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Pace Laps: Kyle Busch Dominates Pocono, Cole Custer Wins Big and IndyCar Tackles Detroit

#18: Kyle Busch, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota Camry M&M's Hazelnut Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Kyle Busch Pushes Past NASCAR Package Problems Experts can argue back and forth about Kyle Busch’s 200-plus wins in NASCAR’s top three series. Fans will debate its place in history for years to come. But there’s one part of Busch’s career we cannot debate: a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series …

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Entry List: Alan Jay Automotive Network 120

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For Friday’s Alan Jay Automotive Network 120, Round No. 2 of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge, 43 cars are entered.  It is a decrease of six teams from Daytona, but still a large group of teams. In the Grand Sport class, there are 28 cars entered.  Likely the most interesting entries are the two Multimatic …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: 6 Overlooked Things from the First 3 Races of 2019

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Grant Enfinger is leading the way at the moment in Trucks Series. Photo here from Daytona International Speedway, February 2019. (Photo: Zach Catanzareti)

Nine points separate the top three in the championship standings For the first time in his career, Grant Enfinger sits atop the point standings on the strength of a pair of top-five finishes. Rookie Harrison Burton is six points back, followed by Austin Hill, who trails by three markers. Six drivers have double-digit laps led …

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Austin Hill Wins NextEra Energy 250 Demolition Derby At Daytona

Austin Hill - 2019 NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona

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New driver, same old story for Hattori Racing Enterprises. The reigning Gander Outdoor Truck Series champions won their first race of 2019 with a new driver, Austin Hill, behind the wheel. Hill won the first race of his GOTS career, prevailing in a wild NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway. Just nine out …

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Entry List: NextEra Energy 250

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The newly re-branded NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series opens its season on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019 at Daytona International Speedway with the NextEra Energy Resources 250.  40 trucks are entered this weekend, meaning eight will go home after qualifying. There are many changes in the Truck Series this season, with several faces in new places. …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: Championship 4 Clinch Scenarios for Phoenix

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When the checkered flag flies Friday night (Nov. 9) over ISM Raceway in Phoenix, four drivers will know they’ve got the chance to race for the championship when the series visits Homestead-Miami Speedway to close out the year. GMS Racing teammates Johnny Sauter and Justin Haley have the least amount of pressure on them heading …

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Tracking the Trucks: Johnny Sauter Sweeps Stages, Dominates at Martinsville

Johnny Sauter - 2018 Texas Roadhouse 200 Race

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In a Nutshell: It was a bit strange when Johnny Sauter turned the eighth-quickest lap in qualifying for Saturday’s (Oct. 27) Texas Roadhouse 200 at Martinsville Superspeedway. He made short work of getting to the front and went on to dominate much of the race before scoring the win. Following a lap 37 caution and polesitter …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: Meet the Drivers Who Made the Round of 6 After Talladega

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Brett Moffitt (Photo: Christian Koelle)

A wild and crazy NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway last weekend set the Round of 6, as drivers inch ever closer to the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Every single playoff driver encountered some sort of issue throughout the race, and when the checkered flag flew, the championship battle was reduced …

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Pace Laps: The NASCAR Horseshoe Goes To… Brad Keselowski

#2: Brad Keselowski, Team Penske, Ford Fusion Autotrader celebrates his win Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: A New Horseshoe In Town 24 races into the NASCAR season, Brad Keselowski sat winless. Team Penske was an afterthought in the championship race, winning just once at Talladega with Joey Logano. It was Stewart-Haas Racing, not their three-car operation, that had superior speed at Ford. I’ll tell you the …

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