Chris Buescher, the driver of the #37 Bush’s Grillin’ Beans Chevrolet, sits in his car during practice for the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 18, 2017, in Bristol, Tennessee. Photo – Matt Sullivan/Getty Images
Chris Buescher has signed a long-term deal to remain in the No. 37 Chevrolet at JTG/Daugherty Racing, team owner co-owner Tad Geschickter announced Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway. Continue reading
Sam Hornish Jr. dominated Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series Mid-Ohio Challenge, but his victory was anything but certain until the waning laps of a caution-filled race.
Hornish, driving Team Penske’s No. 22 Ford Mustang, earlier had eclipsed his own qualifying record at the 13-turn, 2.258-mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, and edged series rookie Daniel Hemric by 1.335 seconds when the event ultimately went green for the final time with five circuits remaining in the 75-lap distance. Continue reading
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The buzz about Richard Childress Racing returning to prominence started three years ago when Richard Childress’s grandson Austin Dillon moved up to race full-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, bringing the famed No. 3 back to their stable. Already, Dillon has a few career highlights, winning the pole for the Daytona 500 in his first start, making the playoffs in both his second and third year and this year, winning the historic longest race of the season, the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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Performance icon expands Camaro’s Motorsports reach into premier NASCAR series
A new era in Chevrolet Motorsports starts today with the introduction of the Camaro ZL1 as the new race car for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Continue reading
Brendan Gaughan, the driver of the #62 South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet, signs autographs during qualifying for the NASCAR XFINITY Series Zippo 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 5, 2017, in Watkins Glen, New York. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images
If Brendan Gaughan qualifies for the XFINITY Series playoff, the month of August likely will play a large part in his success.
Three of the next four XFINITY races take place on road courses, broken up only by a short-track event at Bristol. But this weekend’s Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International, followed by trips to Mid-Ohio (Aug. 12) and Road America (Aug. 27 after Bristol) are the events that have Gaughan’s attention. Continue reading