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XFINITY Series Axalter Faster, Tougher, Brighter 200 at Phoenix Preview

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NASCAR XFINITY Series

Next Race: Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200

The Place: Phoenix International Raceway

The Date: Saturday, March 14

The Time: 4 p.m. (ET)

TV: FOX, 3:30 p.m. (ET)

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Distance: 200 miles (200 laps)

Ty Dillon Grabs XFINITY Series Standings Lead Early

Richard Childress Racing’s Ty Dillon has powered to the NASCAR XFINITY Series point standings lead after posting three top-10 finishes in the first three races of the 2015 season.

Dillon has been adamant since the season opener that 2015 is a championship or bust season for himself and the No. 3 RCR Chevrolet team. Now he sits at the standings point, six markers ahead of Roush Fenway Racing driver Chris Buescher in second and 15 points ahead of third-place Ryan Reed.   Continue reading →

Phoenix is Kasey Kahne’s 400th Consecutive Sprint Cup Series Career Start

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Similar to his career, Kasey Kahne’s 2015 season has, so far, been a mixed bag of ups and downs.  With the fourth Sprint Cup Series race of the season coming at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday, March 15th, Kahne will have his 400th series consecutive, career start in the CampingWorld.com 500 and that is reason for celebration.

In his previous 399 starts, he has an average finish of 17.3 and ranks 21st on the consecutive starts list. Continue reading →

Nationwide Series Dover 200 Preview

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Chips Are On The Table: Logano, Busch Rolling The Dice At Dover      

Winning is everything and at Dover International Speedway – which sits next to a casino –Joey Logano (four) and Kyle Busch (four) have won eight out of the last twelve NASCAR Nationwide Series races at the famed one-mile concrete track. Dominant powerhouses on a high-speed, physically demanding track are what Logano and Busch have been and with this weekend’s owner championship implications on the line, the showdown between the two veteran drivers is that much more exciting. Continue reading →

Thrilling Restart gives Brendan Gaughan Nationwide Win at Kentucky

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Brendan Gaughan capitalized on the opportunity to use the high line on the last restart of Saturday night’s VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 at Kentucky Speedway to win his second NASCAR Nationwide Series race of the season.

Gaughan, with a three-wide pass, powered around leaders Chase Elliott and Ty Dillon in the closing laps and cleared his competition in turn one, allowing him to cruise to an eight-tenths of a second lead over Richard Childress Racing teammate Brian Scott. Continue reading →

Austin Dillon Survives Pocono Mountains 150 to Win

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Austin Dillon wins the Pocono Mountains 150 his first series win since Eldora in 2013 and breaks Toyota’s 12-race win streak

Finally Toyota’s 12-race dominance in the Camping World Truck Series has come to an end at Pocono Raceway with Austin Dillon bringing home a victory in his No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.

After a couple green-white-checkered flags, Dillon held of a hard charging Johnny Sauter to get his first series win of 2014. Continue reading →