Austin Hill Wins at Atlanta for his Third NASCAR Xfinity Series Victory this Season

Austin Hill wins at Atlanta Motor Speedway for his third NASCAR Xfinity Series victory this season in the RAPTOR King of the Tough 250.

HAMPTON, Ga. – In a race that started in chaos and ended in bedlam on the last lap, Austin Hill won his third NASCAR Xfinity Series race of the season, beating Daniel Hemric to the checkered flag in Saturday’s RAPTOR King of the Tough 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

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Christian Eckes Scores an Overtime Win in a Wild NASCAR Truck Series Race at Atlanta

On Saturday, Christian Eckes scores an overtime win in a wild NASCAR Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the Fr8 208.

HAMPTON, Ga. – Christian Eckes finished where he started Saturday’s Fr8 208 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway—with a lot of turmoil in between.

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A Year Later, Brad Keselowski has a New Perspective on his Atlanta Penalties

AVONDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 10: Brad Keselowski, the driver of the #6 Castrol Edge Ford, prepares to practice for the NASCAR Cup Series United Rentals Work United 500 at Phoenix Raceway on March 10, 2023, in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

A year later, Brad Keselowski has a new perspective on his Atlanta penalties in the NASCAR Cup Series. Drivers and teams should take note, but will they?

Brad Keselowski and RKF Racing had a great start to their 2022 season. That momentum changed on March 24, 2022, after the NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. NASCAR issued severe penalties to the RFK team for the modification to a single source part. Their driver and owner points were docked 100 points apiece with a ten playoff points deduction. The No. 6 crew chief Matt McCall was fined $100,000 and suspended from the next four points-paying races. The team appealed the penalties, but their appeal failed and the penalties were upheld. On Saturday, Keselowski spoke with the media and gave a new perspective on those penalties after a year of reflection.

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On Fan4Racing Radio: Atlanta NASCAR Weekend Preview and Hot Topics Sound Off

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Jay Husmann on Fan4Racing Radio for our Atlanta NASCAR Weekend Preview and Hot Topics Sound Off with the Fan4Racing crew!

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Jay Husmann on Fan4Racing Radio for our Atlanta NASCAR Weekend Preview and Hot Topics Sound off with the Fan4Racing Crew!

In this episode…

  • We’ll start with some Short Track news, then preview the ARCA East Series season-opening race at Five Flags Speedway with brief updates from the ARCA Menards and ARCA West Series.
  • Then, we have a clip of the media interview with NASCAR Cup Series Chase Briscoe, the No. 14 driver of the Stewart Haas Racing Ford. Afterward, we preview the NASCAR Truck Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
  • Next, we preview the Xfinity, and Cup Series in Atlanta.
  • Then, stay tuned in for our Hot Topics Sound-Off discussion with the Fan4Racing crew.

As Always…Thanks for listening!

The NASCAR Cup Series Power Ranking after Phoenix

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AVONDALE, ARIZONA – MARCH 12: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, and Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Shingrix Toyota, lead the field on a pace lap before the NASCAR Cup Series United Rentals Work United 500 at Phoenix Raceway on March 12, 2023, in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

Week four is now in the books and sets the stage for the NASCAR Cup Series Power Ranking after their race at Phoenix Raceway.

In November, Phoenix will host the NASCAR Cup Series championship race, where the series’ top drivers are contending for the 2023 championship. This past weekend, the series visited the same track for the United Rentals Work United 500, the fourth race of the regular season. It was another race dominated by Hendrick Motorsports, as Kyle Larson and William Byron were the class of the field for most of the day. Later on, Kevin Harvick nearly swooped in for the win, but a late caution gave Byron the edge to bring in his second straight victory. The headlines are on Hendrick now for a different reason, as Larson, Byron, and Alex Bowman were each docked 100 points for a parts violation, a penalty with massive implications. Even with the penalties, the Hendrick Byron and Larson duo cannot be denied their spots in these rankings.  

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