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6 Months Later, Brandon Brown Reflects on LGB, Talks New Sponsors & Trials

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Six months ago, in early October 2021 on a cool evening at Talladega Superspeedway, Brandon Brown won his first career NASCAR race with his small family-owned team. It was one of the biggest underdog wins of the year for the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and it was the biggest story to come out of that weekend. …

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Xfinity Breakdown: Nalley Cars 250 Adds to Ty Gibbs’ Hot Start

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After an overtime red flag stoppage, Ty Gibbs took home the checkered flag in the Nalley Cars 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in dramatic fashion on Saturday (March 19). The win was good for Gibbs’ second on the season and only adds fuel to the flames of his villain/hero arc in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, …

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Xfinity Breakdown: Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner. 300 Ends in a Big One

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Welcome to the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series season! NASCAR fans were treated to a great one on Saturday evening (Feb. 19) that ended with NXS rookie Austin Hill taking his first series victory at Daytona International Speedway.

It ended just about as “Daytona” as anybody could expect, with Anthony Alfredo (No. 23) getting into the right rear of Myatt Snider, resulting in Snider’s No. 31 car getting turned on the last lap. Snider went end over end and caught air, which flung him into the catchfence on the backstretch. The engine was ejected during the crash, but Snider was able to walk out of the car afterward.

Brandon Brown Adds LGBcoin for Full Xfinity Season

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Update: According to FOX Sports’ Bob Pockrass, NASCAR has not yet approved the scheme. Update- Jan. 2, 2022: Brandonbilt Motorsports issued a statement. “We are very aware and appreciative of the process required to approve sponsors and paint schemes and would not attempt to circumvent that process. Brandonbilt Motorsports submitted our most recent sponsors and …

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The Underdog House: Ryan Preece Caps 2021 by Leading NASCAR Underdogs

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Top Dog: Ryan Preece While the large majority of attention was justifiably on Championship 4 contenders, the underdogs of the NASCAR Cup Series sought to finish off their 2021 seasons strong at Phoenix Raceway (Nov. 7). The action matched the desert heat throughout the field, unfortunately scorching a few underdogs in catastrophic ways. Several of …

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Eyes on Xfinity: Non-Playoff Drivers Spicing Up Postseason

John Hunter Nemechek Xfinity Series Texas Win

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The beginning of the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs told us a lot about the drivers in this series and their will to win. And it has nothing to do with the drivers racing for a championship. It has everything to do with those that are not. During a week in which an actual topic of …

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Xfinity Breakdown: John Hunter Nemechek Upsets Playoff Grid in Texas

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The Andy’s Frozen Custard 335 at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday (Oct. 16) produced a new winner for 2021, disappointment for a series journeyman and close racing that has become commonplace on mile-and-a-half tracks in recent years. John Hunter Nemechek stormed to victory through a combination of officiating adversity, tire strategy and a lot of …

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Eyes on Xfinity: Brandon Brown’s Celebration Tainted By Fans’ Shameful Chant

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It does not matter how long it takes to earn it or how it’s gained. You can never ever forget your first win in any racing series. It does not matter if you lead the most laps or just one. It’s the first win, and nobody can ever take that away. The emotion is hard …

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Podcast: Brandon Brown on His Emotional Talladega Win & How Close Brandonbilt Was to Closing

Brandon Brown joins Davey Segal on the Frontstretch Podcast to discuss his first NASCAR Xfinity Win

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His tears of joy said it all, but Brandon Brown joins Davey Segal this week as the first repeat guest on the podcast this season to revel further in his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory at Talladega Superspeedway. He explains why the win was so emotional given his and his father’s journey to this …

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Did You Notice?: NASCAR Fans Claiming a Race Was Fixed for Bubba Wallace?

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Did You Notice? … The reactions in the wake of Bubba Wallace‘s first ever NASCAR Cup Series win at Talladega Superspeedway? It’s the first time since December 1963 a Black driver has visited victory lane, 10 months into Wallace’s first season running with the most famous minority owner in NASCAR history, Michael Jordan. That’s a landmark …

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The Underdog House: Bubba Wallace Leads Talladega Sweep for First-Time Winners

Erik Jones races in the 2021 TellaWood 500 at Talladega. Photo: NKP

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Top Dog: Bubba Wallace They say anything can happen at Talladega Superspeedway. And by anything, they mean ANYTHING. Be it red flags for crashes and rain, a lack of daylight, big crashes, or a spin to win, Talladega contained it all in chaotic ways this weekend. Starting with the NASCAR Cup Series’ YellaWood 500 (Oct. …

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