Grant Enfinger won the Camping World Track race at IRP on Friday night while Boston’s Kaz Grala finished up his effort in 20th position.
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Santino Ferrucci on Standby for Josef Newgarden at Indy
Santino Ferrucci will serve as a standby for Team Penske driver Josef Newgarden for the NTT IndyCar Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course this weekend, Penske announced July 25.
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Chase Elliott inherited the win in Sunday’s Cup race at Pocono after Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch were DQ’s for various infractions.
Read MoreSantino Ferrucci of Woodbury, CT lands Indy 500 ride with RLLR (IndyCar)
Two weeks after being confirmed to be sitting out of a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway, Santino Ferrucci’s schedule conflict has been revealed. He has his sights set on a brief IndyCar return.
Read MoreTrack Talk – How New England Drivers and Teams Fared at Atlanta
Kyle Busch dominated the Camping World Truck Series race at Atlanta leading 102 laps of 130. Brett Moffit ended up 9th. Brett also drives a Xfinity entry for Cape Cod’s Chris Our. Parker Kligerman of Westport, Ct ended the afternoon in 14th.
Read MoreTrack Talk: Phoenix Results for Drivers With New England Connections
Austin Cindric took Saturday’s Xfinity race at Phoenix. Bret Moffit came in ninth driving Cape Cod’s Chris Our entry, and Santino Ferrucci of Woodbury, CT placed 15th. In Sunday’s Cup race at PIR, Martin Truex, Jr. was the winner, and Joey Logano of Middletown, CT settled for another runner-up spot. Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT ended up 26th. Corey LaJoie, son of two-time Xfinity Series Champion Randy LaJoie (a Norwalk, CT native), was 27th after leading the grind in the early going! Anthony Alfredo of Ridgefield, CT had another bad…
Read MoreSantino Ferrucci and Sam Hunt Racing Thrilled With Las Vegas NASCAR Finish
LAS VEGAS, Nev.: Continuing to make his transition from open-wheel cars to stock cars, Santino Ferrucci looked more like a balanced veteran during Saturday afternoon’s Alsco Uniforms 300 at Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway in just his second career NASCAR start for Sam Hunt Racing.
Read MoreTrack Talk: How New England Drivers Fared at Las Vegas
Sunday’s Cup race at Vegas saw Kyle Larson take down the win while Joey Logano of Middletown, CT ended up 9th with Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT came in 15th, Anthony Alfredo of Ridgefield, CT was 24th then Corey Lajoie, son of two-time Xfinity titlist Randy Lajoie of Norwalk, CT, went out early on due to an accident and ended the day in 37th place.
Read MoreSantino Ferrucci’s Xfinity Debut A Learning Experience
Considering that his first-ever lap in a stock car was the pace lap in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Contender Boats 250 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, former IndyCar driver Santino Ferrucci of Ridgefield, CT was reasonably satisfied despite a 30th-place finish.
Read MoreSantino Ferrucci Has Hard Act to Follow in Xfinity Series Debut
Though only 22-years old, Santino Ferrucci of Ridgefield, CT already has a long history in motorsports, but none of that experience has come in stock cars. A professional driver since age 14, Ferrucci spent two years as a test driver for the Haas F1 team, before turning to IndyCar full-time in 2019. That same year, he finished seventh in the Indianapolis 500 to earn Rookie of the Year honors.
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