Race Weekend Central

ARCA Breakdown: 2019 Bounty 150 at Chicagoland

2019 Pocono Arca Zach Catanzareti Ty Majeski

(Photo: Zach Catanzareti)

In a Nutshell: I’ll let the race winning team speak for itself on this one: .@TyMajeski — “That’s what you call an ass whipping boys!!!” Third @ARCA_Racing win of 2019 for @TyMajeski and @ChadBryantRace — Chad Bryant Racing (@ChadBryantRace) June 28, 2019 Continuing a run of form that Chad Bryant Racing hasn’t seen since it …

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Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2019 Toyota/Save Mart 350k at Sonoma

Sonoma Kyle Busch

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The Headline(s): Toyota absolutely dominated their namesake race, with Martin Truex, Jr. leading 58 of 90 laps to score a comfortable win over teammate Kyle Busch, his fourth victory of 2019, his 23rd in Cup and his 36th career NASCAR national series triumph.  Now THAT’s the way a @ToyotaRacing #Camry is supposed to look! Nice …

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ARCA Racing Series Breakdown: 2019 Day to Day Coffee 150 at Gateway

2019 Gateway Arca Ty Gibbs Nigel Kinrade Photography

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

In a Nutshell: Sam Mayer did a masterful job holding the race lead on old tires until turn 3 of the last lap when a slight bobble (or possible indecision) opened enough of a door for Ty Gibbs to sneak past for his first career ARCA Menard’s Series win. Gibbs, who did make contact with …

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Tracking the Trucks: 2019 M&M’s 200 at Iowa

2019 Iowa I Gots Ross Chastain Pack Racing Nkp

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

In a Nutshell: With arguably the fastest truck in the field in the hands of a debutante, Ross Chastain capitalized on a hard charge in the first stage to dominate the rest of Sunday’s rain-delayed M&M’s 200, scoring his second career NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series victory.  Or so fans thought. As of 3:30 p.m. …

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ARCA Racing Series Breakdown: 2019 Shore Lunch 200 at Madison

Chandler Smith 2019 Music City 200

(Photo: Christian Koelle)

Just like last year, Chandler Smith won the pole at Madison International Speedway. Just like last year, Smith dominated the race at Madison. Just like last year, Smith won the Shore Lunch 200 at Madison, scoring his second win of 2019 and fourth career ARCA Menard’s Series win in the process. Chandler Smith wins from …

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Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2019 FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan

2019 Michigan I Cup Joey Logano Burnout Nkp

The Headline(s): Just like Martinsville, a Penske Ford proved all but impassable at the front of the field, though this time it was Joey Logano. And just like Richmond, though both Martin Truex, Jr. and Kurt Busch were able to catch the leader in the closing laps, none was able to get alongside the No. …

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ARCA Racing Series Breakdown: 2019 VizCom 200 at Michigan

2019 Pocono Arca Zach Catanzareti Michael Self

(Photo: Zach Catanzareti)

With a thin starting field of only 18 cars taking the green at Michigan, much of Friday’s VizCom 200 played out as Ty Majeski expected, with the field stringing out and green flag runs telling the tale of the day. It may have been what Majeski expected, but it didn’t end the way he hoped. …

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Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2019 Pocono 400 at Pocono

#18: Kyle Busch, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota Camry M&m's Hazelnut Monster Energy Nascar Cup Series

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

The Headline(s): There were two winners in the Pocono 400 on Sunday; Kyle Busch and clean air. Busch, who dominated Sunday by leading 79 of 160 laps, held off challenges on the last two restarts from Kevin Harvick on lap 106 and Brad Keselowski on lap 152 to cruise to an easy victory, his fourth Monster …

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ARCA Racing Series Breakdown: 2019 General Tire #Anywhereispossible 200 at Pocono

2018 Cup Charlotte Roval Zach Catanzareti Ty Majeski

(Photo: Zach Catanzareti)

For the second consecutive week, Toyota dominated the running of the ARCA Menard’s Series, with Riley Herbst leading the first 68 laps of Friday’s event at Pocono. And for the second week in a row, Ty Majeski and his Chad Bryant Racing Ford was there to strike when the pay window opened. Benefitting from pitting …

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Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2019 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte

Monster Energy Nascar Cup Series

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

The Headline(s): Martin Truex, Jr. quipped that he did his best work after 10 p.m., and that proved to be the case during a marathon Coca-Cola 600. Capping a dominant performance over the last 150 laps of Sunday’s race and capitalizing on a controversial pit cycle that saw Truex dump backmarker Bayley Currey only to …

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ARCA Racing Series Breakdown: 2019 General Tire 150 at Charlotte

2019 Arca Charlotte Ty Majeski Victory Lane Arca Photo

(Photo: ARCA Photo)

Michael Self proved absolutely untouchable for nearly the entirety of Thursday’s General Tire 150, until, in the words of the driver himself, “he got greedy.” After leading the first 84 laps, Self got out of shape in turn 1 and slapped the wall, holding the race lead but bringing out the yellow flag. The ensuing …

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ARCA Racing Series Breakdown: 2019 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 at Toledo

Chandler Smith 2019 Music City 200

(Photo: Christian Koelle)

At the front of the field, Sunday’s Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 was a predictable affair. Venturini Motorsports won the pole courtesy of Michael Self, but it only took 14 laps for Chandler Smith to reestablish a stranglehold on the race lead and run away from the field, cruising to his first ARCA Menard’s Series win …

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