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4 Cup, 2 Xfinity Teams Penalized After Atlanta Events

2021 Atlanta II NXS Kyle Busch pack racing NKP

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The penalty report from last weekend’s NASCAR Cup and Xfinity series events at Atlanta Motor Speedway was released on Tuesday, July 13. Four Cup and two Xfinity crew chiefs were fined $10,000 and $5,000 each, respectively, for unsecured lug nuts. Adam Stevens (crew chief for Christopher Bell), Jonathan Hassler (Matt DiBenedetto), Mike Wheeler (Bubba Wallace) …

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Austin Hill Wins 1st Ever Knoxville Truck Race

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Austin Hill won the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series’ inaugural event at Knoxville Raceway Friday night (July 9). Hill took the lead from Chandler Smith just before a caution came out during overtime and shot out to the lead in the final overtime finish to take his first victory of the season. “Kind of thought …

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Daily Fantasy NASCAR DraftKings Forecast: 2021 Quaker State 400 at Atlanta

Kyle Larson leads the pack of drivers for your NASCAR DraftKings roster at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Photo: NKP

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The NASCAR Cup Series returns to Atlanta Motor Speedway for the second time this season, the first year the racetrack has hosted two Cup events since 2010. Let’s get your daily fantasy NASCAR DraftKings rosters ready for the Quaker State 400, airing on Sunday, July 11 at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network. Atlanta …

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Chase Elliott to Be Featured in Doc on Peacock

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One day after a NASCAR Cup Series playoffs documentary was announced to air next year, another documentary about Chase Elliott is set to stream on Peacock this August, according to a press release from NBC Universal. The show, hosted by Dale Earnhardt Jr., is titled CHASE and looks into Elliott’s interests and love of racing. His father …

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Chase Elliott Takes Atlanta Cup Pole

Chase Elliott practices for 2021 NASCAR Cup race at Road America in No. 9 NAPA Auto parts Chevy, NKP photo

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Road America winner Chase Elliott will start from the pole in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway Sunday (July 11). The No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports driver looks to rebound from an early retirement in his first trip to the 1.54-mile racetrack in March. All four Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas round out the …

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Michael Annett Competing for Young’s Motorsports at Knoxville

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Michael Annett will wheel the No. 02 for Young’s Motorsports in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Knoxville Speedway, the team announced Monday, July 5. Annett’s truck will carry sponsorship from TMC Transportation. It’s Annett’s first Truck event since 2014 at Eldora Speedway in which he finished 25th. He ran nine total Truck …

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William Byron Nabs Road America Cup Pole, Hendrick Sweeps Front Row

2021 Road America Cup William Byron inside car NKP

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William Byron won the pole for today’s (July 4) NASCAR Cup Series race at Road America after posting a fast lap speed of 110.359 mph. It’s the sixth career pole for the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports driver and second on a road course, as his last pole came at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL. He’ll …

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