Monthly Archives: June 2018

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Elliott’s Chances for his First Win Look Good at Chicago

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – When it comes to young drivers looking for their first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory, this weekend’s race at Chicagoland Speedway could be the one for 22-year-old Hendrick Motorsport’s driver Chase Elliott. Continue reading →

Opportunistic Brett Moffitt Grabs NASCAR Truck Series Opportunistic Brett Moffitt grabs NASCAR Truck Series victory at Chicagoland Victory at Chicagoland

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Brett Moffitt, the driver of the #16 Fr8Auctions.com Toyota, applies the winner’s sticker in Victory Lane after the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Overton’s 225 at Chicagoland Speedway on June 29, 2018, in Joliet, Illinois. Photo – Matt Sullivan/Getty Images

JOLIET, Ill. – Brett Moffitt didn’t hear the words that turned Friday night’s Overton’s 225 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race in his favor. Continue reading →

Larson and Bell Drive for Culture Crossover of Fans

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson and NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Christopher Bell are at the top levels of their respective series and they share a passion of returning to where they came from, dirt track Sprint Car racing. They also have a bigger purpose in mind, attempting to grow all-around race fans instead of having dirt fans separate from asphalt fans. Now they are taking on a new role in order to further that effort as FOX Sports 1 broadcaster Vince Welch announced during a press conference this afternoon that the duo will make their broadcasting debut in a couple of weeks when the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series makes their annual visit to the famed dirt track of Eldora Speedway, owned by Tony Stewart.

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Jesse Iwuji’s Heroism goes Viral after Good Samaritan Effort

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To Jesse Iwuji, the effort to help a family in distress was simply the natural response to a crisis.

An officer in the Naval Reserve, and a driver in both the NASCAR K&N Pro and ARCA Series, Iwuji was driving home from Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma when he noticed a disabled minivan sitting in the breakdown lane on Interstate 5.

“Underneath the van, I saw a lot of fluid leaking from the motor, and there was a small, little fire that began to ignite,” Iwuji said. “From my background in the military and in racing, (I knew) flammable fluids can ignite pretty quick and start a huge fire pretty quick.”

Iwuji stopped, and unable to move the van clear of the fire, he hustled the family of four to safety. When they were roughly 30 yards away from the vehicle, the engine exploded. Iwuji made sure the family was safe and continued on his journey. Realizing that he hadn’t offered the stranded family a ride, he spent 45 minutes returning to the scene to correct the oversight, but, by then, the family was gone with the assistance of first responders, and the vehicle was being hooked up to a tow truck.

“Everyone says it’s heroic,” Iwuji said. “For me, honestly, it’s just being a good person. At the end of the day, I think we can all do what happened that day. It’s nothing Superman, nothing like that.”

But Iwuji’s act of selflessness struck a chord when he posted a video of the car, engulfed in flames, on the internet. The video went viral and attracted intense interest from national news outlets.