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Brad Keselowski Says NASCAR Needs Thicker Skin Over Darrell Wallace Jr. Tweet

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Photo – Kena Krutsinger/Getty Images

Widely outspoken NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Brad Keselowski driver didn’t wholly defend NASCAR XFINITY Series driver Darrell Wallace Jr. for his critical tweet towards NASCAR last Friday night at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, but the 2012 Cup champion did say the Sanctioning Body could stand to loosen up after fining Wallace $15,000 Wednesday morning.

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 at Kentucky Preview

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams are ready to race 225 miles over 150 laps in the Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 at Kentucky Speedway on Thursday, July 7th.  FOX Sports 1 coverage begins at 8 pm ET with a green flag around 8:30 pm ET with MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR radio coverage also available.

Intermediate Ace Crafton Eyes Repeat at Kentucky

No current NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver has had as much success as Matt Crafton at intermediate tracks. Dating back to the 2014, the No. 88 ThorSport Racing driver has logged a top-ten finish in 19 of the last 21 races at ovals measuring 1.5 or 1.54 miles. During that stretch, he has logged seven wins and five runner-up finishes. Continue reading →

Brad Keselowski Dominates Chaotic Sprint Cup Race at Daytona

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Brad Keselowski had an excellent solution for the massive wrecks that scrambled the finishing order of Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway.

He stayed ahead of all of them.

Leading 115 of 161 laps in the No. 2 Team Penske Ford, Keselowski sped away from his pursuers after a restart in overtime and posted his third victory of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season in thoroughly convincing fashion.

The victory was Keselowski’s first at Daytona and the 20th of his career, and it reinforced his mastery of restrictor-plate racing—Keselowski already had four wins at sister track Talladega. Continue reading →

With XFINITY Series Military Tribute, Darrell Wallace Jr, Jesse Iwuji Share Special Bond

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When the idea first surfaced of honoring active military units on the windshields of NASCAR XFINITY Series cars at Friday’s Firecracker 250 powered by Coca-Cola, someone asked Jesse Iwuji which driver’s car he’d like his last deployment station, USS Comstock, featured on.

Iwuji, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West driver in his first full season who also is in active service in the U.S. Navy until 2017, didn’t hesitate: Darrell Wallace Jr. Continue reading →

DEWALT Tools Spreads Sponsorship Across Joe Gibbs Racing; Gibbs Talks Matt Kenseth Contract

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Joe Gibbs Racing announced Thursday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway that DEWALT Tools will step up their commitment within the organization, with a primary focus on Matt Kenseth in 2016 and 2017.

Promoting their new DEWALT FLEXVOLT product, the company will sponsor Kenseth in Saturday’s Coke Zero 400 and for four of the 10 Chase races at Chicagoland Speedway, Dover International Speedway, Kansas Speedway and the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway respectively. Continue reading →