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ARCA Preview: 2019 FORTS USA 150

2019 Gateway Arca Racing Nigel Kinrade Photography

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The ARCA Menards Series travels this weekend to Long Pond, Pa., for its second race of the 2019 season  at Pocono Raceway. The 2019 FORTS USA 150 will take place on Friday, July 26. It will be the first race of the tripleheader race weekend at Pocono; the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series will race …

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2-Headed Monster: Does NASCAR Need To Eliminate Playoff Waivers?

2019 Kentucky Ngots Tyler Ankrum Victory Lane Nigel Kinrade Photography

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Tyler Ankrum won the 2019 Buckle Up In Your Truck 225 at Kentucky Speedway. For the 18-year-old from San Bernadino, Calif., this is his first career NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series victory and likely clinches him a playoff berth. Ankrum has not competed in all the Truck Series races this season — he missed the …

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ARCA Preview: 2019 Bounty 150 at Chicagoland

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The ARCA Menards Series heads to Jolliet, Ill., for the Bounty 150 at Chicagoland Speedway on Thursday night (June 27). The race at Chicagoland marks the final stop in a seven-race string that began at Toledo Speedway last month. That span of racing has brought together one of the tightest points races in recent memory, …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: Johnny Sauter, Todd Gilliland Among 4 Drivers to Watch at Dover

#97: Jesse Little, Jjl Motorsports, Ford F 150 Skuttle Tight / Parker Fibernet / Visit Kingsport Nascar Gander Outdoors Truck Series

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Johnny Sauter It’s hard to go into a race weekend at Dover International Speedway without mentioning Sauter. After all, he won the last two races at the facility, and last year, did so in dominant fashion, leading 137 laps en route to victory lane. If that’s not enough, the driver of the No. 13 Ford …

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Austin Wayne Self Reinstated After Completing NASCAR Road to Recovery Program

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NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series driver Austin Wayne Self has been reinstated from his suspension. Earlier this month, NASCAR revealed Self had been suspended indefinitely for violating the sanctioning body’s Substance Abuse Penalty policy. “It has been incredibly disheartening since learning the results from the random drug test taken earlier this season at Daytona, through …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: NASCAR Reveals 2020 Truck Series Schedule

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NASCAR released the 2020 Gander Outdoors Truck Series schedule on Wednesday afternoon (April 3). The series still features 23 races and will open the season at Daytona International Speedway as part of the usual tripleheader with the NASCAR Xfinity and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup series. And just like the Cup Series, the season finale has …

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Gander Outdoors Truck Series Driver Austin Wayne Self Suspended Indefinitely

2016 Atlanta I Cwts Austin Wayne Self Nigel Kinrade Nkp

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NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series driver Austin Wayne Self was suspended indefinitely Monday (April 1) for violating the sport’s substance abuse policy. Self, who pilots his family-owned No. 22 truck full-time in the Truck Series, was suddenly removed from the seat before Martinsville Speedway. Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace drove for AM …

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AM Racing Returning in 2019 With Austin Wayne Self

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AM Racing has announced its return to NASCAR competition, fielding 22-year-old Austin Wayne Self in its 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series campaign. The team’s 2019 debut will come in the season opener at Daytona International Speedway. AM allied itself with Niece Motorsports in 2018, a move that saw Self move to Niece for the …

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Couch Potato Tuesday: FOX Sports 1 Pimps New NASCAR Package

#4: Kevin Harvick, Stewart Haas Racing, Ford Fusion Jimmy John's And #19: Daniel Suarez, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota Camry Arris Monster Energy Nascar Cup Series

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All-Star Weekend is typically the time of year where NASCAR likes to throw things out there.  In the past, the Monster Energy All-Star Race saw the creation of segments, inversions, eliminations, and mandatory pit stops that required a pen and paper to determine who was going to line up where. 2018 brought even more shenanigans. …

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Tracking the Trucks: Johnny Sauter Scores 3rd 2018 Victory at Charlotte

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In a Nutshell: Johnny Sauter scored his third win in seven races this season when he beat Kyle Busch to the checkered flag by 1.34 seconds to win Friday night’s North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. “Today we had a good truck in practice, but obviously the adjustments Joe (Shear, crew chief) …

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John Hunter Nemechek Fastest in Homestead Truck Happy Hour

2017 Homestead Cwts John Hunter Nemechek Truck Russell Labounty Nkp

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On Friday morning, NEMCO Motorsports’ John Hunter Nemechek turned in the fastest lap overall in Camping World Truck Series Happy Hour.  The slightly warmer temperatures resulted in a significant decrease in speed.  Nemechek’s best lap of 32.680 seconds (165.239 mph) was nearly two-thirds of a second slower than Johnny Sauter‘s quick time in the morning …

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Entry List: JAG Metals 350

Nascar Camping World Truck Series Texas Roadhouse 200 Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville Va Usa Friday 27 October 2017 Jeffrey Abbey, Niece Equipment Chevrolet Silverado World Copyright: Nigel Kinrade Nkp

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For the Camping World Truck Series, 32 trucks are entered in Friday night’s JAG Metals 350.  As a result, no one will fail to qualify. There are a couple of driver changes of note.  At Niece Motorsports, Austin Wayne Self will drive the team’s No. 45 Chevrolet, replacing Jeffrey Abbey.  The move allows Self to …

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