NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Great Clips 200 at Atlanta Preview

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Next Race: Great Clips 200

The Place: Atlanta Motor Speedway

The Date: Saturday, Feb. 27

The Time: 4:30 p.m. ET

TV: FS1, 4 p.m. ET

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90

Distance: 200.2 miles (130 laps)

 

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Sauter(iffic) Performance at Daytona Earns New GMS Driver Spot in Chase

Johnny Sauter made a mad dash past Ryan Truex to the lead as the caution flew on the last lap to win last Friday’s NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway.

The win came in Sauter’s first race for GMS Racing and was also his first victory since his triumph at Michigan on August 16, 2014. Continue reading →

NASCAR XFINITY Series Heads Up Georgia 250 at Atlanta Preview

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NASCAR XFINITY Series

Next Race: Heads Up Georgia 250

The Place: Atlanta Motor Speedway

The Date: Saturday, Feb. 27

The Time: 1:30 p.m. ET

TV: FS1, 1 p.m. ET

Radio: PRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90

Distance: 251.02 miles (163 laps)

 

Sadler Strolls into Atlanta as NASCAR XFINITY Standings Leader

New team, new year and a whole new chance to become a NASCAR XFINITY Series champion for series standings leader Elliott Sadler, after he kicked off 2016 by driving the JR Motorsports No. 1 Chevrolet to a top-five finish at Daytona. Continue reading →

Joe Gibbs Racing Pumped for Atlanta Motor Speedway

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Photo – Getty Images

Joe Gibbs Racing started the 2016 season exactly how they finished the 2015 campaign – with a win, and a bunch of strong performances.

Denny Hamlin won the Daytona 500, Kyle Busch finished third, Carl Edwards placed fifth and Matt Kenseth came in 14th despite leading 40 laps. Martin Truex Jr., from JGR technical partner Furniture Row Racing, finished runner-up.

Don’t expect JGR to slowdown in Atlanta Motor Speedway. The organization excelled during the low downforce package races last year in Kentucky and Darlington, and gets to run a similar low downforce package this season beginning in the Peach State. Continue reading →

Kurt Busch Leads Stewart-Haas Racing to Atlanta

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Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

Kurt Busch will attempt to tie Jimmie Johnson for the active Atlanta Motor Speedway wins lead when he goes for his fourth victory at the 1.54-mile track in Sunday’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500.

In addition to his three wins, Busch claims five top-fives and ten top-tens in 24 Atlanta starts. He owns the fifth-best average finish (14.7) and driver rating (94.3) among active drivers at Atlanta. Busch kicked off the season with a tenth-place showing in the Daytona 500. Continue reading →