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The NASCAR Xfinity Series Heads Back to the ‘Paperclip’ of Short Tracks

by MikeOctober 31, 2024

As the NASCAR Xfinity Series winds down the 2024 season, the drivers and teams will now be heading to Martinsville Speedway for the Playoffs’ penultimate race, the National Debt Relief 250, on Saturday, November 2 at 4 p.m. ET on the CW, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).

This will be the 43rd NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway. The previous 42 races have produced 28 different race winners and 22 different pole winners. Only six races have been won from the pole or first starting position, but it’s been over 35 years since a driver was able to accomplish the feat – most recently by Jimmy Hensley in 1987.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Setting the Stage in South Beach: Homestead-Miami Speedway Up Next

by MikeOctober 24, 2024

Following the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series in a double-header, action-packed Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, the NASCAR Xfinity Series sets its sights on the Credit One NASCAR AMEX Credit Card 300 on October 26 at 3:30 p.m. ET on the CW, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio – the second race in the Playoffs’ Round of 8.

The 1.5-mile South Florida track, Homestead-Miami Speedway, has hosted 30 NASCAR Xfinity Series races since the inaugural event in 1995, producing 23 different race winners and almost as many pole winners (21).

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Unleashing the Xfinity Series Playoffs’ Round of 8 on Las Vegas

by MikeOctober 17, 2024October 17, 2024

After wrapping up the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs’ Round of 12 last weekend at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course and eliminating four drivers from the postseason – Shane van Gisbergen, Sheldon Creed, Riley Herbst and Parker Kligerman – it’s time to unleash the eight contenders that advanced on Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the Ambetter Health 302, this Saturday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. ET on the CW, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, the fourth event of the seven-race Playoffs and the first of the Round of 8.

Heading into this weekend at Las Vegas, JR Motorsport’s driver Justin Allgaier ranks first in the Playoff standings, up +18 points on the Championship 4 Round cutoff. In Allgaier’s tire tracks are Stewart-Haas Racing’s Cole Custer in second, up +11 points on the next round’s cut line, Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Hill in third, up +9 on the cutline and Joe Gibbs Racing’s Chandler Smith is fourth, up eight points on the cutoff.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Elimination Time: Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course Up Next

by MikeOctober 10, 2024

The stakes are high for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff contenders as they head to the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course for the Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BlueCross & BlueShield of North Carolina on Saturday, October 12 at 4 p.m. ET (The CW, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) – the first elimination race of the Playoff season.

This weekend’s race will be the seventh time the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course has hosted a NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff race (2018-2024). The Charlotte Road Course has occupied two spots on the postseason schedule – in 2018 and 2019, the Charlotte ROVAL hosted the second race in the Round of 12 and then from 2020 to 2024, the 2.28-mile road course hosted the Round of 12 elimination race (the third race in the Playoffs).

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Beard Motorsports Partners with United Rentals for Two NASCAR Cup Series Races

by MikeAugust 16, 2023August 16, 2023

MT. PLEASANT, Michigan (Aug. 16, 2023) – Beard Motorsports announced today that United Rentals will appear as the primary sponsor on its No. 62 Chevrolet Camaro and driver Austin Hill for two NASCAR Cup Series races – the Aug. 26 Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, and the Oct. 8 Bank of America ROVAL™ 400 on the road course at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway. (more…)

It’s Time: NASCAR Xfinity Series Heads to the Windy City

by MikeJune 29, 2023

One of the most anticipated race weekends in recent memory is finally here! The NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers are loading up their cars and getting ready to zoom through the streets of Downtown Chicago for the inaugural The Loop 121 on Saturday, July 1 at 5 p.m. ET on the USA Network, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR radio.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series Is Rockin’ And Rollin’ Into Music City

by MikeJune 21, 2023

After a well-deserved off week, the NASCAR Xfinity Series will be heading to Nashville Superspeedway for the Tennessee Lottery 250 on Saturday, June 24 at 3:30 p.m. ET, streaming on the USA Network, the NBC Sports App, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

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Richard Childress Racing Fan Day to Kick Off Martinsville Race Weekend This October

by MikeJune 16, 2023

WELCOME, N.C. (June 16, 2023) – Race fans are encouraged to make a “pit stop” to Richard Childress Racing’s campus in Welcome, North Carolina prior to this Fall’s NASCAR race weekend at Martinsville Speedway for the race team’s 2023 RCR Fan Day celebration.

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NASCAR XFINITY Series News & Notes – Sonoma Raceway

by MikeJune 8, 2023

Stewart-Haas Racing’s Cole Custer lands his first road course win

JR Motorsports’ Justin Allgaier appeared to have the race at Portland International Raceway in the bag last weekend, which would’ve made him the first back-to-back winner of the 2023 season. But he got knocked out in Turn 1, ultimately giving Stewart-Haas Racing’s Cole Custer a straight shot to Victory Lane.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series News & Notes – Charlotte Motor Speedway

by MikeMay 25, 2023

After a week off, the NASCAR Xfinity Series will be heading back to the high-speed action at Charlotte Motor Speedway at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, May 27 for the Alsco Uniforms 300 on FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR radio.

This weekend will be a special one, as NASCAR and Xfinity Series teams will honor the military and their families as they compete in the 12th race of the 2023 season.

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