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Sammy Smith Clinches a NASCAR Xfinity Series Round of 8 Spot with Victory at Talladega

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Sammy Smith clinches a NASCAR Xfinity Series Round of 8 spot with victory at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday in the United Rentals 250.

Sammy Smith clinches a NASCAR Xfinity Series Round of 8 spot with victory at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday in the United Rentals 250.

TALLADEGA, Ala. – A last-lap pass for the win is a recurring theme at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway and that’s exactly what landed JR Motorsports driver Sammy Smith in Victory Lane on Saturday. It was the only lap he led all day, but, it was good enough to win Saturday’s United Rentals 250 overtime thriller and earn Smith an automatic berth into the next round of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs.

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Grant Enfinger Locks a NASCAR Truck Series Final 4 Spot with a Victory at Talladega

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Grant Enfinger locks a NASCAR Truck Series Final 4 spot with a victory at Talladega Superspeedway on Friday night in Love’s RV Stop 225.

TALLADEGA, Ala. – The home crowd favorite, Grant Enfinger, won in Friday afternoon’s Love’s RV Stop 225 Playoff race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. The Alabama native’s second NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win at the big track. And most important, the victory delivers an automatic entry into the season championship finale next month.

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Chris Buescher Wins a Thrilling NASCAR Cup Series Battle at Watkins Glen

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Chris Buescher wins a thrilling NASCAR Cup Series battle at Watkins Glen International on Sunday afternoon in the Go Bowling at The Glen.

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – In a largely chaotic race from the green flag, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing’s Chris Buescher prevailed in overtime in Sunday’s Go Bowling at The Glen. He did so by passing road course ace, Shane Van Gisbergen in a bumper-to-bumper last lap duel to claim his career first road course victory at the famed Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International.

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Connor Zilisch Wins in His Thrilling NASCAR Xfinity Series Debut at Watkins Glen

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Connor Zilisch wins in his thrilling NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Watkins Glen International on Saturday afternoon in the Mission 200 at The Glen.

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – Introducing. … Connor Zilisch.

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Layne Riggs Captures His First NASCAR Truck Series Victory at Milwaukee

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Layne Riggs captures his first NASCAR Truck Series victory at the Milwaukee Mile on Sunday afternoon in the LiUNAI 250!

MILWAUKEE, Wi. – For the second straight day, a second-generation rising NASCAR racing star earned his first career win. This time it was 22-year-old Layne Riggs claiming the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series victory in Sunday’s Playoff-opening LiUNAI 175! at the historic Milwaukee Mile.

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