Daily Archives: October 28, 2017

Harrison and Jeb Burton Racing Together for the First Time at Martinsville Speedway

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Harrison Burton, the driver of the #51 DEX Imaging Toyota, stands in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Texas Roadhouse 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 27, 2017, in Martinsville, Virginia. Photo – Stacy Revere/Getty Images

Since announcing that Jeb Burton would race in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Martinsville Speedway in the No. 20 for Young Motorsports, NASCAR K&N Pro Series East champion, Harrison Burton has looked forward to racing with his cousin for the first time.

Harrison is racing the No. 51 for Kyle Busch Motorsports this weekend at the famed short track. Both are second generation drivers having watched their dads, Ward and Jeff Burton race the NASCAR circuit, but throughout their own careers, they have never raced on track together until now.  Continue reading →

Christopher Bell is Here to Win, Not Make Friends

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Christopher Bell, the driver of the #4 JBL Toyota, stands in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Texas Roadhouse 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 27, 2017, in Martinsville, Virginia. Photo – Chris Trotman/Getty Images

Christopher Bell arrived at Martinsville Speedway on Friday intent on the serious business of trying to win a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship, but his victory in last Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series event at Kansas Speedway was still a prime topic of conversation. Continue reading →

Ben Rhodes Takes his Cross-Training to Boxing Ring

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Ben Rhodes talks about his chances for a championship at the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs Media Day on September 20, 2017, in Charlotte, North Carolina Photo – Bob Leverone/Getty Images

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs contender Ben Rhodes isn’t one to confine his aggressive impulses to the race track. Continue reading →

John Hunter Nemechek is Fast on the Track and Off

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John Hunter Nemechek shares a laugh with the media during the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs Media Day on September 20, 2017, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo – Bob Leverone/Getty Images

Who knew an Ironman Triathlon is a contact sport?

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series title contender John Hunter Nemechek found that out quickly when he competed in his first half-triathlon last Sunday in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Covering 70.3 miles of swimming, biking, and racing, Nemechek completed the course in four hours, 53 minutes, 26 seconds, beating his goal time of five hours. He was fourth in the 18-24 age group and 146th overall in a field of 1,736 competitors.

“The swimming was probably my most difficult part,” Nemechek said. “Swimming in the ocean, we had the tide with us, pushing us, so it was a fast swim, but it was brutal – swimming over people, people swimming over you, getting kicked in the face, getting kicked in the chest.

“No one cares. You’re all going for the same real estate. You can kind of compare it to Martinsville, beating and banging and going at it.”

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Texas Roadhouse 200 at Martinsville Preview

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After the off-week, the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs heads to Martinsville Speedway to begin the Round of 6 with the Texas Roadhouse 200 Presented By Alpha Energy Solutions on Saturday, October 28th at 1 pm ET on FOX Sports 1 with radio coverage on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Continue reading →