Race Weekend Central

Pace Laps: Championship Favorites Reign at Chicago, Josef Newgarden Wins IndyCar Title

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Tales of the Turtles 400 Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL USA Sunday 17 September 2017 Martin Truex Jr, Furniture Row Racing, Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota Camry celebrates his win World Copyright:Brett Moist NKP

(Photo: Brett Moist/NKP)

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: The Importance of Execution – It ended some days and opened opportunity for others. Heck, it even had its place in the day of the race winner Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway. Execution is an important factor in tying one end of the race to the other, especially once the playoffs …

Read more

Tracking the Trucks: One Final Look At The Playoff Squeeze

2017 Dover I CWTS Ben Rhodes truck Nigel Kinrade NKP

In a Nutshell: Johnny Sauter was the fastest truck on Friday evening, and he was rewarded for it. He led 28 laps on the evening in his No. 21 Chevrolet Silverado en route to his second victory of the 2017 season in the TheHouse.com 225 from Chicagoland Speedway. Ben Rhodes clinched the eighth and final …

Read more

Johnny Sauter Wins Chicagoland Truck Series Race, Ben Rhodes Makes Playoffs

2017 trucks pocono zach catanzareti johnny sauter

(Photo: Zach Catanzareti)

Christopher Bell dominated Friday night in Chicagoland but, in the end, just the slightest of wiggles handed the victory over to Johnny Sauter. The defending champion capitalized on Bell’s mistake in the end to secure his second victory of 2017. Chase Briscoe made strides toward the leader after passing Bell but would have to settle for …

Read more

Chase Briscoe, Johnny Sauter Lead Truck Chicagoland Practices

2017 Iowa CWTS CHase Briscoe reflection Brett Moist NKP

(Photo: Brett Moist/NKP)

Chase Briscoe is still looking for his first win in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, but if his Chicagoland Speedway practice sessions are any indication, he might have a better shot than any come Friday. Briscoe led the opening practice session for the TheHouse.com 225 at Chicagoland Thursday (Sept. 14) and placed second in …

Read more

Matt Crafton Wins LTi Printing 200 Pole

2017 Kentucky I CWTS Matt Crafton Russell LaBounty NKP

(Photo: Russell LaBounty/NKP)

On Saturday morning, ThorSport Racing’s Matt Crafton claimed the pole for the Camping World Truck Series’ LTi Printing 200 at Michigan International Speedway.  Crafton’s second round lap of 39.076 seconds (184.256 mph) was six-hundredths of a second faster than GMS Racing’s Johnny Sauter. Afterwards, Crafton noted just how important the pole really is at Michigan. …

Read more

Tracking the Trucks: Busch’s Bad Day Opens Floodgates In Overton’s 150

2017 trucks pocono zach catanzareti christopher bell

(Photo: Zach Catanzareti)

In a Nutshell: The Camping World Truck Series Overton’s 150 began as yet another walk in the park for Kyle Busch. But on lap 35, Busch’s bad break turned up the heat on what had been a boring Pocono affair. The floodgates were busted wide open when Kyle Busch crashed in the Tunnel Turn, ending …

Read more

Truck Qualifying Rained Out at Kentucky Speedway, Johnny Sauter On Pole

2017 Dover I CWTS Johnny Sauter woohoo MAtthew T Thacker NKP

(Photo: Matthew T. Thacker/NKP)

Johnny Sauter will start Thursday night’s (July 6) Kentucky 225 at Kentucky Speedway from the top spot after qualifying for the event was rained out earlier Thursday. Qualifying was scheduled for 5 p.m. ET. but constant on and off showers prevented the trucks from ever taking the track. The top 26 spots were set by owners …

Read more

Tracking the Trucks: Johnny Sauter Scores First Dover Victory Over Teammate Kaz Grala

2017 dover johnny sauter trucks zach catanzareti

(Photo: Zach Catanzareti)

In a Nutshell: Johnny Sauter turned the Monster Mile into a Monster Smile, as he ended his winless gremlins in Friday’s Bar Harbor 200 from Dover International Speedway. Holding off teammate Kaz Grala, Sauter took advantage of a late fuel gamble to grab the lead and hold it for the final 33 laps — his first …

Read more

Johnny Sauter Claims First Victory at Monster Mile

2017 Atlanta CWTS Johnny Sauter Barry Cntrell NKP

(Photo: Barry Cantrell / NKP)

After earning stage points in every race this season, reigning Camping World Truck Series champion Johnny Sauter stepped it up Friday with a trip to Victory Lane. Sauter put an end to his winless streak at Dover International Speedway, likely ensuring himself a playoff position in the process. Due to an eventful, strategy-filled final stage, Sauter went on to …

Read more

Tracking the Trucks: Kyle Busch Smokes ‘Em in Charlotte

2017 Atlanta CWTS Kyle BUsch truck NIgel Kinrade NKP

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade/NKP)

In a Nutshell: Kyle Busch scored his seventh Camping World Truck Series victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway Friday night. Making a bold move to jump from fourth to the lead with less than 20 laps remaining, the driver of the No. 51 Toyota pulled away from the field in a three-lap shootout to the finish. Johnny …

Read more

The Kyle Busch Show Takes Two In A Row In The Truck Series

2017 Las Vegas NXS Kyle Busch Nigel Kinrade NKP

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade/NKP)

The Kyle Busch show came into Friday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on a roll, in position to conquer the field once again. He and the No. 51 Toyota team didn’t disappoint. Busch won his second straight race in dominant fashion in the Truck Series, leading 90 laps and winning all three stages at Charlotte Motor …

Read more

Tracking the Trucks: Chase Elliott Capitalizes on Christopher Bell’s Misfortune in Martinsville

2017 Martinsville trucks zach catanzareti chase elliott

(Photo: Zach Catanzareti)

In a Nutshell: Chase Elliott found himself in excellent position when leader Christopher Bell got hung up in traffic with fewer than 30 laps remaining at Martinsville Speedway.  Bell finally had enough with Austin Cindric and Kyle Donahue and tried to muscle his way through, but Cindric spun in front of Bell and swept the …

Read more