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Reel Racing: The Lowest-Grossing Films Featured on NASCAR Paint Schemes

2015 Nascar Bristol Brett Moffitt Cup Racing Nkp

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

The lowest-grossing movies ever to appear on NASCAR schemes have far more interesting stories behind them.

Reel Racing: The Best (& Worst) Movie Paint Schemes of the 2010s, Pt. 1

Martinsville Cup 2019 Mike Neff Aric Almirola

In June, I undertook a project to dig up every single movie-themed paint scheme that ever ran across NASCAR’s three touring series and, eventually, rank them. The weeks-long search yielded that exactly 100 films have been represented on stock cars throughout the years, ranging from The Wizard of Oz to Shazam. Unfortunately, 2020 became the …

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Reel Racing: NASCAR Schemes Go Hollywood

2012 Nascar Michigan

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

In June, amid quarantine and with more time on my hands, I decided to undertake a project that just might be the magnum opus of this “Reel Racing” column series. Over the course of several weeks, I researched every single movie-themed NASCAR paint scheme that ever hit the track, regardless of if it actually raced …

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NASCAR 101: Drivers Racing in Lower Series Than They Have in Years Past

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After nearly three years away from the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Korbin Forrister returns to the circuit in this weekend’s Dover International Speedway doubleheader, driving the No. 36 for DGM Racing. Forrister, a mostly part-time competitor in the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series since 2014 (including seven starts in 2020), is no stranger to Xfinity. …

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All Out Motorsports Reportedly Shuttering Truck Series Operation

2019 Atlanta Trucks Zach Catanzareti Korbin Forrister

Atlanta Motor Speedway, February 2019. (Photo: Zach Catanzareti)

NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series team All Out Motorsports has shut down, according to a tweet by team crew chief Wally Rogers. Owned and operated by driver Korbin Forrister and his family, All Out began operations in 2018, competing in a part-time schedule. An outlier was Charlotte, where the No. 7 Toyota Tundra failed to …

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Christian Eckes Wins Truck Pole At Daytona

Christian Eckes 2018 Texas Roadhouse 250

(Photo: Christian Koelle)

Christian Eckes is officially a pole winner in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series. The 18-year-old topped the charts on Friday evening (Feb. 15) with a speed of 182.604 miles per hour in just his fifth Truck Series attempt. He’ll start from the pole for the NextEra Energy Resources 250 running the No. 51 Toyota …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: 4 Changes for the 2018 Season

2017 Charlotte I Cwts Brett Moffitt Racing Nigel Kinrade Nkp

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Management Changes As the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series roars back to action at Daytona International Speedway this Friday night, a significant change the casual fan might not notice is the series’ new general manager. Late last month, NASCAR announced former Truck Series driver Ben Kennedy is the division’s new general manager. “Ben will draw …

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Wauters Motorsports Tabs Korbin Forrister to Race Full-Time in 2017

2016 Nascar Camping World Truck Series, Phoenix

11 November, 2016, Avondale, Arizona USA Johnny Sauter and Cameron Hayley © 2016, Nigel Kinrade NKP

Korbin Forrister will drive for Wauters Motorsports in the organization’s No. 5 Toyota full time in the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The 24-year-old from Georgia has 29 starts in the Truck Series and two starts in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. Forrister finished 18th in driver points in 2015 in the Truck Series after …

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Grant Enfinger, Korbin Forrister Lead Talladega Truck Practices

Talladega Superspeedway is known for being a track where everybody has a shot at winning, and Friday was no exception, as both NASCAR Camping World Truck practices featured part-timers on the top of the charts. The practices had a mix of solo qualifying runs, trucks going out in packs and teammates drafting together. Due to …

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NASCAR 101: 5 Teams Who Were Sponsored by Presidential Candidates

Eldora Speedway Day 1

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So, who are you voting for?! OK, no need to actually let us know. But you can probably find out other NASCAR fans’ opinions on the matter if you search the comment sections of news articles on NASCAR CEO Brian France’s very public endorsement of presidential hopeful Donald Trump at a rally earlier this week. …

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Grant Enfinger Quickest in 2 of 3 Truck Series Practices Friday

As the Camping World Truck Series heads to Atlanta, teams had over four hours to prepare their cars for qualifying and race conditions on Saturday. Throughout the three sessions, the same names remained up front with Grant Enfinger pacing two of the sessions. Practice 1: Enfinger led the way on Friday morning in the first of …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: How’s the Rookie Class Looking?

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Canadian Tire Motorsport Park - Day 1

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For much of the 2015 Camping World Truck Series season, the spotlight has been on rookie Erik Jones, who has been burning up the track and currently leads Matt Crafton and Tyler Reddick in the championship standings. But Jones isn’t the only rookie out there on the track; he just happens to be outshining the …

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