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XFINITY Series, Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio Preview

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NASCAR XFINITY Series

Next Race: Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200

The Place: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

The Date: Saturday, Aug. 15

The Time: 3:30 p.m. (ET)

TV: NBCSN, 3 p.m. (ET)

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90

Distance: 169.35 miles (75 laps)

Roush Fenway Racing’s Chris Buescher Returns to Defend Win at Mid-Ohio

Chris Buescher’s win last season at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course was the first of his NASCAR XFINITY Series career. This weekend the 2015 series points leader returns to defend his win at the 13-Turn course and further extend his standings lead over second-place Chase Elliott (-24) and third-place Ty Dillon (-24).

Roush Fenway Racing’s hottest driver, Chris Buescher posted his series leading ninth top-five finish this past weekend at Watkins Glen, finishing third. Continue reading →

Joey Logano Overcomes Penalty to Win XFINITY Race at Watkins Glen International

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Penalty? So what?

Polesitter Joey Logano shook off a pit road infraction that sent him to the back of the field early in Saturday’s Zippo 200 at The Glen.

But by the end of the NASCAR XFINITY Series race, Logano’s No. 12 Team Penske Ford was comfortably at the front of the field. The only other car that was close was the No. 22 of teammate Brad Keselowski, who recovered from a pit road speeding penalty to finish second. Continue reading →

Matt Kenseth Wins at Pocono as Kyle Busch Runs Out of Fuel

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Matt Kenseth, the unexpected winner of Sunday’s Windows 10 400 at Pocono Raceway, had to do a double take.

So did second and third-place finishers Brad Keselowski and Jeff Gordon.

Kenseth got a gift on the last lap of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race when Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch ran out of fuel halfway through the last lap at the 2.5-mile triangular track. Continue reading →

Ryan Blaney Holds on to Win in Overtime At Iowa

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As the cautions — and wreckage — piled up, Ryan Blaney didn’t blink.

Trouble reigned for most in the late tension-filled stages of the U.S. Cellular 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Iowa Speedway, but the driver of the No. 22 Discount Tire Ford remained calm and poised.

Seemed so, anyway. Continue reading →

Drivers Disappointed with High Drag Package at Indianapolis

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Photo – Andy Lyons/Getty Images

With so many unknown’s coming into this past weekend of action at Indianapolis, the general post race consensus is that the début of the new high drag aero package was a disappointment. Although, the finishes for both the XFINITY Series and Sprint Cup Series races came down to the last few laps, fans and drivers were not happy with the new package as it created some flaws throughout the weekend. Continue reading →