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  • Byron Captures Pole for UNOH 175 at New Hampshire

    Byron Captures Pole for UNOH 175 at New Hampshire

    LOUDON, N.H — The way 2016 has gone for William Byron, there are few firsts that he has left to cross off of his list. But Saturday, the Kyle Busch Motorsports driver put his Liberty University Toyota Tundra on the pole for the UNOH 175 at New Hampshire Motorspeedway, scoring his first Camping World Truck Series career pole.

    Byron, who won five races during the Truck Series regular season and comes in as the points leader, is joined on the front row by fellow truck chaser Timothy Peters

    The rest of the top-12 include Christopher Bell and Tyler Reddick in row two. Row three is held down by non-chasers Ben Rhodes and Brett Moffitt. Former series champion Matt Crafton is joined by Cameron Hayley on the fourth row. In row five it’s Kaz Grala and Johnny Sauter and in row six it is Austin Hill and Ben Kennedy.

    Two chasers didn’t make the final round of qualifying. Daniel Hemric rolls off 13th and John Hunter Nemechek starts 15th.

    Nemechek’s struggles started in round one when he was in the middle of his run and Stewart Friesen spun coming off of pit road and caused Nemechek to run an extra cycle of heat through his tires.

    Hemric was loose throughout his second round qualifying effort.

     

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  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for New Hampshire and Kentucky

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for New Hampshire and Kentucky

    The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the Camping World Truck Series head to New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend while the XFINITY Series will compete at Kentucky Speedway. Please check below for the complete schedule of events.

    All times are Eastern.

    Friday, Sept.23:

    On-Track at New Hampshire:
    11:30 a.m.-12:55 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series First Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    1:45-2:40 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series First Practice – FS1
    3:30-4:25 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Final Practice – FS1
    4:45 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

    Garage Cam at New Hampshire:
    11a.m.: Sprint Cup Series (Watch live)
    1 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series (Watch live)

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    10:15 a.m.: Joey Logano
    10:30 a.m.: Matt Kenseth
    11 a.m.: John Hunter Nemechek
    11:15 a.m.: William Byron
    1:05 p.m.: Carl Edwards
    3 p.m.: Austin Dillon
    5:30 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Post Qualifying (time approx.)

    On-Track at Kentucky:
    3:30-4:25 p.m.: XFINITY Series First Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    6-7:25 p.m.: XFINITY Series Final Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

    Saturday, Sept. 24:

    On Track at New Hampshire:
    9-9:55 a.m.: Sprint Cup Series Second Practice – CNBC/NBC Sports App
    10:10 a.m.: Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying – FS1
    11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Final Practice – CNBC/NBC Sports App
    1 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series UNOH 175 (175 laps, 185.15 miles) – FS1

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    3 p.m.: Post Truck Series Race

    On Track at Kentucky:
    4:45 p.m.: XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    8 p.m.: XFINITY Series VisitMyrtleBeach.com (200 laps, 300 miles) – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

    Sunday, Sept. 25:

    On-Track at New Hampshire:
    2 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Bad Boy Off Road 300 (300 laps, 317.4 miles) – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

    Press Conferences at New Hampshire: (Watch live)
    5 p.m.: Post Sprint Cup Race

     

     

  • Kyle Busch Puts on Clinic in Trucks in the Windy City

    Kyle Busch Puts on Clinic in Trucks in the Windy City

    Kyle Busch put on a dominant show in the Windy City as he scored the victory in the Truck Series regular season finale.

    Spencer Gallagher led the field to the green flag at 8:45 p.m. It only took until the third lap for William Byron to slam the wall and bring out the first caution of the race.

    After the race restarted on the ninth lap, Kyle Busch and Daniel Suarez spent time in the lead before the caution clock expired and brought out the second caution on lap 46.

    After this, the caution started coming out more frequently without the aid of the caution clock. The third caution flew on lap 67 for William Byron slamming the wall a second time in Turn 3 and the fourth flew with 45 laps to go for Josh Berry going for a spin through the frontstretch grass.

    Ben Kennedy led the field to the restart with 41 laps to go but immediately lost the lead to Suarez. Busch took the lead with 39 laps to go before a multi-truck wreck brought out the fifth caution and a red flag. Kennedy got loose in Turn 2, came down the track, hit Ben Rhodes, bounced off Matt Crafton, turned back up the track and slammed the wall.

    The race restarted with 33 laps to go with Suarez retaking the lead as Grant Enfinger was sent spinning through the frontstretch grass.

    Busch controlled the rest of the race through Rhodes slamming the wall in Turn 2 with 26 to go, Tommy Joe Martins hitting the wall with 14 to go and John Wes Townley getting turned into the wall with six to go, to score the victory in Chicago.

    Busch, however, failed post-race inspection after measurements showed his No. 18 Toyota was too low in the rear. Any penalties will be announced next week.

    Daniel Hemric finished second in his No. 19 Brad Keselowski Racing Ford. Cameron Hayley overcame being penalized for removing equipment from his pit box near the beginning of the race to round out the podium in his No. 13 ThorSport Racing Toyota.

    Christopher Bell finished fourth in his No. 4 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota. Johnny Sauter rounded out the top-five in his No. 21 GMS Racing Chevrolet.

    Enfinger overcame spinning out with just over 30 laps remaining to finish sixth in his No. 24 GMSR Chevrolet. Gallagher led eight laps on his way to a seventh-place finish in his No. 23 GMSR Chevrolet. Timothy Peters finished eighth in his No. 17 Red Horse Racing Toyota. Cole Custer overcame an early speeding penalty to finish ninth in his No. 00 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. Tyler Reddick rounded out the top-10 in his No. 29 BKR Ford.

    The race lasted two hours, five minutes and five seconds at an average speed of 108.648 mph. There were 10 lead changes among five different drivers and 10 cautions for 41 laps.

    With the points reset, Byron will start the Truck Series Chase next weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway as the points leader.

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  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for Chicagoland

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for Chicagoland

    The NASCAR Sprint Cup, XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series will all compete at Chicagoland Speedway this weekend. Please check below for the complete schedule of events.

    All times are Eastern.

    Thursday, Sept. 15:

    On Track:
    4-4:55 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series First Practice
    6:30-7:25 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Final Practice

    Chase Media Day: (Watch live)
    3:05 p.m.: Live Driver Interviews

    Friday, Sept. 16:

    On Track:
    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 – NBC Sports App
    3-4:25 p.m.: XFINITY Series Final Practice – NBC Sports App
    4:45 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying – FS1
    6:45 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    8:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol E15 225 (150 laps, 225 miles – FS1

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

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    11 a.m.: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Race Team Introduction
    11:15 a.m.: Blake Koch, Ryan Sieg and Dakoda Armstrong
    11:30 a.m.: Daniel Hemric, Timothy Peters and Cole Custer
    11:45 a.m.: Justin Allgaier
    12:30 p.m.: Matt Tifft
    1:15 p.m.: Joliet Township Announcement
    7:45 p.m.: Post-Sprint Cup Series Qualifying (time approx.)
    10:15 p.m.: Post-Camping World Truck Series Race (time approx.)

    Saturday, Sept. 17:

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

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

    Sunday, Sept. 18:

    On-Track:
    2:30 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 (267 laps, 400.5 miles) – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    5:15 p.m.: Post-Sprint Cup Series Race (time approx.)

     

  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for Darlington (Updated) and Canadian Tire

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for Darlington (Updated) and Canadian Tire

    The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and XFINITY Series head to Darlington Raceway this weekend as the Camping World Truck Series travels to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Please check below for the complete schedule of events.

    All times are Eastern.

    Friday, Sept. 2: – All At-Track Activity and Press Conferences for Darlington Canceled Due to Anticipated Inclement Weather

    Friday grandstand ticket holders may bring their ticket to the ticket office on Saturday and receive $5 off an admission to the NASCAR XFINITY Series VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200 race.

    Saturday, Sept. 3:

    Qualifying Canceled for the Sprint Cup Series and the XFINITY Series – The lineup will be set per the rulebook which states that the current year owner’s points determine the starting positions if qualifying is canceled. As a result, Kevin Harvick will start from the pole for the Bojangles’ Southern 500 Sunday. Paul Menard will lead the field to green in the XFINITY Series VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200 race Saturday afternoon.

    On-Track at Darlington:
    9-9:55 a.m.: XFINITY Series Final Practice – Live Leaderboard
    11 a.m.-12:25 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Practice – CNBC, Simulcast on NBCSN from 11:30-12:30
    1:30 p.m.-2:50 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Final Practice –  NBCSN
    3:30 p.m.: XFINITY Series VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 (147 laps, 200.8 miles) – NBC
    Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR)

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

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    9:30 a.m.: Chase Elliott
    12:35 p.m.: Carl Edwards
    12:50 p.m.: NMPA/Sprint Most Popular Driver announcement
    5:15 p.m..: Post-XFINITY Race (time approx.)

    On-Track at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park:
    9:30-10:25 a.m.: Camping World Truck Series First Practice – Live Leaderboard
    11:35 a.m.-12:55 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Final Practice – Live Leaderboard
    5:45 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying – FS2

    Sunday, Sept. 4:

    On Track at Darlington:
    6 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500 (367 laps, 501.3 miles) -NBC/NBC Sports App (Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR)

    Press Conferences: (Watch live)
    2:30 p.m.: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports, and Dr. Micky Collins of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Sports Medicine Concussion Program
    3 p.m.: Darrell Waltrip, NASCAR Hall of Fame member
    3:15 p.m.: Mark Martin, Bojangles’ Southern 500 Grand Marshal and 2017 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee
    3:30 p.m.: Barry Williams, Bojangles’ Southern 500 National Anthem Performer
    10:30 p.m.: Post-Sprint Cup Race (time approx.)

    On Track at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park:
    2:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Chevrolet Silverado 250 (64 laps, 157.37 miles) – FS1 (Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR)

     

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

    Complete NASCAR TV Schedule

     

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  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for Michigan and Road America

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for Michigan and Road America

    The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the Camping World Truck Series travel to Michigan International Speedway this weekend as the XFINITY Series heads to Road America. Please check below for the complete schedule of events.

    All times are Eastern.

    Friday, Aug. 26:

    On-Track at Michigan:

    Noon-1:25 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series First Practice – NBCSN/NBC Sports App
    1:30-2:25 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series First Practice – FS2
    4-4:55 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Final Practice – FS2
    5:15 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

    Garage Cam: (Watch live)
    11:30 a.m.: Sprint Cup Series
    1 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series

    Press Conferences:  (Watch live)
    11:30 a.m.: Tyler Reddick
    11:45 a.m.: Cameron Hayley
    2 p.m.: Austin Dillon
    2:15 p.m.: Greg Biffle
    3:45 p.m.: Alex Bowman
    6:30 p.m.: Post-Sprint Cup Coors Light Pole Qualifying (time approx.)

    On-Track at Road America:
    10-10:55 a.m.: XFINITY Series First Practice
    Noon-1:25 p.m.: XFINITY Series Final Practice
    6:35 p.m.: XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

    Saturday, Aug. 27:

    On-Track at Michigan:

    8:30-9:25 a.m.: Sprint Cup Series Practice – CNBC
    9:45 a.m.: Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying – FS1
    11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Final Practice – CNBC
    1 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Careers for Veterans 200 Presented by Cooper Standard and Brad Keselowski’s Checkered Flag Foundation (100 laps, 200 miles) – FS1

    Press Conference: (Watch live)
    3 p.m. approx.: Post-Truck Race (time approx.)

    On-Track at Road America:
    3 p.m.: XFINITY Series Road America 180 Fired Up by Johnsonville (45 laps, 182.16 miles) – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

    Sunday, Aug. 28:

    On-Track at Michigan:
    2 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 (200 laps, 400 miles) – NBCSN/NBC Sports App

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

     

     

    Complete NASCAR TV Schedule

     

     

  • Descendant of NASCAR Royalty Wins in Thunder Valley

    Descendant of NASCAR Royalty Wins in Thunder Valley

    BRISTOL, Tenn. — Just four months after parting company with Red Horse Racing, Ben Kennedy, great-grandson of Bill France Sr., capitalized on a late race mistake by William Byron to score the Camping World Truck Series victory at Thunder Valley.

    It’s the first career Truck Series victory for the driver of the No. 33 GMS Racing Chevrolet.

    “I can’t put it into words,” said Kennedy. “Someone asked me earlier today what it’s like going to Bristol for your first time and to win here is just so cool. I’m speechless. The guys gave me an awesome truck. Everyone at GMS Racing, Jacob Companies, the fans in the stands, everybody watching on TV, gosh this is just the coolest day of my life.”

    With the victory, Kennedy has claimed a spot in the inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase.

    “We put this deal together (with GMS Racing) a couple months ago and I never imagined, I never would have imagined going into this race, that we would be here today,” he said. “I thought we were a top-15 truck or a top-10 truck, but to actually be here in Victory Lane means the world to me.”

    Brett Moffitt came home runner-up in his No. 11 RHR Toyota, a career-best finish.

    “We had a good truck, a strong truck all day. We ran top-five, top-10 most of it. He had just enough to get away from us on that last restart,” Moffitt explained. “After that, we got to him once but couldn’t get around.”

    Daniel Hemric rounded out the podium in his No. 19 Brad Keselowski Racing Ford. Byron led one lap and brought his No. 9 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota home to a fourth-place finish. Johnny Sauter rounded out the top-five in his No. 21 GMSR Chevrolet.

    Cole Custer finished sixth in his No. 00 JR Motorsports Chevrolet after overcoming spinning out past the first quarter mark of the race. Christopher Bell, who led a race-high of 101 laps and spun out of the lead just prior to the three-quarter mark, rallied back to a seventh-place finish in his No. 4 KBM Toyota. John Hunter Nemechek finished eighth in his No. 8 NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet. Brandon Jones finished ninth in his No. 71 Ranier Racing Chevrolet. John Wes Townley rounded out the top-10 in his No. 05 Athenian Motorsports Chevrolet.

    The race lasted one hour, 25 minutes and 59 seconds at an average speed of 74.387 mph. There were seven lead changes among five different drivers and nine cautions for 55 laps.

    Byron leaves Bristol with a 37-point lead over Hemric in the points standings.

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  • Reddick on Truck Pole at Bristol

    Reddick on Truck Pole at Bristol

    BRISTOL, Tenn. — Tyler Reddick will lead the field to the green flag for tonight’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

    The driver of the No. 29 Brad Keselowski Racing Ford scored the pole for the UNOH 200 after posting a new track record time of 14.884 and a speed of 128.917 mph. It’s his third career pole in 53 career Camping World Truck Series starts, first of 2016 and first at Bristol.

    Daniel Suarez will start second in his No. 51 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota after posting a time of 14.963 and a speed of 128.236 mph. Cameron Hayley will start third in his No. 13 ThorSport Racing Toyota after posting a time of 15.018 and a speed of 127.767 mph. Ben Rhodes will start fourth in his No. 41 TSR Toyota after posting a time of 15.034 and a speed of 127.631 mph. Christopher Bell will round out the top-five starters in his No. 4 KBM Toyota after posting a time of 15.059 and a speed of 127.419 mph.

    William Byron will start sixth in his No. 9 KBM Toyota. Johnny Sauter will start seventh in his No. 21 GMS Racing Chevrolet. Brett Moffitt will start eighth in his No. 11 Red Horse Racing Toyota. Cole Custer will start ninth in his No. 00 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. Katz Grala will round out the top-10 starters in his No. 24 GMSR Chevrolet.

    Jesse Little and Daniel Hemric will round out the 12 drivers that made the final round of qualifying.

    Rico Abreu damaged his truck during qualifying and switched to his backup. As a result, he’ll start from the rear of the field.

    Thirty-five cars were entered. With 32 making the field, Jake Griffin, Clay Greenfield and Cody McMahan failed to make the race.

    Fifteen Chevrolet’s, five Ford’s and 12 Toyota’s will comprise the field for tonight’s race at Bristol.

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  • Suarez Fastest at Bristol in Final Truck Practice

    Suarez Fastest at Bristol in Final Truck Practice

    BRISTOL, Tenn. — Daniel Suarez topped the chart in final Camping World Truck Series practice at Bristol Motor Speedway.

    The driver of the No. 51 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 14.820 and a speed of 129.474 mph. Brett Moffitt was second in his No. 11 Red Horse Racing Toyota with a time of 14.860 and a speed of 129.125 mph. William Byron was third in his No. 9 KBM Toyota with a time of 14.861 and a speed of 129.116 mph. Christopher Bell was fourth in his No. 4 KBM Toyota with a time of 14.894 and a speed of 128.830 mph. Cameron Hayley rounded out the top-five in his No. 13 ThorSport Racing Toyota with a time of 14.917 and a speed of 128.632 mph.

    Tyler Reddick was sixth in his No. 29 Brad Keselowski Racing Ford. Austin Cindric was seventh in his No. 2 BKR Ford. Rico Abreu was eighth in his No. 98 TSR Toyota. Ben Rhodes was ninth in his No. 41 TSR Toyota. Matt Crafton rounded out the top-10 in his No. 88 TSR Toyota.

    Reddick posted the fastest 10 consecutive lap average at a speed of 124.571 mph.

    The top-12 drivers in final practice posted a time faster than the current track record of 15.118 and a speed of 126.922 mph. It came in large part from the trucks running the bottom groove that they avoided running in the first practice session.

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  • Bell fastest in first Truck practice

    Bell fastest in first Truck practice

    BRISTOL, Tenn. — Christopher Bell topped the chart in first Camping World Truck Series practice at Bristol Motor Speedway.

    The driver of the No. 4 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 15.535 and a speed of 123.515 mph. Timothy Peters was second in his No. 17 Red Horse Racing Toyota with a time of 15.600 and a speed of 123.000 mph. Rico Abreu was third in his No. 98 ThorSport Racing Toyota with a time of 15.600 and a speed of 123.000 mph. Daniel Suarez was fourth in his No. 51 KBM Toyota with a time of 15.601 and a speed of 122.992 mph. Cole Custer rounded out the top-five in his No. 00 JR Motorsports Chevrolet with a time of 15.621 and a speed of 122.835 mph.

    Tyler Reddick was sixth in his No. 29 Brad Keselowski Racing Ford. Ben Rhodes was seventh in his No. 41 TSR Toyota. Matt Crafton was eighth in his No. 88 TSR Toyota. John Hunter Nemechek was ninth in his No. 8 NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet. Cameron Hayley rounded out the top-10 in his No. 13 TSR Toyota.

    Ben Kennedy, who was 20th in his No. 33 GMS Racing Chevrolet, posted the fastest 10 consecutive lap average at a speed of 119.103 mph.

    The trucks ran the middle groove for most of the session rather than use the recently “polished” bottom groove.

    The trucks are back on track at 11:30 for final practice.

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