Camping World Truck Series ‘Drivin’ for Linemen 200′ at Gateway Preview

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

American Ethanol presents the Drivin’ for Linemen 200 brought to you by Ameren

The Place: Gateway Motorsports Park

The Date: Saturday, June 13

The Time: 8:30 p.m. ET

TV: FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90

Distance: 200 miles for 160 laps

Passing Of The Torch:

John Hunter Nemechek To Take Over Full-Time Reins From Father

There is a dawning of a new era in the Camping World Truck Series.

One day following his 18th birthday on June 11th, John Hunter Nemechek is back in the driver’s seat for good.

Nemechek, who was sharing seat time with his father Joe in the No. 8 Chevrolet, will become old enough and now eligible to finish the rest of the Camping World Truck Series schedule beginning in Saturday’s American Ethanol presents the Drivin’ for Linemen 200 brought to you by Ameren at Gateway Motorsports Park. Continue reading

NASCAR XFINITY Series Great Clips 250 at Michigan Preview

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NASCAR XFINITY Series

Next Race: Great Clips 250 Benefiting Paralyzed Veterans of America

The Place: Michigan International Speedway

The Date: Saturday, June 13

The Time: 1:30 p.m. ET

TV: FOX Sports 1, 1 p.m. ET

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90

Distance: 250 miles for 125 laps

Kyle Busch Returns To The No. 54 After 11 Races Out Of The Seat

NASCAR XFINITY Series’ winningest driver, Kyle Busch, will return to Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 54 team this weekend and compete in the Great Clips 250 Benefiting Paralyzed Veterans of America after missing 11 races due to injuries suffered to both of his legs in the season-opener at Daytona International Speedway. Continue reading

Roush Fenway Racing: On the Rise in NASCAR XFINITY Series

Roush Fenway Racing XFINITY Series drivers, Elliott Sadler, Darrell Wallace Jr, Ryan Reed and Chris Buescher Photo - Roush Fenway Racing

Roush Fenway Racing NASCAR XFINITY Series drivers, Elliott Sadler, Darrell Wallace Jr, Ryan Reed and Chris Buescher Photo – Roush Fenway Racing

Roush Fenway Racing’s NASCAR XFINITY Series lineup is full of young talent, with Darrell ‘Bubba’ Wallace Jr. competing for Sunoco Rookie of the Year Honors and second-year drivers Ryan Reed and Chris Buescher posting wins this season. Bolstering their strong lineup is veteran NASCAR driver Elliott Sadler.

Three Wins and Counting

Roush Fenway Racing is making moves in the XFINITY Series 12 races into this season. Ryan Reed with one and Chris Buescher with two, have three victories this season, the most wins for the organization since 2012 when Ricky Stenhouse Jr. with six and Carl Edwards with one, raked in seven victories.

The organization has its entire NASCAR XFINITY Series contingent on the rise with all four drivers in the top-ten point standings. Chris Buescher is the current leader, Darrell Wallace Jr ranks fifth, Elliott Sadler occupies the sixth spot and Ryan Reed mans the eighth position at this point of the season. Continue reading

Chris Buescher Wins Xfinity Series Race on Fuel Strategy at Dover

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Chris Buescher wins on fuel-strategy at Dover after contact with teammate

Chris Buescher had enough fuel left at the end of Saturday’s Buckle Up 200 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Dover International Speedway to do a celebratory burnout, but his No. 60 Roush Fenway Racing Ford wasn’t the only thing that was smoking after the checkered flag.

Yes, Buescher won for the second time this season and extended his lead in the series standings to 15 points over eighth-place finisher Ty Dillon, but his winning pass of teammate and Coors Light Polesitter Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. left Wallace fuming.

Contact between the cars on Lap 191 of 200 cut the left front tire of Wallace’s No. 6 Ford and forced the car to pit road for an unplanned stop. Continue reading

Denny Hamlin Dominates XFINITY Series Race at Richmond

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Domination is apparently contagious.

Six days after Joey Logano led all 300 laps in a NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Bristol, Denny Hamlin led 248 of 250 circuits in winning Friday night’s ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond International Raceway. Continue reading