Layne Riggs Captures First Truck Series Win at Milwaukee Mile

Layne Riggs Captures First Truck Series Win at Milwaukee Mile

For the second-straight day, a second-generation rising NASCAR racing star earned his first-career win. This time it was 22-year-old Layne Riggs claiming the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series victory in Sunday’s Playoff-opening LiUNAI 175! at the historic Milwaukee Mile.

Riggs, son of former NASCAR competitor Scott Riggs, took the lead from Ty Majeski with 53 laps remaining and pulled away to a solid 1.547-second victory over the Wisconsin native and a super-motivated group of Playoff drivers, making the rookie driver’s effort all the more impressive. (more…)

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Young’s Motorsports Daytona Xfinity | The Milwaukee Mile Trucks Team Preview

Young’s Motorsports Daytona Xfinity | The Milwaukee Mile Trucks Team Preview

Welcome To The Team: For Sunday afternoon’s LIUNA 175 at the Milwaukee (Wisc.) Mile, Young’s Motorsports welcomes Motorsports veteran Dexter Bean to command the team’s flagship, No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado RST for his first NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series race of the 2024 season.

About Dexter: Hailing from Westby, Wisc., Dexter Bean earned success in the Midwest in Late Model competition. From Late Models, Bean and his family-owned BlackJack Racing team became a staple in the ARCA Menards Series in the mid-2000s, before earning an opportunity in ARCA with Spraker Racing Enterprises in 2008.

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RCR Race Preview: Daytona International Speedway

RCR Race Preview: Daytona International Speedway

Richard Childress Racing has collected seven points-paying victories in NASCAR Cup Series competition at Daytona International Speedway. RCR owns three Daytona 500 wins (Dale Earnhardt – 1998, Kevin Harvick – 2007, Austin Dillon – 2018) and four Coke Zero Sugar 400 trophies (Earnhardt – 1990, 1993, Harvick – 2010, Dillon – 2022).

RCR has won 11 pole positions at Daytona dating back to Ricky Rudd capturing the top starting spot for the 1983 Daytona 500. Other RCR drivers to win pole at Daytona include Dale Earnhardt (1994, 1995 and 1996-500), Mike Skinner (both races in 1997 plus 1998-500), Harvick (2002), Jeff Green (2003-500), Jeff Burton (2006-500), and Dillon (2014-500).

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Hamlin, Gibbs Penalized For Engine Infraction

Hamlin, Gibbs Penalized For Engine Infraction

NASCAR has assessed the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing team an L2-level penalty for violating engine rules following the team’s victory in the Food City 500 at Bristol on March 17.

Denny Hamlin has been docked 75 points from the NASCAR Cup Series drivers’ championship and Gibbs docked 75 points from the Cup Series owners’ championship. The team was also docked 10 playoff points. Additionally, Hamlin’s crew chief, Chris Gabehart, has been fined $100,000. (more…)

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