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Zane Smith, Johnny Sauter Lead Truck Practice Sessions at Daytona

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Zane Smith and Johnny Sauter led the opening two practice sessions for the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series at Daytona on Thursday afternoon under cloudy skies. In the first practice, it was Smith who led the field at 193.174 mph. Riley Herbst was second, followed by Ty Majeski, Joe Nemechek and his son, John …

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Colby Howard Running Rest of 2019 Truck Season With Young’s Motorsports

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Colby Howard will run in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series for the remainder of the 2019 season with Young’s Motorsports, the team announced Monday, Nov. 4. The 18-year-old Howard will pilot the No. 20 Project HOPE Foundation Chevrolet Silverado, beginning with Lucas Oil 150 at ISM Raceway on Friday, Nov. 8, as well as …

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Rodney Childers Renews Contract, Will Remain Crew Chief for Kevin Harvick

Rodney Childers agreed to a multi-year contract with Stewart Haas Racing Monday (Oct. 7) to continue as crew chief for Kevin Harvick. The news was first reported by Sports Business Journal’s Adam Stern. '@RodneyChilders4 has agreed to a multiyear renewal with @StewartHaasRcng to continue as crew chief of the No. 4 Ford program with @KevinHarvick, …

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Joey Logano, Kyle Larson Lead Cup Practices at Dover

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Joey Logano and Kyle Larson led the two practice sessions at Dover International Speedway under bright sunny skies on Friday (October 4) afternoon. In the first session, Logano had the top speed of 163.221 mph. William Byron was second, followed by Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Blaney and Paul Menard. Martin Truex Jr., who won at Dover …

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Christopher Bell, AJ Allmendinger Lead NASCAR Xfinity Practice Sessions at Charlotte ROVAL

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Christopher Bell and AJ Allmendinger led two practice sessions Friday afternoon (Sept. 27) for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Drive For The Cure 250. In first practice, it was Bell who had the top speed of 98.853 mph. Cindric was second followed by Allmendinger, Garrett Smithley and Chase Briscoe rounding out the top-five drivers. There were …

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Jimmie Johnson Fastest in Caution-Plagued Opening Cup ROVAL Practice

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Jimmie Johnson led the first and only practice session on Friday (Sept. 27) in what was filled with a plethora of delays due to incidents. Johnson, who failed to make the playoffs for the first time ever in his career, ran 13 laps, with the final lap being the fastest at 103.182 mph. Kyle Larson, …

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Alex Bowman, Cincinnati Inc. Announce Sponsorship

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Cincinnati Inc. has joined Hendrick Motorsports as an official partner with a 10-year agreement that will begin in 2019 and run through the 2028 racing season, Hendrick announced Friday, Sept. 20. The company will be on Alex Bowman‘s No. 88 car in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starting at Dover International Speedway on Oct. …

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Cole Custer, Noah Gragson Lead Xfinity Practice Sessions at Darlington

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Cole Custer and Noah Gragson led the two practice sessions for the Xfinity Series at Darlington Raceway on Friday afternoon (Aug. 30). In the first practice, Custer led the field with a speed of 167.307 mph. Denny Hamlin was second but will have to go to a backup car after he brushed the wall in …

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