Corey LaJoie will make his sixth NASCAR Cup Series start at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday when the series makes a stop in the Phoenix desert for the FanShield 500, concluding a three-race stretch out west.
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DiBenedetto Ready To Slide Around Phoenix
In their first three races together, Matt DiBenedetto and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team have been to a superspeedway (Daytona), a 1.5-mile track (Las Vegas) and a two-mile oval (Auto Club Speedway). Over that stretch they’ve had a best finish of second, at Las Vegas, and an average finish of 11.3, which has propelled them to eighth place in the Cup Series points standings. (more…)
Chandler Smith to Compete in Eight Races in the No. 51 JBL Tundra
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (March 3, 2020) – Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) announced today that Chandler Smith will return to the organization for an eight-race NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series schedule in 2020 with primary sponsorship from JBL, the authority in engineering superior sound. Smith will kickoff his 2020 schedule participating in the first two races of the Triple Truck Challenge, April 18 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway and May 1 at Dover (Del.) International Speedway.
#RFRTruckin Continues with Haul Out West
ONTARIO, Calif., (March 2, 2020) – The Roush Fenway Racing #RFRTruckin campaign continues this week as the journey from California to Phoenix is documented in the culmination of NASCAR’s West Coast swing. (more…)
Alex Bowman Wins at Fontana… Ryan Blaney Can’t Buy a Win
For the third week in a row, Ryan Blaney and the 12 team have to be wondering what they need to do to get a win this season. (more…)
NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series News and Notes – 2020 NextEra Energy 250
Next Race: NextEra Energy 250
The Place: Daytona International Speedway
The Date: Friday, February 14
The Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
TV: FS1, 7 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 250 miles (100 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 20),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 40), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 100)
2019 Winner: Austin Hill (more…)
Roush Fenway Racing Going #RFRTruckin to Daytona
CONCORD, N.C. (Feb. 3, 2020) – As part of the 2020 journey to the Daytona 500, Roush Fenway Racing will once again offer fans an inside look at an often overlooked part of the NASCAR schedule, taking them for a ride in the No. 17 Fastenal team hauler from its headquarters in Concord, N.C. to the world-famous Daytona International Speedway. The team will document the nearly 500-mile journey across its social media channels, encouraging fans to engage with the #RFRTruckin campaign. (more…)
Kevin Harvick Advances To Homestead. Who Is Next?
Kevin Harvick came into Texas knowing that it is one of his best tracks and he needed to show everyone that he still knew how to win a race. While he didn’t win any stages, he won the race and led a race high 119 laps, most of those in the final stage. Harvick started on the pole but was penalized after a tire infraction on pit road that sent him to the back. (more…)
Denny Hamlin Wins at Kansas to Advance to Round of 8
Denny Hamlin led a dominating 153 laps to win and advance to the next round of the playoffs. Although 10 drivers officially led laps, Kyle Larson was next in line with 60 and Martin Truex, Jr. led 33. After that, no single driver led more than 7 laps. (more…)
Short Tracks Return to NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Slates as Part of 2020 Schedule Announcement
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 3, 2019) – NASCAR today announced the 2020 schedules for both the NASCAR Xfinity Series™ and NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series™, and both include a return to race tracks that were part of the original schedule for each series – venues that have been absent from the respective slates for more than a decade. (more…)