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David Starr, Carl Long & Other MBM Team Members Contract COVID-19

David Starr No. 66 MBM Motorsports NKP

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Motorsports Business Management team owner Carl Long, driver David Starr and seven other team members contracted COVID-19 after last weekend’s NASCAR races at Phoenix Raceway, Long said on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Nov. 13. “We did finish the race out at Phoenix, but myself and eight of my team members contracted (COVID-19) on the way back,” …

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Tanner Gray Adds Jerry Baxter as Truck Crew Chief at David Gilliland Racing

Tanner Gray NO. 15 David Gilliland Racing truck

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Jerry Baxter will be Tanner Gray’s crew chief next year in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, David Gilliland Racing announced Nov. 11. Baxter returns to the Truck Series after spending the last two years in the Cup Series with Richard Petty Motorsports. Erik Jones earned six top 10s under Baxter in 2021. Dave Elenz …

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Ben Rhodes, Matt Crafton Staying With ThorSport in 2022

2021 Darlington II Trucks Ben Rhodes NKP

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2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Ben Rhodes and ThorSport Racing teammate Matt Crafton will remain with the team next year, Allison Thorson said on SiriusXM NASCAR radio per a tweet from Alan Cavanna. Rhodes secured the championship after passing Zane Smith within the final 10 laps at Phoenix Raceway last weekend. He earned …

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Dave Elenz to Be Erik Jones’ Crew Chief in Cup in 2022

Erik Jones racing at Martinsville Speedway, October, 2021. Photo: NKP

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Dave Elenz will be Erik Jones’ crew chief in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, Richard Petty Motorsports announced Wednesday (Nov. 10). Elenz will make the leap to Cup after standing atop the pit box in the Xfinity Series since 2015. He replaces Jerry Baxter who spent the past two years with RPM (Bubba Wallace …

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Kyle Kirkwood Joins AJ Foyt Racing for 2022 IndyCar Season

2021 IndyCar Indianapolis Sebastien Bourdais Karl Zemlin INDYCAR Media

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Kyle Kirkwood is joining AJ Foyt Racing next season in the NTT IndyCar Series, the team announced Nov. 10. Kirkwood will pilot the No. 14 Chevrolet vacated by Sebastian Bourdais. Bourdais is switching to IMSA full time next year for Chip Ganassi Racing. The Florida native won the 2021 Indy Lights championship with Andretti Autosport …

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Daily Fantasy NASCAR DraftKings Forecast: 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix

Popular NASCAR DraftKings pick Chase Elliott poses by his race car at Kansas Speedway. (Photo: NKP)

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It all comes down to this. Four NASCAR Cup Series drivers will race for the 2021 championship at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday, Nov. 7. Let’s get your daily fantasy NASCAR DraftKings lineups set for the final time in 2021. Kyle Larson, Martin Truex Jr., Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin are the playoff drivers eligible to …

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Detroit Grand Prix Moving to Downtown Streets in 2023

Will Power racing at Detroit

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The NTT IndyCar Series’ Detroit Grand Prix will return to the streets of Downtown Detroit in 2023, event organizers announced Nov. 3. The Detroit City Council approved the relocation from Belle Isle to Downtown. The Championship Auto Racing Teams (or CART) ran on the Detroit Street Circuit from 1989-1991. Emerson Fittipaldi won twice while Michael …

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Daily Fantasy NASCAR DraftKings Forecast: 2021 Xfinity 500

2021 Martinsville I Cup Chase Elliott Martin Truex Jr NKP

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Just two NASCAR Cup Series races are left in the 2021 season, starting with this Sunday (Oct. 31) at Martinsville Speedway. Let’s get your daily fantasy NASCAR DraftKings rosters ready for the Xfinity 500. Seven drivers will fight for three spots this weekend, as Kyle Larson won the last three races and secured his position …

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Kevin Harvick, GearWrench Teaming Up for 5 Cup Races in 2022

Kevin Harvick at Darlington fall 2021 NASCAR Cup race, NKP

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GearWrench will hop on the hood of Kevin Harvick’s No. 4 Ford for five NASCAR Cup Series races next year, he announced on FOX Sports’ Race Hub Wednesday (Oct. 27). The company joins Stewart-Haas Racing after sponsoring Chip Ganassi Racing for several races the past few years, including four primaries this year on Kurt Busch’s …

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John Hunter Nemechek Starting from Martinsville Pole in Trucks

John Hunter Nemechek in 2021 Talladega NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, NKP

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The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is back in action after a couple of weeks off. John Hunter Nemechek is on the pole for the final race in the Round of 8 at Martinsville Speedway. Nemechek, who recently announced he would return to Kyle Busch Motorsports next season, is 36 points above the cut line …

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Austin Cindric Has Xfinity Pole for Martinsville

Austin Cindric races in 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Kansas fall race, NKP

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The NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff contenders have one last shot to make it into the Championship 4 and Austin Cindric will lead the way in Saturday’s (Oct. 30) race at Martinsville Speedway. The reigning Xfinity champion earned the pole after he finished second to Ty Gibbs last week at Kansas Speedway. Gibbs will start second …

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