Race Weekend Central

Truckin’ Thursdays: Returning to Richmond Raceway for the Final Regular Season Race

2005RichmondNCTSMikeSkinnerRacingNASCARMedia

(Photo: Ronda Greer/NASCAR Media)

For the second week in a row, the Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series makes its return to a track it hasn’t visited in several years. In fact, Thursday night (Sept. 10) will mark the first time the Truck Series has run at Richmond Raceway since 2005. One of only four tracks remaining from the …

Read more

4 Burning Questions: NASCAR Is Doing What In California?

NASCAR Cup Series

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

They’re doing what to Fontana? This week, after The Athletic broke the news, NASCAR confirmed that they are pursuing plans to effectively turn the 2-mile Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California into a half-mile short track. The course looks to be a hybrid of all three of the current NASCAR Cup Series short tracks in …

Read more

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

2019 Phoenix I NXS Michael Annett NKP

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

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. …

Read more

Tracking the Trucks: Sheldon Creed Snags 2nd Career Win at Daytona Road Course

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

In a Nutshell: Sheldon Creed held off teammate Brett Moffitt in an impressive battle to win the first-ever NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race on Daytona International Speedway’s road course configuration Sunday afternoon (Aug. 16). Despite a pair of cautions in the final 12 laps and an overtime finish, Creed held off Moffitt, …

Read more

Sheldon Creed Tames Daytona Road Course for 2nd Truck Win

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Sheldon Creed showed a lot of muscle early in Sunday’s Sunoco 159 at the Daytona International Speedway road course, moving up from 14th to the third in the first stage.  That strength proved to be no fluke for Creed, who held 19 of the race’s 44 laps to get the win ahead of his GMS …

Read more

ARCA Preview: 2020 Doubleheader at Toledo Speedway

2020ToledoARCAEastTyGibbsRestartARCARacing

(Photo: Barry Cantrell/ARCA Racing)

COVID-19 has given Toledo Speedway a chance to be back in the spotlight, once again. The ARCA Menards Series has competed a Toledo Speedway dating back to 1984, and this weekend, it’ll be races No. 48 and 49 for the series. It’s a double dose of Toledo as ARCA returns home this weekend. When the …

Read more

Truckin’ Thursdays: Four Drivers Poised to Win this Season

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Sheldon Creed‘s victory in the rain-shortened Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 at Kentucky Speedway was his first win in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series. He joined Brandon Jones, who won at Pocono Raceway, as the two first-time winners this Truck Series season. After seven races in 2020, Creed and Grant Enfinger …

Read more

Brandon Jones Wins Wreck-Filled Truck Race at Pocono

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

In the first race of a tripleheader at Pocono Raceway, Brandon Jones scored his first career NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series victory while driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports. The race, originally scheduled for Saturday but postponed due to rain, started just after 9:30 ET on Sunday morning and was an immediate demolition derby. …

Read more

The Frontstretch 5: Underrated Drivers in NASCAR Right Now

NASCAR Xfinity Series

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

When people talk about the best drivers in NASCAR, some names immediately come to mind: Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano … the list goes on and on. But who are the drivers that aren’t the first ones people think of? Certainly, some of them are worth of a second …

Read more

Ty Majeski Dominates Round 2 of LeafFilter Replacements iRacing Series at Myrtle Beach

Ty-Majeski-iracing-replacements-myrtle-beach

Image credit: Frontstretch/screenshot

The street stocks took to the virtual Myrtle Beach Speedway Tuesday night (April 7). When all was said and done, Ty Majeski stood victorious in the second round of the LeafFilter Replacements iRacing Series. Majeski dominated the event, snagging the lead after the first caution and holding on for 126 laps. Jordan Erickson was second …

Read more

Cinderella Slipper Cracks: NASCAR iRacing Star Ty Majeski No Longer Able To Battle Cup Series Competition

2020 Las Vegas NGROTS Ty Majeski Truck Randy Lanning

(Photo: Randy Lanning)

Prior to a recent change to the NASCAR Pro Invitational Series on iRacing, Gander Outdoors RV & Truck Series rookie Ty Majeski was getting his chance to shine on a national stage. In the first two NASCAR Pro Invitational races, held at the sport’s virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway, the lineups featured 31 …

Read more

2-Headed Monster: Is It Time for Superspeedway Rule Changes Following Ryan Newman’s Wreck?

Daytona_International_Speedway_CKF250(2)

The 2020 Daytona 500 was a reminder that drivers can still get hurt in these race cars and we can never be too safe. Ryan Newman‘s accident was one of the scariest we’ve seen in this sport for a long time. Newman is currently recovering, having been released from Halifax Medical Center on Wednesday afternoon. …

Read more