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  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for Daytona 500

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for Daytona 500

    The 2017 season officially begins this weekend as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, XFINITY Series and Camping World Truck Series compete at Daytona International Speedway for the 59th running of the Daytona 500. Please check below for the complete schedule of events.

    Chase Elliott won the pole position this past Sunday during qualifying. He will be joined on the front row by Hendrick Motorsports teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. in second place. The remainder of the field will be set Friday, Feb. 23 in the Can-Am Duels. These twin 60-lap races will determine the field as well as the full lineup for the Daytona 500.

    There are 36 Charter teams that are locked into the race, leaving four open spots and six contenders hoping to secure one of those four positions.

    Thursday, Feb. 23:

    On Track:
    Noon-12:55 p.m.: Cup Series Practice – FS1
    2-2:55 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series First Practice – FS1
    4-4:55 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Final Practice – FS1
    7 p.m.: First Can-Am Duel race (60 laps, 150 miles) – FS1
    9 p.m. (approx.): Second Can-Am Duel race (60 laps, 150 miles) – FS1

    Garage Cam: (Watch live)
    1:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    1:30 p.m.: NASCAR Drive for Diversity
    3 p.m.: Denny Hamlin
    10 p.m. (approximately): Post-Can-Am Duels Races

    Friday, Feb. 24:

    On Track:
    Noon-12:55 p.m.: XFINITY Series First Practice – FS1
    1-1:55 p.m.: Cup Series Daytona 500 Practice – FS1
    2-2:55 p.m.: XFINITY Series Final Practice – FS1
    3-3:55 p.m.: Cup Series Daytona 500 Practice – FS1
    4:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Qualifying (single vehicle/two rounds) – FS1
    7:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 (100 laps, 250 miles) – FS1

    Garage Cam: (Watch live)
    11:30 a.m.: XFINITY Series
    12:30 p.m.: Cup Series

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    11 a.m.: Team Penske
    11:30 a.m.: Team Chevrolet and owners (Jim Campbell, of Chevrolet, U.S. VP, Performance Vehicles and Motorsports; Richard Childress of Richard Childress Racing; Chip Ganassi of Chip Ganassi Racing; and Rick Hendrick of Hendrick Motorsports)
    10 p.m. (approximately): Post-Camping World Truck Series Race

    Saturday, Feb. 25:

    On Track:
    10:30 a.m.: XFINITY Series Qualifying (single vehicle/two rounds) – FS1
    12:30-1:55 p.m.: Cup Series Daytona 500 Final Practice – FS1
    3:30 p.m.: XFINITY Series Powershares QQQ 300 (120 laps, 300 miles) – FS1

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    10 a.m.: Ford Performance and team owners (Raj Nair of Ford Performance Executive VP, Product Development and Chief Technical Officer; Roger Penske of Team Penske; Jack Roush of Roush Fenway Racing and Tony Stewart of Stewart-Haas Racing)
    12:30 p.m.: Toyota Racing and team owners (Ed Laukes, the VP of marketing, performance and guest experience, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.; Joe Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing; and Barney Visser of Furniture Row Racing
    6 p.m. (approximately): Post-XFINITY Series Race

    Sunday, Feb. 26:

    On Track:
    2 p.m.: Daytona 500 (200 laps, 500 miles) – FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    10:20 a.m.: Honorary Race Official Mario Andretti
    10:40 a.m.: USAF Thunderbirds
    10:55 a.m.: Daytona 500 Grand Marshal Owen Wilson
    11:05 a.m.: Daytona 500 National Anthem Singer Jordin Sparks and Honorary Starter LaDainian Tomlinson
    11:30 a.m.: Daytona 500 Pre-Race Performers Lady Antebellum
    6:00 p.m. (approximately): Post-Cup Series Race

     

    DUEL 1 LINEUP
    STARTING POSITION DRIVER TEAM
    1. Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports
    2. Brad Keselowski Team Penske
    3. Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing
    4. Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
    5. Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing
    6. Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
    7. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing
    8. Daniel Suarez Joe Gibbs Racing
    9. Joey Logano Team Penske
    10. Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing
    11. Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing
    12. Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing
    13. Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports
    14. Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports
    15. Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing
    16. Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing
    17. Brendan Gaughan* Beard Motorsports
    18. Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports
    19. Reed Sorenson* Premium Motorsports
    20. Joey Gase BK Racing
    21. Corey LaJoie* BK Racing

     

    DUEL 2 LINEUP
    STARTING POSITION DRIVER TEAM
    1. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports
    2. Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing
    3. Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
    4. Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports
    5. Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing
    6. Ty Dillon Germain Racing
    7. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
    8. Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing
    9. Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing
    10. Erik Jones Furniture Row Racing
    11. Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing
    12. Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing
    13. Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing
    14. AJ Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing
    15. Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing
    16. David Ragan Front Row Motorsports
    17. Michael Waltrip Premium Motorsports
    18. Elliott Sadler* Tommy Baldwin Racing
    19. D.J. Kennington* Gaunt Brothers Racing
    20. Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group
    21. Timmy Hill* Rick Ware Racing
    * Non-Charter Teams

     

  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for Daytona Speedweeks

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for Daytona Speedweeks

    The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, XFINITY Series and Camping World Truck Series will open the 2017 season at Daytona International Speedway this weekend.

    Analyzing The Advanced Auto Parts Clash At Daytona:
    Unlike previous years, the starting field for the 2017 Advanced Auto Parts Clash at Daytona will not be a predetermined number of cars; rather, the field is limited to drivers who meet more exclusive criteria.  The 2017 Eligible Participants Include:

    2016 Coors Light Pole Winners: Greg Biffle, Alex Bowman, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon, Carl Edwards, Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Martin Truex Jr.

    Former Clash Winners: Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Tony Stewart

    Former Daytona 500 Pole Winners: Danica Patrick

    2016 Monster Energy Playoff Participants: Chris Buescher, Kyle Larson and Jamie McMurray

    Breakdown of Clash at Daytona Winners:

    Year Driver Year Driver
     1979 Buddy Baker 1998 Rusty Wallace
    1980 Dale Earnhardt 1999 Mark Martin
    1981 Darrell Waltrip 2000 Dale Jarrett
    1982 Bobby Allison 2001 Tony Stewart
    1983 Neil Bonnett 2002 Tony Stewart
    1984 Neil Bonnett 2003 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
    1985 Terry Labonte 2004 Dale Jarrett
    1986 Dale Earnhardt 2005 Jimmie Johnson
    1987 Bill Elliott 2006 Denny Hamlin
    1988 Dale Earnhardt 2007 Tony Stewart
    1989 Ken Schrader 2008 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
    1990 Ken Schrader 2009 Kevin Harvick
    1991 Dale Earnhardt 2010 Kevin Harvick
    1992 Geoff Bodine 2011 Kurt Busch
    1993 Dale Earnhardt 2012 Kyle Busch
    1994 Jeff Gordon 2013 Kevin Harvick
    1995 Dale Earnhardt 2014 Denny Hamlin
    1996 Dale Jarrett 2015 Matt Kenseth
    1997 Jeff Gordon 2016 Denny Hamlin

     

    Please check below for the complete schedule of events.

    All times are Eastern.

    Friday, Feb. 17:

    On Track:
    5-5:55 p.m.: Cup Series First Practice for The Clash at Daytona – FS1
    6:30-7:25 p.m.: Cup Series Final Practice for The Clash at Daytona – FS1

    Saturday, Feb. 18:

    On Track:
    11:30 a.m.-3:25 p.m.: Cup Series First Practice – FS1
    8 p.m.: Cup Series Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona (75 laps, 187.5 miles) – FS1

    Sunday, Feb. 19:

    On Track:
    3:10 p.m.: Cup Series Daytona 500 Qualifying (single vehicle/two rounds) – FOX

    TV Schedule Feb. 13-19

     

     

     

    Thursday, Feb. 23:

    On Track:
    Noon-12:55 p.m.: Cup Series Practice – FS1
    2-2:55 p.m.: Truck Series First Practice – FS1
    4-4:55 p.m.: Truck Series Final Practice – FS1
    7 p.m.: First Can-Am Duel race (60 laps, 150 miles) – FS1
    9 p.m.: Second Can-Am Duel race (60 laps, 150 miles) – FS1 (time approx.)

    Friday, Feb. 24:

    On Track:
    Noon-12:55 p.m.: XFINITY Series First Practice – FS1
    1-1:55 p.m.: Cup Series Daytona 500 Practice – FS1
    2-2:55 p.m.: XFINITY Series Final Practice – FS1
    3-3:55 p.m.: Cup Series Daytona 500 Practice – FS1
    4:30 p.m.: Truck Series Qualifying (single vehicle/two rounds), FS1
    7:30 p.m.: Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 (100 laps, 250 miles), FS1

    Saturday, Feb. 25:

    On Track:
    10:30 a.m.: XFINITY Series Qualifying (single vehicle/two rounds) – FS1
    12:30-1:55 p.m.: Cup Series Daytona 500 Final Practice – FS1
    3:30 p.m.: XFINITY Series Powershares QQQ 300 (120 laps, 300 miles) – FS1

    Sunday, Feb. 26:

    On Track:
    2 p.m.: Daytona 500 (200 laps, 500 miles) – FOX

     

  • Byron wins the race, Sauter takes the title in Miami

    Byron wins the race, Sauter takes the title in Miami

    William Byron took the lead in the closing laps to close out the season with a victory, but it was Johnny Sauter, one of the elder statesman of the series, who beat the competition to finally add a championship to his resume.

    Byron scored the pole for the race and led the 20 laps before ceding the lead to Matt Crafton. He didn’t make much noise for most of the race until the final caution flew with 24 laps to go. He came out second behind Tyler Reddick, who exited pit road with the race lead.

    He stayed hot on Reddick right from the final restart with 20 to go and took the lead exiting Turn 2 with 10 to go to drive on to victory.

    “It feels awesome,” Byron said. “It’s just – it’s incredible. I mean this team has worked so hard all year. We just had an unfortunate situation last week that we couldn’t control, but, man, they brought a good truck. Qualified on the pole.”

    It was the seventh victory in 24 career starts in the Camping World Truck Series for the driver of the No. 9 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota.

    “These guys just are awesome,” he added. “God, I hate leaving this – I just hate this team not being together next year. It’s just insane how good they are and so many talented people on this race team. Can’t thank KBM enough, Toyota, Kyle and Samantha (Busch, Kyle Busch’s wife), everyone at KBM, (sponsor) Liberty University – it’s just amazing.”

    He also secured Sunoco Rookie of The Year honors.

    Sauter brought his No. 21 GMS Racing Chevrolet home third, which was enough to secure him his first series championship.

    “You know, not just me, it’s the whole team, everybody at GMS Racing,” Sauter said in victory lane. “We qualified bad today. Really, we were kind of worried about it. Felt pretty good in race trim.

    “Just proud of these guys for their flawless execution tonight. Joe (Shear) made great adjustments to where I could just kind of hang on. I’m not a high line guy. So I elected to keep doing my deal and they actually found some pretty good grip on the bottom of the race track.

    “Proud to be a champion. I’m gonna do everything in our power to represent NASCAR as best we can.”

    He was asked what point he realized he had a truck that could win the title.

    “I was pretty conservative at the beginning of the race just trying to take care of it and not make any stupid mistakes,” he added. “Then there was about probably 85 laps to go, I was like ‘Okay, we’ll start picking them off here,’ and just had a solid day in the pits.

    “With about 50 to 60 to go, I was like ‘Okay, we’ve got something here,’ and we were really catching the 88. It looked like he was pushing real bad.”

    Kyle Larson, who led a race high of 76 laps, finished fourth.

    Matt Crafton, Christopher Bell and Timothy Peters finished seventh, eighth and ninth.

    Three of the four cautions were brought out by Patrick Staropoli. The other was for a spin by Stewart Friesen.

    Twenty-four trucks finished the race on the lead lap and only Ryan Truex failed to finish the race.

    The race lasted one hour, 32 minutes and 57 seconds at an average speed of 129.747 mph. There were 15 lead changes among five different drivers and four cautions for 18 laps.

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  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for Homestead

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for Homestead

    The NASCAR Sprint Cup, XFINITY and the Camping World Truck Series travel to Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend for the season finale. Please check below for the complete schedule of events.

    All times are Eastern.

    Wednesday, Nov. 16:

    Live Stream: (Watch live)
    11 a.m. ET: Championship 4 Crew Chief Video Conference

    Thursday, Nov. 17:

    Live Stream:
    3:05 p.m. ET: Media Day (Watch live)
    4:10 p.m. ET: Miss Sprint Cup Championship 4 Chat (Watch live)

    Friday, Nov. 18:

    On Track:
    8:30-9:30 a.m.: Camping World Truck Series First Practice – FS1
    10:30-11:25 a.m.: Camping World Truck Series Final Practice – FS1
    12:30-1:55 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series First Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    2-3:25 p.m.: XFINITY Series First Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    3:45 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying – FS1
    5-5:55 p.m.: XFINITY Series Final Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    6:15 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    8 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Ford EcoBoost 200 (134 laps, 201 miles) – FS1

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

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    10:15 a.m.: Darrell Gwynn Foundation
    11:45 a.m.: Tony Stewart
    2 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship 4 owners – Joe Gibbs, Rick Hendrick and Roger Penske
    7:30 p.m.: Post-NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying (time approx.)
    10 p.m.: Post-Camping World Truck Series Race (time approx.)

    Saturday, Nov. 19:

    On Track:
    10-10:55 a.m.: Sprint Cup Series Second Practice – CNBC/NBC Sports App
    11:15 a.m.: XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – CNBC/NBC Sports App
    1-1:50 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Final Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    3:30 p.m.: XFINITY Series Ford EcoBoost 300 (200 laps, 300 miles) – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    2 p.m.: Sprint Cup Championship 4 manufacturers – Jim Campbell, Ed Laukes and Dave Pericak
    6:30 p.m.: Post-XFINITY Series Race (time approx.)

    Sunday, Nov. 20:

    On Track:
    2:30 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 (267 laps, 400.5 miles) – NBC/NBC Sports App

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    11 a.m.: NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France
    7 p.m.: Post-Sprint Cup Series Race (time approx.)

     

    Find NBCSN in your area | Watch live online at NBCSports.com

    Complete NASCAR TV Schedule

     

  • Daniel Suarez Wins First NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race as Chase Final Is Set

    Daniel Suarez Wins First NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race as Chase Final Is Set

    By Reid Spencer
    NASCAR Wire Service

    AVONDALE, Ariz. – William Byron’s bitter disappointment proved a boon for two of his Kyle Busch Motorsports teammates in Friday night’s Lucas Oil 150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Phoenix International Raceway.

    When the engine in Byron’s No. 9 Toyota expired on Lap 141 of 150 – ending the championship run for the series’ most prolific winner this year – Kyle Busch Motorsports teammate Daniel Suarez took over the race lead and went on to score the first NCWTS victory of his career.

    Byron’s elimination from the inaugural Camping World Truck Series Chase also helped teammate Christopher Bell, who claimed the last berth in the Championship 4 with a seventh-place finish. Bell joins second-place finisher Johnny Sauter, third-place Matt Crafton and fifth-place Timothy Peters with a chance to win the title next Friday at Homestead-Miami Speedway (8 p.m. ET on FS1).

    Suarez pulled ahead of Sauter after a restart with four laps left and led by .510 seconds when he crossed the finish line for the final time.

    “He was running a perfect race and things like this happen,” Suarez said of the demise of his teammate, who had led 112 of the first 137 laps before his engine began to fail. “The first victory in any series is always the most difficult to get.

    “I’m just very proud of this team for their effort. They’ve done a really good job all year. I’m very happy that we were able to get the win for KBM and Toyota.”

    Byron’s engine issue was sudden and unexpected.

    “We had been running hot a little bit the last run – kind of all night,” Byron said. “It stayed within 10 (degree) range, but it started to vibrate, maybe the lap before… but it didn’t seem like a big deal, then it sputtered and flames came out from underneath the truck.”

    And now Bell will race for the championship instead of the 18-year-old Byron, who has posted a series-best six victories in his rookie season.

    Seeking a sweep of the Round of 6 after victories at Martinsville and Texas, Sauter couldn’t catch Suarez in the four-lap run to the finish.

    “We had a great truck, especially on the long runs,” said Sauter, whose No. 21 Silverado is the only Chevrolet in the Championship 4. “Unfortunately, I just could not get going in the short run. I was just extremely loose…

    “I knew at the end there I needed to get a really, really good restart, and I didn’t get the restart I needed. I’ve got nobody to blame but myself for that. But I’m just proud of everybody’s effort. We just needed to keep pushing. Even though everybody says there’s no pressure, there’s always pressure – this is racing.”

    Crafton and Peters were one point apart entering the race and battled in close quarters for most of the race. Until Byron’s engine blew, they were contesting the final position at Homestead until Bell fell back on a late restart.

    “There wasn’t a lap that wasn’t tense,” Crafton said. “We just raced hard from the beginning to the end.”

    Note: Toyota clinched its ninth manufacturer’s championship in 13 seasons since entering the Truck Series in 2004.

    NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race – Lucas Oil 150
    Phoenix International Raceway
    Avondale, Arizona
    Friday, November 11, 2016

     

                   1. (2) Daniel Suarez(i), Toyota, 150.

                   2. (4) Johnny Sauter (C), Chevrolet, 150.

                   3. (10) Matt Crafton (C), Toyota, 150.

                   4. (7) Cameron Hayley, Toyota, 150.

                   5. (8) Timothy Peters (C), Toyota, 150.

                   6. (6) John H Nemechek, Chevrolet, 150.

                   7. (5) Christopher Bell (C) #, Toyota, 150.

                   8. (17) Matt Tifft #, Toyota, 150.

                   9. (18) Ben Kennedy (C), Chevrolet, 150.

                   10. (12) Cole Custer #, Chevrolet, 150.

                   11. (3) Rico Abreu #, Toyota, 150.

                   12. (13) Tyler Reddick, Ford, 150.

                  13. (15) Daniel Hemric, Ford, 150.

                   14. (9) Ben Rhodes #, Toyota, 150.

                   15. (21) Austin Cindric, Ford, 150.

                   16. (14) Noah Gragson, Toyota, 150.

                   17. (19) Myatt Snider, Toyota, 150.

                   18. (20) Stewart Friesen, Chevrolet, 150.

                   19. (23) Dylan Lupton(i), Chevrolet, 150.

                   20. (26) Kevin Donahue, Chevrolet, 149.

                   21. (27) Matt Mills, Chevrolet, 148.

                   22. (29) Austin Wayne Self #, Toyota, 147.

                   23. (28) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 147.

                   24. (32) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevrolet, 146.

                   25. (30) Bryce Napier, Chevrolet, 146.

                   26. (31) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, 145.

                   27. (1) William Byron (C) #, Toyota, Engine, 141.

                   28. (11) Kaz Grala, Chevrolet, Accident, 76.

                   29. (25) Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet, Engine, 62.

                   30. (22) Tommy Joe Martins, Chevrolet, Accident, 36.

                   31. (24) Dominique Van Wieringen, Ford, Accident, 26.

                   32. (16) Spencer Gallagher, Chevrolet, Accident, 11.

     

    Average Speed of Race Winner:  84.441 mph.

    Time of Race:  1 Hrs, 46 Mins, 35 Secs. Margin of Victory:  0.510 Seconds.

    Caution Flags:  9 for 49 laps.

    Lead Changes:  5 among 3 drivers.

    Lap Leaders:   W. Byron (C) # 1-25; D. Suarez(i) 26-47; W. Byron (C) # 48-68; T. Reddick 69-72; W. Byron (C) # 73-138; D. Suarez(i) 139-150.

    Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  W. Byron (C) # 3 times for 112 laps; D. Suarez(i) 2 times for 34 laps; T. Reddick 1 time for 4 laps.

    Top 10 in Points: J. Sauter (C) – 3,103; M. Crafton (C) – 3,078; C. Bell (C) # – 3,077; T. Peters (C) – 3,075; W. Byron (C) # – 3,060; B. Kennedy (C) – 3,059; D. Hemric – 2,135; J. Nemechek – 2,111; T. Reddick – 479; C. Custer # – 479.

  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for Phoenix

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for Phoenix

    The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, XFINITY Series and the Camping World Truck Series all head to Phoenix International Raceway for a full weekend of competition. Please check below for the full schedule of events.

    All times are Eastern.

    Friday, Nov. 11:

    On Track:
    11:30 a.m.-12:25 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series First Practice – FS2
    12:30-1:25 p.m.: XFINITY Series First Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    1:30-2:55 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series First Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    3-3:50 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Final Practice – FS2
    4:30-5:55 p.m.: XFINITY Series Final Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    6:45 p.m.: Sprint Cup Coors Light Pole Qualifying – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    8:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying – FS2
    10 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 150 (150 laps, 150 miles) – FS1

    Garage Cam: (Watch live)
    1 p.m.:  Sprint Cup Series
    4 p.m.: XFINITY Series

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    11:45 a.m.: Alex Bowman
    Noon: Joey Logano
    12:15 p.m.: Kurt Busch
    12:30 p.m.: Matt Kenseth
    3:15 p.m.: Elliott Sadler, Erik Jones and Ryan Reed
    3:30 p.m.: Denny Hamlin
    3:45 p.m.: Kyle Busch
    6 p.m.: Austin Dillon and Richard Childress
    7:30 p.m.: Post-Sprint Cup Qualifying (time approx.)
    11:45 p.m.: Post-Camping World Truck Race (time approx.)

    Saturday, Nov. 12:

    On Track:
    3-3:55 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Second Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    4:15 p.m.: XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    6-6:50 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Final Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    7:30 p.m.: XFINITY Series Ticket Galaxy 200 (200 laps, 200 miles) – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

    Press Conference: (Watch live)
    10 p.m.: Post-XFINITY Series Race (time approx.)

    Sunday, Nov. 13:

    On Track:
    2:30 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Can-Am 500 (312 laps, 312 miles) – NBC/NBC Sports App

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

     

    Find NBCSN in your area | Watch live online at NBCSports.com

    Complete NASCAR TV Schedule

     

  • Late Pass Gives Johnny Sauter Victory in Texas Truck Race

    Late Pass Gives Johnny Sauter Victory in Texas Truck Race

    By Reid Spencer
    NASCAR Wire Service

    FORT WORTH, Tex. –You might say Johnny Sauter is on a roll.

    Then again, that might be an understatement.

    Passing Matt Crafton near the start/finish line with two laps left in Friday night’s Striping Technology 350 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, Sauter pulled away to win his second straight race in the inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase.

    In the process, he deprived Crafton of a chance to clinch a spot in the Championship 4 finale, set for Nov. 18 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Crafton won a drag race to the stripe against Daniel Hemric to secure the runner-up spot, .836 seconds behind Sauter.

    “This is amazing,” said Sauter, who started 16th in his No. 21 Chevrolet and won for the third time this season, the third time at Texas (having swept the 2012 races) and the 13th time in his career. “Matt was content to keep running the bottom, and I made a couple of runs on that restart (on Lap 130 of 147, after the third and final caution).

    “They got me great track position on the pit stop, and I just kept bottoming the splitter out on the short run, and I could just not fire off. … Matt just kept running the bottom, and I was like, ‘I’m going to the top.’ And I was pretty successful on the top down in (Turns) 3 and 4 all night long—just big momentum.”

    About the only low point of Sauter’s night was his post-race burnout—but that was by design.

    “I’ve got to apologize to the fans for the burnout,” Sauter said. “I know it was lame, but I’ve got to have this truck for Homestead.”

    Crafton, a two-time series champion, overcame a scrape against the outside wall and a suspect battery to run second.

    “We were just off all night,” Crafton said. “I got drove into the fence off Turn 2, and the right-rear tail is moved over quite a bit and we got really free up off the corner. I was trying to manage, and with about four (laps) to go I just got really free and I was like, ‘Oh, boy.’

    “I was hoping that Johnny and the 19 (Hemric) raced each other a lot longer than they did.”

    Polesitter Spencer Gallagher, Sauter’s teammate at GMS Racing, led a race-high 88 laps but lost six positions on pit road before the final restart, thanks to a slow tire change on the right rear of his No. 23 Chevrolet.

    Chase drivers Ben Kennedy and Timothy Peters finished 13th and 14th, respectively, and are currently below the Chase cut line. Peters is fifth in the standings, one point behind Crafton in fourth. Kennedy is sixth, 13 points behind Crafton heading to Phoenix, where the Chase field will be cut from six drivers to the final four next Friday.

    Sauter is the only driver guaranteed to race for the championship at Homestead. William Byron, who leads the series with six victories, finished sixth on Friday and held second place in the Chase standings.

    Christopher Bell came home 11th after late contact with the Toyota of Cameron Hayley and is third in points, but the gap between the second- and fifth-place Chase drivers is a mere five points.

    The only three cautions of the night resulted from the expiration of the caution clock, which runs in 20-minute increments from the drop of a green flag. The previous high number for caution clocks in a single race was two.

    NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race – Striping Technology 350
    Texas Motor Speedway
    Fort Worth, Texas
    Friday, November 04, 2016

    1. (16) Johnny Sauter (C), Chevrolet, 147.
    2. (7) Matt Crafton (C), Toyota, 147.
    3. (2) Daniel Hemric, Ford, 147.
    4. (5) Tyler Reddick, Ford, 147.
    5. (10) Daniel Suarez(i), Toyota, 147.
    6. (3) William Byron # (C), Toyota, 147.
    7. (1) Spencer Gallagher, Chevrolet, 147.
    8. (22) Austin Dillon(i), Chevrolet, 147.
    9. (12) Cole Custer #, Chevrolet, 147.
    10. (17) Cameron Hayley, Toyota, 147.
    11. (9) Christopher Bell # (C), Toyota, 147.
    12. (15) Rico Abreu #, Toyota, 147.
    13. (14) Ben Kennedy (C), Chevrolet, 147.
    14. (6) Timothy Peters (C), Toyota, 147.
    15. (8) Ben Rhodes #, Toyota, 147.
    16. (21) Shane Lee, Chevrolet, 147.
    17. (4) Matt Tifft #, Toyota, 147.
    18. (19) John H Nemechek, Chevrolet, 146.
    19. (20) Austin Hill, Ford, 145.
    20. (13) Jesse Little, Toyota, 145.
    21. (18) Ryan Truex, Toyota, 144.
    22. (30) Austin Wayne Self #, Toyota, 144.
    23. (24) Casey Smith, Chevrolet, 144.
    24. (25) Reed Sorenson(i), Chevrolet, Vibration, 143.
    25. (27) Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet, 143.
    26. (23) Tyler Young, Chevrolet, 143.
    27. (29) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 142.
    28. (11) Cody Coughlin #, Chevrolet, 141.
    29. (28) Matt Mills, Chevrolet, 140.
    30. (32) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevrolet, 138.
    31. (26) Tommy Joe Martins, Chevrolet, Accident, 61.
    32. (31) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, Engine, 22.

    Average Speed of Race Winner:  148.291 mph.
    Time of Race:  1 Hrs, 29 Mins, 13 Secs. Margin of Victory:  0.836 Seconds.
    Caution Flags:  3 for 12 laps.

    Lead Changes:  7 among 4 drivers.
    Lap Leaders:   S. Gallagher 1-40; D. Hemric 41-75; S. Gallagher 76-83; D. Hemric 84-86; S. Gallagher 87-126; J. Sauter (C) 127-129; M. Crafton (C) 130-144; J. Sauter (C) 145-147.
    Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  S. Gallagher 3 times for 88 laps; D. Hemric 2 times for 38 laps; M. Crafton (C) 1 time for 15 laps; J. Sauter (C) 2 times for 6 laps.

    Top 10 in Points: J. Sauter (C) – 3,072; W. Byron # (C) – 3,052; C. Bell # (C) – 3,051; M. Crafton (C) – 3,048; T. Peters (C) – 3,047; B. Kennedy (C) – 3,035; D. Hemric – 2,115; J. Nemechek – 2,084; T. Reddick – 457; C. Custer # – 456.

  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for Texas

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for Texas

    The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, XFINITY Series and the Camping World Truck Series all head to Texas Motor Speedway for a full weekend of competition. Please check below for the complete schedule of events.

    All times are Eastern.

    Thursday, Nov. 3:

    On Track:
    3:30-4:25 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series First Practice
    5:30-6:25 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Final Practice

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    2:30 p.m.: Christopher Bell and Ben Kennedy

    Friday, Nov. 4:

    On Track:
    12:30-1:55 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series First Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    2:30-3:25 p.m.: XFINITY Series First Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    3:45 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying – FS1
    5-6:25 p.m.: XFINITY Series Final Practice – NBC Sports App (will air tape delayed at 12 a.m. ET on NBCSN)
    6:45 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – NBC Sports App (will air tape delayed at 10:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN)
    8:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Longhorn 350 (147 laps, 220.5 miles) – FS1

    Garage Cam: (Watch live)
    Noon: Sprint Cup Series
    2 p.m.: XFINITY Series

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    11:30 a.m.: Kyle Larson
    11:45 a.m.: Matt Kenseth
    Noon: Matt Tifft
    12:15 p.m.: Brendan Gaughan, Blake Koch and Daniel Suarez
    2:05 p.m.: Carl Edwards
    2:30 p.m.: Trevor Bayne
    3 p.m.: Kyle Busch
    3:30 p.m.: Michael McDowell
    7:45 p.m.: Post-Sprint Cup Series Qualifying (time approx.)
    10:15 p.m.: Post-Camping World Truck Series Race (time approx.)

    Saturday, Nov. 5:

    On Track:
    10:30-11:25 a.m.: Sprint Cup Series Second Practice – CNBC/NBC Sports App
    11:45 a.m.: XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – CNBC/NBC Sports App
    1:30-2:20 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Final Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    3 p.m.: XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge (200 laps, 300 miles) – NBC/NBC Sports App

    Press Conference: (Watch live)
    5:15 p.m.: Post-XFINITY Series Race (time approx.)

    Sunday, Nov. 6:

    On Track:
    2 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 (334 laps, 501 miles) – NBC/NBC Sports App

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

     

     

    Find NBCSN in your area | Watch live online at NBCSports.com

    Complete NASCAR TV Schedule

     

  • Sauter books ticket to Homestead with win at Martinsville

    Sauter books ticket to Homestead with win at Martinsville

    MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Johnny Sauter, elder statesman of the Truck Series who was the first to get his spot in the Chase with a win at Daytona, will get a chance to win his first series championship in three weeks after taking the checkered flag at Martinsville.

    Chase Elliott led the field to the green flag at 1:43 p.m. He led the first 10 laps before Cole Custer got under him in turn 2 and took the lead. Sauter took the lead for the first time on lap 28 after Custer got loose going into turn 1. The first caution flew on lap 50 for a two-truck wreck in turn 1 involving Josh Wise and Kyle Donahue.

    After returning to green with Elliott back in command, the race settled into a follow the leader routine. Although Custer and Sauter tried to get up to Elliott to make things interesting, he held the lead all the way to the final quarter of the race Spencer Gallagher brought out the second caution on lap 107 after slamming the wall in turn 2.

    The next two cautions flew on lap 149 when Tommy Joe Martins went for a spin in turn 2 and with 37 laps to go for a four-truck wreck in turn 2 involving Ben Kennedy, John Wes Townley, Matt Tifft and Ben Rhodes.

    In the final quarter, Daniel Hemric led six laps, handed the lead to John Hunter Nemechek for 18 and lost it to Sauter who held off Elliott in the closing laps to score the victory in the Texas Roadhouse 200.

    “Well, the race kind of started yesterday so to speak with practice and all that,” Sauter said going through his race in his post-race media availability. “To be honest with you, I felt like we had a really good Smoky Mountain Herbal Snuff Chevrolet yesterday in practice. Didn’t necessarily focus on single lap speed or having a fast truck on a short run. We focused really hard on the long run stuff. Just making sure that the typical thing you face here is turning in the center of the corner and keeping forward traction. Just proud of everybody at GMS (Racing) and GMS Fabrication. This is an all GMS truck. You know, to be able to come to a place like this, that’s been pretty kind to me over the years, to get a win here was extra special. Obviously, we all know what’s on the line here as far as a championship at the beginning of the year. That’s your ultimate goal is to at least have a chance at Homestead to race for a championship. All in all, a great day. I drove to the lead early, had some brake trouble there. I had to kind of conserve for 100 laps. Knew I had a little bit better handling truck than what I was showing, but I just had to take care of it a little bit. When that last caution came out, I think it was 40 laps to go, I was like ‘Pretty sure I got enough brakes to race to the end. So we’re going to use them as hard as I need it to.’ I thank Chase Elliott for racing clean there at the end. Thought we had a very methodical day. Took care of the truck. Ran into the wall a couple of times off the corner just cause I got loose. Hopefully, they ain’t too mad at me for tearing up the truck. But all in all, I’m proud of everyone’s effort at GMS Racing.”

    It’s his 12th career victory in 195 Camping World Truck Series starts, second of 2016 and third in 18 races at Martinsville Speedway.

    Elliott came home second after leading a race high of 109 laps, Nemecheck rounded out the podium, Christopher Bell finished fourth and Timothy Peters rounded out the top-five.

    Daniel Suarez finished sixth, Custer finished seventh, William Byron finished eighth, Hemric finished ninth and Austin Hill rounded out the top-10.

    Matt Crafton, dealing with brake issues all day, finished 17th and Kennedy rallied from his wreck to maintain a lead lap finish in 18th.

    Twenty-one cars finished the race on the lead lap and 29 were running at the finish.

    The race lasted one hour, 25 minutes and 29 seconds at an average speed of 73.839 mph. There were six lead changes among five different drivers and five cautions for 33 laps.

    Sauter leaves Martinsville with a seven-point lead over Bell.

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  • Elliott gets the Truck pole at Martinsville

    Elliott gets the Truck pole at Martinsville

    MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Chase Elliott will lead the field to the green flag this afternoon after topping the chart in the final round of Truck Series qualifying at Martinsville.

    The driver of the No. 71 Contreras Motorsports Chevrolet scored the pole for the Texas Roadhouse 200 after posting a time of 19.673 and a speed of 96.254 mph.

    It’s his second career pole in 10 Camping World Truck Series starts, first of 2016 and first at Martinsville Speedway.

    Daniel Suarez will start second in his No. 51 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota after posting a time of 19.741 and a speed of 95.922 mph. Cole Custer will start third in his No. 00 JR Motorsports Chevrolet after posting a time of 19.745 and a speed of 95.903 mph. Tyler Reddick will start fourth in his No. 29 Brad Keselowski Motorsports Ford after posting a time of 19.749 and a speed of 95.883 mph. Johnny Sauter will round out the top-five in his No. 21 GMS Racing Chevrolet after posting a time of 19.755 and a speed of 95.854 mph.

    Christopher Bell will start sixth in his No. 4 KBM Toyota. William Byron will start seventh in his No. 9 KBM Toyota. Cameron Hayley will start eighth in his No. 13 ThorSport Racing Toyota. Matt Tifft will start ninth in his No. 11 Red Horse Racing Toyota. Kay Grala will round out the top-10 in his No. 24 GMS Chevrolet.

    Matt Crafton will start 11th and John Hunter Nemechek will round out the 12 drivers that made the final round out qualifying.

    Ben Kennedy will start 18th and Timothy Peters will be the lowest starting Chase driver in 19th.

    Brad Foy, Donnie Levister, Casey Smith and Kyle Soper failed to make the race.

    A total of 16 Chevrolet’s, 12 Toyota’s and four Ford’s will comprise the 32-truck field for this afternoon’s race.

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