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Tracking the Trucks: Bad Teamwork Clears Way for Chandler Smith to Steal 4-Wide Daytona Win

May 1, 2026February 14, 2026 by Anthony Damcott
#38: Chandler Smith, Front Row Motorsports, TrophyCatch Ford F-150 wins the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Daytona International Speedway.

Entering turn 3 in sixth, the No. 38 held his line and got a push while everyone around him refused to work together to score an insane season-opening victory.

Categories Anthony Damcott, Featured Content, Tracking The Trucks, Truck Series

ARCA Preview: General Tire 200 at Daytona

May 1, 2026February 11, 2026 by Josh Calloni
2025 ARCA Daytona pack racing III - Kole Raz, No. 76 AM Racing Ford, and Lawless Alan, No. 20 Venturini Motorsports Toyota (Credit: NKP)

A primer on who to watch for in the 2026 ARCA season-opening race.

Categories ARCA Preview, Featured Content, Josh Calloni

ARCA Experts Make Their 2026 Predictions

February 5, 2026 by Mark Kristl, Steve Sonderman and Josh Calloni
2025 ARCA Kansas II pack racing IV - Gio Ruggiero, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, and Leland Honeyman, No. 20 Venturini Motorsports Toyota (Credit: Danny Peters)

Who will win the driver’s championship in all three ARCA divisions?

Categories ARCA Preview, Featured Content, Josh Calloni, Mark Kristl, Steve Sonderman

Gio Ruggiero Running First 2 O’Reilly Races for JGR

February 4, 2026 by Kevin Rutherford
#17: Giovanni Ruggiero, TRICON Garage, JBL Toyota Tundra

He’ll be in the No. 19.

Categories Kevin Rutherford, O'Reilly News

Gio Ruggiero, Tanner Gray Back With TRICON for 2026

December 18, 2025 by Kevin Rutherford
#17: Giovanni Ruggiero, TRICON Garage, First Auto Group Toyota Tundra

Gray returns for his seventh year in the series, while Ruggiero has back for a sophomore effort.

Categories Kevin Rutherford, Truck Series News

Tracking the Trucks at Phoenix: Corey Heim’s 7-Wide Move Cements 12-Win, Title-Worthy Season

November 1, 2025November 1, 2025 by Anthony Damcott

In a system designed against rewarding the best driver, Heim went out and made daring moves to secure his 12th win of 2025 en route to the Truck title.

Categories Anthony Damcott, Featured Content, Tracking The Trucks, Truck Series

Truckin’ Thursdays: Something Has to Give With FOX’s Broadcast Coverage

October 22, 2025 by Anthony Damcott

FOX’s coverage of the Truck Series reached a new low in last week’s race at Talladega.

Categories Anthony Damcott, Featured Content, Truck Series, Truckin' Thursdays

Did You Notice?: The Best 2025 NASCAR Silly Season Move

October 22, 2025October 21, 2025 by Tom Bowles
2025 Cup Talladega II Chase Briscoe victory lane (Credit: Sean Gardner/Getty Images via NASCAR Media)

Chase Briscoe signing with Joe Gibbs Racing has produced far more success than anyone expected in their first year together.

Categories Cup Series, Did You Notice?, Featured Content, Tom Bowles

NASCAR Playoff Standings After Talladega

October 23, 2025October 19, 2025 by Stephen Stumpf
2025 Cup Talladega II pack racing III - Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford (Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images via NASCAR Media)

Check the updated playoff standings for NASCAR’s top three series after the latest race weekend at Talladega Superspeedway.

Categories Cup Series, NASCAR Standings, O'Reilly, Stephen Stumpf, Truck Series

Tracking the Trucks at Talladega: This Is Only the Beginning for Gio Ruggiero

October 18, 2025October 18, 2025 by Anthony Damcott
Giovanni Ruggiero, driver of the #17 First Auto Group Toyota, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Love's RV Stop 225 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 17, 2025 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Ruggiero’s first NASCAR career victory was only a matter of time. Now that the monkey is off his back, this 19-year-old has the potential to be dominant.

Categories Anthony Damcott, Featured Content, Tracking The Trucks, Truck Series
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