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  • Byron Fastest at Martinsville in Final Truck Practice

    Byron Fastest at Martinsville in Final Truck Practice

    MARTINSVILLE, Va. — William Byron topped the chart in final Camping World Truck Series practice at Martinsville Speedway.

    The driver of the No. 9 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 19.687 and a speed of 96.185 mph. Johnny Sauter was second in his No. 21 GMS Racing Chevrolet with a time of 19.749 and a speed of 95.883 mph. Daniel Suarez was third in his No. 51 KBM Toyota with a time of 19.757 and a speed of 95.845 mph. Cole Custer was fourth in his No. 00 JR Motorsports Chevrolet with a time of 19.765 and a speed of 95.806 mph. Tyler Reddick rounded out the top-five in his No. 29 Brad Keselowski Racing Ford with a time of 19.799 and a speed of 95.641 mph.

    Ben Rhodes was sixth in his No. 41 ThorSport Racing Toyota. John Hunter Nemechek was seventh in his No. 8 NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet. Spencer Gallagher was eighth in his No. 23 GMS Chevrolet. Daniel Hemric was ninth in his No. 19 BKR Ford. Christopher Bell rounded out the top-10 in his No. 19 KBM Toyota.

    Ben Kennedy was 11th, Matt Crafton was 12th and Timothy Peters was the lowest Chase driver in 15th.

    Cameron Hayley posted the fastest 10 consecutive lap average at an average speed of 93.710 mph.

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  • Suarez Fastest in First Truck Practice at Martinsville

    Suarez Fastest in First Truck Practice at Martinsville

    MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Daniel Suarez topped the chart in first Camping World Truck Series practice at Martinsville Speedway.

    The driver of the No. 51 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 19.823 and a speed of 95.525 mph. Cameron Hayley was second in his No. 13 ThorSport Racing Toyota with a time of 19.835 and a speed of 95.468 mph. William Byron was third in his No. 9 KBM Toyota with a time of 19.848 and a speed of 95.405 mph. Matt Crafton was fourth in his No. 88 TSR Toyota with a time of 19.914 and a speed of 95.089 mph. John Hunter Nemechek rounded out the top-five in his No. 8 NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet with a time of 19.963 and a speed of 94.856 mph.

    Johnny Sauter was sixth in his No. 21 GMS Racing Chevrolet. Harrison Burton was seventh in his No. 18 KBM Toyota. Christopher Bell was eighth in his No. 4 KBM Toyota. Ben Rhodes was ninth in his No. 41 TSR Toyota. Kay Grala rounded out the top-10 in his No. 24 GMS Chevrolet.

    Ben Kennedy was 17th and Timothy Peters was the lowest Chase driver in 20th.

    Matt Tifft posted the fastest 10 consecutive lap average at an average speed of 93.283 mph.

    The Truck Series is back on track at 2:30 p.m.

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  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for Martinsville Speedway

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for Martinsville Speedway

    The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the Camping World Truck Series head to Martinsville Speedway this weekend while the XFINITY Series is off. Please check below for the complete schedule of events.

    All times are Eastern.

    Friday, Oct. 28:

    On Track:
    11 a.m.-12:25 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series First Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    12:30-1:25 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series First Practice – FS1
    2:30-3:50 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Final Practice – FS1
    4:40 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

    Garage Cam: (Watch live)
    10:30 a.m.: Sprint Cup Series
    Noon: Camping World Truck Series

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    9:30 a.m.: Brian Scott
    9:45 a.m.: Joey Logano
    10 a.m.: William Byron, Matt Crafton and Timothy Peters
    10:15 a.m.: Jimmie Johnson
    1 p.m.: Denny Hamlin
    1:30 p.m.: Jeff Gordon
    6 p.m.: Post-Sprint Cup Series Qualifying (time approx.)

    Saturday, Oct. 29:

    On Track:
    9-9:55 a.m.: Sprint Cup Series Practice – CNBC
    10:15 a.m.: Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying – FS1
    Noon-12:50 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Final Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    1:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Texas Roadhouse 200 presented by Alpha Energy Solutions (200 laps, 105.2 miles) – FS1

    Press Conference: (Watch live)
    2:30 p.m. approx: Post-Camping World Truck Series Race

    Sunday, Oct. 30:

    On Track:
    1 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Goody’s Fast Relief 500 (500 laps, 263 miles) – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

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

     

     

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

     

    Complete NASCAR TV Schedule

     

  • Grant Enfinger Survives Carnage and Wins at Talladega

    Grant Enfinger Survives Carnage and Wins at Talladega

    TALLADEGA, Ala. — Grant Enfinger spent many years trying to win at Talladega in the ARCA Series to no avail, but it took 94 laps, excellent performance and attrition from other cars to finally secure the Fairhopes, Alabama native his first victory at the Alabama speedway.

    Cole Custer led the field to the green flag at 1:23 p.m. Enfinger wasted no time working his way to the lead as he surged his way past Custer on the outside exiting Turn 2 to lead the first lap. John Hunter Nemechek’s Chase hopes went up in smoke when his engine expired on the backstretch on the 14th circuit of the race, bringing out the first caution. Tyler Reddick opted not to pit and assumed the lead.

    The race restarted on lap 20. At the start of the run, the outside line was the weaker line. By lap 34, however, Timothy Peters powered by Reddick on the outside to take the lead. Cody Coughlin, who a lap earlier jumped out of the pack, brought out the second caution on lap 35 after stalling on the backstretch. Custer opted not to pit and assumed the lead.

    A lap after the restart with 55 laps to go, Peters took back the lead. Four laps later, a three-truck wreck involving Custer, John Wes Townley and Daniel Hemric brought out the third caution.

    It went back green with 46 to go. Ben Kennedy took the lead with 45 to go using a push on the outside line just two laps before another three-truck wreck, involving Dylan Lupton, Cody Ware and Brandon Hightower, in the tri-oval brought out the fourth caution.

    Enfinger worked his way back to the lead on the restart with 38 to go before a 14-truck wreck, the Big One, brought out the fifth caution with 35 to go.

    The caution flew two more times in the race for a solo spin by Hemric on the backstretch with 10 to go and Matt Crafton blowing an engine on the frontstretch with four to go.

    On the final lap, Cameron Hayley got turned by Lupton on the backstretch, slid down the track and slammed the inside wall. The caution didn’t fly and Enfinger drove on to score the victory.

    It’s his first victory in 13 Camping World Truck Series starts, his fifth top-10 finish of 2016 and first top-10 at Talladega Superspeedway.

    Teammate Spencer Gallagher brought his No. 23 GMS Racing Chevrolet home runner-up. Timothy Peters was the highest finishing Chase driver with a podium finish in his No. 17 Red Horse Racing Toyota.

    Rico Abreu finished fourth in his No. 98 ThorSport Racing Toyota. Ben Kennedy rounded out the top-five in his No. 33 GMS Chevrolet.

    Christopher Bell finished sixth, Johnny Sauter finished seventh, Ryan Truex finished eighth, Matt Tifft finished ninth and William Byron rounded out the top-10.

    Hemric finished 11th, Crafton finished 22nd and Nemechek finished last.

    The race lasted two hours, five minutes and 54 seconds at an average speed of 119.161 mph. There were 15 lead changes among nine different drivers and seven cautions for 33 laps.

    Byron, Bell, Peters, Crafton, Kennedy and Sauter continue on in the Chase. Hemric and Nemechek, however, fail to make the cut to the Round of 6.

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  • Custer Takes the Pole Position in Trucks at Talladega

    Custer Takes the Pole Position in Trucks at Talladega

    TALLADEGA, Ala. — Cole Custer will lead the field to the green flag later this afternoon in the state of Alabama.

    The driver of the No. 00 JR Motorsports Chevrolet scored the pole for the fred’s 250 Powered by Coca-Cola after posting a time of 53.672 and a speed of 178.417 mph.

    It’s his fifth career pole in 38 Camping World Truck Series starts, second of 2016 and first at Talladega Superspeedway.

    Grant Enfinger will start second in his No. 24 GMS Racing Chevrolet after posting a time of 53.683 and a speed of 178.380 mph. Spencer Gallagher will start third in his No. 23 GMS Chevrolet after posting a time of 53.747 and a speed of 178.168 mph. Ben Kennedy will start fourth in his No. 33 GMS Chevrolet after posting a time of 53.754 and a speed of 178.145 mph. Johnny Sauter will round out the top-five in his No. 21 GMS Chevrolet after posting a time of 53.855 and a speed of 177.811 mph.

    Timothy Peters will start sixth in his No. 11 Red Horse Racing Toyota. Cody Coughlin will start seventh in his No. 51 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota. William Byron will start eighth in his No. 9 KBM Toyota. John Wes Townley will start ninth in his No. 05 Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet. Korbin Forrister will round out the top-10 in his No. 5 Wauters Motorsports Toyota.

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

    Matt Crafton will start 13th, Christopher Bell will start 14th and Daniel Hemric will round out the Chase drivers in 17th.

    With 36 drivers entered, four drivers – Jennifer Jo Cobb, Ryan Ellis, Clay Greenfield and Parker Kligerman – were sent home.

    Sixteen Chevrolet’s, 13 Toyota’s and three Ford’s will comprise the 32-truck field for this afternoon’s race.

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  • Forrister Fastest in Final Truck Practice at Talladega

    Forrister Fastest in Final Truck Practice at Talladega

    TALLADEGA, Ala. — Korbin Forrister topped the chart in final Camping World Truck Series practice at Talladega Superspeedway.

    The driver of the No. 5 Wauters Motorsports Toyota was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 50.948 and a speed of 187.956 mph. Ben Kennedy was second in his No. 33 GMS Racing Chevrolet with a time of 51.108 and a speed of 187.368 mph. Tyler Reddick was third in his No. 29 Brad Keselowski Racing Ford with a time of 51.131 and a speed of 187.284 mph. Daniel Hemric was fourth in his No. 19 BKR Ford with a time of 51.166 and a speed of 187.156 mph. John Hunter Nemechek rounded out the top-five in his No. 8 NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet with a time of 51.176 and a speed of 187.119 mph.

    Matt Tifft was sixth in his No. 11 Red Horse Racing Toyota. Ben Rhodes was seventh in his No. 41 ThorSport Racing Toyota. Matt Crafton was eighth in his No. 88 TSR Toyota. Travis Kvapil was ninth in his No. 50 MAKE Motorsports Chevrolet. Ryan Truex rounded out the top-10 in his No. 81 Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota.

    Johnny Sauter was 20th, Willam Byron was 23rd and Christopher Bell was the lowest Chase driver in 24th.

    The Trucks will be back on track for qualifying tomorrow morning.

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  • Enfinger Fastest in First Truck Practice at Talladega

    Enfinger Fastest in First Truck Practice at Talladega

    TALLADEGA, Ala. — Grant Enfinger topped the chart in first Camping World Truck Series practice at Talladega Superspeedway.

    The driver of the No. 24 GMS Racing Chevrolet was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 51.401 and a speed of 186.300 mph. Cody Coughlin was second in his No. 51 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota with a time of 51.408 and a speed of 186.275 mph. Christopher Bell was third in his No. 4 KBM Toyota with a time of 51.431 and a speed of 186.191 mph. Matt Crafton was fourth in his No. 88 ThorSport Racing Toyota with a time of 51.442 and a speed of 186.151 mph. John Wes Townley rounded out the top-five in his No. 05 Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet with a time of 51.462 and a speed of 186.079 mph.

    Clay Greenfield was sixth in his No. 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet. Cole Custer was seventh in his No. 00 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. Spencer Gallagher was eighth in his No. 23 GMS Chevrolet. Matt Tifft was ninth in his No. 11 Red Horse Racing Toyota. Timothy Peters rounded out the top-10 in his No. 17 RHR Toyota.

    Coughlin posted the fastest 10 consecutive lap average at an average speed of 183.804 mph. Tifft was second at an average speed of 183.803 mph.

    The Truck Series is back on track at 3:00 p.m. today for final practice.

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  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for Talladega

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for Talladega

    The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Camping World Truck Series head to Talladega Superspeedway this weekend while the XFINITY Series is off. Please check below for the complete schedule of events.

    Friday, Oct. 21:

    On Track:
    1-1:55 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series First Practice – FS1
    2-2:55 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series First Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    3-3:55 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Final Practice – FS1
    4:30-5:25 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Final Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

    Garage Cam: (Watch live)
    12:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series
    1:30 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    11:45 a.m.: Daniel Hemric, John Hunter Nemechek, Timothy Peters
    Noon: Major Talladega Superspeedway announcement/ISC announcement with Casey Mears
    12:30 p.m.: Chase Elliott
    12:45 p.m.: Joey Logano
    3:05 p.m.: Carl Edwards
    3:30 p.m.: Martin Truex Jr.

    Saturday, Oct. 22:

    On Track:
    10:30 a.m.: Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying – FS1
    1 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series fred’s 250 Powered by Coca-Cola (94 laps, 250.04 miles) – FOX
    4 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    3 p.m..: Post-Camping World Truck Series Race (time approx.)
    5 p.m..: Post-Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying (time approx.)

    Sunday, Oct. 23:

    On Track:
    2 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Hellmann’s 500 (188 laps, 500.08 miles) – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

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

     

     

  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for Dover and Las Vegas

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for Dover and Las Vegas

    The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and XFINITY Series head to Dover International Speedway this weekend while the Camping World Truck Series travels to Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Please check below for the complete schedule of events.

    All times are Eastern.

    Friday, Sept. 30:

    On Track at Dover:
    10-11:25 a.m.: Sprint Cup Series First Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    11:30 a.m.-12:25 p.m.: XFINITY Series First Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    1:30-2:55 p.m.: XFINITY Series Final Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    3:40 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

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

    Press Conferences: ( Watch live )
    8:30 a.m.: Chris Buescher
    8:45 a.m.: Chase Elliott
    9 a.m.: Jamie McMurray
    9:15 a.m.: Jimmie Johnson
    9:45 a.m.: Erik Jones
    12:30 p.m.: Martin Truex Jr.
    12:45 p.m.: Regan Smith
    4:40 p.m..: Post-Sprint Cup Series Qualifying (time approx.)

    Saturday, Oct. 1:

    On Track at Dover:
    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 Drive Sober 200 (200 laps, 200 miles) – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

    Garage Cam: (Watch live)
    10 a.m.: NASCAR  Sprint Cup Series

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

    On Track at Las Vegas:
    11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series First Practice
    1-2 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Final Practice
    6:10 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying – FS2
    8:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series DC Solar 350 (146 laps, 219 miles) – FS1

    Sunday, Oct. 2:

    On Track at Dover:
    2 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Citizen Soldier 400 (400 laps, 400 miles) – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    5:30 p.m.: Post-Sprint Cup Series Race (time approx.)

     

     

  • Byron Punches Ticket to Truck Chase Second Round with Win at NHMS

    Byron Punches Ticket to Truck Chase Second Round with Win at NHMS

    LOUDON, N.H — Dominating doesn’t begin to describe the performance of William Byron at the UNOH 175 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

    The 18-year-old rookie from Charlotte led 161 of the 175 laps on the way to his sixth Camping World Truck Series win of the season. With the victory in the first race of the Truck Series Chase, Byron advances to the second round.

    The only laps that Byron didn’t lead came after a caution for John Hunter Nemechek’s spin on lap 52. A different pit strategy put Byron, who took four tires, in sixth place for the restart behind the leader Cody Coughlin who stayed on the track to inherit the lead. Coughlin held the lead for three laps before Kyle Busch Motorsports teammate Christopher Bell overtook him for the top spot. Eleven laps later, Byron recaptured the lead and held it throughout the rest of the race.

    Bell mounted a charge as Byron was negotiating lap traffic and cut the lead to a half second when they received the white flag, but Byron held on for the victory.

    Byron, Bell and Coughlin all drive for Kyle Busch Motorsports.

    “We had a great truck all weekend,” said Byron. “We were fortunate enough to test here a couple months ago and came with the right mindset on what changes to make. Practice was really important to us. We executed well today and I’m just proud of this KBM team and Liberty University.”

    Team Owner Kyle Busch shared his advice for Byron as he headed into the first Truck Series Chase.

    “Go fast and turn left,” Busch joked in the media center. “William has done a good job with all the different obstacles that have been put in front of him. This is win number six, so it’s not anything new for this team to go to victory lane. ”

    Matt Crafton finished third, Tyler Reddick took home fourth and Timothy Peters rounded out the top-five.

    “Everyone at KBM did an awesome job this weekend,” Bell said after his second place finish. “The test we did here proved very helpful and I am proud of that. We tested at three racetracks that we have raced at so far and all three of them the KBM trucks have been excellent at. We were the second best truck here, but we needed a lot more to race for the win.”

    Crafton isn’t focusing on the Chase.

    “I raced this race like it was any other race,” said Crafton, a two-time Camping World Truck Series Champion. “If you go out there and do your job and all the ducks line up you have a shot. You can’t over-analyze it and over think it and make mistakes. We’re trying to take it one race at a time.”

    Cole Custer brought home sixth, Kaz Grala was seventh, Brett Moffitt came in eighth, John Hunter Nemechek was ninth and Johnny Sauter rounded out the top-1o.

    The Truck Chaser who had the worst day was Daniel Hemric who blew a tire on lap 25 which broke the brake line and put the Brad Keselowski Racing driver 48 laps down in 28th place.

    The Chase Standings after the UNOH 175

    1. William Byron
    2. Matt Crafton -16
    3. Christopher Bell -17
    4. John Hunter Nemechek -22
    5. Timothy Peters -24
    6. Johnny Sauter –26
    7. Ben Kennedy -27
    8. Daniel Hemric -47

    Following the race, the truck of John Hunter Nemechek failed post-race inspection for height requirements. Any penalties will probably be announced on Wednesday.

    The Camping World Truck Series heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the DC Solar 350 Saturday, Oct. 1.

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