Jesse Love Collects his Fourth ARCA Menards Series Victory at Elko

Jesse Love collects his fourth ARCA Menards Series victory at Elko Speedway in the Menards 250 after a thrilling battle with William Sawalich.

ELKO NEW MARKET, Minn. — Based on the number of laps Jesse Love led Saturday night at Minnesota’s Elko Speedway, one might assume the Venturini Motorsports driver dominated the Menards 250 en route to his fourth ARCA Menards Series victory in five races.

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Sammy Smith has a Dominant Victory at Elko

Sammy Smith has a dominant victory at Elko Speedway in the ARCA Menards Series Menards 250 on Saturday night.

ELKO NEW MARKET, Minn. – Last week Sammy Smith needed a bit of luck to win his first ARCA Menards Series race at Michigan’s Berlin Raceway.

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Corey Heim Muscles by Ty Gibbs to Win Menards 250 at Elko Speedway

Corey Heim muscles by Ty Gibbs to win Menards 250 at Elko Speedway in the ARCA Menards Series and Sioux Chief Showdown on Saturday night.

Corey Heim muscles by Ty Gibbs to win Menards 250 at Elko Speedway in the ARCA Menards Series and Sioux Chief Showdown on Saturday night.

ELKO NEW MARKET, Minn. — Corey Heim was not thinking about the ongoing ARCA Menards Series championship battle between himself and Ty Gibbs as he raced in the closing laps of Saturday night’s Menards 250 at Elko Speedway.

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Brad Keselowski Says he Owed it to Team to Race at Iowa Speedway

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Photo – Christian Petersen/Getty Images

While most of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series garage will take a much deserved weekend off for Father’s Day next weekend, driver Brad Keselowski won’t and will drive the No. 22 Discount Tire Ford Mustang in the NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Iowa Speedway on Sun., Jun. 19.

Keselowski will make his sixth XFINITY start of the season at the NASCAR-owned short track, but the 2012 Cup champion said it was more than just liking the track as the reason for giving up some coveted downtime. Continue reading

Daniel Suarez Talks about Getting the Monkey Off his Back at Michigan

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There was no doubt that Daniel Suarez would eventually get his first NASCAR National series victory at some point – the only real question was when?

The answer to that question came this weekend at Michigan International Speedway when the NASCAR Next and Drive for Diversity alum won the Menards 250 on Saturday afternoon, making history as the first Mexican born driver to earn a victory in a NASCAR national series event.

Suarez has been a serious contender to win in the both the XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series races over the last two years. The monkey on his back has been a burden for Suarez with high expectations and added pressure for victory every week – finally the monkey is gone.  Continue reading