Playoff

NCTS Race Recap: Corey Heim Wins Richmond Finale As NASCAR Truck Playoff Field Set

by Mike
Corey Heim
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RICHMOND, Va. – Corey Heim earned a NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series’ best seventh victory of the season in the eero 250 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway Friday night, but this first short track victory for the Regular Season Champion took a fast Toyota truck, some real perseverance and a bit of racing good fortune.

The 23-year-old Georgia native started from pole position in the series’ regular season finale on the historic three-quarter mile venue, but he quickly had to deal with his front row starting mate, Ty Majeski who pressed him all night. Majeski swept both stage wins and his race best 143 of the 250 laps out front was more laps led than he turned in the entire season.

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Richmond And Daytona Loom Large In Final Cup Series Playoff Push

by Mike

Richmond RacewayWATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – While NASCAR road course racing always presents the potential for dramatic influence on the NASCAR Cup Series championship standings, Sunday’s Go Bowling at The Glen essentially strengthened the stance of those on the upside of the upcoming Playoff grid and further motivated those that will now need a trophy hoist in the remaining two regular season races at Richmond or Daytona.

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NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Opportunities Are Diminishing With Three Races Left In The Regular Season

by Mike

Watkins Glen NASCAR Cup Series Go BowlingWith only three regular season NASCAR Cup Series races remaining to decide which 16 drivers will compete in the 2025 Playoffs, the intensity is picking up and Sunday’s Go Bowling at The Glen (2 p.m. ET on USA Network, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) road course event will undoubtedly be full of the kind of action expected at this point in the season.

The question is whether a driver currently below the Playoff cut line lands the ultimate big moment and claims the win Sunday?

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Ryan Preece Continues Drive for Playoff Spot This Weekend at Watkins Glen

by Mike
Ryan Preece Continues Drive for Playoff Spot This Weekend at Watkins Glen

Ryan Preece, driver of the No. 60 Fastenal Ford Mustang Dark Horse for RFK Racing, is coming off a fifth place finish in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway. He’s currently 23 points behind teammate Chris Buescher for the final playoff spot as the series heads to Watkins Glen International. Preece spoke about his situation as part of the weekly Ford Performance media call.

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Playoff Push Heats Up: Elliott Grabs Points Lead As NASCAR Roars Into Indianapolis

by Mike
Playoff Push Heats Up: Elliott Grabs Points Lead As NASCAR Roars Into Indianapolis

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Five NASCAR Cup Series regular season races remain, four drivers are currently Playoff eligible based on points and three more are within striking distance. And there’s a new championship leader.

That’s the situation as the series moves to the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend for the annual Brickyard 400 summer classic (Sunday, 2 p.m. ET on TNT, HBO Max, IMS Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

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Playoff Pressure Mounts: Xfinity Stars Face Monster Test at Dover

by Mike
Playoff Pressure Mounts: Xfinity Stars Face Monster Test at Dover

With only seven races remaining to set the 12-driver NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff field, Saturday’s BetRivers 200 (4:30 p.m. ET on CW, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Dover Motor Speedway could play a big role in the championship outlook

Four teams are represented among the top-five drivers in the championship standings with reigning series champion, JR Motorsports’ Justin Allgaier holding a 59-point advantage over Haas Factory Team driver Sam Mayer atop the current rankings. Allgaier (2018 and 2020) joins two-time defending race winner Ryan Truex as the only multi-time race winners at the Dover mile.

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Longtime NHMS Supporter E.J. Prescott, Inc. Adds Name to NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoff Race

by Lou Modestino
Longtime NHMS Supporter E.J. Prescott, Inc. Adds Name to NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoff Race
  • The Team EJP 175 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series playoff race takes the green flag at “The Magic Mile” on Saturday, Sept. 20 to determine the Round of 8.

LOUDON, N.H. – New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) today announced that its longest-standing partner, E.J. Prescott, Inc. (Team EJP), will serve as the title sponsor of the Team EJP 175 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) playoff race on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025 and multiple years to come.

“My father Peter has been involved with New Hampshire Motor Speedway since the first shovel went into the ground,” said third-generation E.J. Prescott, Inc., President and CEO Steven Prescott. “I am proud to say that since the first NASCAR event at NHMS in 1990, the Prescott family has never missed a NASCAR event at the speedway. We are so excited not only to be a part of the return of the Truck Series to NHMS, but also to have our company’s name on the Team EJP 175.”

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