Todd Gilliland’s Star Shines Brightest in Family Night at Irwindale

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Following the footsteps of his father David Gilliland, a Sprint Cup Series driver and grandfather Butch Gilliland, a K&N West champion, Todd Gilliland’s star was the brightest at Irwindale Event Center on July 19th.

Saturday night, 14-year-old Todd finished third in the Super Late Models main event, the first time that all three generations of Gillilands have raced each other. Their goal was to finish with all three cars among the top-five. But a ‘twist of fate’ wreaked havoc for one. Continue reading →

Chase Elliott, JR Motorsports Continue Impressive Season with Chicagoland Victory

In another outstanding performance, 18-year old Chase Elliott made it to victory lane for the third time this season. The No. 9 team stole the show throughout the night as they proved early on they were the ones to beat at Chicagoland Speedway.

Brian Scott began the race on the pole and held the lead through the first yellow-flag of the race for Sam Hornish Jr.’s expired engine. However, he would not be able to hold off Elliott for long. The rocket-ship Elliott had first appeared out front on lap 21. Continue reading →

Nationwide Series EnjoyIllinois.com 300 at Chicagoland Preview

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Smith Chasing Nationwide’s Dash 4 Cash Million Dollars

Jackpot! JR Motorsport’s driver Regan Smith won the first round of the NASCAR Nationwide Series Dash 4 Cash program at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, banking $100,000 – and qualifying himself for the chance to win $1 million.  If Smith can win the first three legs of the Dash 4 Cash and the Iowa race outright, Nationwide Insurance will award him an extra $600,000 – totaling one million dollars. Continue reading →

NASCAR Series’ Notebook

LP Dumoulin scored his first oval victory in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1, and third of his career overall, Wednesday in the Velocity Prairie Thunder 250 at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway Photo - Matthew Murnaghan/Getty Images
LP Dumoulin scored his first oval victory in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1, and third of his career overall, Wednesday in the Velocity Prairie Thunder 250 at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway
Photo – Matthew Murnaghan/Getty Images

 

Dumoulin Scores Saskatoon Victory with Green-White-Checkered Pass Securing his Third Career Win

L.P. Dumoulin finally got the oval-track win he was looking for.

The road-course ace from Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, came out on top in a wild green-white-checkered finish to the Velocity Prairie Thunder 250 Wednesday in NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 action at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway. Continue reading →