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Transcripts: Driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Crew Chief Mike Kelley, After Talladega Victory

by MikeOctober 8, 2024

THE MODERATOR: We’re joined by Mike Kelley, Crew Chief of the No. 47 Chevrolet. Congratulations on your win today, Mike. Can you tell us a little bit about the race itself?

MIKE KELLEY: Well, today for us was just all about execution. We generally don’t qualify well here. I think today — or yesterday was our best qualifying effort on a speedway with a Next Gen car. We qualified 32nd. We won’t compromise our race setup, and we generally have a pretty good race car for Ricky to be able to maneuver around.

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Bests Keselowski, Byron In Intense Talladega Playoff Race

by MikeOctober 7, 2024

TALLADEGA, Ala. – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. held off the field in overtime to claim the victory in a dramatic NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway – edging Brad Keselowski and William Byron by a mere .006-second in a thrilling three-wide finish.

That heart-stopping finish was indicative of the afternoon of competition at NASCAR’s biggest track (2.66-mile) – which once again lived up to its reputation and provided a thrilling Playoff race that has major implications for the championship contenders.

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NASCAR Cup Series: Chevy’s Stenhouse Jr. Wins at Talladega (Photos)

by MikeOctober 7, 2024

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the #47 Kroger / Palmolive JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, races to victory Sunday, October 6, 2024, winning the NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Chris Owens/HHP for Chevy Racing) (more…)

Silver Hare Racing: Jake Drew, Boris Said Jr., Connor Zilisch Pack 1-2-3 Punch at VIR

by MikeOctober 3, 2024

HIGH POINT, N.C. (Oct. 2, 2024) – There’s no place like home, as the saying goes, and when it comes to Cube 3 Architecture TA2 Series racing at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) in Alton, no one embraces that sentiment better than Silver Hare Racing.

The High Point, North Carolina-based team heads to the picturesque 3.27-mile, 17-turn road course ready to defend its dominating 2023 VIR SpeedTour victory with a three-car entry featuring 2024 fulltime drivers Jake Drew and Boris Said Jr. They’ll be joined for the first time since February by a familiar face, Connor Zilisch, who qualified on the pole and led every race lap on his way to winning this event a year ago this weekend, then repeated that feat for Silver Hare in this year’s season opener at Sebring (Fla.) International Raceway before embarking on a head-turning mixed bag of NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, ARCA Menards Series and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Challenge races.

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Mitch Guthrie Jr. Will Race Ultimate Class at 2025 Dakar Rally With Ford

by MikeSeptember 23, 2024

27-year-old American racer Mitch Guthrie Jr. will make his debut in the Dakar’s Ultimate class behind the wheel of brand-new Ford Raptor T1+.

Californian Mitch Guthrie Jr. joins Ford’s newly assembled Dakar Rally team alongside reigning champion Carlos Sainz. In 2025 the Ford Raptor T1+ makes its Dakar debut and Guthrie Jr. steps up to the elite category of the world’s toughest rally. (more…)

Joe Graf Jr. / No. 19 CoverSeal Toyota GR Supra Preview – Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway

by MikeSeptember 18, 2024

GRAF JR. 2024 NXS 4^th AND FINAL RACE OF SEASON: The September 17^th race at Bristol Motor Speedway will mark Joe Graf Jr.’s 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) 4^th and final race of the season. Joe Graf Jr. has steadily been improving on his finishes this season (17^th, 12^th, 11^th). Joe has performed well with Joe Gibbs Racing equipment with an average qualifying position of 12^th. He will aim to continue the trend collecting a top-10 at Bristol to finish off 2024 before he looks to be back in a race car in ’25.

RETURN TO JGR: Graf Jr. competed in the full, 33 race NXS season in 2023 where he had three impressive top-10 performances at Daytona, Homestead, and Kansas, highlighted by a best finish of seventh at Daytona.

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Dan McKeage, Jr. Wins First Career Championship at Wiscasset Speedway

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 17, 2024

Kids are back in school, the temperature outside is beginning to cool down and the leaves on the trees are beginning to change. Fall is quickly approaching and unfortunately for race fans in New England, that can only mean one thing: the end of the season is near. Fortunately, Wiscasset Speedway still has a couple more weeks of racing before they put a bow on the 2024 schedule.

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Live Book Read with Racing Legend Al Unser Jr. This Thursday

by MikeSeptember 11, 2024

Nashville, Tennessee (September 10, 2024) – Adding to the excitement of race week, the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix Presented by Gainbridge is pleased to announce a live reading event celebrating the release of the audiobook, “A Checkered Past” featuring racing legend Al Unser Jr. on Thursday, September 12^th at the Big Machine Distillery.

This unique event promises to be a memorable experience for motorsport enthusiasts and book lovers alike. Al Unser Jr., a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner, two-time INDYCAR Champion, and one of the most celebrated figures in racing history, will share stories from his illustrious career and read excerpts from his memoir. (more…)

Reser’s Fine Foods Racing: Martin Truex Jr. Watkins Glen Advance

by MikeSeptember 10, 2024

Playoffs Underway: After being involved in an accident in last Sunday’s playoff opener at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the New Jersey native sits 15th out of 16 drivers in the playoff grid, 19 points below the top-12 cutline with two races remaining in the Round of 16.

Road-Course Ace: Truex has a total of five wins, 13 top-five finishes, and 19 top-10s at the three permanent road-course venues on the Cup Series schedule – Sonoma, Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas, and Watkins Glen. Four of those wins came at Sonoma and one at Watkins Glen. (more…)

Auto-Owners Insurance Racing: Martin Truex Jr. Atlanta Advance

by MikeSeptember 4, 2024

Playoff Reset: Despite a disappointing result in the final race of the NASCAR Cup Series regular season last weekend at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, where he saw his day end after an accident on lap two, Truex was able to lock himself into the 2024 edition of the 10-race, 16-driver playoffs. Truex will start the playoffs this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway sitting 16th on the playoff grid with 2,004 points, 36 points behind No. 1 seed Kyle Larson. (more…)