Thinkin’ Dirty: 2021 ‘One for the Road’ at Fairbury
Brandon Sheppard scores “One for the Road” for the Outlaws at Fairbury, while late-race fireworks prove costly for non-wing race leaders from South Dakota to North Carolina.
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Thinkin’ Dirty: 2021 Tony Hulman Classic at Terre Haute
The Headlines NASCAR’s dirt giants were uncharacteristically quiet, and Terre Haute lived up to its name as the “Action Track.” Our Feature Spotlights Sunday, May 23 Sunday Spotlight: Rayce Rudeen Foundation Race (All-Star Circuit of Champions) Where: Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana (streamed on Flo Racing) Why We Chose It: At $26,000-to-win, Sunday’s highest-paying race …
Lineups Announced for Cup, Truck Races After Rain Axes Heat Races at Bristol
The starting lineup for both the NASCAR Cup and Camping World Truck series have been announced following the postponement of tonight’s truck race (March 27) and the cancellation of both heat races at Bristol Motor Speedway. The lineups are now calculated using the performance metrics formula for each division. 35% of the metric is the …
NASCAR 101: Meet the Dirt Ringers Racing at Bristol
Anytime something unique appears on the NASCAR schedule, it always tends to bring out some fresh faces to the track. There are superspeedway aces and road course specialists, but this weekend, there is a new breed of NASCAR drivers: the dirt ringers. The NASCAR Cup Series’ return to dirt has certainly turned plenty of heads. …
Thinkin’ Dirty, Vol. 10: 2021 Xtreme DIRTcar Series Finale at Modoc
The A-Main: Hometown hero “Big Sexy” Brandon Overton used a late-race charge on the high side of a racy Modoc Speedway to pass Dustin Mitchell with three laps to go to win Saturday night’s Xtreme DIRTcar Series finale before a track-record crowd in South Carolina. After a great battle for the lead with Ross Bailes, …
Chris Windom To Make Cup Debut at the Bristol Dirt Track
Chris Windom will make his NASCAR Cup Series debut next month at the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt race, according to a RacinBoys article. Windom will bring the experience of being a USAC Midget champion and Triple Crown winner to NASCAR. Windom will pilot the No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Chevy with sponsorship backing from Nos …
NASCAR 101: Who Didn’t Return to NASCAR in 2019?
In what’s become an annual segment on NASCAR 101 (wait, this is year five? Time is a flat circle), this week takes a look at the drivers who didn’t return to NASCAR in 2019. Now, that phrase sounds a bit more absolute than it actually ends up being. Each year, we discuss the drivers from NASCAR’s …
Entry List: Ford EcoBoost 200
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series rolls into Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend (Nov. 16) for the final race of the season: the Ford EcoBoost 200. The series will crown either Johnny Sauter, Justin Haley, Brett Moffitt, or Noah Gragson as the 2018 champion. 31 trucks are entered this week, which means all drivers will race. …
Kyle Busch Sets Track Record to Win UNOH 200 Pole
Kyle Busch took pole position for Wednesday night’s UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway, his 18th career NCWTS pole. The final, five minute session – consisting of the 12 fastest drivers on track – was led by Busch, who finished fastest with a time of 14.827 seconds (129.413 mph). Even though Busch went faster during …