After finishing second five times in 11 NASCAR XFINITY Series races at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch put together a dominating race and held off a late charge by Kyle Larson to win the Heads Up Georgia 250 and become just the second driver to win in all three national touring series at Atlanta. Continue reading
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Great Clips 200 at Atlanta Preview
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
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
Christopher Bell Talks about Scary Daytona Wreck
Last Friday night, Christopher Bell wrecked his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Tundra in the closing laps of their season opener at Daytona International Speedway. It was a scary wreck as his No. 4 kept barrel rolling down the track flipping several times before finally coming to a stop. Bell went to the infield media center and was later sent to a local medical facility for further evaluation. Continue reading
Joe Gibbs Racing Pumped for Atlanta Motor Speedway
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