Author: Angie Campbell

Weekend schedule for Talladega
The NASCAR Cup Series, the Xfinity Series and the ARCA Menards Series travel to Talladega Superspeedway this weekend. The Camping World Truck Series has a week off from competition but returns May 1 at Kansas Speedway.

Team Penske has been dominant at Talladega scoring seven victories in the last 11 races at the 2.66-mile track. Brad Keselowski leads all active drivers with five victories (2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017). Joey Logano has won three times (2015, 2016, 2018) and Ryan Blaney has two wins, in 2019 and 2020.

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin leads the series standings and is still looking for his first win of the year. He is the most recent Talladega winner, in October 2020, and also won in 2014. He has eight top-fives (five consecutive) in nine races this season and it’s only a matter of time before he breaks through to victory lane.

The Xfinity Series Dash 4 Cash continues this week at Talladega. Noah Gragson, who won the first $100,000 bonus at Martinsville, is eligible, along with Josh Berry, Daniel Hemric and Brandon Jones.

There will be no practice or qualifying sessions for the Cup and Xfinity Series due to COVID-19 protocols established by NASCAR.

The starting lineups will be determined by the following metrics formula:
• 25 percent: Driver’s finishing position from the previous race
• 25 percent: Car owner’s finishing position from the previous race
• 35 percent: Team owner points ranking
• 15 percent: Fastest lap from the previous race

All times are Eastern.

Saturday, April 24

1 p.m.: Arca Menards Series General Tire 200 (76 Laps, 202.16 Miles)
FS1/MRN

4 p.m.: Xfinity Series Ag-Pro 300
Distance: 300.58 miles (113 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 25),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 50), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 113)
FS1/MRN/TSN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Pole: Austin Cindric

Sunday, April 25

2 p.m.: Cup Series GEICO 500
Distance: 500 miles (188 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 60),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 120), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 188)
FOX/MRN/TSN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Pole: Denny Hamlin

Talladega Superspeedway Data

Season Race #: 10 of 36 (04-25-21)
Track Size: 2.66-miles
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 33 degrees
Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 33 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 16.5 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 2 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 4,300 feet
Backstretch Length: 4,000 feet
Race Length: 188 laps / 500 miles
Stage 1 & 2 Length: 60 laps (each)
Final Stage Length: 68 laps

Talladega Superspeedway Qualifying Information:

Track qualifying record: Bill Elliott, Ford, 212.809 mph (44.998 seconds) on April 30, 1987.
2020 pole winner: Martin Truex Jr. – Qualifying was not held, the starting lineups were set by random draw due to the pandemic.
- Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch lead all active NCS drivers in starts with 40 each.
- Chase Elliott leads all active drivers in the NCS in average starting position at 5.8 in 10 starts.
- Kevin Harvick and Elliott lead all active drivers in poles two each, followed by Austin Dillon (1), Kurt Busch (1), Martin Truex Jr. (1), and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (1).
- The youngest pole winner is Chase Elliott (May 1, 2016 – 20 years, 5 months, 3 days).
Talladega Superspeedway Race Information:

Track race record: Mark Martin, Ford, 188.354 mph, (02:39:18) on May 10, 1997.
2020 race winner: Ryan Blaney, Ford, 146.933 mph, (03:27:28) on June 22, 2020.
- Brad Keselowski leads all active NCS drivers in wins with five victories (2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017).
- Brad Keselowski (2009) and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (2017) won their first NCS race at Talladega.
- Hendrick Motorsports leads the series in wins by an organization with 13 victories among seven different drivers.
- Nine different manufacturers have won in the NCS at Talladega with Chevrolet (41) leading, followed by Ford (30), Mercury (7), Buick (6), Oldsmobile (6), Dodge (4), Toyota (4), Plymouth (3), and Pontiac (2).
- Chevrolet also leads in consecutive wins with 13 straight victories among five drivers from April 25, 1999 to May 1, 2005.
- Kurt Busch leads all active drivers in top 10s at Talladega with 21.
- Joey Logano leads all active drivers in laps led with 397 laps in 24 starts.
Top 12 Driver Ratings at Talladega
Joey Logano – 91.7
Chase Elliott – 90.7
Ryan Blaney – 90.6
Kurt Busch – 90.0
Brad Keselowski – 89.9
Denny Hamlin – 83.6
William Byron – 83.4
Ricky Stenhouse Jr – 82.2
Cole Custer – 81.7
Kyle Busch – 81.1
Kevin Harvick – 80.1
Tyler Reddick – 79.9

Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2020 races (32 total) among active drivers at Talladega Superspeedway.
April 23, 2021
Weekend schedule for Richmond
NASCAR heads to Richmond Raceway this weekend for the Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 Sunday afternoon and the Camping World Truck Series is back after a two-week break on Saturday for the ToyotaCare 250.

The Xfinity Series will return to competition on April 24 at Talladega Superspeedway.

Kyle Busch has the series-best driver rating (110.6) and the most wins of any active driver with six. Richmond could potentially provide the best opportunity for Busch to grab his first victory this season.

But don’t discount Martin Truex Jr. who has won two of the past three races at the 0.75-mile track. Brad Keselowski, who won in 2020, will also be one to watch. And don’t forget Denny Hamlin. Richmond is one of Hamlin’s best tracks. In 28 Cup Series starts he has three poles, three wins, 13 top fives and 17 top 10s.

There have only been 12 Truck Series races at Richmond. Last year was the first series race since 2005 and was won by Grant Enfinger. This weekend, Enfinger, who is running a part-time schedule, will be wheeling a ThorSport Racing entry. Starting third, he hopes to become the first repeat winner since Tony Stewart in 2002-2003.

There will be no practice or qualifying sessions due to COVID-19 protocols established by NASCAR.

The starting lineups are determined by the following metrics formula:
• 25 percent: Driver’s finishing position from the previous race
• 25 percent: Car owner’s finishing position from the previous race
• 35 percent: Team owner points ranking
• 15 percent: Fastest lap from the previous race

All times are Eastern.

Saturday – April 17

1:10 p.m.: Truck Series Driver Intros (Drivers standing by their trucks)
1:30 p.m.: Truck Series ToyotaCare 250 (Stages 70/140/250 Laps=187.5 Miles)
FS1/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Pole: Ben Rhodes

Sunday – April 18

2:45 p.m.: Cup Series Driver Intros Drivers Standing by their cars)
3 p.m.: Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 (Stages 80/235/400 Laps=300 Miles)
FOX/MRN/TSN/Sirius XM NASCAR Radio
Pole: Martin Truex Jr.

Richmond Raceway Data

Season Race #: 9 of 36 (04-18-21)
Track Size: 0.75-miles
Banking/Turns 1 & 2: 14 degrees
Banking/Turns 3 & 4: 14 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 8 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 2 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 1,290 feet
Backstretch Length: 860 feet
Race Length: 400 laps / 300 miles
Stage 1 Length: 80 laps
Stage 2 Length: 155 laps
Final Stage Length: 165 laps

Richmond Raceway Qualifying Information:

Track Qualifying Record: Jeff Gordon at 130.599 mph (20.674 secs) on September 4, 2013.
2020 pole winner: None – The Spring 2020 race was moved due to the pandemic and the NCS only competed at the track once in September 2020.
- Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch lead all active drivers in the NCS in starts with 39 each.
- Kyle Larson leads all active drivers with an average starting position of 9.0, followed by Denny Hamlin at 9.9.
- Hamlin leads all active pole winners with three poles (2006, 2008 and 2016).
- Joey Logano is the only active driver that have won consecutive poles (2015 sweep).
- Only three active drivers have been able to win from the pole: Kyle Busch (2010), Brad Keselowski (2014) and Hamlin (2016).
Richmond Raceway Race Information:

Track Race Record: Dale Jarrett at 109.047 mph (02:45:04) on September 6, 1997.
2020 Playoff Race Winner: Brad Keselowski 101.868 mph (02:56:42) on September 12, 2020.
- Kyle Busch leads all active drivers in wins with six victories (spring 2009, spring 2010, spring 2011, spring 2012, 2018 sweep).
- A total of 27 different starting positions have led to wins, but the first starting position is the most proficient starting position than any other starting position with 24 wins.
- Joe Gibbs Racing(JGR) leads in victories with 16 wins. Tony Stewart (1999, 2001, 2002), Hamlin (2009, 2010, 2016), Busch (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018 sweep), Matt Kenseth (2015), Carl Edwards (2016), and Martin Truex Jr. (2019 sweep).
- A total of nine different manufacturers have won at Richmond Raceway. Chevrolet leads in wins with 38 victories, followed by Ford (33), Dodge (17), Toyota (14), Pontiac (11) Plymouth (10), Buick (two), Oldsmobile (two) and Chrysler (one).
- Busch leads all active drivers in average finishing position at 6.9 in 27 series starts.
- Hamlin leads all active drivers in laps led with 1,704 laps led in 28 starts.
Top 12 Driver Ratings at Richmond
Kyle Busch – 110.6
Kevin Harvick – 110.3
Denny Hamlin – 106.8
Brad Keselowski – 100.9
Kurt Busch – 94.2
Martin Truex Jr – 92.2
Joey Logano – 92.2
Kyle Larson – 89.2
Ryan Newman – 87.3
Chase Elliott – 86.3
Aric Almirola – 77.5
Tyler Reddick – 76.5

Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2020 races (31 total) among active drivers at Richmond Raceway.
April 16, 2021

Martin Truex Jr. triumphs at Martinsville, winning his second race of the season

Martin Truex Jr. scored his second victory of the year at Martinsville Speedway Sunday night becoming the first multi-race winner in the NASCAR Cup Series this season.

It was his 29th victory in 558 Cup Series starts and his third win at Martinsville Speedway. He only led 20 laps in his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota but his car was dominant when it mattered most.

“Yeah, it was interesting how it all played out there,” Truex said. “I thought throughout the day we were a third to a fifth-place car in there. At one point in the middle of the race we got off a little bit, probably a sixth or seventh-place car. It was kind of a weird day.

“Proud of the guys for working hard on it. They did a great job. That last pit stop we were able to get us the lead. Couldn’t quite hold off the 11 (Hamlin) on that restart. He was really fast firing off. Just tried to stay with him and take care of my car. Knew there was enough laps left that tire wear in the long run was going to come into play.

“He started getting tight, our car was getting better and better. We were able to take advantage of it. Really happy. For whatever reason our car really turned on when the lights went down. Always good when a plan comes together and it works out the way you hoped it would.”

The Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 race was originally scheduled for Saturday night but due to persistent rain, only 42 laps were completed before it was postponed to Sunday at 4 p.m. where it resumed under caution, with Denny Hamlin leading the field to green.

It was typical short-track racing with 15 cautions for 102 laps.

The 14th caution occurred on Lap 386 and was a game-changer for several drivers and teams. It began when Chris Buescher and Kyle Busch made contact, bringing the field to a halt, collecting 10 more cars in the ensuing chaos, and leaving the cars of Ryan Preece and Daniel Suarez on fire.

Three of the Hendrick Motorsports cars, however, finished in the top five. Chase Elliott earned a runner-up finish, William Byron was fourth and Kyle Larson was fifth.

Elliott described the finish as “hard fought.”

“We were not great, he said, “our strong suit was kind of early on in the run, then really faded hard, too hard there latter part of a run. But we never got one of those super long runs, which is probably a good thing for us because we were struggling on that end. But, yeah, proud we could fight back. We had a long day with strategy not going our way, restart lane choice at times was tough. I’m glad we were able to get back in the fight there and give ourselves a chance.”

Truex’s teammate, Denny Hamlin and Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney had the most impressive cars throughout much of the race. Hamlin led a race-high 276 laps but was unable to carry the momentum to the end, finishing third.

Blaney won Stage 1 and 2, leading 157 laps, but received a penalty for an air hose out of the team’s pit stall on his final pit stop. After restarting as the last car on the lead lap in 19th place he rebounded to finish 11th.

Hamlin described the issues he faced with his car.

“Had a really good car on the short run all day. Got great restarts, was fast for 25, 30 laps. Then it seemed like guys would start catching us. Unfortunately, it was just too many laps there at the end that we couldn’t hold those guys off. At least gave ourselves a chance by getting a good restart there and getting in front of Martin.

“Ultimately they were running better, turning the corner, getting off than we were. Came up short again.”

Hamlin leads the points standings with 379 points followed by Truex (-76), Joey Logano (-77), Kyle Larson (-99) and Ryan Blaney (-107).

Next up, the Cup Series travels to Richmond Raceway on Sunday, April 18 at 3 p.m. ET with broadcast coverage on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 8 Race Results

72nd Annual Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 – Saturday, April 10, 2021
Martinsville Speedway – Martinsville, VA – 0.526 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 500 Laps – 263. Miles

Fin	Str	No	Driver	Team	Laps	S1Pos	S2Pos	S3Pos	Pts	Status
1	7	19	Martin Truex Jr.	Bass Pro Toyota	500	3	3	0	56	Running
2	5	9	Chase Elliott	NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet	500	4	4	0	49	Running
3	2	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEd Office Toyota	500	2	2	0	52	Running
4	3	24	William Byron	Liberty University Chevrolet	500	6	7	0	42	Running
5	19	5	Kyle Larson	HendrickCars.com Chevrolet	500	5	0	0	38	Running
6	1	22	Joey Logano	Shell Pennzoil Ford	500	9	0	0	33	Running
7	23	20	Christopher Bell	Toyota Toyota	500	10	0	0	31	Running
8	13	8	Tyler Reddick	Childress Vineyards Chevrolet	500	0	8	0	32	Running
9	9	4	Kevin Harvick	Busch NA Ford	500	0	0	0	28	Running
10	12	18	Kyle Busch	Snickers Peanut Brownie Toyota	500	0	9	0	29	Running
11	4	12	Ryan Blaney	Menards/Pennzoil Ford	500	1	1	0	46	Running
12	22	21	Matt DiBenedetto	Motorcraft Quick Lane Ford	500	0	0	0	25	Running
13	15	17	Chris Buescher	Fastenal Ford	500	0	0	0	24	Running
14	18	3	Austin Dillon	American Ethanol Chevrolet	500	0	0	0	23	Running
15	6	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Kroger/Crest Chevrolet	500	0	0	0	22	Running
16	25	23	Bubba Wallace	DoorDash Toyota	500	0	0	0	21	Running
17	27	42	Ross Chastain	Chevrolet Accessories Chevrolet	500	0	0	0	20	Running
18	26	41	Cole Custer	HaasTooling.com Ford	500	0	0	0	19	Running
19	8	6	Ryan Newman	Guaranteed Rate Ford	499	0	0	0	18	Running
20	31	10	Aric Almirola	Smithfield Anytime Favorites Ford	499	0	0	0	17	Running
21	21	1	Kurt Busch	GEARWRENCH Chevrolet	498	0	10	0	17	Running
22	37	15	James Davison	Jacob Companies Chevrolet	494	0	0	0	15	Running
23	33	52	Josh Bilicki	Insurance King Ford	493	0	0	0	14	Running
24	29	0	Quin Houff	Gardner Marsh Chevrolet	493	0	0	0	13	Running
25	28	53	JJ Yeley(i)	Fatboy Ice Cream Chevrolet	492	0	0	0	0	Running
26	35	38	Anthony Alfredo #	iRacing Ford	492	0	0	0	11	Running
27	24	14	Chase Briscoe #	Rush Truck Centers Ford	491	0	0	0	10	Running
28	32	51	Cody Ware(i)	Nurtec ODT Chevrolet	490	0	0	0	0	Running
29	36	78	BJ McLeod(i)	CorvetteParts.net Ford	478	0	0	0	0	Running
30	16	43	Erik Jones	Petty’s Garage Chevrolet	403	0	0	0	7	Rear Gear
31	14	34	Michael McDowell	Fr8Auctions Ford	387	0	0	0	6	Accident
32	11	99	Daniel Suarez	Camping World Chevrolet	386	0	0	0	5	Accident
33	10	2	Brad Keselowski	Autotrader Ford	385	8	6	0	12	Accident
34	20	48	Alex Bowman	Ally Chevrolet	384	7	5	0	13	Accident
35	30	77	Justin Haley(i)	Diamond Creek Water Chevrolet	383	0	0	0	0	Accident
36	17	37	* Ryan Preece	Louisiana Hot Sauce Chevrolet	382	0	0	0	1	Accident
37	34	7	Corey LaJoie	ARK.io Chevrolet	374	0	0	0	1	Accident

April 11, 2021

Berry captures his first NASCAR Xfinity Series win at Martinsville

Josh Berry held off his JR Motorsports (JRM) teammate in Sundays’ rain-delayed NASCAR Xfinity Series(NXS) Cook Out 250 race at Martinsville Speedway. Berry, who is running a partial schedule for JRM, led four times for 95 laps in his No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet en route to his first NXS career win and a grandfather clock trophy.

“Oh, gosh, I have so many people I could thank I could be here until tomorrow morning,” Berry said after the race. “Just Dale, L.W. (Miller), Kelley, everybody for believing in me, everyone on this No. 8 team.

“Man, they’ve been through a lot the last couple of years. Had a ton of different drivers. Man, I wanted to win so bad for these guys. They’re such a great group. I knew this would be a good opportunity to win. (Crew chief) Taylor (Moyer) called a perfect race. The car was good, and we just kept tweaking on it. The tires were pretty worn out there at the end. I was struggling a little bit with wheel-hop.

“This is just unbelievable.”

The race was stopped on Lap 91 of 250 laps on Friday night. The remainder of the race was postponed until Sunday at noon ET due to persistent rain.

JRM teammate Noah Gragson won stage one and finished second. With the runner-up finish, Gragson captured a $100,000 payday for being the top finisher among the four eligible drivers for the Dash 4 Cash bonus.

“One hundred thousand dollars richer,” Gragson said. “I’m pumped up. Great 1-2 finish for our team at JR Motorsports.”

Other dash participants Harrison Burton finished seventh as Justin Allgaier finished ninth and AJ Allmendinger finished 13th. Berry and Gragson will advance to the next round at Talladega Superspeedway on April 24 along with Daniel Hemric and Brandon Jones.

Hemric won stage two and finished third, Ty Gibbs placed fourth and Jones rounded out the top five.

“This Poppy Bank Toyota Supra was so fast and it was cool to get that second stage win. Dave Rogers (crew chief) and the guys are bringing incredible cars to the race track,” said Hemric.

Burton started on the pole and led 53 laps before the race was halted.

“I thought we were going to win the race, and it just got away from everybody.” said Burton. “Tough day. You have high expectations any time you go back somewhere you’ve won in the past.”

The NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to Talladega Superspeedway on April 24 at 4 p.m. ET with coverage by FOX, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 7
Race Results for the Cook Out 250 – Friday, April 9, 2021
Martinsville Speedway – Martinsville, VA – 0.526 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 250 Laps – 131.5 Miles

Fin	Str	No	Driver	Team	Laps	S1Pos	S2Pos	S3Pos	Pts	Status
1	29	8	Josh Berry #	Chevrolet Accessories Chevrolet	250	0	10	0	41	Running
2	8	9	Noah Gragson	Bass Pro Shops/True Timber/BRCC Chevrolet	250	1	2	0	54	Running
3	4	18	Daniel Hemric	Poppy Bank Toyota	250	0	1	0	44	Running
4	16	54	Ty Gibbs #	AutoByNelson.com Toyota	250	4	0	0	40	Running
5	24	19	Brandon Jones	Toyota Toyota	250	0	0	0	32	Running
6	6	22	Austin Cindric	Menards/Richmond Ford	250	2	0	0	40	Running
7	1	20	Harrison Burton	DEX Imaging Toyota	250	0	0	0	30	Running
8	5	11	Justin Haley	LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet	250	3	0	0	37	Running
9	2	7	Justin Allgaier	Walmart Fight Hunger Chevrolet	250	0	0	0	28	Running
10	10	1	Michael Annett	Pilot Flying J Chevrolet	250	0	4	0	34	Running
11	13	10	Jeb Burton	PurYear Tank Lines Chevrolet	250	0	3	0	34	Running
12	27	2	Brett Moffitt(i)	Destiny Homes Chevrolet	250	0	0	0	0	Running
13	3	16	AJ Allmendinger	Ellsworth Advisors/Hyperice Chevrolet	250	0	0	0	24	Running
14	11	51	Jeremy Clements	First Pacific Funding Chevrolet	250	7	5	0	33	Running
15	9	2	Myatt Snider	TaxSlayer Chevrolet	250	6	0	0	27	Running
16	15	92	Josh Williams	DGM Racing Chevrolet	250	0	0	0	21	Running
17	25	26	Brandon Gdovic	SnapMobile.Shop Toyota	250	0	0	0	20	Running
18	37	90	George Gorham Jr.	Blackburns BBQ/Franciscos Chevrolet	250	0	9	0	21	Running
19	30	48	Jade Buford	Big Machine Spike Coolers Chevrolet	250	0	0	0	18	Running
20	38	99	Stefan Parsons	SOKAL Digital Toyota	249	0	7	0	21	Running
21	39	52	Gray Gaulding	Panini America Chevrolet	249	0	0	0	16	Running
22	34	61	David Starr	MBM Motorsports Toyota	249	0	0	0	15	Running
23	12	39	Ryan Sieg	CMR Construction & Roofing Ford	249	0	0	0	14	Running
24	33	17	JJ Yeley	Alcova/DBAutomotive.com Chevrolet	249	8	8	0	19	Running
25	31	47	Kyle Weatherman	LOF Defence Systems LTD Chevrolet	249	0	0	0	12	Running
26	26	74	Bayley Currey	JM Steel Chevrolet	249	10	0	0	12	Running
27	19	68	Brandon Brown	Original Larry’s Hard Lemonade Chevrolet	248	5	0	0	16	Running
28	40	13	Matt Jaskol	Auto Parts 4 Less Toyota	248	0	0	0	9	Running
29	7	98	Riley Herbst	Monster Energy Ford	248	0	0	0	8	Running
30	20	66	Timmy Hill	LiftKits4Less Toyota	248	0	0	0	7	Running
31	22	36	Alex Labbe	Larue Industrial Snowblowers Chevrolet	248	0	0	0	6	Running
32	21	78	Jesse Little	Tufco Flooring Chevrolet	245	0	0	0	5	Running
33	36	5	Matt Mills	J.F. Electric Chevrolet	241	0	0	0	4	Running
34	17	44	Tommy Joe Martins	Diamond Gusset Jeans Chevrolet	231	0	6	0	8	Running
35	32	23	Blaine Perkins	Raceline Chevrolet	226	0	0	0	2	Running
36	18	0	Jeffrey Earnhardt	KSDT CPA Chevrolet	213	9	0	0	3	Suspension
37	14	4	Landon Cassill	511 Auction Chevrolet	197	0	0	0	1	Engine
38	28	7	Joe Graf Jr.	Responsible Gold Chevrolet	179	0	0	0	1	Accident
39	23	15	Colby Howard	Project Hope Foundation Chevrolet	153	0	0	0	1	Suspension
40	35	6	Ryan Vargas #	SEM Products Chevrolet	97	0	0	0	1	Accident

April 11, 2021

Weekend schedule for Martinsville – updated

This year in the Cup Series we’ve seen seven races and seven different drivers in Victory Lane. Will the streak continue as NASCAR travels to Martinsville Speedway?

Denny Hamlin leads all active drivers with five wins at “The Paperclip” and is the top contender to score his first victory this season. Brad Keselowski, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, and Martin Truex Jr. have two wins each while Chase Elliott, Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick and Ryan Newman have one win at Martinsville.

The racing action begins Thursday at 8 p.m. when the Whelen Modifieds hit the track. Notables on the entry list include JTG-Daugherty Cup Series driver Ryan Preece, Roush Fenway Racing’s Ryan Newman and 2000 Cup Series champion Bobby Labonte.

Friday evening features the Xfinity Series Cook Out 250 and the Cup Series closes out the weekend Saturday with its first night race of the season. It will also be only the second night race hosted by the track in Cup Series history.

The Camping World Truck Series does not compete this weekend but will return next week at Richmond Raceway.

All times are Eastern.

Thursday, April 8

2:30 – 4 p.m.: NWMT Practice
6 p.m.: NWMT Qualifying (Impound) Two laps, All positions
7:45 p.m.: NWMT Driver Intros (with drivers standing by their cars)
8 p.m.: Whelen Modified Virginia Is for Racing Lovers 200 (200 Laps, 106.6 Miles) MRN/TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold (Live)

Friday, April 9

7:40 p.m.: Xfinity Driver Intros (with drivers standing by their cars)
8 p.m.: Xfinity Cook Out 250 (Stages 60/120/250 Laps = 131.5 Miles) FS1/MRN/TSN/ SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Pole: Harrison Burton
Postponed – The Xfinity race is scheduled to resume on Lap 92 of 250 at noon ET Sunday on FS1.

Saturday, April 10

7:25 p.m.: Cup Series Driver Intros (with drivers standing by their cars)
7:30 p.m.: Cup Series Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 (Stages 130/260/500 Laps = 263 Miles) Start time delayed due to rain
FS1/MRN/TSN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Pole: Joey Logano
Postponed – The Cup Series race will resume Sunday at 4 p.m. ET on FS1.

Notes:

2021 Cup Series winners:
Michael McDowell – Daytona 500
Christopher Bell – Daytona Road Course
William Byron – Homestead-Miami
Kyle Larson – Las Vegas
Martin Truex Jr. – Phoenix
Ryan Blaney – Atlanta
Joey Logano – Bristol Dirt

Martinsville Speedway Data

Season Race #: 7 of 36 (04-10-21)
Track Size: 0.526-mile
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 12 degrees
Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 12 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 0 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 0 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 800 feet
Backstretch Length: 800 feet
Race Length: 500 laps / 263 miles
Stage 1 & 2 Length: 130 laps (each)
Final Stage Length: 240 laps

Martinsville Speedway Qualifying Information:

2020 pole winner: None – Starting Lineup was decided by a random draw: Ryan Blaney started on the pole.
Track qualifying record: Joey Logano, Ford (100.201 mph, 18.898 secs. on 03-28-14)

Kurt Busch leads the NASCAR Cup Series(NCS) in starts among active drivers with 41 starts, followed by Kevin Harvick with 39, and Ryan Newman with 38. NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the NCS with 67.

Joey Logano leads all active drivers in the NCS in average starting position with a 7.917 in 24 starts at Martinsville. Logano leads the series among active drivers with the most poles with five (2015 sweep, spring 2016, fall 2017 and spring 2019).

Martinsville Speedway Race Information:

2020 race winner: Martin Truex Jr., Toyota (77.378 mph, (03:23:56), on 06-10-20)
Track race record: Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet (82.223 mph, (3:11:55), on 09-22-96)

Denny Hamlin leads the NCS among active drivers in wins at Martinsville Speedway with five (2008, 2009, 2010 sweep, 2015). Martin Truex Jr. was the most recent driver to win consecutive NCS races (Oct. 2019; June 2020).

Hendrick Motorsports leads the NCS in wins with 25 wins. Jeff Gordon (nine), Jimmie Johnson (nine), Darrell Waltrip (four), Geoffrey Bodine (one), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (one), and Chase Elliott (one).

Hamlin leads the NCS among active drivers in average finishing position of 9.933 in 30 starts, followed by Brad Keselowski at 10.182 in 22 starts. Hamlin also leads all active drivers in the series in laps led with 1,608 (11%).

A total of 11 manufacturers have won in the NCS at Martinsville Speedway. Led by Chevrolet (57), Ford (30), Plymouth (12), Dodge (10), Toyota (9), Pontiac (8), Oldsmobile (8), Buick (3), Chrysler (3), Hudson (2), and Mercury (2).

Top 12 Driver Ratings at Martinsville

Denny Hamlin – 105.0
Kyle Busch – 102.7
Brad Keselowski – 99.8
Ryan Blaney – 98.5
Joey Logano – 97.3
Chase Elliott – 95.3
Kevin Harvick – 93.8
Martin Truex Jr – 84.4
Ryan Newman – 83.8
Kurt Busch – 82.0
William Byron – 74.9
Kyle Larson – 73.6

Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2020 races (32 total) among active drivers at Martinsville Speedway.

April 8, 2021
Martinsville to host rain-tire testing for use at select short tracks

NASCAR will hold a test session Thursday at Martinsville Speedway to look at the possibility of using rain tires on NASCAR’s shorter ovals. They are not discussing racing in the rain but being able to race on a wet track which should shorten rain delays.

Officials for NASCAR are already at the Martinsville track testing the Next Gen car with Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota manufacturers.

Kyle Larson will participate in the test with the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet and Chris Buescher will drive the No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford. The test will be conducted on a dampened track.

Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer, described the purpose of the test as a step toward determining if the use of rain-tires can decrease the length of rain delays.

“I think the overall goal is anything we can do to speed up the drying process, regardless of the technology, to allow us to get back to racing more quickly is a benefit to the fans,” O’Donnell said. “We’re always trying to innovate, and you saw that with what we’ve done around the track-drying system and that’s worked out well. We’ve always looked at what’s the next iteration. If you’ve looked at what the teams have been able to do with more road racing coming into the fold, the idea of short tracks and could we work with Goodyear to find a tire that would allow us to get back to racing sooner under wet-weather conditions.”

O’Donnell emphasized that the intent is not to be able to race in the rain but to be able to shorten lengthy rain delays and return to competition quicker.

“I think at this point, we’re not talking about if it’s actually raining, “he said. “It’s more so, can we get back more quickly than the track being completely dry, which is what we require now. That’s part of the test, looking at where’s the limit, where we would feel comfortable for the drivers. We want this to be safe, so that will be part of this test — talking to the drivers, what are they comfortable with — then obviously talking to Goodyear and (director of racing) Greg Stucker and his team about how they feel and how the tire performs, what if any tweaks we could make to that tire coming out of Martinsville, so there’s a lot that we’re hoping to learn here in terms of grip levels. Each track is unique, so this is something we’ll have to look at for multiple venues.”

There is no timetable for how quickly the use of these rain-tires could be implemented at various short tracks as the decision will not be made solely by NASCAR but will be discussed with the team owners, drivers and Goodyear.

“Too early to tell, but I would say if this worked and we felt comfortable with it — and that would be both Goodyear and reaction from the drivers and teams — this is something we would look to implement as quickly as we could,” O’Donnell said. “We all know that if we can deliver a race on time or shorten those delays, that’s a benefit to the entire industry.”

March 31, 2021
Updated weekend schedule for Bristol Dirt races

Due to steady rain and flooding in the area, NASCAR has postponed both the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) Food City Dirt Race and NASCAR Camping World Trucks (NCWTS) Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt until Monday. The NCWTS will race at 12 noon ET Monday, broadcast on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio followed by the NCS race at 4 p.m. ET, to be broadcast on FOX, PRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

The NASCAR Cup Series and the Camping World Truck Series head to Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend for some much-anticipated dirt track racing. It will be the first time since 1970 that the Cup Series has competed on a dirt track.

Both series will have practice sessions and heat races before the main events.

The lineup for the 15-lap heat races will be determined by a random draw. Only green flag laps will count.

After the qualifying heat races, the starting lineups for the Cup Series and Truck Series races will be determined by a formula that takes into account the finishing position plus any positions gained during each heat.

Drivers who finish first in their heat will earn 10 points with second place earning nine points, third place earning eight points, and so on. Also, the drivers will earn passing points for each position they gained during their heat race. All of these factors will be used to calculate the starting lineup for the main events. If there are any ties, they will be broken by current team owner points.

Because of safety concerns, there will be no green or yellow flag pit stops during the races. All adjustments, tire changes and adding fuel are only allowed during stage breaks with the exception of vehicles involved in incidents.

Teams, however, are not required to pit during the stage breaks. If any competitors elect not to pit, they will line up ahead of those that pit, on the restart. For those that choose to pit, NASCAR will implement a controlled pit stop system that does not allow vehicles to race on to or off pit road.

Notes:

During the Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt and the Cup Series Food City Dirt Race, caution-flag laps will count, while, as indicated above, only green-flag laps will count for the qualifying heats.

The choose rule which allows each driver to pick either the inside or outside line for restarts will not be in effect. The race leader will select the lane they prefer and serve as the control car on all restarts.

The Truck Series field will be comprised of 40 drivers, 35 from the heat races and five provisional slots based on 2021 owner points. The Cup Series field has 39 entries and all drivers will transfer to the main event.

NASCAR announced the following changes Saturday afternoon:

Stages lengths for the Cup Series race: Stage 1 will end on Lap 100 (previously Lap 75) and Stage 2 will end on Lap 200 (previously Lap 150).

Competition cautions for the Cup Series race: There will be two competition cautions, on Lap 50 and Lap 150 at the halfway point of each stage. This will allow the teams a chance to pit and will also give NASCAR two more opportunities for track preparation. Laps for stage breaks and during competition cautions will not count once the free pass car has been sent around.

Each team will receive one additional set of tires, for a total of six.

All times are Eastern.

Thursday, March 25

4 p.m.: Cup Series random drawing to determine the starting grid for qualifying heat races (No TV)
4:15 p.m.: Truck Series random drawing to determine the starting grid for qualifying heat races (No TV)

Friday, March 26

3:05 PM 3:55 p.m.: Truck Series First Practice – FS1
4:05 PM 4:55 p.m.: Cup Series First Practice – FS1
5:35 PM 6:25 p.m.: Truck Series Final Practice – FS1
6:35 PM 7:25 p.m.: Cup Series Final Practice – FS1

Saturday, March 27

4:30 p.m.: Truck Series First Qualifying Race (15 Laps) FS1 (11 trucks) – Canceled
4:45 p.m.: Truck Series Second Qualifying Race (15 Laps) FS1 (11 trucks) – Canceled
5:00 p.m.: Truck Series Third Qualifying Race (15 Laps) FS1 (11 trucks) – Canceled
5:15 p.m.: Truck Series Fourth Qualifying Race (15 Laps) FS1 (11 trucks) – Canceled
6:00 p.m.: Cup Series First Qualifying Race (15 Laps) FS1 (10 cars) – Canceled
6:15 p.m.: Cup Series Second Qualifying Race (15 Laps) FS1 (10 cars) – Canceled
6:30 p.m.: Cup Series Third Qualifying Race (15 Laps) FS1 (10 cars) – Canceled
6:45 p.m.: Cup Series Fourth Qualifying Race (15 Laps) FS1 (9 cars) – Canceled
8 p.m.: Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt (Stages 40/90/150 Laps = 75 Miles) FS1/ MRN/ SiriusXM NASCAR Radio – Postponed

Sunday, March 28 – Postponed to Monday, March 29

3:30 p.m.: Cup Series Food City Dirt Race (Stages 75/150/250 Laps = 125 Miles) (FOX/PRN/TSN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio – Postponed to Monday, March 29 at 4 p.m. and will air on FOX/PRN/TSN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

9 p.m.: Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt (Stages 40/90/150 Laps = 75 Miles) FS2/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio – Postponed to Monday, March, 29 at noon and will air on FS1/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

March 25, 2021
Allgaier prevails to win Xfinity Series race at Atlanta

Justin Allgaier had the dominant car when it mattered most, holding off Martin Truex Jr. to capture the EchoPark 250 Xfinity Series race win at Atlanta Motor Speedway Saturday evening.

Truex won the first two stages and led 103 laps but a pit road speeding penalty resulted in Truex having to restart at the back of the field on Lap 118 and ultimately cost him the victory.

Allgaier took advantage of the mistake and though Truex was able to work his way back to the front, he came up short and had to settle for a runner-up finish.

It was his first win this season, his first victory at Atlanta and his 15th career win.

“We have had a rough go at it,” Allgaier said. “Today was more about digging deep and persevering. I knew Martin was going to be coming at the end of the race there.

“It’s really special. I’m just proud of the guys. We had great pit stops all day and made great adjustments all day. At the end, we put ourselves in the right spot.”

“We didn’t start out the day like we wanted to—these guys persevered behind it,” Allgaier continued. “They pushed and made great adjustments on pit road—(crew chief) Jason Burdett and all the guys on the team did a great job. My wife and daughter are here. They may not be able to come out here (to Victory Lane), but I get to go celebrate with them. Just proud of the effort that we put in today.

“Martin had a great race car. They definitely had the car to beat at the beginning. We made good adjustments, and that’s what it came down to at the end.”

It was Truex’s first Xfinity Series race since 2010.

“We got back up there, but obviously, we were kind of out of tires at that point, champion who was racing in the series for the first time since 2010. “Got close, and then the last 10 (laps), the right rear was completely smoked off. Just had to use too much to get there.

“Thanks to (sponsor) Stanley and everyone else at JGR for letting me go do this. It was fun until I screwed it up. Just came up a little short at the end there.”

Harrison Burton, Noah Gragson and AJ Allmendinger rounded out the top-five. Riley Herbst, Michael Annett, Justin Haley, Daniel Memric and Ryan Seig finished sixth-10th, respectively..

After the race, Gragson and Daniel Hemric, who finished ninth, were involved in an altercation. The incident stemmed from an incident on pit road when Gragson backed into Hemric’s car.

Hemric confronted Gragson after the race and punches were thrown before they were quickly separated by NASCAR officials. Gragson was later called to the NASCAR hauler. If NASCAR decides to penalize Gragson for his actions, it will likely be announced next week.

Austin Cindric leads the points standings with 277 points followed by Hemric (-46), Burton (-65), Allmendinger (-83) and Justin Haley (-84).

The Xfinity Series will have the next two weeks off, returning to competition on Friday, April 9 at Martinsville Speedway.

Official Results:

1. Justin Allgaier
2. Martin Truex Jr.
3. Harrison Burton
4. Noah Gragson
5. AJ Allmendinger
6. Riley Herbst
7. Michael Annett
8. Justin Haley
9. Daniel Hemric
10. Ryan Sieg
11. Myatt Snider
12. Jeremy Clements
13. Austin Cindric
14. Landon Cassill
15. Santino Ferrucci
16. Josh Williams
17. Alex Labbe
18. Tommy Joe Martins
19. Jeffrey Earnhardt
20. Timmy Hill
21. Colby Howard
22. Jesse Little
23. Cody Ware
24. Bayley Currey
25. Jeb Burton
26. Jade Buford
27. David Starr
28. Kyle Weatherman
29. Joe Graf Jr
30. Blaine Perkins
31. Ryan Vargas
32. Mason Massey
33. Brandon Brown
34. Matt Mills
35. Dexter Bean
36. Gray Gaulding
37. Brandon Jones
38. Josh Berry
39. Chad Finchum
40. Brett Moffitt

March 20, 2021
Weekend schedule for Atlanta
NASCAR heads to Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend. With five different winners in five races, the Cup Series has consistently provided diverse results. The Xfinity Series has had four different winners in five races, with Austin Cindric winning at Daytona and Phoenix. The Truck Series is back after a two-week break for the fourth race of their season.

There will be no practice or qualifying sessions due to COVID-19 protocols established by NASCAR.

The starting lineups are determined by the following metrics formula:
- 25 percent: Driver’s finishing position from the previous race
- 25 percent: Car owner’s finishing position from the previous race
- 35 percent: Team owner points ranking
- 15 percent: Fastest lap from the previous race
All times are Eastern.

Saturday, March 20

2:30 p.m.: Truck Series Fr8Auctions 200 race (Stages 30/60/130 Laps = 200.02 Miles) FS1/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Pole: John H. Nemechek

5 p.m.: Xfinity Series EchoPark 250 race (Stages 40/80/163 Laps = 251.02 Miles) FS1/PRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Green flag: 5:13 p.m.
Competition caution: Lap 20
Pole: Austin Cindric

Sunday, March 21

3 p.m.: Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 race (Stages 105/210/325 Laps = 500.5 Miles) FOX/PRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Green flag: 3:19 p.m.
Competition caution: Lap 25
Pole: Denny Hamlin

Georgia native Jeff Foxworthy is bringing his popular comedy act during a pre-race performance on Sunday. Admission to Foxworthy’s show is included with every grandstand ticket for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500.

Atlanta Motor Speedway Information:
Season Race #: 6 of 36 (03-21-21)
Track Size: 1.54-miles
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 24 degrees
Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 24 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 5 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 5 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 2,332 feet
Backstretch Length: 1,800 feet
Race Length: 325 laps / 500.5 miles
Stage 1 & 2: 105 Laps (each)
Final Stage: 115 Laps

Atlanta Motor Speedway Qualifying Information:
2020 pole winner: None – Starting Lineup set by Metric Qualifying; Chase Elliott started on the pole.
Track qualifying record: Geoffrey Bodine, Ford (197.478 mph, 28.074 secs. 11-15-97)

Ryan Newman leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series(NCS) in the average starting position at Atlanta with a 7.429 in 28 starts. Newman and Buddy Baker are tied for the NCS most poles with seven each.

Atlanta Motor Speedway Race Information:
2020 pole winner: Kevin Harvick, Ford (142.966 mph, (03:30:03), 06-07-20)
Track race record: Bobby Labonte, Pontiac (159.904 mph, (03:07:48), 11-16-97)

Chase Elliott leads all active drivers in the NCS in average finishing position at Atlanta with a 10.0 in five starts. The Georgia native and series champion returns home this weekend. The Hendrick Motorsport’s driver has the opportunity to become the second driver in series history from the state of Georgia to win at Atlanta. Elliott could join his father, NASCAR Hall of Famer Bill Elliott (a.k.a. Awesome Bill from Dawsonville) with five Atlanta Cup wins.

Kevin Harvick leads all active drivers in laps led with 1,197 in 29 starts. Atlanta is one of Harvick’s best tracks having won in all three NASCAR national series. Harvick leads all active drivers with 30 starts, wins (three tied with Kurt Busch), top fives (nine), top-10s (15 tied with Kyle Busch), and laps led (1,348).

Nine different manufacturers have won in the NCS at Atlanta. Led by Chevrolet (40), Ford (33), Pontiac (11), Dodge (nine), Mercury (eight), Buick (four), Plymouth (four), Toyota (three) and Oldsmobile (one).

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Atlanta
Kevin Harvick – 102.2
Brad Keselowski – 96.9
Martin Truex Jr – 96.9
Kurt Busch – 96.7
Denny Hamlin – 94.7
Kyle Busch – 94.0
Chase Elliott – 93.1
Kyle Larson – 90.2
Joey Logano – 83.6
Ryan Blaney – 83.6
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2020 races (22 total) among active drivers at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
March 19, 2021
Weekend schedule for Phoenix Raceway
The NASCAR Cup Series and the Xfinity Series head to Phoenix Raceway this weekend for the fifth race of the season while the Camping World Truck Series has a week off from competition.

Both series have had four different winners in each race for what is shaping up to be an exciting season. There will be no practice or qualifying sessions due to COVID-19 protocols established by NASCAR.

The starting lineups are determined by the following metrics formula:
- 25 percent: Driver’s finishing position from the previous race
- 25 percent: Car owner’s finishing position from the previous race
- 35 percent: Team owner points ranking
- 15 percent: Fastest lap from the previous race
All times are Eastern.

Saturday, March 13

5:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series Call 811 Before You Dig 200 presented by Arizona 811
FS1/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
200 miles (200 Laps)
Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 45), Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 90), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 200)
Pole: Daniel Hemric

Sunday, March 14

3:30 p.m.: Cup Series Instacart 500
FOX/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
312 miles (312 laps)
Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 75), Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 190), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 312)
Pole: Brad Keselowski

Phoenix Raceway Information:

Season Race #: 05 of 36 (03-14-21)
Track Size: 1-mile
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 9 degrees
Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 11 degreesBanking/Frontstretch: 3 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 9 degrees

Phoenix Raceway Qualifying Information – Cup Series:

Track Qualifying Record: Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet (143.158 mph, 25.147 seconds on 11-13-15)
2020 Pole Winner: Chase Elliott, Chevrolet (138.116 mph, 26.065 seconds on 03-07-20)

Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch and Ryan Newman lead the NASCAR Cup Series in starts at Phoenix with 36 starts each. Chase Elliott leads the series in average starting position with a 4.6 in 10 starts. Ryan Newman (2002, 2003, 2004, 2008) and Kyle Busch (2006, 2012, 2016, 2019) lead the NASCAR Cup Series in poles with four each. Five different manufacturers have won at least one Busch pole award led by Chevrolet (18), Ford (15), Toyota (7), Dodge (4) and Pontiac (4).

Phoenix Raceway Race Information – Cup Series:

Track race record: Tony Stewart, Pontiac (118.132 mph, 02:38:28 on 11-07-99)
2020 race winner: Joey Logano, Ford (94.407 mph, 03:20:50 on 03-08-20)

Kevin Harvick leads the series in wins with nine victories at Phoenix (2006 sweep, 2012 Playoff race, 2013 Playoff race, 2014 sweep, 2015 Spring race, 2016 Spring race, 2018 Spring race). Four different manufacturers have won at Phoenix, led by Chevrolet (24), Ford (17), Toyota (6) and Pontiac (2).

Top-10 Driver Ratings at Phoenix Raceway – Cup Series:

Kevin Harvick – 110.6
Chase Elliott – 108.4
Kyle Busch – 104.7
Denny Hamlin – 98.4
Brad Keselowski – 95.0
Kurt Busch – 94.5
Joey Logano – 93.1
Kyle Larson – 93.0
Ryan Blaney – 89.4
Martin Truex Jr – 88.5

(Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2020 races (32 total) among active drivers at Phoenix Raceway).
March 11, 2021

Author: Angie Campbell

Weekend schedule for Talladega

Saturday, April 24

Sunday, April 25

Weekend schedule for Richmond

Saturday – April 17

Sunday – April 18

Martin Truex Jr. triumphs at Martinsville, winning his second race of the season

NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 8 Race Results

Berry captures his first NASCAR Xfinity Series win at Martinsville

Weekend schedule for Martinsville – updated

Thursday, April 8

Saturday, April 10

Notes:

Martinsville to host rain-tire testing for use at select short tracks

Updated weekend schedule for Bristol Dirt races

Notes:

Thursday, March 25

Saturday, March 27

Sunday, March 28 – Postponed to Monday, March 29

Allgaier prevails to win Xfinity Series race at Atlanta

Official Results:

Weekend schedule for Atlanta

Saturday, March 20

Sunday, March 21

Weekend schedule for Phoenix Raceway

Saturday, March 13

Sunday, March 14

Phoenix Raceway Race Information – Cup Series:

Top-10 Driver Ratings at Phoenix Raceway – Cup Series: