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Kyle Busch, Ty Gibbs to Be Sponsored By Interstate Batteries in 2022

Ty Gibbs

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Interstate Batteries is continuing its partnership with Joe Gibbs Racing in a multi year agreement starting in 2022, sponsoring Kyle Busch in the NASCAR Cup Series and Ty Gibbs in the Xfinity Series, the team announced Friday (Oct. 15). The company will be aboard Busch’s No. 18 for six events and Ty Gibbs’ car in …

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Ty Dillon to Drive for GMS Racing in Cup in 2022

Ty Dillon smiling at Richmond, fall 2021 NASCAR Xfinity race

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Ty Dillon returns to full-time competition next season in the NASCAR Cup Series, piloting the No. 94 Chevrolet for GMS Racing, the team announced Oct. 10. The program will be in alliance with Richard Childress Racing with engine support from ECR Engines. Dillon ran full time in Cup from 2017-2020 for the now-defunct Germain Racing. …

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AJ Allmendinger Wins 3rd Straight Xfinity Race at Charlotte ROVAL

AJ Allmendinger celebrates his win at 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL NKP

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AJ Allmendinger won the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL Saturday (Oct. 9). The No. 16 Kaulig Racing car just barely made it on fuel in overtime to win his fifth race of the year. Allmendinger took over the lead from Ty Gibbs after the No. 54 missed the backstretch chicane …

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Loris Hezemans to Run Part-Time Cup Schedule with Team Hezeberg in 2022

Loris Hezemans car Xfinity 2021 Phoenix

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Loris Hezemans, the 2019 Whelen Euro NASCAR champion, will pilot the No. 27 Ford for Team Hezeberg in select NASCAR Cup race in 2022, the team announced Oct. 9. The team is owned by Hezemans’ dad Toine Hezemans and Dutch entrepreneur Ernst Berg. Reaume Brothers Racing will build the cars for the team and manage …

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Daily Fantasy NASCAR DraftKings Forecast: 2021 Bank of America ROVAL 400

Chase Elliot leads a pack of cars in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo NKP

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Are you ready for the twists and turns of the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL? Let’s get your daily fantasy NASCAR DraftKings rosters ready for the NASCAR Cup Series’ final playoff race of the Round of 12. This isn’t the Cup Series’ first go-around at the 2.32-mile course, as it’s run three races on this layout …

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Austin Cindric on Pole for Charlotte ROVAL Xfinity Race

#22: Austin Cindric, Team Penske, Ford Mustang Carquest Auto Parts At 2021 Talladega NASCAR Xfinity race

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Twelve playoff contenders fight for eight spots in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL, and Austin Cindric will lead the way Saturday (Oct. 9). The 2020 Xfinity champion has secured a spot in the Round of 8, though solely on points. JR Motorsports’ Justin Allgaier joins Cindric on the front row, …

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Denny Hamlin Competing From Cup Pole at Charlotte ROVAL

Denny Hamlin at Talladega fall nascar cup playoff race, smiling

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The NASCAR Cup Series’ last playoff race in the Round of 12 is this Sunday (Oct. 10) and Denny Hamlin is on the pole at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL. The current points leader finished seventh in Monday’s rain-shortened race at Talladega Superspeedway. Team Penske’s Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano will start second and third …

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Daily Fantasy NASCAR DraftKings Forecast: 2021 YellaWood 500 at Talladega

#2: Brad Keselowski, Team Penske, Ford Mustang MoneyLion, #37: Ryan Preece, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet Camaro Kroger/Reese’s, #4: Kevin Harvick, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford Mustang Busch Dog Brew, #10: Aric Almirola, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford Mustang Smithfield, #23: Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing, Toyota Camry DoorDash

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Who’s ready for a thrilling NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway? Let’s set your daily fantasy NASCAR DraftKings lineups for the YellaWood 500, airing on Sunday, Oct. 3 at 2 p.m. ET on NBC. This isn’t the first go-around of the season for these drivers at the Alabama racetrack, but if you aren’t familiar …

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Fire on Fridays: Time to Take Talladega Out of the NASCAR Truck Playoffs

2020 Talladega Trucks Stewart Friesen Tyler Ankrum pack racing NKP

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A true wild card playoff race is upon us. Teams in all three national series, the NASCAR Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck series, are gearing up for one of the craziest weekends in their quest for the championship. This is Talladega Superspeedway. It’s one of the most exciting races of the playoffs but is …

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NASCAR Trucks Return to Lucas Oil; 2022 Schedule Released

2021 Bristol dirt trucks Martin Truex Jr racing NKP

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The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2022 calendar was revealed and Lucas Oil Raceway returns to the series. The Truck and Xfinity series last competed at Lucas Oil in 2011; Timothy Peters won the 2011 Truck race. The Truck Series ran once every year from 1995-2011 on the Indiana short track. Lucas Oil will be …

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Portland International Raceway Highlights 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Schedule

NASCAR racecars at Michigan International Speedway, August 2021. Photo:NKP

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The 2022 schedule for the NASCAR Xfinity Series has been released and features a new race course: Portland International Raceway. The Camping World Truck Series last ran at Portland from 1999-2000 but this will be the first time Xfinity makes the trek to the 1.964-mile road course. The race is scheduled for June 4, 2022 …

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