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Austin Dillon holds off charging Ryan Blaney for XFINITY win in Las Vegas

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As dominant as Austin Dillon was in Saturday’s Boyd Gaming 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, he had to give his utmost effort in the closing laps to hold off charging Ryan Blaney for the victory.
 
Dillon led 183 of the 200 laps at the 1.5-mile speedway, but Blaney had a tire advantage at the end of the race, thanks to a late pit stop after his car snapped loose and knocked Erik Jones into the outside wall at the exit from Turn 4.
 
After restarting fifth with 21 laps left, Blaney charged to the front, making up a deficit of more than 1.5 seconds and forcing Dillon to block him repeatedly during the last three laps. Blaney ran out of room in the final corner, his No. 22 Ford turning sideways and tagging the outside wall as Dillon crossed the finish line with an advantage of .664 seconds.

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Sprint Cup Series 57th Annual Daytona 500 Preview

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Next Race: Daytona 500

The Place: Daytona International Speedway

The Date: Sunday, Feb. 22

The Time: 1 p.m. (ET)

TV: FOX, Noon (ET)

Radio: MRN, Sirius XM Ch. 90

Distance: 500 miles (250 laps)

Gordon Has ‘Wide Open’ View For Start Of Final Lap

When Gordon announced in late January that 2015 would be his last full season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the hashtag #JGFinalLap trended on Twitter.

And that last ‘lap’ will begin with a wide open view, as Jeff Gordon will start first after winning the Coors Light Pole for his last Daytona 500 on Sunday. Continue reading →

Kenseth holds off Larson for Nationwide win at Homestead, as Penske wins owner’s title

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Charging away from a pack of pursuers on the final restart, Matt Kenseth scored his first NASCAR Nationwide Series win since October of last year in Saturday’s Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Chase Elliott, who had clinched the driver’s championship last Saturday in Phoenix, finished 17th after scraping the outside wall late in the race. Brad Keselowski delivered the Nationwide Series owner’s championship to Roger Penske with an eighth-place result in the No. 22 Team Penske Ford. Continue reading →

Wallace wins at Homestead, as Crafton claims second straight Truck Series titlel

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After breathtaking three-wide racing during the final 20-lap green-flag run, Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. held off hard-charging Keystone Light Polesitter Kyle Larson to win Friday night’s Ford EcoBoost 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Behind the wild battle for the victory, Matt Crafton ran ninth and won an unprecedented second straight series title with room to spare—by 21 points. Continue reading →

Erik Jones repeats in Phoenix truck race as second power failure halts action

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With lights flickering around Phoenix International Raceway, polesitter Erik Jones won Friday night’s Lucas Oil 150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race when the second power failure of the evening halted the race after 126 of the a scheduled 150 laps.

The clear class of the field, Jones led 114 of those 126 laps. Though the lights came back on after the second stoppage, NASCAR called the race because of the possibility that the power would fail again while the trucks were racing at full speed, as had just happened on Lap 124. Continue reading →