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Gilliland Dominates at New Hampshire

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Todd Gilliland scored the win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in NASCAR K&N Pro Series East action Saturday. Photo – Adam Glanzman/NASCAR

Todd Gilliland is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk, Monday, July 17, 2017, at 8:40 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Closes Gap to Burton with Second NASCAR K&N Pro East Win of Season

When Todd Gilliland announced he was going to run for both the East and West championship on the NASCAR K&N Pro Series this season, he knew it wasn’t going to be easy. Saturday, Gilliland helped himself close the gap towards that goal. Continue reading →

Thrilling Weekend for Ryan Preece with Joe Gibbs Racing

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Ryan Preece drives the #20 MoHawk Northeast Inc. Toyota during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Overton’s 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 15, 2017, in Loudon, New Hampshire. Photo – Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images

Ryan Preece is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk, Monday, July 17, 2017, at 9 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Hailing from Berlin, Connecticut, Ryan Preece, a 2013 NASCAR Whelen Modified champion, invested last year racing the NASCAR XFINITY Series with JD Motorsports in the No. 01. As it turns out, that time behind the wheel paid off this weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway when Preece debuted with Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20, finishing second to NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch. Continue reading →

Joey Logano Now Must Test his ‘Do-or-Die’ Theory

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Joey Logano, the driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, sits in his car during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Overton’s 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 15, 2017, in Loudon, New Hampshire. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Joey Logano is a firm believer that his No. 22 Team Penske outfit is at its best with backs against the wall.

After Sunday’s Overton’s 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Logano now has a chance to prove that premise. Continue reading →

Truex Runs Third on a Day that could have been Better

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Martin Truex Jr. drives the #78 WIX Filters Toyota during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Overton’s 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 16, 2017, in Loudon, New Hampshire. Photo – Chris Trotman/Getty Images

For Coors Light Pole winner Martin Truex Jr., Sunday’s Overton’s 301 had a similar feel to the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing team’s dominating run last weekend at Kentucky—at least for a while.

Truex captured the first stage comfortably, increasing his series-best playoff points total to 29 and led the first 78 laps. But there the domination ended. Continue reading →

Speeding Penalties Ruin Kyle Busch’s Winning Chances

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Kyle Busch drives the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Overton’s 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 16, 2017, in Loudon, New Hampshire. Photo – Chris Trotman/Getty Images

Kyle Busch can take a lot of positives from the Overton’s 301 at New Hampshire.

He led 95 laps, second only to Martin Truex Jr.’s 137. He won the second stage, earning his fifth playoff point of the season. And he did nothing to hurt his third-place position in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series standings—good news for a driver who may have to qualify for the playoff on points.

But Busch didn’t get the one major positive he really wanted—a victory.

A pair of pit road speeding penalties, both in Segment 5 on the way to his pit box, cost him dearly in track position and dropped him to 12th at the finish.

“I messed up a couple of times with getting the speeding penalties, and it pretty much cost us a chance for the win today,” Busch said. “It’s disappointing, but we’ll look forward to getting to Indianapolis next week.”

Next Sunday’s race at the Brickyard may be just the remedy Busch needs. He’s the two-time defending winner at the vaunted 2.5-mile track.