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Daniel Hemric to Drive for Richard Childress Racing in 2017

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It’s been a banner weekend for Daniel Hemric at Chicagoland Speedway. In Friday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, Hemric earned a career-best second place finish in the No. 19 DrawTite Ford for Brad Keselowski Racing. A model of consistency in the Truck Series in 2016, with eight top-five and 13 top-ten results, the Kannapolis, NC native earned a berth in the inaugural Truck Series Chase.

On Saturday morning, Richard Childress Racing announced they signed Hemric to a multi-year agreement to drive full-time in the NASCAR XFINITY Series beginning with the 2017 season. Continue reading →

Kyle Busch Wins Chicagoland Truck Race as Inaugural Chase field is set

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In a race punctuated by a record ten cautions, Kyle Busch streaked away from Chase hopeful Cameron Hayley in overtime and won Friday night’s American Ethanol E15 225 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Chicagoland Speedway.

With Busch’s victory over runner-up Daniel Hemric, who passed Hayley after the final restart on lap 150, Hemric and Timothy Peters locked up the final two of eight spots in the inaugural Camping World Truck Series Chase, which starts Sept. 24 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Continue reading →

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol E15 225 at Chicagoland Speedway Preview

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JOLIET, IL - SEPTEMBER 19: John Hunter Nemechek, driver of the #8 Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol E15 225 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 19, 2015 in Joliet, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/NASCAR via Getty Images)

JOLIET, IL – SEPTEMBER 19: John Hunter Nemechek, driver of the #8 Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol E15 225 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 19, 2015 in Joliet, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/NASCAR via Getty Images)

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams return to the track for their last race of the regular season on Friday, September 16th at Chicagoland Speedway for the American Ethanol E15 225. Television coverage begins at 8 pm ET on FOX Sports 1 with a green flag around 8:30 pm ET. Radio coverage is available on MRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio, channel 90. Continue reading →

John Hunter Nemechek Wins Wild Chevrolet Silverado 250 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

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In what has quickly become tradition for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series when it races north of the border, the Chevrolet Silverado 250 produced yet another wild and memorable finish.

This time around at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, John Hunter Nemechek and Cole Custer made contact on the last corner of the last lap and crossed the start-finish line in the grass in a virtual tie.

Following a few moments of deliberations, NASCAR officials determined Nemechek won the race by 0.034 seconds.
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Brett Moffitt Beats Red Horse Teammate to Checkers at Michigan

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In five NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts, Brett Moffitt had never led a lap.

But in Saturday’s Careers for Veterans 200 at Michigan International Speedway, Moffitt picked the perfect time to take the point for the first time.

Powering around Red Horse Racing teammate Timothy Peters and five-time series winner William Byron off the second corner of the final lap at the two-mile track, Moffitt held off Peters by 0.098 seconds to win a NASCAR national series race for the first time.
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