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Crew Chief Spotlight: Jeff Hensley

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For 15 years, Jeff Hensley has been a crew chief for at least one race in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. He has 344 races in the series under his belt with 14 wins. He was also a crew chief in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for 15 years and has 11 wins in that series. In 1989 and 1992, Hensley was crew chief for Chuck Brown in the K&N Pro Series East for a pair of races. Continue reading →

Ross Chastain is Making the Most of his Opportunity

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Ross Chastain, the driver of the #42 DC Solar Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series DC Solar 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on September 15, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo – Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Ross Chastain tells an honest and surreal story of realizing his first victory in one of NASCAR’s major series – a dominating win in last Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Continue reading →

Justin Allgaier is Wary of Potential Pitfalls as NASCAR Xfinity Playoffs Begin

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If Justin Allgaier was starting to feel complacent about his regular-season championship in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, watching Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff opener at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was all it took to inject a dose of reality. Continue reading →

NASCAR Playoffs Intensify after Wild Opener at Las Vegas

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Chase drivers Aric Almirola (10) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Fusion, Joey Logano (22) Team Penske Pennzoil Ford Fusion, William Byron (24) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, Joey Logano (22) Team Penske Pennzoil Ford Fusion, Denny Hamlin (11) Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Toyota Camry, Chase Elliott (9) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, Brad Keselowski (2) Team Penske Ford Fusion, Martin Truex Jr. (78) Barney Visser Furniture Row Racing Toyota Camry, Kevin Harvick (4) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Fusion, Clint Bowyer (14) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Fusion, Jimmie Johnson (48) Lowes Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, Kyle Busch (18) Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Toyota Camry, Austin Dillon (3) Richard Childress Racing (RCR) Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, Kurt Busch (41) Monster Energy Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Fusion, Kyle Larson (42) Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, and Erik Jones (20) Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Toyota Camry, stand on stage during the NASCAR Burnout Boulevard Fueled by Sunoco on September 13, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo – Matt Sullivan/Getty Images

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – All but a couple of the 16 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff contenders had to rally from “issues” in Sunday’s Playoff opener. There were spins, flat tires, pit road penalties, collisions, and wall contact. Continue reading →