Race Weekend Central

Stenhouse Crew Chief Mike Kelley Fined for Homestead Suspension Issue

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While Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. avoided penalty after Sunday’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, his crew chief Mike Kelley was fined $50,000 on Thursday by NASCAR for unapproved suspension parts that were confiscated during pre-qualifying inspection last weekend. NASCAR determined that the violations were a P3 level penalty, which is outlined in section 12.3 of the NASCAR …

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Matt Crafton, Ryan Blaney Pace Thursday Truck Series Practices at Homestead

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The battle for the Camping World Truck Series championship heated up on Thursday as championship leader Matt Crafton and second-place Ryan Blaney paced practices for Friday’s season-ending Ford EcoBoost 200. Crafton, who comes into this weekend with the opportunity to become the first driver to win back-to-back Truck Series championships, was on top of the …

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Harvick Dominates Phoenix as Championship Field is Set

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Kevin Harvick put on a virtuoso performance in Sunday’s Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 at Phoenix International Raceway and now will have the opportunity to claim his first Sprint Cup Series championship after scoring his fourth win of the year. Harvick was the class of the field all afternoon, leading a race-high 264 laps, …

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Dave Burns, Mike Massaro to Join NBC in 2015

NASCAR fans will notice a couple of more familiar faces when NBC resumes its NASCAR coverage next season. ESPN veterans Dave Burns and Mike Massaro will join NBC’s already star-studded lineup next season. According to NBC Sports executive producer Sam Flood, both will contribute to NASCAR America as well as at track assignments. “We’ve known …

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Gillian Zucker Stepping Down as Auto Club Speedway CEO

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Gillian Zucker is trading in the high speed world of NASCAR for the hardwoods of the National Basketball Association. The Los Angeles Clippers announced on Thursday that it had hired the Auto Club Speedway president to the position of president of business operations. Zucker has spent the last nine years with Auto Club Speedway. “I am extremely happy …

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Erik Jones Set for Full Time Truck Slate With Kyle Busch Motorsports

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A move that had been widely speculated in the garage area for weeks finally became official on Thursday as Kyle Busch Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing  jointly announced that Erik Jones will run a full time Truck Series schedule for KBM and at least ten races in a part time XFINITY Series schedule for JGR in …

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Friday Faceoff: Texas Tangle, Phoenix Fury & Chases for Everybody?

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Welcome to Friday Faceoff! What do you get when you take some hot-button NASCAR topics and hand them over to our dedicated and… er, opinionated staff? A little disagreement and a whole lot of thought-provoking insight! Check out this week’s edition to see what everyone is arguing… um, we mean, discussing this week! 1. Tempers …

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Johnny Sauter Paces Both Truck Series Practice Sessions at Texas Motor Speedway

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Johnny Sauter put his No.98 Smokey Mountain Snuff / Curb Records Toyota in a familiar spot on top of the speed charts as the Camping World Truck Series hit the track for two practice sessions at Texas Motor Speedway in preparation for Friday night’s WinStar World Casino & Resort 350. Sauter, a two time Texas winner, paced …

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