Race Weekend Central

Brad Keselowski Fails to Exceed Expectations in 1st Eldora Start

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Brad Keselowski’s dirt debut at Eldora Speedway was a captivating experience, though it didn’t go as well as the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion had planned. Keselowski, whose No. 29 Cooper Standard Ford was graced with bright yellow rookie stripes, finished the third annual 1-800-Car-Cash Mud Summer Classic a disappointing 28th after crashing while …

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3rd Time’s the Charm: Christopher Bell Victorious at in 2015 Mud Summer Classic at Eldora

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Christopher Bell won the 1-800-Car-Cash Mud Summer Classic at Eldora Speedway Wednesday after a spirited battle with fellow dirt racer Bobby Pierce over the final 40 laps. “It’s just unbelievable. If you told me two years ago my first win at Eldora would be in a truck, I would have told you you were crazy,” …

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Wild Night in Eldora Ends with Post-Race Argument for Matt Crafton, Ty Dillon

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While the intense, side-by-side racing of Eldora Speedway is thrilling for fans, it can at times end in anger for hopeful drivers that fail to make it to the Rossburg, Ohio track’s famed victory lane. Such was the case after Wednesday night’s MudSummer Classic, when NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Ty Dillon confronted Camping World Truck …

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Erik Jones, Tyler Reddick Pace 2015 Mud Summer Classic Practices at Eldora

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The Camping World Truck Series slung some dirt Wednesday morning during two practice sessions in preparation for the 1-800-Car-Cash MudSummer Classic. Erik Jones turned the fastest lap in the first session, while Tyler Reddick was quickest in the second. With a lap of 89.454 mph in the first practice, Jones showed that the speed he …

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American Ethanol Partners With Chicagoland Speedway for Sept. Truck Series Race

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American Ethanol E15 will serve as the entitlement sponsor for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at the Chicagoland Speedway on Friday, Sept. 18. With the help from Growth Energy and the Illinois Corn Marketing Board, the entitlement sponsorship will highlight just one of three exciting races that weekend. “As we kick off our …

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5 Points to Ponder: 2/3 Season Champ, a Veteran’s First Chase & Bring on the Dirt

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Kyle Busch, Sprint Cup Champ? What a blistering run of form it’s been for Busch over the last month, winning three of the four completed races and finishing a respectable 17th at Daytona International Speedway in the only race he didn’t win. Busch now sits just 58 points back from 30th place, having made up …

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Beside the Rising Tide: Real Feel Meltdown

Tony Stewart and Brad Keselowski race during the 5-hour energy 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

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I’ll offer some quick thoughts this week as the mercury flirts with triple digits here at Eyesore Acres and the “real-feel” number is a balmy 115. If this keeps up I just might have to rethink that air-conditioning thing. How many times have you heard the Cup drivers who compete weekly referred to as “The …

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Entry List: 2015 1-800-Car-Cash Mud Summer Classic at Eldora

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series action at Eldora Speedway

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For the third-straight year, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is ready to get dirty. NASCAR released the preliminary entry list for the July 22 1-800-Car-Cash Mud Summer Classic at Eldora Speedway on Friday (July 17). The list includes 31 drivers, meaning every team will make the race. Brad Keselowski will make his first appearance …

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Wendell Chavous To Run Eldora, Remainder of 2015 Truck Series Season

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Premium Motorsports has had a lot of driver changes in recent weeks, including two new drivers entered in both of their cars in this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at New Hampshire. However, this week the team has found a permanent driver in its NASCAR Camping World Truck Series entry. Wendell Chavous will drive …

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Chad Boat to Make Truck Series Debut at Eldora Speedway

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The 1-800-Car-Cash Mudsummer Classic is a fun race for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series because of the unique dirt surface at Eldora Speedway. The race allows dirt-track veterans to compete along with the highly skilled drivers of the NCWTS. Due to that aspect the race always sees a lot of drivers making their NCWTS debut. Next Wednesday’s …

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New Rules Package, New Qualifying Format at Indy and Michigan

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NASCAR continued to tweak qualifying rules in response to the new downforce packages on Wednesday. In anticipation of more drafting and less single file racing as a result of the higher downforce package, NASCAR has announced that Sprint Cup, Xfinity, and Camping World Truck series qualifying for upcoming races at Indianapolis and Michigan will use …

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Beside the Rising Tide: Autumn’s Closing In

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A funny thing happened Saturday night at Kentucky (a bunch of not-so-funny things happened at Kentucky leading up to the race, but we’ll get to that.) Saturday, in the midst of a NASCAR event, a stock car race broke out. Was it a perfect stock car race? Not hardly. Was it a decent stock car …

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