With the No. 4 Toyota of Christopher Bell barrel-rolling through Turn 1 behind him, Johnny Sauter nosed ahead in his No. 21 Chevrolet and had more than a car-length lead when NASCAR called the last caution of the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway.
With the victory, Sauter is all but guaranteed a spot in the first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase, a seven-race playoff modeled after the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
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After a two-year hiatus, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returns to Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, Feb. 28. Ty Dillon, the 2013 series runner-up is expected to be the only previous winner returning for the Hyundai Construction 200 and is also the latest driver to capture a victory at the track (8/31/12). The Truck Series has not raced at Atlanta in March since 2010 when Kevin Harvick took the checkered flag from the fourth starting spot. Kyle Busch holds the Camping World Truck Series record with four wins at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Continue reading →
Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) put a young Joey Logano in the Sprint Cup Series full-time in 2009. The 18-year-old took over the vacated seat in the No. 20 car from Tony Stewart.
The Cup rookie never saw Pocono Raceway until June. JGR decided to enter Logano in the ARCA race on Saturday for more track time. Logano took to the Tricky Triangle early by setting the fastest time in practice. With qualifying rained out, the No. 25 Home Depot Toyota had to start in fourth-place. Continue reading →
Dramatic closing laps left Johnny Sauter in victory lane after a chaotic day at Talladega. Sauter had help from teammate Matt Crafton for most of the race. It was Crafton pushing Sauter on the last restart and that propelled Sauter to his third win of the season.
The destiny of the championship battle took a wild turn at Talladega. Throughout the afternoon, many different scenarios arose that could have put a drastic spin to the title hunt. James Buescher led early and was one of the early favorites which would have dramatically helped his championship case. Point’s leader Crafton stayed at the back for a good part of the race, but at the finish, he made a charge toward the front. Continue reading →
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