the season ended today, Timothy Peters is at 30 points ahead of Tyler Reddick on the cutoff line, Daniel Hemric (+25) and Ben Kennedy (+1) would clinch the remaining three berths.

On the cusp of the Chase spots are Reddick (-1), Ben Rhodes (-11), Spencer Gallagher (-16) and Cole Custer (-20).

Rhodes Roars to Career-Best Finish

Ben Rhodes powered to a career-best runner-up finish after earning his second career 21 Means 21 Keystone Light Pole at Gateway Motorsports Park.

The No. 41 ThorSport Racing driver’s previous career-high showing was a fourth-place finish recorded the race before at Iowa.

On the season, Rhodes owns two top-fives and four top-tens in seven starts. He ranks ninth on the Camping World Truck Series Chase Grid – 11 points behind Ben Kennedy on the cutoff line.

“A career-best finish of second is great, but after tasting it (victory) four times now, and not being able to go home and get it – that’s been tough, but hopefully here soon,” Rhodes said. “We’re just going to keep pushing forward.”

Rhodes, a Louisville native, next heads to his home state of Kentucky for the Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 on Thursday, July 7 at Kentucky Speedway.. 

Dan The Man: Hemric One of Camping World Truck Series’ Most Consistent

Daniel Hemric recovered from a mid-race spin to place third in Saturday’s Drivin’ for Linemen 200 at Gateway Motorsports Park to tie Matt Crafton for the Camping World Truck Series lead in top-tens with seven.

Currently, Hemric ranks seventh on the Camping World Truck Series Chase Grid, 25 points above Bead Keselowski Racing teammate Tyler Reddick on the cutoff.

“My Brad Keselowski Racing team gave me a really great Draw-Tite Ford F-150,” Hemric said. “We knew we had something for the rest of the field from the time we unloaded. We had a great balance and a lot of speed at the beginning of the race, but unfortunately, I put us in a hole early when I spun; that’s all on me. But we still had an extremely fast truck, we made the right calls on pit road, and I’m glad we were able to rebound like we did. There is no ‘quit’ in this team; I’m so proud of our entire effort here tonight at Gateway Motorsports Park.” 

GMS Racing Continues Strong Season with Three in Top-Ten at Gateway

GMS Racing placed three drivers in the top-ten of Saturday’s Camping World Truck Series race at Gateway Motorsports park: Johnny Sauter (fourth), Kaz Grala (eighth) and Ben Kennedy (ninth). Its fourth driver, Spencer Gallagher, finished 22nd.

Grala’s showing was a career-best performance.

At the moment, GMS has Sauter locked into the Camping World Truck Series Chase. Kennedy would earn the last Chase berth on points (+1 points above Tyler Reddick on the cutoff line) if the season ended today. Gallagher, only 16 points behind Kennedy for the final berth, ranks 11th on the Camping World Truck Series Chase Grid.

Kyle Busch Motorsports is the lone other team that would have two drivers in the Chase if the season ended today.

NASCAR IMC