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NASCAR Mailbox: Is Kyle Busch the Best Driver in NASCAR History?

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Kyle Busch is doing the unthinkable in NASCAR, and there is no one who can stop him. Year after year, Busch is one of NASCAR’s most frequent Victory Lane visitors. His Toyotas are always amongst the quickest in the garage, whether it’s in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, XFINITY Series or Camping World Truck …

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Eyes on XFINITY: Ross Chastain Rising to Expectations in 2018

2018 Atlanta Trucks Zach Catanzareti Ross Chastain

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Prior to the 2018 season kicking off at Daytona, JD Motorsports owner Johnny Davis put on a full court press to attempt to help his company. Through the first three months of the season, lead driver Ross Chastain is on pace for a career year. During the first 10 races of the season, Chastain has recorded three …

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Justin Allgaier Hold Off Teammate to Win OneMain Financial 200, Dash 4 Cash Bonus at Dover

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Justin Allgaier picked up his first win of the 2018 XFINITY Series season in Saturday’s OneMain Financial 200 at Dover International Speedway. The JR Motorsports driver led the most laps – 104 – and held off a late charge by teammate Elliott Sadler to win by 0.306 seconds. Allgaier also earned the $100,000 Dash 4 …

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XFINITY Breakdown: Big Money Day for Ryan Preece at Bristol

2018 Xfinity Bristol Zach Catanzareti Ryan Preece

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Ryan Preece continues to cash in on betting on himself. The former Whelen Modified Tour champion won the Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon (April 14). It was Preece’s second victory since joining Joe Gibbs Racing for a part-time schedule last year. Preece also won the NASCAR XFINITY Series’ Dash …

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Beyond the Cockpit: Ross Chastain Building Strength for Busy Cup Schedule

2018 Atlanta Trucks Zach Catanzareti Ross Chastain

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Ross Chastain has learned a lot since February at Atlanta Motor Speedway. That meant not only in getting set for a busier schedule in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, but the sheer physicality of it all. After running both Dover races in 2017, Chastain is looking at a heavy schedule in 2018 with Premium …

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Entry List: 2018 STP 500

2017 Martinsville Cup Zach Catanzareti Denny Hamlin

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After the three-race “West Coast Swing,” the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads back east this weekend to Martinsville Speedway. The first short track race of the season, the STP 500, has a preliminary entry list of 38 cars this week. That’s the most for MENCS since the season-opening Daytona 500. Jeffrey Earnhardt is listed …

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XFINITY Breakdown: Joey Logano in a League of His Own at Auto Club Speedway

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Five laps into Saturday’s Roseanne 300 at Auto Club Speedway, Joey Logano might as well have been handed the trophy. Logano started second, but on lap 5 took the top spot, and never looked back, leading the next 126 laps, before a caution came out with 30 to go. While other teams had just pitted …

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Entry List: 2018 Auto Club 400

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This weekend, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads to the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California for the final race of the “West Coast Swing.” 37 cars make up this week’s entry list, meaning once again, everyone who shows up will qualify for the race. Not much has changed on this week’s list. The …

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Entry List: TicketGuardian 500

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37 cars make up the entry list for the 2018 TicketGuardian 500, the fourth race of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season at ISM Raceway (formerly Phoenix International Raceway). Since there are only 37 cars trying to compete this Sunday, all of them will be locked into the field. The only new addition is …

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Couch Potato Tuesday: FOX Needs to Work To Bring the Action

2018 Las Vegas Nxs Kyle Larson Car Russell Labounty Nkp

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Last weekend, Las Vegas Motor Speedway hosted its first-ever tripleheader weekend.  It produced some very different races. Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube Sunday saw another butt kicking.  Kevin Harvick is in the zone.  His start to 2018 seems a lot like how he started 2014.  You probably remember what happened that year. Admittedly, Sunday’s …

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Thinkin’ Out Loud: Kevin Harvick Rakes in All of the Chips in Vegas

2018 Daytona Cup Bruce Nuttleman Kevin Harvick

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Who’s in the headline As Martin Truex Jr. did last year en route to his first championship, Kevin Harvick has a firm grip on what it takes to go fast at mile-and-a-half tracks and is letting the rest of the garage know he has no intention of letting them come play in his sandbox. Harvick …

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Couch Potato Tuesday: Kevin Harvick Makes FOX’s Work Difficult at Atlanta

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Atlanta Motor Speedway is in a tough spot on the schedule.  As Bryan Gable noted Monday in Up to Speed, this race probably should be run a month from now.  At the end of March, the weather is probably pretty nice in Georgia. February, in general, is a tough go for NASCAR.  There just aren’t …

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