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Gragson Doubles Up in Utah with NASCAR K&N West Sweep

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Noah Gragson at 9:30 pm ET on Monday, September 12, 2016 Photo - Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images
Noah Gragson at 9:30 pm ET on Monday, September 12, 2016
Photo – Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images

Noah Gragson is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, September 12, 2016 at 9:30 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Completes K&N Pro West Sweep With Last Lap Pass

Noah Gragson made the big move on Todd Gilliland on the last lap of the UMC 110 presented by Ken Garff Volvo to sweep the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West double-header weekend at Utah Motorsports Campus.

It was Gragson’s second win in as many days, as the Las Vegas driver won Saturday’s race on the 3.048-mile oval. The races marked the first time the series ran a double-header on back-to-back days at the same venue, and Gragson made the most of the historic weekend. Continue reading →

2016 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Drivers

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Photo by Chris Graythen/NASCAR via Getty Images
Photo by Chris Graythen/NASCAR via Getty Images

The 16 Drivers Making Up The Chase:

  1. Kyle Busch (4 wins) -2012 (Points)
  2. Brad Keselowski (4 wins) -2012
  3. Denny Hamlin (3 wins) – 2009
  4. Kevin Harvick (2 wins) – 2006
  5. Carl Edwards (2 wins) – 2006
  6. Martin Truex Jr. (2 wins) -2006
  7. Matt Kenseth (2 wins) -2006
  8. Jimmie Johnson (2 wins) -2006
  9. Joey Logano (1 win) -2003
  10. Kyle Larson (1 win) – 2003
  11. Tony Stewart (1 win) – 2003
  12. Kurt Busch (1 win) – 2003
  13. Chris Buescher (1 win) – 2003
  14. Chase Elliott (Points) -2000
  15. Austin Dillon (Points) – 2000
  16. Jamie McMurray (Points) – 2000

Hamlin Wins at Richmond, as Two Rookies Advance to the Chase

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Denny Hamlin won a wild race at his home track, and the top-four Chase hopefuls entering Saturday night’s Federated Auto Parts 400 all held serve at Richmond International Raceway in an event that ended in overtime after a record 16 cautions.

Jamie McMurray locked up a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with a seventh-place finish, and Austin Dillon did likewise with a 13th-place run.

Sunoco rookies Chase Elliott and Chris Buescher both weathered some tense moments to qualify for NASCAR’s ten-race playoff, the first time two rookies have ever been included in the Chase field—and the first time any rookie has made the Chase since Hamlin accomplished the feat in 2006. Continue reading →

Kyle Busch Returns to Form with Dominating NASCAR XFINITY Win at Richmond

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With one ferociously fast pit stop, Kyle Busch erased a lackluster qualifying effort and cruised to victory in Friday night’s Virginia529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway.

A master at getting on and off pit road in minimal time, Busch entered the pits in fourth place under the first caution of the race after a tap from J.J. Yeley sent Justin Marks spinning into the frontstretch grass on lap 48. Continue reading →