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Crafton, Sauter Bring the Experience to Playoffs

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Three of the past four NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championships have been won by two drivers in this season’s playoffs — Johnny Sauter (2016) and Matt Crafton (2013 and ’14). Erik Jones, now a Monster Cup Series driver, won the title in 2015. Continue reading →

Jeremy Clements’ Victory is a Particular Highlight for Wayne Auton

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Jeremy Clements, the driver of the #51 Repairable Vehicles.com Chevrolet, celebrates with his pit crew in victory lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Johnsonville 180 at Road America on August 27, 2017, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Photo – Stacy Revere/Getty Images

In a career in racing that spans more than 30 years, NASCAR XFINITY Series Managing Director Wayne Auton enjoyed one of his favorite highlights only recently—Jeremy Clement’s Aug. 27 victory in the Johnsonville 180 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. Continue reading →

William Byron Seeks Redemption in NASCAR XFINITY Series Playoff

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CHARLOTTE, NC – SEPTEMBER 19: William Bryon speaks to the media as one of the 12 remaining drivers eligible to win the NASCAR XFINITY Series Championship during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Playoffs Media Day at Embassy Suites Charlotte Uptown on September 19, 2017, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images

At Phoenix International Raceway, the next-to-last event in last year’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoff, William Byron’s championship hopes exploded when the engine in his No. 9 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota did likewise. Continue reading →

Building Confidence at Furniture Row Racing Keeps Truex Up Front

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JOLIET, IL – SEPTEMBER 17: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota, celebrates after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Tales of the Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 17, 2017, in Joliet, Illinois. Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images

Overcoming adversity is a sign of a championship winning team.

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series points leader, Martin Truex Jr and his No. 78 Furniture Row Racing team have had their share of adversity and they also have the most victories of any other team this season with five.

So, is this their year to win a Cup Series title? Continue reading →