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Who’s Hot & Who’s Not: Playoffs Underway

2019 Richmond Mencs Martin Truex, Jr. Burnout Nkp

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All three major NASCAR national touring series’ playoffs are underway with at least one playoff race completed. The NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series already has finished its Round of 8 and its opening Round of 6 race at Talladega Superspeedway isn’t until October 12. The Monster Energy Monster Energy Cup Series and Xfinity Series raced …

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Takuma Sato Returning to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in 2020

Takuma Sato 2019 Indycar Grand Prix

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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing exercised its option on Takuma Sato for the 2020 NTT IndyCar Series season, the team announced on Saturday, Sept. 21. He will return to drive the No. 30 Honda. The 2020 season will be Sato’s third straight year driving for the team and fourth overall. Sato drove for the team in …

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Gray Gaulding: Sponsorship Salesman & Xfinity Series Driver

2019 Bristol Zach Catanzareti Gray Gaulding

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Gray Gaulding is currently competing in his first full-time season in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 08 SS Green Light Chevrolet. The 21-year-old has one top-five finish, a second at Talladega Superspeedway, to go along with three top 10s, gaining experience after years running the Cup Series part-time. As the Xfinity Series heads …

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Brett Moffitt Extends Sponsorship With CMR Construction & Roofing

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After Brett Moffitt won the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 250 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park with CMR Construction & Roofing onboard his No. 24 GMS Racing Chevrolet, the company has decided to extend its sponsorship of Moffitt, GMS announced in a team release Tuesday, Sept. 10. CMR will sponsor Moffitt in four of the five remaining …

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Entry List: World of Westgate 200

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The preliminary entry list for the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway has 36 drivers teams entered, with four failing to qualify come this weekend, barring any entry list changes. After being reinstated by NASCAR, Tyler Dippel returns to the driver’s seat of the No. 02 Young’s Motorsports Chevrolet. Spencer …

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Pace Laps: Cup Playoff Grid is Set, Justin Allgaier Readies For Xfinity Title Hunt

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Calamity Strikes, Playoff Grid is Set Regardless of the attendance size, the 2019 Big Machine Vodka 400 was full of action. 48 of the 160 laps were run under caution, but when the checkered flag flew at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the playoff grid was set. Nine drivers failed to finish …

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Ryan Newman Stays Out of Trouble, Makes the Playoffs

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Coming into the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Ryan Newman was tied for the final playoff berth with Daniel Suarez. Both drivers were eight points behind Clint Bowyer and 18 points ahead of Jimmie Johnson. Newman qualified 22nd for the 2019 Big Machine Vodka 400, the lowest of those four …

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Kevin Harvick Wins 2019 Big Machine Vodka 400 Pole

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Kevin Harvick won the pole for the 2019 Big Machine Vodka 400. The No. 4 car will lead the field to the green flag later today (Sunday, Sept. 8). The pole is Harvick’s fifth pole of 2019, and 30th pole of his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career. Starting alongside Harvick on the front row …

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Top-10 Finish in Xfinity Series Debut a Confidence Boost for Austin Hill

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Austin Hill failed to qualify for the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway, so the 2019 Indiana 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was his series debut — and this time things went much better, as the driver of the No. 61 for Hattori Racing Enterprise/MBM Motorsports stayed out of trouble and finished ninth. “It …

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Noah Gragson Calls Finishing 3rd at Indy a ‘Dream Come True’

2019 Indianapolis Nxs Noah Gragson Car Nkp

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Noah Gragson entered the 2019 Indiana 250 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with zero experience at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but he had no fear during the race weekend at the 2.5-mile track in Speedway, Ind. Gragson qualified 13th, but he finished fourth and 10th in the first two respective stages. At race’s end, he …

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Kyle Larson, Paul Menard Lead Brickyard 400 Practices

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In preparation for the Big Machine Vodka 400, Kyle Larson and Paul Menard led the two practice sessions for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practices at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. However, the main storyline occurred at the end of the second practice session. As time expired, Denny Hamlin pounded the wall and fire came out …

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Christopher Bell, Justin Haley Lead Xfinity Series Practices at Indianapolis

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Christopher Bell (53.502 seconds) and Justin Haley (53.499 seconds) led the two NASCAR Xfinity Series practice sessions on Friday, Sept. 6 from Indianapolis Motor Speedway. First Practice Joe Gibbs Racing made up the top three on the speed charts at IMS. Championship points leader Bell led the field with a speed of 168.218 mph. He …

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