NASCAR Track News

4153 posts

Kyle Busch Wins Chicagoland Truck Race as Inaugural Chase field is set

Camping World Truck Series NASCAR NASCAR Wire Service Track News

In a race punctuated by a record ten cautions, Kyle Busch streaked away from Chase hopeful Cameron Hayley in overtime and won Friday night’s American Ethanol E15 225 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Chicagoland Speedway.

With Busch’s victory over runner-up Daniel Hemric, who passed Hayley after the final restart on lap 150, Hemric and Timothy Peters locked up the final two of eight spots in the inaugural Camping World Truck Series Chase, which starts Sept. 24 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Continue reading →

NASCAR XFINITY Series Drive for Safety 300 at Chicagoland Speedway Preview

NASCAR Track News Xfinity Series

321227 NASCAR XFINITY Series drivers will race 300 miles in 200 laps in the Drive for Safety 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday, September 17th. This is their final race before the inaugural Chase for the XFINITY Series title begins. Television coverage begins at 2:30 pm ET on NBC, with a green flag around 3 pm ET. Radio coverage is on MRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.  Continue reading →

Cole Custer Grabs NASCAR XFINITY Series Ride in 2017 with Stewart Haas Racing

ARCA Camping World Truck Series Fan4Racing K&N Pro Series NASCAR Track News Xfinity Series
Photo - Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images

Custer will pilot the No. 00 with Haas Automation Sponsorship

There’s little doubt that Cole Custer is a talented NASCAR Next alumnus and a future star of NASCAR. Friday night at Chicagoland Speedway, he’ll be looking to earn a Camping World Truck Series victory to earn a place in their inaugural Chase for the championship title. Custer is now ninth in the series point standings, just outside the eighth-place cut off to qualify for the Chase.

Whether Custer makes the Chase or not, the future looks bright for this young 18-year-old driver from Ladera Ranch, CA. Earlier today Stewart Haas Racing announced that Custer will race the No. 00 in the XFINITY Series for the 2017 season. He’ll  turn 19 just before the season begins next February at Daytona International Speedway.  Continue reading →

Matt Tifft is Ready to Race at Chicagoland Speedway

Camping World Truck Series NASCAR Track News
Photo - Getty Images
Photo – Getty Images

After being diagnosed with a brain tumor, NASCAR driver, Matt Tifft missed several races to undergo surgery. With a positive attitude to a rather scary medical condition, Tifft stayed in touch with fans by posting video updates on Facebook throughout his ordeal. It was inspiring to his fans as much as they inspired him.  Continue reading →