Tag: Playoff

zMAX Dragway and Chicagoland Speedway Set to Host First-Ever SuperMotocross World ChampionshipTM Playoff Rounds

Lou Modestino

ANAHEIM, Calif. (January 6, 2023) – During a press event for the opening round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship and subsequently, the SuperMotocross World Championship, the SuperMotocross League announced that zMAX Dragway and Chicagoland Speedway will host the first-ever SuperMotocross World Championship Playoff Rounds in September after the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship and AMA Pro Motocross Championship both conclude.

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Setting the Xfinity Series Playoff Stage in South Beach

Mike

The NASCAR Xfinity Series kicked off the Playoffs Round of 8 last weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a race that saw JR Motorsports driver Josh Berry take the checkered flag and secure his spot in the Championship 4 Round for the first-time in his career. The NASCAR Xfinity Series now heads to Homestead-Miami Speedway for the Contender Boats 300 to keep the Playoffs rolling. Drivers will fill the grid on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 4:30 p.m. ET on the USA Network, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

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SuperMotocross World ChampionshipTM Details Unveiled – Points Structure, Playoff Race Format, Prize Payout, and TV/Streaming

Lou Modestino

LOS ANGELES (October 6, 2022) – Feld Motor Sports, Inc., and MX Sports Pro Racing announced further details pertaining to the formation of The SuperMotocross World ChampionshipTM for 2023 and beyond. Introduced during an exclusive press event at the landmark Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was the SuperMotocross World Championship qualification method, points structure, race format, distribution of the sport’s largest prize–$10 million–and the series’ media rights partner for the next five years.

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Charlotte Road Course Elimination Race to Challenge NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff Contenders

Mike

The NASCAR Xfinity Series will be crossing its last road course of the season off the 2022 schedule this weekend 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 8 at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR radio.

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Finally, At Talladega, A Cup Series Playoff Driver Wins A Cup Series Playoff Race

Chuck Abrams

Well it finally happened – a playoff driver won a playoff race. And Chase Elliott did it in fine form, racing clean and hard right to the checkered flag. It had a record number of lead changes, in a race where it was very hard to pass. The only real wreck was a multi-car spin that wasn’t all that serious.

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Playoff Action Heats Up With Round Two This Weekend At Seekonk Speedway

Lou Modestino

SEEKONK, Mass. — One down, two left to go in the inaugural Seekonk Speedway Drive For The Cup presented by Sunoco Race Fuel. This Friday and Saturday night, the playoffs heat up with round two, as the Final Four will be set in all nine of Seekonk’s divisions looking ahead to the finale weekend on September 23-24.

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PLAYOFF TIME: Sunoco Drive For The Cup Begins This Weekend at Seekonk Speedway

Lou Modestino

It’s finally time.  After all of the hype, the inaugural Seekonk Speedway Drive For The Cup presented by Sunoco Race Fuels begins this weekend, with Fast Friday on Friday, September 9 and NASCAR Saturday on Saturday, September 10.

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Kurt Busch Out Of Cup Playoffs, Austin Dillon Races In At Daytona

Chuck Abrams

The week started with the announcement that Kurt Busch was not going to make the start of the Cup playoffs and that his waiver request had been withdrawn, effectively giving up any hope of a return for the former champion. That announcement left the window open for Martin Truex, Jr. and Ryan Blaney to make the playoffs on points if neither won at Daytona. That is, unless no one NEW won at Daytona.

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Austin Dillon Grabs NASCAR Cup Playoff Spot With Dramatic Coke Zero Sugar 400 Victory at Daytona International Speedway; Blaney Also Advances

Mike

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – With a huge assist from Richard Childress Racing teammate Tyler Reddick after a rain delay of more than three hours, Austin Dillon forced his way into the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff and broke Martin Truex Jr.’s heart.

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Off Weekend For Trucks, Chandler Smith Rockets Out Front With Playoff Win at Richmond Last Week

Mike

Kyle Busch Motorsports driver Chandler Smith took the Playoff win at Richmond Raceway last weekend in dominant fashion, leading 176 of the scheduled 250 laps, and with the victory catapulted himself into the second round of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs.

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