Gordon Set to Become NASCAR’s All-Time Consecutive Starts Leader
When Jeff Gordon starts his engine in Sunday’s Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, he will pass Ricky Rudd as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series consecutive starts leader by beginning his 789th straight race.
NASCAR’s new Iron Man has not missed a start since making his series debut at Atlanta on Nov. 15, 1992 – a span of 22 years, 10 months and 12 days. Continue reading →
Ryan Blaney, the driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, drives to victory in the NASCAR Xfinity Series VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 at Kentucky Speedway on September 26, 2015 Photo – Andy Lyons/Getty Images
Ryan Blaney, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Visitmyrtlebeach.com 300 at Kentucky Speedway on September 26, 2015 Photo – Ranier Ehrhardt/Getty Images
Ryan Blaney, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Visitmyrtlebeach.com 300 at Kentucky Speedway on September 26, 2015 Photo – Ranier Ehrhardt/Getty images
Ryan Blaney would not be denied Saturday night at Kentucky Speedway.
In fact, Blaney may owe a pushing Regan Smith dinner after a green-white-checkered restart became the saving grace for the driver of the No. 22 Discount Tire Ford Mustang, who won his second NASCAR XFINITY Series win of the season in Saturday night’s VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300.
Blaney was heading toward Victory Lane, but an attack from Ty Dillon on a restart with eight laps to go sent him from first to third.
Then, a caution waved with four laps remaining and reset the field into overtime. Continue reading →
Austin Dillon, driver of the #33 Rheem Chevrolet, poses with the Keystone Light Pole Award after qualifying for pole position for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series UNOH 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 26, 2015 Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
Austin Dillon, driver of the #33 Rheem Chevrolet, leads a pack of trucks during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series UNOH 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 26, 2015 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Austin Dillon, driver of the #33 Rheem Chevrolet, pits during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series UNOH 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 26, 2015 Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images
Austin Dillon, driver of the #33 Rheem Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series UNOH 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 26, 2015 Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
Austin Dillon, driver of the #33 Rheem Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series UNOH 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 26, 2015 Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images
The milestone 500th race in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series produced important ‘firsts’ for two key figures on the winning team.
When Austin Dillon took the checkered flag in Saturday’s UNOH 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, he delivered the first victory in the series to both team owner Maurice Gallagher of GMS Racing and to crew chief Shane Huffmann.
Dillon pulled away after a restart on lap 167 of 175, a resumption that followed the sixth caution of the race, for Tyler Reddick’s spin off turn two on lap 161. Dillon, who had stayed out on older tires while most other lead-lap trucks came to pit road under caution on lap 142, crossed the finish line 1.054 seconds ahead of two-time defending series champion Matt Crafton. Continue reading →
Pressure Mounts to Keep Standings Lead for Chris Buescher
With just seven races left on the schedule, the pressure to stay consistent with solid finishes is mounting for standings leader Chris Buescher as the NASCAR XFINITY Series heads to Kentucky Speedway for the final standalone race of the season – Saturday’s VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300. Continue reading →
