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Derek Kraus Wins Fourth Straight Race at Kern in Dominant Fashion

K&N Pro Series NASCAR Track News

Derek Kraus is our next guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk Review at 8:40 pm ET on Monday, October 28, 2019. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

He came, he saw, he conquered.

Again.

Derek Kraus was the overwhelming favorite coming into Kern County Raceway Park, winning the last three events at the California half-mile in successive fashion. He added to his impressive KCRP resume and then some in Saturday’s NAPA/ENEOS 150, leading every lap from the pole and surviving an overtime restart.

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Martin Truex Jr. Advances to the Championship Final Four with Martinsville Win

NASCAR NASCAR Cup Series Sam Bornhorst Track News
MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – OCTOBER 27: Martin Truex Jr, driver of the #19 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 27, 2019, in Martinsville, Virginia. Photo – Jared C Tilton/Getty Images

Only two more races of the Round of 8 are left to run before the final four drivers do battle for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship crown. On Sunday afternoon, Martinsville Speedway was the first race of this round. Several drivers held a lot of promise heading into Sunday’s race with many drivers believing that Martinsville Speedway is the track to win and punch their ticket to the season finale at Homestead Miami Speedway.

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For Logano and Hamlin, Feelings are Hurt, but Not Playoff Hopes

NASCAR NASCAR Cup Series NASCAR Wire Service Track News
MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – OCTOBER 27: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Freight Toyota, Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, and their crews have an altercation on pit lane following the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 27, 2019 in Martinsville, Virginia. Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Joey Logano had hoped to settle his differences with Denny Hamlin with a conversation.

Instead, the discussion turned physical, as Hamlin and Logano—and their respective crews—battled briefly on pit road after Sunday’s First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway.

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Altercation with No. 10 Car Spins Kyle Busch, Starts Major Wreck

NASCAR NASCAR Cup Series NASCAR Wire Service Track News
MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – OCTOBER 27: Aric Almirola, driver of the #10 Smithfield Ford, and Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Halloween Toyota, are involved in an on-track incident during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 27, 2019 in Martinsville, Virginia. Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

Aric Almirola and Kyle Busch were battling for the seventh position in Sunday’s First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway, and they weren’t doing each other any favors.

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