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Stewart Friesen Gets his First Truck Win at Eldora

Gander Outdoors Truck Series NASCAR NASCAR Wire Service Track News
ROSSBURG, OHIO – AUGUST 01: Stewart Friesen, driver of the #52 Halmar International Chevrolet, poses with the trophy after winning the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Eldora Dirt Derby at Eldora Speedway on August 01, 2019 in Rossburg, Ohio. Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images

ROSSBURG, Ohio – First at last.

Canadian Stewart Friesen held off Sheldon Creed by 0.728-seconds in the Eldora Dirt Derby at Eldora Speedway to earn his first career NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series victory Thursday night.

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Denny Hamlin Leads One-Two-Three Pocono Finish for Joe Gibbs Racing

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series NASCAR NASCAR Wire Service Track News
LONG POND, PENNSYLVANIA – JULY 28: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Ground Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Gander RV 400 at Pocono Raceway on July 28, 2019, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

Thanks to a fast No. 11 Toyota, a feel for fuel economy and a first-ever application of traction compound to the asphalt at Pocono Raceway, Denny Hamlin rediscovered the magic at the Tricky Triangle that marked his spectacular debut in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in 2006.

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Chase Briscoe Chases Down Christopher Bell for Iowa Victory

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NEWTON, IA – JULY 27: Chase Briscoe, driver of the #98 Ford Performance Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway on July 27, 2019, in Newton, Iowa. (Photo by Jeff Curry/Getty Images)

NEWTON, Iowa — Chase Briscoe’s been chasing wins all season in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

They proved bitterly elusive — until Saturday’s U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway.

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Ross Chastain Cruises to Third Victory as Truck Series Playoff Race Tightens

Gander Outdoors Truck Series NASCAR NASCAR Wire Service Track News
LONG POND, PENNSYLVANIA – JULY 27: Ross Chastain, driver of the #45 Niece/Acurlite Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Gander RV 150 at Pocono Raceway on July 27, 2019, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Ross Chastain made it look easy on Saturday at Pocono Raceway, but the battle for playoff spots intensified dramatically in the Gander RV 150 at the 2.5-mile triangular track.

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