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Unleashing the Xfinity Series Playoffs’ Round of 8 on Las Vegas

by MikeOctober 17, 2024October 17, 2024

After wrapping up the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs’ Round of 12 last weekend at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course and eliminating four drivers from the postseason – Shane van Gisbergen, Sheldon Creed, Riley Herbst and Parker Kligerman – it’s time to unleash the eight contenders that advanced on Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the Ambetter Health 302, this Saturday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. ET on the CW, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, the fourth event of the seven-race Playoffs and the first of the Round of 8.

Heading into this weekend at Las Vegas, JR Motorsport’s driver Justin Allgaier ranks first in the Playoff standings, up +18 points on the Championship 4 Round cutoff. In Allgaier’s tire tracks are Stewart-Haas Racing’s Cole Custer in second, up +11 points on the next round’s cut line, Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Hill in third, up +9 on the cutline and Joe Gibbs Racing’s Chandler Smith is fourth, up eight points on the cutoff.

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NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Approaching Miami: Playoffs Contender’s Career Performances

by MikeOctober 17, 2024October 17, 2024

The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series competitors have one more week to prepare before heading to Homestead-Miami Speedway for the second race of the Round of 8 on Saturday, October 26 at 12 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, and SiriusXM Radio.

As Homestead-Miami Speedway looms closer, the pressure to advance to the coveted Championship 4 Round increases. A win at the 1.5-mile oval by a Playoff contender would guarantee their spot in the next round.

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Taylor Gray Joins Joe Gibbs Racing NASCAR Xfinity Series Lineup in 2025

by MikeOctober 17, 2024October 17, 2024

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (October 16, 2024) – Joe Gibbs Racing announced today that Taylor Gray will drive the team’s No. 54 Toyota GR Supra fulltime in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2025. Gray, who currently races in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series, has competed part-time for the JGR Xfinity Series team this season.

The 19-year-old New Mexico native has enjoyed success at every stage of his young career. This season, Gray has earned a pair of top-five finishes in the Xfinity Series, including an eye-opening third-place result in his debut at Richmond Raceway in March. In the Truck Series, he qualified for the playoffs in his first full season on the strength of seven top-five finishes and 11 top-10s so far. Gray also enjoyed success in the ARCA Menards Series with nine total victories across the series’ three platforms – national, east, and west. (more…)

ARCA Menards Series Schedule for 2025 Released; FS1 and FS2 Relationship Extended Through 2028

by MikeOctober 16, 2024October 17, 2024

TEMPERANCE, Mich. — The ARCA Menards Series has announced a television broadcast agreement extension with FS1 and FS2 that features a full season of live television coverage in 2025. Additionally, as part of the new agreement, the 2025 ARCA Menards Series season-opener at Daytona International Speedway will air live on FOX, marking the first time in series history a race has aired on broadcast television.

The relationship, which began with Speedvision in 1999, is now extended through at least 2028. (more…)

ACT Tiger Tri-State Series Wraps Up with Vacationland 75 at Oxford Plains on Saturday

by Lou ModestinoOctober 16, 2024

The ACT Flying Tigers have one last showdown at the Oxford Plains Speedway (ME) to wrap up the 2024 ACT Tri-State Series! (Steven Barnett photo)

Barre, VT — After announcing the return of a true ACT Flying Tiger Tour last November, the 2024 Flying Tiger Tri-State Series comes to an end at Oxford Plains Speedway this Saturday, October 19. After starting off the season twenty-nine strong at North Woodstock, New Hampshire’s White Mountain Motorsports Park back in May and battling in the Cody Chevrolet-Cadillac 100 at Barre, Vermont’s Thunder Road Int’l Speedbowl in August, the Vacationland 75 is calling teams over from the Twin State area to take on the 3/8-mile Maine oval and wrap up the 2024 season in a fun way! (more…)

NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion Cole Custer To Be Special Guest On Next Tuesday’s WWE NXT

by MikeOctober 16, 2024

Cole Custer is coming to NXT.

WWE announced that NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion Cole Custer will be a special guest on the October 22nd episode of NXT. (more…)

Roto-Rooter to Return to JR Motorsports

by MikeOctober 16, 2024

Leading Plumbing Company to Partner with Multiple JRM Entries in 2025

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Oct. 16, 2024) – JR Motorsports announced today that Roto-Rooter, a leading innovator in the plumbing and drain cleaning industry, will return to the organization as primary partner for both Connor Zilisch and the No. 88 Chevrolet, and Carson Kvapil and the No. 1 Chevrolet for two races each during the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. In addition to their return to the NXS, Roto-Rooter will also be part of JRM’s heralded Late Model program as a full-season associate next year. (more…)

Statistical Advance: Analyzing the South Point 400

by MikeOctober 16, 2024

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (October 15, 2024) – Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada, going into the South Point 400 on Sunday, October 20 at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90) – the seventh race of the 10-race Playoffs and the first of the Round of 8. (more…)

Bubba Pollard Returns to Xfinity Series Competition, Joining Sam Hunt Racing at Martinsville

by MikeOctober 16, 2024October 16, 2024

SANY America, an industrial and commercial equipment manufacturer, will serve as the primary partner aboard the No. 26 GR Supra. (Rich Corbett Photo)

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (October 15, 2024) – Sam Hunt Racing (SHR) announces today that Andrew “Bubba” Pollard will make his second career NASCAR Xfinity Series start on Saturday, November 2, competing in the National Debt Relief 250 at Martinsville Speedway. SANY America will serve as the primary partner aboard the No. 26 GR Supra.

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Joey Logano Rejoins NASCAR Cup Round of 8 With a Vengeance

by WebmasterOctober 16, 2024October 16, 2024

It wasn’t Friday the 13th. It was Sunday the 13th, but just like Jason Voorhees from the well-known horror franchise, Joey Logano is back—and ready to frighten seven other survivors in the Round of 8 of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.

It’s an even-numbered year after all.

When the Bank of America ROVAL 400 ended on Sunday afternoon at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course, Logano had failed to advance to the Round of 8 by four points, thanks to a determined charge through the field by Regular Season Champion Tyler Reddick.

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