NASCAR XFINITY Series, Furious 7 300 at Chicagoland Preview

310944

NASCAR XFINITY Series

Next Race: Furious 7 300

The Place: Chicagoland Speedway

The Date: Saturday, Sept. 19

The Time: 6 p.m. (ET)

TV: NBCSN, 5:30 p.m. (ET)

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90

Distance: 300 miles (200 laps)

 

Joe Gibbs Racing Returns to Pull 2015 Sweep at Chicagoland

Joe Gibbs and the No. 54 Toyota team relished the spoils of Victory Lane thanks to the skills of Erik Jones back in June when the NASCAR XFINITY Series made its first stop at Chicagoland Speedway. This weekend, the Joe Gibbs Racing camp looks to sweep both XFINITY Series races at Chicagoland Speedway in 2015 and has tapped Daniel Suarez, Matt Kenseth and the series’ all-time winningest driver Kyle Busch to carry out the feat.

Joe Gibbs Racing is now tied with Richard Childress Racing for the most series wins at Chicago with four victories each. Continue reading →

Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol E15 225 at Chicagoland Preview

310946

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Next Race: American Ethanol E15 225

The Place: Chicagoland Speedway

The Date: Friday, Sept. 18—> 19

The Time: 8:30 p.m. (ET)—> 9:30 am ET

TV: FS1, 8 p.m. (ET)—->FS2, 9:30 pm ET

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90

Distance: 225 miles (150 laps)

 

Jones vs. Crafton vs. Reddick:

Three-Horse Race for Camping World Truck Series Championship

The race for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series title is jam-packed, with Erik Jones leading second-place Matt Crafton by three points and third-place Tyler Reddick by 15 points.

This weekend, the trio will continue their battle for the series crown in the American Ethanol E15 225 at Chicagoland Speedway.  Continue reading →

Paul Menard is Stepping it Up a Little Bit in the Chase – It All Begins at Chicagoland Speedway

A fan holds a cardboard cutout of Paul Menard, driver of the #27 Libman/Menards Chevrolet, during the Chase for the Sprint Cup post race party after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway on September 12, 2015 Photo - Sarah Crabill/Getty Images
A fan holds a cardboard cutout of Paul Menard, driver of the #27 Libman/Menards Chevrolet, during the Chase for the Sprint Cup post race party after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway on September 12, 2015 Photo – Sarah Crabill/Getty Images

Get ready fans, the Chase is about to go full force ahead at Chicagoland Speedway and the new guys are aligning themselves and their teams into position to compete against the bigger, more experienced teams with hopes of emerging as the underdogs and going for the NASCAR Sprint Cup title.

Overall this season, Richard Childress Racing teams have fared well, and now have two teams in this year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. One of those teams is the No. 27 of Paul Menard, who is contending in the Chase for the first time.  Continue reading →

Chase Elliott is Rising to Top with JR Motorsports in the NASCAR XFINITY Series

Chase Elliott Photo - Matt Sullivan/Getty Images
Chase Elliott Photo – Matt Sullivan/Getty Images

As a 19-year-old Georgia native, Chase Elliott is one of NASCAR’s brightest young stars. He’s consistently won at every level of motorsport from ARCA to the Camping World Truck Series.  As the son of NASCAR hall of fame driver Bill Elliott, winning may literally be in his DNA. As a racer, the young Elliott is mature, poised and humble. He is extremely honest with himself and is his own toughest critic.

This rare set of characteristics will serve him well in 2016, as he moves full-time into the Sprint Cup Series. Elliott is taking over driving duties in the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet , now driven by four-time champion Jeff Gordon. He will have some big shoes to fill, but I feel the fast ‘young gun’ has the feet to fill them. Continue reading →