Testing SpeedwayMedia.com

Category: RC Truck Series

Race Central NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series news and information

  • Nemechek rallies from Playoff elimination with sixth at Talladega

    Nemechek rallies from Playoff elimination with sixth at Talladega

    TALLADEGA, Ala. — John Hunter Nemechek was on the brink of an early exit from the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs after he was caught up in a wreck roughly halfway through the running of the Fred’s 250. But he weaved his way through a multi-truck wreck with roughly 20 laps remaining and took advantage of the trucks caught up in the final-lap melee to claim a sixth-place finish at Talladega Superspeedway.

    Entering the day, Nemechek occupied the bottom Playoff spot. The early misfortune of Kaz Grala and Chase Briscoe, combined with a seventh-place finish in both the first and second stage, put him in excellent position to race his way in.

    Unfortunately for him, restrictor plate racing is rarely that simple.

    Entering Turn 3 with 35 laps to go, Ben Rhodes ran into the left-rear corner of Clay Greenfield’s truck. This sent him sliding down the track into the path of Matt Crafton, who rammed into and further turned Greenfield around.

    Nemechek, who was riding behind and ran into the back of Crafton at one point, found himself trapped when Greenfield’s car slid back up the banking. He made contact with Greenfield’s truck, which forced him up into the left-front corner panel of Regan Smith, and spun down the track and into the grass.

    Despite the damage, Nemechek’s team kept him in the race and on the lead lap.

    He was riding behind the Lap 71 melee that collected five cars. He used just about all of the apron near the start/finish line as the hole to cleanly get through the wreck quickly closed.

    He worked his way to 13th when Austin Wayne Self’s spin in Turn 4 forced overtime.

    Nemechek jumped up to the top lane with two laps to go, but the top line was in disarray after race leader Parker Kligerman jumped to the bottom.

    While it denied him a chance to steal the victory, it put him back far enough that when the race-ending Big One broke out in Turn 1 on the final lap, he just drove right through it and finished sixth.

    “I’m pretty sure that we were in almost every wreck there was today,” Nemechek said. “I just can’t thank all my guys enough. They never gave up. My pit crew was awesome at fixing the truck. We got stage points. We accomplished everything that we wanted to, except for winning stages and winning the race. I would’ve much rather had Christopher (Bell) stay running up front, being uneventful.”

    Nemechek leaves fourth in points, trailing Bell by 33.

  • Kligerman Wins Talladega Truck Race

    Kligerman Wins Talladega Truck Race

    TALLADEGA, Ala. — Before the season started, at the Henderson Motorsports shop in Abingdon, Virginia, I asked NBC Sports analyst Parker Kligerman why he was taking a part-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series ride. His response was “Why the hell not?” Today I asked him if this win validated that response, he said it didn’t need validating because he’s having a hell of a lot of fun.

    Getting a push down the backstretch from Grant Enfinger, Kligerman took the lead from Bell coming to the white flag. Entering Turn 1, Justin Haley made contact with Noah Gragson and Johnny Sauter, sending either Gragson or Sauter into Stewart Friesen and triggering the five-car wreck that ended the Fred’s 250 at Talladega Superspeedway.

    “It was just crazy. Every move worked,” Kligerman said of his closing laps. “And it’s just sometimes, they’d click. Those last 10 laps, no matter if I went high and I’d separate a pack, or I’m trying to get the bump and the run. Every move just works.”

    It’s his 12th victory in 68 career starts.

    Bell finished second and Myatt Snider rounded out the podium.

    Enfinger and Austin Cindric rounded out the top-five.

    John Hunter Nemechek, Vinnie Miller, Clay Greenfield, Matt Crafton and Tyler Young rounded out the top-10.

    RACE SUMMARY

    Bell led the field to the green flag at 1:16 p.m., but lost the lead immediately to Sauter, who led the first stage from start to finish and won it.

    DJ Kennington and Cindric led during the first stage break, but Sauter took back the lead on the ensuing restart and led all the remaining laps of the second stage on his way to winning it.

    The intensity picked up from the drop of the green for the final stage, with 48 laps to go. Snider edged out Bell at the line to take the lead with 47 to go. Sauter shoved Snider ahead of Bell, but Kligerman shoved Cody Coughlin to the front coming to the line with 46 to go. Kligerman went to the inside of Coughlin and took the lead with 45 to go. Friesen was shoved by Bell to the front down the backstretch with 43 to go.

    On the restart, following a three-truck wreck in Turn 3, Kligerman got a push from Bell to the front around Friesen through Turn 1 35 to go.

    A multi-truck wreck in the tri-oval with 23 to go set up the run to the finish.

    CAUTION SUMMATION

    Caution flew for the first time on Lap 20 for a one-truck wreck exiting Turn 4. The second caution on Lap 42 was for the end of the second stage. A three-truck wreck in Turn 3 on Lap 55 brought out the third caution. Caution flew on Lap 71 for a multi-truck incident, coming to the start/finish line. The final caution flew in Turn 1 on the final lap, ending the race.

    NUTS & BOLTS

    The race lasted one hour, 57 minutes and 18 seconds, at an average speed of 129.258 mph. There were 17 lead changes among 11 different drivers and six cautions for 27 laps.

    Bell leaves with a 52-point lead over Sauter. Chase Briscoe and Kaz Grala fail to advance on in the Truck Series Playoffs.

    [pdf-embedder url=”http://www.speedwaymedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/T1719_UNOFFRES.pdf”]

  • Ben Rhodes Holds Off Christopher Bell to Win in Last Lap Thriller at Las Vegas

    Ben Rhodes Holds Off Christopher Bell to Win in Last Lap Thriller at Las Vegas

    Ben Rhodes claimed his first career victory in the Camping World Truck Series race Saturday night at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, holding off Christopher Bell in the final laps to win by a margin of 0.066 seconds.

    The ThorSport Racing driver took the lead on the final restart with seven laps to go in his No. 27 Toyota, leading twice for a total of 20 laps, on his way to Victory Lane. With this win, Rhodes is locked into the Round of 6.

    “I used every play in my playbook,” said Rhodes said after the race. “I knew if I could keep him (Bell) close to me, he couldn’t break the (air) bubble. This is the biggest high of my life.

     “So many things have gone wrong and now here I am in Victory Lane.”

    Chase Briscoe finished third in his No. 29 Ford while Austin Cindric and Kaz Grala rounded out the top five.

    On Saturday afternoon, Ryan Truex and Johnny Sauter set the front row spots in qualifying for the Las Vegas 350 Truck Series race. Stage 1 and 2 were 35 laps each with a final stage of 76 laps.

    The first stage got off to a wild start. There was a pack of trucks that were three wide down the backstretch and unfortunately, Myatt Snider was bumped from behind by Stewart Friesen and was sent sideways in Turn 3.

    After that, the action calmed a bit as Briscoe jumped out to the lead and was able to go on to win Stage 1. Sauter, Bell, Truex, Matt Crafton, Rhodes, Grala, Cindric, Friesen and Noah Gragson rounded out the top 10.

    Stage 2 began on Lap 41 and just like the beginning of the race, there was tons of action on the first lap of the stage. Sauter missed a shift and got tapped from behind by Cindric which caused a chain reaction crash that involved Grala, Friesen, Austin Wayne Self and Justin Haley. Grala and Sauter were the only ones with major cosmetic damage.

    On Lap 47, Bell went to the lead. The action didn’t stop there as Briscoe, Crafton, John Hunter Nemechek, Rhodes and Truex had a tight battle for the lead. However, on Lap 55, Cindric went sideways through the grass after a side-draft gone wrong with Grant Enfinger.

    With a restart on Lap 61, Rhodes took the lead and never looked backed as he went to take Stage 2.

    The third final stage went underway on Lap 77. After varying pit strategies, Cindric, who pitted for fuel only and Gragson, who stayed out, were marked as the leaders for a short while.

    On Lap 81, playoff contenders, Crafton, Sauter and Cindric made contact with each other on the backstretch. Due to the contact, Sauter had a flat tire. As he went to pit, Sauter was deemed too fast entering pit road and again was caught for speeding.

    Bell regained the lead on Lap 87. With 40 to go, Gragson began to pit for his scheduled pit stop but was caught speeding twice and ended up doing a stop-and-go penalty.

    Green flag pit stops began with 25 laps to go. This saw most of the leaders pit, except for Playoff contender John Hunter Nemechek who was trying to stretch it to the finish on fuel. The final caution came out with 15 to go as Austin Wayne Self had a tire go down and slammed the outside wall hard. Unfortunately, Nemechek ran out of fuel and stalled his truck on pit road, ending his hopes at a shot for the win.

    There were six cautions for 32 laps and seven leaders among 11 lead changes.

    Playoffs Points
    1. Christopher Bell (W)
    2. Ben Rhodes (W)
    3. Matt Crafton -51
    4 . Johnny Sauter -54
    5. Chase Briscoe -68
    6. Austin Cindric -70
    Below the cut line
    7. Kaz Grala -78
    8. John Hunter Nemechek -84

    Next Up: The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series takes a week off before heading to Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday, October 12, for the Fred’s 250, the final race in the Round of 8.

  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for Dover and Las Vegas

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for Dover and Las Vegas

  • Christopher Bell Punches Ticket To Round of 6 With Win At New Hampshire

    Christopher Bell Punches Ticket To Round of 6 With Win At New Hampshire

    Christopher Bell re-took the lead with laps 15 to go and never looked back.  Bell went on to win his fifth Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race this season and he is now locked into the round of 6.

    “It was really really big. To be able to win the first race and now we can be more aggressive at Vegas and especially Talladega and try and win the race compared to how I did it last year and just kind of had to take my fifth through eighth place finishes and move on.” Bell said.

    Bell led four times for a race-high 73 laps (of 150) and earned seven playoff points.

    “It’s a dream come true to drive for Kyle Busch Motorsports. These guys do such a good job preparing this SiriusXM Tundra. Just can’t thank all of our partners at JBL, TRD, Toyota, everyone at Kyle Busch Motorsports.  Thank you guys for building such fast trucks. It’s an honor to drive them.” Bell said.

    The NCWTS began their eight race playoff run today at New Hampshire Motor Speedway as Noah Gragson and playoff contender Bell set the front row in qualifying early on Saturday morning.

    55 laps made up stages 1 and 2, while 110 laps made up the final stage.

    As stage 1 went underway, Gragson held the lead until lap 25, where Bell closed in and led for at least one lap until Gragson re-took the lead.

    Another playoff contender, John Hunter Nemechek, pitted late in stage 1 for a tire vibration and continued to have problems as he went behind the wall for a long period of the race.

    It wasn’t until lap 42, where Bell eventually took the lead from Gragson after he over-drove turns 3 and 4. Bell held on to the lead and won stage 1 to earn ten playoff points. Playoff contenders Ben Rhodes finished second, Austin Cindric fourth, Johnny Sauter fifth, Matt Crafton sixth, Kaz Grala 11th, Chase Briscoe 13th and John Hunter Nemechek 23rd.

    Todd Gilliland won the race off pt road, but was caught with a penalty as he ran over equipment in his pit box and restarted in the rear for stage 2.

    Stage 2 began on lap 62, with Crafton and Grala as the leaders after varying pit strategy. Crafton led for a while before a few cautions came out on lap 63, where Gragson spun out in turns 3 and 4 after a slight bump from Rhodes. During this accident, this saw another contender Sauter collect right side damage as well. Another caution during the stage was displayed on lap 71, as an exhaust pipe came underneath from Sauter’s truck.

    After a few cautions during stage 2, Christopher Bell regained the lead on lap 76. Playoff contender, John Hunter Nemechek returned to the track on lap 80 to try and collect as much points as possible. More contact was also made between Gilliland and Cindric, which gave Gilliland a tire rub.

    When the craziness was done and settled, Bell ended up winning stage 2.

    The third and final stage saw the race restart with 57 laps to go. Various pit strategy was once again played as Rhodes took two tires and lead for several laps until Ryan Truex took the lead with 43 to go.

    “I’m glad a Toyota could win. Chris (Bell) has been the best truck all year. When you’ve got the best truck in the field behind you, it makes it tougher. I did everything I could to hold him off. I was trying to take his lane and block and everything, it just didn’t quite have the grip he had. I want to thank him for racing me clean though.” Truex said.

    The stage saw one more caution as Cindric was spun out after Grala gave him a slight bump.

    There were five cautions for 24 laps and eight lead changes among five leaders.

    Playoff contenders Matt Crafton finished sixth, Rhodes seventh, Cindric eighth, Sauter ninth, Grala tenth, Briscoe eleventh and John Hunter Nemechek 20th.

    Round of 6 Playoff Points
    1. Christopher Bell (W)
    2. Johnny Sauter +25
    3. Matt Crafton +24
    4. Ben Rhodes +15
    5. Austin Cindric +8
    6. Kaz Grala +3
    Below cut off line
    7. Chase Briscoe -3
    8. John Hunter Nemechek -8

    Next Up: The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway next Saturday for the only night race during the playoffs.

  • NASCAR Camping World Truck Series leader Christopher Bell sweeps stages in New Hampshire win

    NASCAR Camping World Truck Series leader Christopher Bell sweeps stages in New Hampshire win

    By Reid Spencer
    NASCAR Wire Service

    LOUDON, N.H. – In Christopher Bell’s dominating win in Saturday’s UNOH 175 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the rich got richer.

    The top seed in the series Playoffs, Bell won the first two stages of the opening postseason event and took the checkered flag 1.248 seconds ahead of runner-up Ryan Truex to notch his fifth victory of the season.

    The win earned Bell automatic advancement into the second round of the Playoffs, gave him an additional seven playoff points to bring his series-leading total to 47 and widened his advantage over the seven drivers chasing him for the title, given that no other Playoff driver finished in the top five at the 1.058-mile track.

    With all that said, the victory wasn’t a foregone conclusion for the driver of the No. 4 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota. Truex powered into the lead past Ben Rhodes after a restart on Lap 132, following a caution called when Kaz Grala knocked the Ford of Austin Cindric sideways in Turn 4 on Lap 126.

    Bell patiently stalked Truex for 28 laps, as Truex positioned his no. 16 Toyota to block the line of the series leader. Finally, on Lap 160 of 175, Bell got a strong run off the second corner and buried his Tundra into Turn 3, shooting past Truex into the lead.

    “He was doing a really good job of watching his mirror,” Bell said of Truex’s effort. “I knew it was tough to pass all day, but our truck had been so good, we had been able to do it until we got to him.

    “I kept trying to work down, and he kept blocking my air down and down and down. Finally, I got one run where I drove up in (Turns) 1 and 2 and then got a big run into 3.”

    In fact, Truex was surprised he was able to keep Bell behind him for 28 laps.

    “When you’ve got the best truck in the field behind you, it makes it tougher,” Truex said. “I did everything I could to hold him off. I was trying to take his lane and block and everything – I just didn’t have quite the grip he had.

    “I didn’t know how this race would shake out. Every restart, I just gave it my all – a lot of three-wide stuff, probably (ticked) a few people off. But we’re trying to win races, and we’re getting closer.”

    Bell, who won for the first time at New Hampshire and the seventh time in his career, leaves the Magic Mile with a whopping 40-point lead over second-place Johnny Sauter, the defending series champion. Sauter finished ninth on Saturday after polesitter Noah Gragson spun in Turn 4 on lap 64 and caved in the right side of Sauter’s No. 21 Chevrolet between the front and rear tires.

    With the Playoff field to be trimmed from eight drivers to six at Talladega two races from now, John Hunter Nemechek and Chase Briscoe fell below the cut line. A rear gear failure sidelined Nemechek for 36 laps, and he finished 20th to drop to eighth in the standings.

    Briscoe fought handling problems throughout the afternoon and finished 11th, dropping to seventh in points, three behind Grala, who came home 10th.

    Non-Playoff drivers Todd Gilliland, Grant Enfinger and Stewart Friesen ran third fourth and fifth, while playoff contenders Matt Crafton, Rhodes and Cindric finished sixth, seventh and eighth, respectively.

    NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race – UNOH 175
    New Hampshire Motor Speedway
    Loudon, New Hampshire
    Saturday, September 23, 2017
    1. (2) Christopher Bell (P), Toyota, 175.
    2. (7) Ryan Truex, Toyota, 175.
    3. (5) Todd Gilliland, Toyota, 175.
    4. (8) Grant Enfinger #, Toyota, 175.
    5. (11) Stewart Friesen #, Chevrolet, 175.
    6. (10) Matt Crafton (P), Toyota, 175.
    7. (4) Ben Rhodes (P), Toyota, 175.
    8. (6) Austin Cindric (P) #, Ford, 175.
    9. (3) Johnny Sauter (P), Chevrolet, 175.
    10. (12) Kaz Grala (P) #, Chevrolet, 175.
    11. (9) Chase Briscoe (P) #, Ford, 175.
    12. (23) Cody Coughlin #, Toyota, 175.
    13. (13) Justin Haley #, Chevrolet, 175.
    14. (19) Austin Wayne Self, Chevrolet, 174.
    15. (1) Noah Gragson #, Toyota, 174.
    16. (16) TJ Bell, Chevrolet, 173.
    17. (21) Josh Reaume, Chevrolet, 169.
    18. (22) Wendell Chavous #, Chevrolet, 168.
    19. (27) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, Brakes, 144.
    20. (14) John H. Nemechek (P), Chevrolet, 139.
    21. (24) Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet, Electrical, 126.
    22. (15) Austin Hill, Ford, Brakes, 125.
    23. (20) Patrick Emerling, Chevrolet, Engine, 116.
    24. (29) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevrolet, Electrical, 27.
    25. (17) Gray Gaulding(i), Chevrolet, Brakes, 25.
    26. (18) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, Vibration, 11.
    27. (26) Camden Murphy, Chevrolet, Brakes, 8.
    28. (28) Mike Senica, Chevrolet, Rear Gear, 3.
    29. (25) Ray Ciccarelli, Chevrolet, Fuel Pump, 0.

    Average Speed of Race Winner: 104.72 mph.
    Time of Race: 01 Hrs, 46 Mins, 05 Secs. Margin of Victory: 1.248 Seconds.
    Caution Flags: 5 for 24 laps.
    Lead Changes: 8 among 5 drivers.
    Lap Leaders: N. Gragson # 1-24; C. Bell (P) 25; N. Gragson # 26-41; C. Bell (P) 42-58; M. Crafton (P) 59-75; C. Bell (P) 76-114; B. Rhodes (P) 115-131; R. Truex 132-159; C. Bell (P) 160-175.
    Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): C. Bell (P) 4 times for 73 laps; N. Gragson # 2 times for 40 laps; R. Truex 1 time for 28 laps; B. Rhodes (P) 1 time for 17 laps; M. Crafton (P) 1 time for 17 laps.
    Stage #1 Top Ten: 4,27,18,19,21,88,16,51,98,52
    Stage #2 Top Ten: 4,88,16,98,33,52,27,51,24,21

  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for New Hampshire and Kentucky

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for New Hampshire and Kentucky

  • NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Power Rankings-Chicago

    NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Power Rankings-Chicago

    The final regular season race took place last Friday night at Chicagoland Speedway for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and set the final playoff point standings. Here’s a look at who thrived in Chicago.

    1. Johnny Sauter – Sauter seemed to have found his rhythm back after having several weeks of disappointment and losing his championship lead in the summer months. This past Friday night, he changed that as he won for the first time since Dover International Speedway. Sauter finished second and fourth, respectively, in both stages and didn’t take the lead until 27 laps to go. He might be heating up at the right time as he cut the Christopher Bell’s point lead down to 15.
    2. Christopher Bell – In the past three races, Bell has been up and down, and it has shown that in the points differential. At Bristol, Candian Tire Motorsports Park and Chicagoland, Bell finished seventh, 26th and third, respectively. This past Friday night, he finished eighth in Stage 1 and won the second stage. But at Bristol, Bell had a 42 point lead over Sauter, however, due to the engine failure at Canada and Sauter’s win on Friday night, the points lead was cut down to 15. Bell did lead 18 laps but needs to have his momentum back that he had during the summer months. Still no doubt, he will be a strong championship challenger throughout the playoffs, but he needs no mistakes.
    3. Chase Briscoe – Briscoe had a strong night at Chicago. Throughout the race, he led twice for 18 laps and finished in the top 10 in both stages. He’ll need to keep up the momentum and perhaps win a race if he wants to be in the final four at Homestead. Nonetheless, another solid run for the No. 29 Brad Keselowski Racing Cooper Standard Ford.
    4. Ryan Truex – The other Truex is maybe showing shades of his older brother Martin, here lately, in the Camping World Truck Series. In the past two races, he has won at least one stage. In Canada, it was the second stage and he wound up finishing fifth, while this past weekend in Chicago, Truex won the first stage and finished fourth. Unfortunately, Truex missed the 2017 playoffs by a tie-breaker.
    5. Grant Enfinger – Enfinger had a quiet but decent night at Chicago. The 32-year-old scored his seventh top five of the year but missed the playoffs by not having enough points/wins. Not finishing in the top 10 in any stages hurt Enfinger’s chances of making the playoffs. The only task Enfinger can do now is finish the year out strong by winning a couple of races and look forward to the 2018 NASCAR season.Next up: The “Round of 8” begins at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this Saturday. Christopher Bell, Johnny Sauter, John Hunter Nemechek, Matt Crafton, Chase Briscoe, Austin Cindric, Ben Rhodes and Kaz Grala will be competing for the championship. It will be interesting to see how these eight drivers will compete throughout the playoffs. These drivers cannot afford any mistakes if they want to have any chance making it to the final four.
  • Sauter Wins the NCWTS TheHouse.com; Bell Clinches 2017 Regular Season Championship

    Sauter Wins the NCWTS TheHouse.com; Bell Clinches 2017 Regular Season Championship

    Johnny Sauter passed Christopher Bell for the lead on Lap 123 of 150 and drove away to win Friday Night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) TheHouse.com at Chicagoland Speedway.

    This was Sauter’s first win at Chicagoland, the second this season and the 15th career NCWTS win.

    “This truck was unbelievable.  We had a great truck yesterday (in practice). I was worried with the Cup guys and the XFINITY guys here the track might change a little bit.  This is what we needed. This is the momentum, the shot in the arm.  This thing was on rails the last run.” said Sauter.

    Chase Briscoe finished second, Christopher Bell third, Ryan Truex fourth and Grant Enfinger finished fifth.

    Bell clinched the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2017 Regular Season Championship.

    There were six caution flags for 28 laps with 12 lead changes among six drivers.

    Ryan Truex earned his first-career NCWTS pole, led two times for 29 laps and won the first stage event, but he missed the Playoffs by a tie-breaker (Rhodes’ best finish of the season being a second-place result at Pocono vs Truex’s best result of third-place at Pocono).

    “I felt like I had to be really, really aggressive on the restarts and I was and I was able to get those spots, but deeper in the run they passed me back and I couldn’t hold them. It sucks. Half the guys in the playoff field run 12th to eighth every week and we run top-five and miss it. That’s racing.” Truex said.

    The eight-driver field for the seven-race playoff:
    1. Christopher Bell, No. 4 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota: 2,040 points
    2. Johnny Sauter, No. 21 GMS Racing Chevrolet: 2,025 points
    3. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 8 NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet: 2,014 points
    4. Matt Crafton, No. 88 ThorSport Racing Toyota: 2,014 points
    5. Chase Briscoe, No. 29 Brad Keselowski Racing Ford: 2,009 points
    6. Austin Cindric, No. 19 Brad Keselowski Racing Ford: 2,007 points
    7. Ben Rhodes, No. 27 ThorSport Racing Toyota: 2,007 points
    8. Kaz Grala, No. 33 GMS Racing Chevrolet: 2,005 points

     

    Race Results
    Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Illinois
    Friday, September 15, 2017
    ============================
    1. (4) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 150.
    2. (2) Chase Briscoe #, Ford, 150.
    3. (3) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 150.
    4. (1) Ryan Truex, Toyota, 150.
    5. (8) Grant Enfinger #, Toyota, 150.
    6. (13) Ben Rhodes, Toyota, 150.
    7. (12) John H. Nemechek, Chevrolet, 150.
    8. (6) Noah Gragson #, Toyota, 150.
    9. (14) Kaz Grala #, Chevrolet, 150.
    10. (10) Myatt Snider, Toyota, 150.
    11. (11) Cody Coughlin #, Toyota, 150.
    12. (16) Regan Smith, Ford, 149.
    13. (15) Tyler Young, Chevrolet, 149.
    14. (9) Justin Haley #, Chevrolet, 149.
    15. (7) Austin Cindric #, Ford, 148.
    16. (5) Matt Crafton, Toyota, 148.
    17. (17) Justin Fontaine, Toyota, 148.
    18. (23) Wendell Chavous #, Chevrolet, 144.
    19. (25) Josh Reaume, Chevrolet, 143.
    20. (18) Austin Wayne Self, Chevrolet, 143.
    21. (21) Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet, Clutch, 133.
    22. (22) Camden Murphy, Chevrolet, Suspension, 102.
    23. (30) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, Transmission, 101.
    24. (31) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevrolet, Suspension, 27.
    25. (19) Gray Gaulding(i), Chevrolet, Fuel Pump, 25.
    26. (27) Ted Minor, Chevrolet, Engine, 23.
    27. (28) Mike Harmon(i), Chevrolet, Transmission, 12.
    28. (29) Tommy Regan(i), Chevrolet, Engine, 11.
    29. (24) Kevin Donahue, Chevrolet, Accident, 10.
    30. (26) BJ McLeod(i), Chevrolet, Electrical, 10.
    31. (20) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, Vibration, 7.
    32. (32) Mike Senica, Chevrolet, Rear Gear, 0.

  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for Chicago

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for Chicago

    NASCAR heads to Chicagoland Speedway this weekend as the Monster Energy Cup Series Playoffs begin with the Round of 16. For the XFINITY Series and the Camping World Truck Series, it’s the last race of the regular season. The Truck Series Chicagoland 225 kicks off the competition Friday evening on FSl. On Saturday afternoon the XFINITY Series hits the track for the Chicagoland 300 and the Cup Series Tales of the Turtles 400 closes out the activities at 3 p.m. Sunday on NBCSN.

    Please check below for the complete schedule of events. All times are Eastern.

    Thursday, September 14

    On Track:
    3:30-4:25 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Practice (Follow live)
    6:30-7:25 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Final Practice (Follow live)

    Friday, September 15

    On Track:
    12:30-1:55 p.m.: Cup Series Practice – NBCSN (Canada: TSN 2)
    2-2:55 p.m.: XFINITY Series Practice – NBCSN (Canada: TSN GO)
    4-4:50 p.m.: XFINITY Series Final Practice – NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN GO)
    5:05 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying – FS1
    6:45 p.m.: Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – NBCSN (Canada: TSN GO)
    8:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Chicagoland 225 (150 laps, 225 miles) – FS1

    Garage Cam: (Watch live)
    12 p.m.: Cup Series
    1:30 p.m.: XFINITY Series

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    11:30 a.m.: Jennifer Jo Cobb, Matt DiBenedetto, Jeffrey Earnhardt, John Hunter Nemechek, Matt Tifft and Darrell Wallace Jr.
    12 p.m.: Michael Annett, Dakoda Armstrong and Brendan Gaughan
    6 p.m.: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
    7:30 p.m.: Post-Cup Series Qualifying
    11 p.m.: Post-Camping World Truck Series Race

    Saturday, September 16

    On Track:
    11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.: Cup Series Practice – CNBC (Canada: TSN GO)
    12:35 p.m.: XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – NBCSN (Canada: TSN GO)
    2-2:50 p.m.: Cup Series Final Practice – NBCSN (Canada: TSN 5)
    3:30 p.m.: XFINITY Series Chicagoland 300 (200 laps, 300 miles) – NBCSN (Canada: TSN 5)

    Press Conference: (Watch live)
    6 p.m.: Post-XFINITY Series race

    Sunday, September 17

    On Track:
    3 p.m.: Cup Series Tales of the Turtles 400 (267 laps, 400.5 miles) – NBCSN (Canada: TSN 4)

    Press Conference: (Watch live)
    6 p.m. Post-Cup Series Race

    Complete TV Schedule

    Follow @angiecampbell_ for the latest NASCAR news and feature stories.

    Race Details:

    NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 
    Race: TheHouse.com 225 
    Rlace: Chicagoland Speedway
    Date: Friday, Sept. 15
    Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
    TV: FS1, 8 p.m. ET
    Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
    Distance: 225 miles (150 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on lap 35), Stage 2 (Ends on lap 70), Final Stage (Ends on lap 150)

    NASCAR XFINITY Series
    Race: TheHouse.com 300
    Place: Chicagoland Speedway
    Date: Saturday, Sept. 16
    Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
    TV: NBCSN, 3 p.m. ET
    Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
    Distance: 300 miles (200 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on lap 45), Stage 2 (Ends on lap 90), Final Stage (Ends on lap 200)

    Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
    Race: Tales of the Turtles 400
    Place: Chicagoland Speedway
    Date: Sunday, Sept. 17
    Time: 3 p.m. ET
    TV: NBCSN, 2:30 p.m. ET
    Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio                   
    Distance: 400.5 miles (267 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on lap 80), Stage 2 (Ends on lap 160), Final Stage (Ends on lap 267)