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Truckin’ Thursdays: 3 Things to Remember from Kansas

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(Photo: NASCAR via Getty Images)

For the second time this season, the Camping World Truck Series has back-to-back races scheduled and will once again be on track at Charlotte Motor Speedway Friday night. Fresh off of a return to racing at Kansas Speedway, there was plenty to remember about in a race largely dominated by Erik Jones. “Some days you’re …

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Couch Potato Tuesday: Erik Jones’s Debut Brings Unsavory Booth Behavior

2015 Kansas I Cup Dale Earnhardt Jr Car Credit Nascar Via Getty Images

Photo Credit: NASCAR Via Getty Images

Welcome back, folks. Hope you had an excellent Mother’s Day Weekend. Last weekend, the Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series were both at Kansas Speedway. The week was up and down at best. SpongeBob SquarePants 400 Looking back, I should have seen what happened early Saturday night coming. The Braves-Nationals baseball game ran long. …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: They’re Your Top 10, But How Are They Really Doing?

Green Flag Atlanta Trucks 2015 Mike Neff

(Photo: Mike Neff, Frontstretch)

It’s finally here. After sitting dormant for the last six weeks, the Camping World Truck Series returns to action, this time at Kansas Speedway for a Friday night event. But can you name the last race winner without looking it up? I’ll save you the time: Joey Logano led 150 of 258 laps at Martinsville …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: Memorable Moments at Talladega

2014 Talladega Ii Cwts Pack Racing Cia

(Photo: CIA Stock Photography ©2014)

Here we are again with another race weekend that the Camping World Truck Series sits silent, waiting for next weekend’s Friday night event at Kansas Speedway. While the Xfinity and Sprint Cup series head off to Talladega Superspeedway, I’m left getting my Truck Series fix by watching previous videos. I present to you some of …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: Memorable Moments at Bristol

Atlanta Trucks 2015 Timothy Peters Mike Neff

(Photo Credit: Mike Neff, Frontstretch)

The Camping World Truck Series may be sitting silent this week, awaiting its return at Kansas Speedway in three weeks, but the Xfinity and Sprint Cup series are headed off to Bristol Motor Speedway for a little short-track showdown. As is the case with pretty much every extended downtime, very little has gone on in …

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NASCAR Mailbox: Martinsville, Trucks, the RTA & the Off-Weekend

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(Photo Credit: Mike Neff, Frontstretch)

We’re now six races into the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, and what a six-pack of ups and downs it has been for fans and teams alike. Who would have thought that the kind of dominance we’ve seen out of 2014 champion Kevin Harvick would come so early in the season, and that single-car operation Furniture …

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Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Takes First Budweiser Duel; Gordon 2nd

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Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is back on top at Daytona. After starting from the rear, Earnhardt pulled himself all the way up front and led a Hendrick Motorsports one-two finish in the first Budweiser Duel. Penske Racing’s Joey Logano tried to spoil the party, getting up to second entering the final lap but couldn’t make the …

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Johnny Sauter Tops Second Daytona Truck Practice

2014 Bristol Ii Cwts Johnny Sauter Truck Cia

Photo: CIA Stock Photography

Thorsport Racing has never won at Daytona International Speedway but that could change – or at least, now its chances are more encouraging. Johnny Sauter was the quickest in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series happy hour session at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday night. The veteran Truck Series driver ran 190.617 mph. 2015 Sunoco Rookie …

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Did You Notice? … Odds And Ends With NASCAR Midweek

2014 Texas Ii Cup Kyle Busch Cia

(Photo: CIA Stock Photography © 2014)

Did You Notice? … A Toyota has never won the Daytona 500 in eight tries? In fact, the Camry make has scored just one trophy at the 2.5-mile superspeedway, taking the July 2008 race with Kyle Busch. The manufacturer is known more here for what they’ve done wrong (see: Michael Waltrip, jet fuel, a long …

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Johnny Sauter to Drive for BK Racing in Daytona 500

2014 Mudsummer Classic Eldora Speedway Johnny Sauter Camping World Trucks Mike Neff 353

(Photo Credit: Mike Neff, Frontstretch)

On Saturday, BK Racing announced that Camping World Truck Series regular Johnny Sauter will drive the No. 83 Toyota in the Daytona 500.  Sauter will officially replace JJ Yeley, who moves over to the team’s No. 23 entry for the full season, replacing Alex Bowman.  Sponsorship will be provided by Dustless Blasting, part of a …

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Tracking the Trucks: WinStar World Casino 350

2014 Texas Ii Cwts Kyle Busch Flag Cia

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 In a Nutshell: Kyle Busch beat out a hard charge from winless German Quiroga to win Friday night’s WinStar World Casino 350 at Texas Motor Speedway. Busch dominated, leading five times for a race-high 80 laps en route to Kyle Busch Motorsports’ 12th win in 20 races this season. Jeb Burton finished second as the …

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