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  • Custer dominates at Chicagoland

    Custer dominates at Chicagoland

    Cole Custer held off Joey Logano in Saturday’s Camping World 300 at Chicagoland Speedway and captured his fourth NASCAR Xfinity Series victory of the season.

    Custer led 151 of the 200 laps in route to his sixth career victory.

    “At these low grip race tracks it is a little bit of everything and that is a testament to our whole team and everyone at the shop that set up the car. When you go to these low grip race tracks and can be good through a whole run it isn’t easy to do. I want to thank everyone at Haas Automation and Stewart-Haas Racing because we are going to be taking it to ‘em in the summertime,” Custer said in victory lane.

    Polesitter Logano finished second, Christopher Bell finished third, Michael Annett fourth and Brandon Jones rounded out the top five. However, Bell’s car failed post-race inspection (car was too low) and NASCAR disqualified his third-place finish. Bell will receive one point for last place.

    “We just weren’t quite good enough. Cole and that whole Stewart-Haas team just beat us. They were faster in every department. We just weren’t quite good enough overall. After practice, I was able to look at Cole’s times and it was obvious that he was the fastest car,” Logano said.

    The series heads next to Daytona International Speedway on Friday, July 5 for the Circle K Firecracker 250.

    Xfinity Series Race Number 15
    Race Results for the 19th Annual Camping World 300 – Saturday, June 29, 2019
    Chicagoland Speedway – Joliet, IL – 1.5 – Mile Paved
    Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 300. Miles

    Fin Str No Driver Team Laps S1Pos S2Pos S3Pos Pts Status
    1 2 0 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford 200 1 2 0 59 Running
    2 1 12 Joey Logano(i) Snap On Ford 200 4 1 0 0 Running
    3 16 1 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet 200 7 10 0 39 Running
    4 6 19 Brandon Jones Menards/Bali Toyota 200 3 3 0 49 Running
    5 7 22 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford 200 6 6 0 42 Running
    6 10 9 Noah Gragson # MagnaFlow Chevrolet 200 0 0 0 31 Running
    7 14 11 Justin Haley # LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 200 0 7 0 34 Running
    8 3 10 Ross Chastain(i) Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet 200 9 9 0 0 Running
    9 9 2 Tyler Reddick KC Motorgroup Chevrolet 200 2 4 0 44 Running
    10 8 18 Riley Herbst(i) Monster Energy Toyota 200 10 0 0 0 Running
    11 15 23 John Hunter Nemechek # Chevrolet 200 0 0 0 26 Running
    12 12 39 Ryan Sieg Big Green Egg Chevrolet 200 0 0 0 25 Running
    13 19 51 Jeremy Clements RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet 200 0 0 0 24 Running
    14 17 8 Gray Gaulding WorldWide Safety Consulting Chevrolet 200 0 0 0 23 Running
    15 11 98 Chase Briscoe # Ford Performance Ford 199 8 0 0 25 Running
    16 21 81 Jeffrey Earnhardt Comcast NBCUniversal Salute to Service Toyota 199 0 0 0 21 Running
    17 13 8 Zane Smith Canadamark Diamond/BN3TH Chevrolet 199 0 5 0 26 Running
    18 22 28 Shane Lee Titan Mining Rigs Toyota 199 0 0 0 19 Running
    19 20 4 Landon Cassill Gerber Collision and Glass Chevrolet 199 0 0 0 18 Running
    20 25 7 Ray Black II ISOKERNFrplcs&Chmnys/ScbaLfe Chev 199 0 0 0 17 Running
    21 30 1 Stephen Leicht Gerber Collision Chevrolet 199 0 0 0 16 Running
    22 31 86 Brandon Brown # BMSRaceTeam.com Chevrolet 198 0 0 0 15 Running
    23 18 15 BJ McLeod teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 196 0 0 0 14 Running
    24 26 42 Chad Finchum NLBHtng&Clng/Ryn’sCllsnSrvce Toyota 195 0 0 0 13 Running
    25 35 0 Garrett Smithley teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 195 0 0 0 12 Running
    26 34 36 Josh Williams Starbrite Star Tron/Simcraft Chevrolet 195 0 0 0 11 Running
    27 24 5 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Chevrolet 195 0 0 0 10 Running
    28 28 99 Tommy Joe Martins Diamond Gusset Jeans/The Podgoats Toyota 194 0 0 0 9 Running
    29 37 78 Vinnie Miller JW Transport Chevrolet 194 0 0 0 8 Running
    30 33 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr Bassett Gutters and More Chevrolet 193 0 0 0 7 Running
    31 29 74 Camden Murphy(i) RonaldHouseChicago.org Chevrolet 192 0 0 0 0 Running
    32 4 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet 127 5 8 0 14 Accident
    33 27 35 Joey Gase GiftofHopeOrgan&TsseDnrNtwrk Toyota 111 0 0 0 4 Engine
    34 32 66 Timmy Hill OCR Gaz Bar Toyota 71 0 0 0 3 Electrical
    35 23 17 Josh Bilicki RWR Chevrolet 55 0 0 0 2 Vibration
    36 36 52 David Starr Dealer Associates Inc/FLURRY Chevrolet 52 0 0 0 1 Engine
    37 38 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 11 0 0 0 1 Electrical
    38 5 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota 200 0 0 0 1 Running
  • Bell wins the CircuitCity.com 250 at Iowa

    Bell wins the CircuitCity.com 250 at Iowa

    Christopher Bell led 186 of 250 laps on Sunday to win the NASCAR Xfinity series Circuitcity.com at Iowa Speedway. This was his fourth victory of the season and his second straight win at Iowa.

    It was his 12th victory in 55 Xfinity Series races.

    “Man, I got to win at Dover on Mother’s Day weekend, or, I guess it was the week before with my mom there,” Bell said. “Now I just won on Father’s Day with my dad here, so it was pretty special.”

    Bell dominated the race in his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, sweeping all the stages.

    Pole-sitter Cole Custer led the first 51 laps before Bell was able to pass him for the lead during the first stage and Custer ultimately finished second.

    When asked about the contact with Bell which led to him losing the lead, Custer said, “I think it was racing. I think every driver will agree that this place puts on the best racing that we go to, so it was fun. Christopher (Bell) and them had the best car all day. I feel like we caught up to them a good amount. We just need a little more time to work on it.”

    Justin Allgaier earned third place in his No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet followed by Joe Gibbs Racing’s Harrison Burton in fourth while Zane Smith finished fifth in the JRM No. 8. Noah Gragson finished sixth and was the highest finishing rookie.

    Tyler Reddick had a flat tire right before the finish of Stage 1, putting him two laps down. He finished 15th and holds the series points lead by 51 points over Bell.

    Xfinity Series Race Number 14
    Race Results for the 9th Annual CircuitCity.com 250 presented by Tamron – Sunday, June 16, 2019
    Iowa Speedway – Newton, IA – 0.875 – Mile Paved
    Total Race Length – 250 Laps – 218.75 Miles

    Fin Str No Driver Team Laps S1Pos S2Pos Pts Status
    1 2 20 Christopher Bell Ruud Toyota 250 1 1 60 Running
    2 1 0 Cole Custer FIELDS Ford 250 2 2 53 Running
    3 14 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet 250 3 5 48 Running
    4 10 18 Harrison Burton(i) Dex Imaging Toyota 250 5 3 0 Running
    5 3 8 Zane Smith LaPaz Margarita Mix Chevrolet 250 6 6 42 Running
    6 4 9 Noah Gragson # Switch Chevrolet 250 4 0 38 Running
    7 9 98 Chase Briscoe # Nutri Chomps/Bomgaars Ford 250 0 0 30 Running
    8 6 23 John Hunter Nemechek # Allegiant Chevrolet 250 8 9 34 Running
    9 12 1 Michael Annett TMC Transportation Chevrolet 250 10 7 33 Running
    10 7 22 Austin Cindric Menards/Richmond Ford 250 9 4 36 Running
    11 11 19 Brandon Jones 1st Foundation Toyota 250 0 8 29 Running
    12 13 51 Jeremy Clements RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet 250 0 0 25 Running
    13 8 11 Justin Haley # LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 250 7 10 29 Running
    14 18 8 Gray Gaulding Chevrolet 250 0 0 23 Running
    15 5 2 Tyler Reddick TAME the BEAST Chevrolet 249 0 0 22 Running
    16 19 7 Ray Black II ISOKERN Fireplaces & Chimneys Scuba Life Chevrolet 249 0 0 21 Running
    17 23 36 Josh Williams Starbrite Star Tron/Simcraft Chevrolet 249 0 0 20 Running
    18 17 28 Shane Lee Circuit City Toyota 248 0 0 19 Running
    19 21 21 Joe Graf Jr. Eat Sleep Race Chevrolet 247 0 0 18 Running
    20 33 15 Tyler Matthews Line Tec Services Chevrolet 247 0 0 17 Running
    21 20 42 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 246 0 0 16 Running
    22 32 1 Ryan Repko The McLain Group Chevrolet 245 0 0 15 Running
    23 28 99 Ryan Ellis The Wes Cook Band Toyota 244 0 0 14 Running
    24 27 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. Bassett Gutters and More Chevrolet 244 0 0 13 Running
    25 22 4 Stephen Leicht SEM Chevrolet 204 0 0 12 Brakes
    26 26 5 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Chevrolet 123 0 0 11 Electrical
    27 34 74 Mike Harmon The Journey Home Project/Charlie Daniels Chevrolet 120 0 0 10 Brakes
    28 37 66 Stan Mullis LasVegas.net Toyota 109 0 0 9 Power Steering
    29 25 0 Garrett Smithley teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 106 0 0 8 Hub
    30 16 39 Ryan Sieg C2 Freight Resources Chevrolet 78 0 0 7 Fuel Pressure
    31 15 86 Brandon Brown # Vero True Social Chevrolet 76 0 0 6 Engine
    32 31 78 Vinnie Miller Pit Viper/Koolbox Chevrolet 48 0 0 5 Accident
    33 30 35 Joey Gase Iowa Donor Network Toyota 46 0 0 4 Accident
    34 24 52 David Starr Franklin Signs & Graphics Chevrolet 30 0 0 3 Engine
    35 29 89 Morgan Shepherd Visone RV Chevrolet 23 0 0 2 Brakes
    36 38 13 Timmy Hill CrashClaimsR.US Toyota 21 0 0 1 Electrical
    37 35 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 16 0 0 1 Electrical
    38 36 93 Josh Bilicki Ziegler Auto Group Chevrolet 10 0 0 1 Electrical
  • Tyler Reddick wins the LTI Printing 250 at Michigan International Speedway

    Tyler Reddick wins the LTI Printing 250 at Michigan International Speedway

    It was a bright sunny day for NASCAR Xfinity Series, LTI Printing 250 at Michigan International Speedway. Especially for Tyler Reddick who wheeled his No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet into Victory Lane. Reddick kept his Chevy near the front of the race and was able to take advantage of a miscue by Cole Custer and Christopher Bell and capture his third win of the season.

    Our KCMG Chevrolet was really good.” Reddick noted, “ I made some mistakes on pit road and we didn’t get the track position until the end there. A great team effort, I didn’t do the thing I needed to do out on the racetrack but man that was a great car and we just put ourselves in a position to win.”

    Noah Gragson brought his No. 9 JR Chevrolet Motorsports home in second, a career best finish for Gragson.

    “ It was challenging, we got ourselves in a hole there in the second stage during the pit stops. Gragson commented, “ The 19 (Brandon Jones) checked up and I hit him. I just didn’t know where to go on pit road.” Gragson added, “ Great effort by everyone on the Switch team at JR Motorsports, they rallied and they never quit.” Gragson stated, “ We’re just going to keep plugging at it taking baby steps from here.”

    Michael Annett brought his No.1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet home in third place.

    “ I don’t know how much Tyler was playing the fuel strategy. I know that we were really tight and he was on the same plan I think Noah was too ” He added, “We came in and splashed off with one to go and were able to stay out and get that track position, that’s what today was all about. Thank you to everyone at JRM, it’s good to get us in the top five.”

    Stage 1 started with Paul Menard on the pole and Christopher Bell making up the front row. The first caution happened early when the cars of Dillon Bassett and Ray Black Jr. spin around. The caution flag waived for the second time at lap 13 when Riley Herbst tagged the wall and at the same time Jeb Burton spun. Menard was pretty much untouchable leading every lap and winning the stage easily.

    Stage 2 started with Menard in the top spot once again. A couple of cars made a bid for the lead but couldn’t make the pass stick. It looked as if it would be an easy stage win for Menard, but on the last lap Bell made his move to win stage 2. The stage ran without any cautions flags.

    The final stage started with Bell and Cole Custer making up the front row. The first caution of the stage came out for Gray Gaulding who spun. A miscue with Bell’s team who wanted him to pit, but he stayed out. Custer’s team was supposed to do whatever Bell did so they didn’t pit either. With 30 laps to go Custer took the lead but still needed to make a pit stop along with Bell. Drivers tried to save gas because some were going to be close on if they could make it the rest of the way. Bell and Custer appear to be around 7 laps short on fuel. Bell and Custer had to make pit stops for fuel, which gave the lead to Reddick with 11 laps to go. Reddick stayed in front and took home the checkered flag.

    Menard and Justin Allgaier would round out the top five. Brandon Jones, Chase Briscoe, John Hunter Nemechek, Jeb Burton, and Justin Haley finished sixth through 10th, respectively.

    Reddick leads the NASCAR Xfinity Series Point Standings with 627 points, Bell is in second with 538 points, Custer is in third with 510 points, Austin Cindric is fourth with 486 points, Allgaier rounds out the top five with 479 points.

    The NASCAR Xfinity Series heads next to Iowa Speedway on Sunday June 16.

    Xfinity Series Race Number 13
    Race Results for the 28th Annual LTi Printing 250 – Saturday, June 8, 2019
    Michigan International Speedway – Brooklyn, MI – 2. – Mile Paved
    Total Race Length – 125 Laps – 250. Miles

    Fin Str No Driver Team Laps S1Pos S2Pos Pts Status
    1 10 2 Tyler Reddick KC Motorgroup Chevrolet 125 3 4 55 Running
    2 4 9 Noah Gragson # Switch Chevrolet 125 5 10 42 Running
    3 7 1 Michael Annett AllState Parts and Service Group Chevrolet 125 9 8 39 Running
    4 1 12 Paul Menard(i) Menards/Richmond Ford 125 1 3 0 Running
    5 12 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet 125 7 7 40 Running
    6 3 19 Brandon Jones # 1st Foundation Toyota 125 0 9 33 Running
    7 14 98 Chase Briscoe # Nutri Chomps/Blair’s Farm & Fleet Ford 125 0 0 30 Running
    8 8 23 John Hunter Nemechek Allegiant Chevrolet 125 4 6 41 Running
    9 11 8 Jeb Burton LS Tractor Chevrolet 125 0 0 28 Running
    10 13 11 Justin Haley # LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 125 10 5 34 Running
    11 5 22 Austin Cindric LTi Printing Ford 125 6 0 31 Running
    12 6 0 Cole Custer Jacob Companies Ford 125 8 2 37 Running
    13 2 20 Christopher Bell Rheem/RTP Toyota 125 2 1 43 Running
    14 15 4 Ross Chastain(i) Contec Chevrolet 125 0 0 0 Running
    15 17 51 Jeremy Clements RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet 125 0 0 22 Running
    16 22 8 Gray Gaulding Two Guys and a Truck Chevrolet 125 0 0 21 Running
    17 9 39 Ryan Sieg Night Owl Contractors Chevrolet 124 0 0 20 Running
    18 21 99 Tommy Joe Martins Diamond Gusset Jeans/The Podgoats Toyota 124 0 0 19 Running
    19 23 15 BJ McLeod teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 124 0 0 18 Running
    20 32 1 Stephen Leicht teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 124 0 0 17 Running
    21 20 93 Josh Bilicki Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet 124 0 0 16 Running
    22 28 42 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 124 0 0 15 Running
    23 29 36 Josh Williams Starbrite Star Tron/Simcraft Chevrolet 124 0 0 14 Running
    24 18 5 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Chevrolet 124 0 0 13 Running
    25 35 52 David Starr Pro Waste Services Inc. Chevrolet 124 0 0 12 Running
    26 25 86 Brandon Brown # Vero Chevrolet 124 0 0 11 Running
    27 38 0 Garrett Smithley Trophy Tractor Chevrolet 123 0 0 10 Running
    28 37 78 Vinnie Miller 1800Rolloff/Pit Viper Chevrolet 123 0 0 9 Running
    29 36 35 Joey Gase Clubfoot Solutions Toyota 64 0 0 8 Engine
    30 34 7 Ray Black II ISOKERNFrplces&ChmnysScubaLfe Chev 51 0 0 7 Accident
    31 33 13 Timmy Hill CrashClaimsR.US Toyota 42 0 0 6 Vibration
    32 16 89 Landon Cassill Visone RV Chevrolet 40 0 0 5 Vibration
    33 31 17 Bayley Currey(i) RWR Chevrolet 36 0 0 0 Vibration
    34 24 74 Kyle Weatherman TheJrnyHmPrjct/CharlieDaniels Chevrolet 29 0 0 3 Alternator
    35 27 66 Tyler Hill(i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 17 0 0 0 Engine
    36 26 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 17 0 0 1 Vibration
    37 30 18 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Toyota 12 0 0 1 Accident
    38 19 90 Dillon Bassett Bassett Gutters and More Chevrolet 8 0 0 1 Accident
  • Weekend schedule for Michigan and Texas

    Weekend schedule for Michigan and Texas

    The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and the Xfinity Series head to Michigan International Speedway this weekend along with the ARCA Menards Series while the Gander Outdoors Truck Series will run a standalone race at Texas Motor Speedway.

    All times are Eastern.

    Texas:

    Thursday, June 6

    3:05 p.m. – 3:55 p.m.: Gander Outdoors Truck Series First Practice – Results
    5:05 p.m. – 5:55 p.m.: Gander Outdoors Truck Series Second Practice – Results
    7 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.: Gander Outdoors Truck Series Final Practice – Results

    Friday, June 7

    5:35 p.m.: Gander Outdoors Truck Series Qualifying – NASCAR.com/MRN
    9 p.m.: Gander Outdoors Truck Series SpeedyCash.com 400 – 250.5 miles (167 Laps) – Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 40), Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 80), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 167) FS1/MRN

    Michigan:

    Friday, June 7

    8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.: Arca Menards Series Final Practice
    Noon: ARCA Series Group Qualifying
    1:05 p.m. – 1:55 p.m.: Xfinity Series First Practice – MRN/NASCAR.com/live
    2:05 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.: Monster Energy Cup Series First Practice – MRN/NASCAR.com/live
    3:05 p.m. – 3:55 p.m.: Xfinity Series Final Practice – FS2 (Airing tape delayed at 4 p.m.)
    4:05 p.m. – 4:55 p.m.: Monster Energy Cup Series Final Practice – FS2/MRN (Airing tape delayed on at 5 p.m.)
    6 p.m.: ARCA VizCom 200 – (100 laps – 200 miles) – FS1

    Saturday, June 8

    10:30 a.m.: Xfinity Series Qualifying – FS2 – Qualifying Impound (Single Vehicle/One Lap All Positions)
    12:05 p.m.: Monster Energy Cup Series Qualifying – Qualifying Impound (Single Vehicle/One Lap All Positions) – FS1/MRN
    1:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series Lti Printing 250 – 250 miles (125 Laps) –  Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 30), Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 60), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 125) – FS1/MRN Defending Race Winner: Austin Dillon

    Sunday, June 9

    2 p.m.: Monster Energy Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 – 400 miles (200 laps) –  Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 60), Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 120), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 200) – FS1/MRN Defending Race Winner: Clint Bowyer

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  • Custer wins the Pocono Green 250 at Pocono Raceway

    Custer wins the Pocono Green 250 at Pocono Raceway

    The NASCAR Xfinity Series enjoyed a beautiful Saturday at Pocono Raceway in the Pocono Green 250 Recycled by J.D. Mascaro & Sons.  It was an even better day for Stewart Haas Racing (SHR) with one car winning and another car finishing third.

    Cole Custer in his No.00 SHR Ford completely dominated the first stage of the race and was leading until a late caution flag came out.  Tyler Reddick took over the lead until the final turn when he slipped up just enough for Custer to make the pass and win in overtime.

    “Tyler gave me a great push down there and I have no idea how we made it stick when he drove down into turn one.” He added, “Our Fims Ford Mustang was just awesome, they’re just awesome people.” Custer stated, “I was nervous once he {Reddick} got by me but he just drove into the corner real deep and lost the track a little bit I and I played it right and got by him. I just can’t thank all the guys enough.”

    Stage 1 started with Custer on the pole and Christopher Bell on the outside of the front row. The first caution flag flew when Brandon Jones spun and hit the wall ending his day early. Only a few laps later Joey Gase, Chad Finchum, and Todd Peck tangled up bringing out the second caution. Finchum received heavy damage and was done for the day. On lap 16 Bell got loose and spun bringing out the third caution. Custer handily won the stage having led every lap.

    Stage 2 started with John Hunter Nemechek and Jeffrey Earnhardt taking the green after several cars had pitted before the end of stage 1. It looked as if Bell would run away with the stage however, Allgaier had other ideas and took over the top spot. Coming down to the end of the stage Tyler Reddick and Allgaier had a great battle for the stage win but a lapped car unwittingly helped Allgaier take the stage win. There were several great battles going on, but everyone kept it straight and the stage ran caution free.

    The final stage Justin Allgaier took the lead for a few laps during green flag pit stops, but once they had cycled through it was Custer back in charge. Things got a little dicey in the closing laps and the caution flag waived when it appeared Austin Cindric got tangled up with Jeffrey Earnhardt and turned him around. Allgaier spun with only a few laps to go sending the race into overtime. Reddick had the lead when the white flag waived but it was Custer with a last lap pass that took the checkered flag and won the race.

    Reddick in his No.2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet just didn’t quite have enough at the end to hold back Custer, but still had a great run coming in second place.

    “I heard he drove it in deep so I tried to cover the bottom.” Reddick said, “ We were so good at the beginning of the race I just don’t know what changed and the car went a little away from us there. I was just too tight to hold the bottom there. I got loose and it right back to him.  It was really fun to battle with him today, I hope the fans enjoyed it.”

    Ryan Preece and Christopher Bell would round out the top five. Noah Gragson, Austin Cindric, Michael Annett, Justin Haley, and Austin Dillon finished sixth through 10th respectively.

    Reddick leads the Xfinity Series standings by 76 points over Bell.

    The NASCAR Xfinity Series will head next to Michigan International Speedway on Sat. June 8.

    Xfinity Series Race Number 12
    Race Results for the 4th Annual Pocono Green 250 Recycled by J.P. Mascaro – Saturday, June 1, 2019
    Pocono Raceway – Long Pond, PA – 2.5 – Mile Paved
    Total Race Length – 103 Laps – 257.5 Miles

    Fin Str No Driver Team Laps S1Pos S2Pos Pts Status
    1 1 0 Cole Custer FIMS Manufacturing Ford 103 1 5 56 Running
    2 6 2 Tyler Reddick TAME the BEAST Chevrolet 103 3 2 52 Running
    3 12 98 Chase Briscoe # Nutri Chomps/Orscheln Ford 103 0 4 41 Running
    4 8 8 Ryan Preece(i) Planters Chevrolet 103 0 10 0 Running
    5 2 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota 103 0 3 40 Running
    6 15 9 Noah Gragson # Switch Chevrolet 103 10 0 32 Running
    7 3 22 Austin Cindric MoneyLion Ford 103 5 6 41 Running
    8 4 1 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet 103 0 7 33 Running
    9 13 11 Justin Haley # LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 103 6 9 35 Running
    10 11 10 Austin Dillon(i) Maestros Classic Chevrolet 103 4 0 0 Running
    11 9 7 Justin Allgaier Klondike Chevrolet 103 2 1 45 Running
    12 23 23 John Hunter Nemechek # ISM Connect Chevrolet 103 9 8 30 Running
    13 27 86 Brandon Brown # ABS Vans Chevrolet 103 0 0 24 Running
    14 14 4 Ross Chastain Georgia Watermelon Association Chevrolet 103 7 0 27 Running
    15 22 36 Josh Williams Starbright Star Tron/Simcraft Chevrolet 103 0 0 22 Running
    16 28 51 Jeremy Clements RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet 102 0 0 21 Running
    17 16 15 BJ McLeod Teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 102 0 0 20 Running
    18 17 7 Ray Black II ISOKERN Fireplaces & Chmny/ScbLf Chev. 102 0 0 19 Running
    19 21 66 Timmy Hill LeithCars.com Toyota 102 0 0 18 Running
    20 18 8 Gray Gaulding Chevrolet 102 0 0 17 Running
    21 30 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr. Bassett Gutters & More Chevrolet 102 0 0 16 Running
    22 10 18 Jeffrey Earnhardt iK9 Toyota 102 0 0 15 Running
    23 25 1 Stephen Leicht Teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 102 0 0 14 Running
    24 31 52 David Starr GeorgesToolRntl.com/ATS/Whtbrgr Chev. 101 0 0 13 Running
    25 33 78 Vinnie Miller Koolbox/JW Transport LLC Chevrolet 101 0 0 12 Running
    26 5 39 Ryan Sieg C2 Freight Resources Chevrolet 100 8 0 14 Running
    27 32 99 Todd Peck(i) Pulse Transport Chevrolet 100 0 0 0 Running
    28 35 74 Mike Harmon The JourneyHomeProject/Crl Dnls Chev. 99 0 0 9 Running
    29 34 0 Garrett Smithley Trophy Tractor Chevrolet 86 0 0 8 Running
    30 38 5 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Toyota 65 0 0 7 Brakes
    31 36 13 John Jackson CrashClaimsR.US Toyota 36 0 0 6 Vibration
    32 29 17 Camden Murphy(i) RWR Chevrolet 36 0 0 0 Vibration
    33 19 35 Joey Gase MBM Motorsports Toyota 34 0 0 4 Engine
    34 20 93 Josh Bilicki Chevrolet 33 0 0 3 Vibration
    35 37 89 Morgan Shepherd Visone RV Chevrolet 31 0 0 2 Handling
    36 24 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 22 0 0 1 Electrical
    37 26 42 Chad Finchum Smithbilt Homes Toyota 10 0 0 1 Accident
    38 7 19 Brandon Jones Juniper Toyota 6 0 0 1 Accident
  • Weekend schedule for Pocono Raceway

    Weekend schedule for Pocono Raceway

    This weekend the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and the Xfinity Series head to Pocono Raceway. Martin Truex Jr. grabbed his third victory of the season last week at Charlotte Motor Speedway and is also the defending race winner for the Pocono 400.

    Kyle Busch won last year’s Xfinity Series Pocono Green 250 but will not compete in this week’s race. Instead, Jeffrey Earnhardt, who earned a career-best finish of third last week at Charlotte Motor Speedway, will pilot the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.

    All times are Eastern.

    Friday, May 31
    1:05 – 1:55 p.m. – Xfinity Series First Practice (MRN) – NASCAR.com/live
    2:05 – 2:55 p.m. – Cup Series First Practice (MRN) – NASCAR.com/live
    3:05 – 3:55 p.m. – Xfinity Series Final Practice (FS2)
    4:05 – 4:55 p.m. – Cup Series Final Practice (FS2, MRN)

    Saturday, June 1
    10:05 a.m. – Xfinity Series Qualifying (Impound) Single vehicle/One lap – All positions (FS1)
    11:35 a.m. – Cup Series Qualifying (Impound) Single vehicle/One lap – All positions (FS1, MRN)
    1 p.m. – Xfinity Series Pocono Green 250 (Stages 25/50/100 = 100 laps/250 miles) (FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

    Sunday, June 2
    2 p.m. – Cup Series Pocono 400 (Stages 50/100/160 = 160 laps/400 miles) (FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

  • Reddick Wins Charlotte For Second Xfinity Win of 2019

    Reddick Wins Charlotte For Second Xfinity Win of 2019

    Tyler Reddick scored his second win of the 2019 Xfinity Series season when he won Saturday’s Alsco 300 by 2.10 seconds over runner-up Justin Allgaier. Jeffrey Earnhardt took home third place, while rookies Noag Gragson and Justin Haley rounded out the top-five.

    The win was the fifth of Reddick’s career and his third on a 1.5-mile speedway. Reddick began the race in third, but managed to lead the most laps (110) on the way to winning the second stage and the race itself, enduring several wild late-race restarts.

    “This is a place I didn’t feel good about, I’m not going to lie,” said Reddick. “I was really worried, Charlotte is kind of been the point in my season where things past Charlotte haven’t really gone good. It’s really nice to come into Charlotte, practice good, come into the race, run good, and come away with a win. Hopefully that means the next couple are going to keep rolling this way.”

    The win was the eighth top-four finish for the defending series champion.

    Christopher Bell began the race on the pole and led 33 laps and won the first stage, but suffered a tire failure and made contact with the wall around the halfway point of the race. He would finish 31st in his second DNF of the season.

    Michael Annett, Jeb Burton, Ryan Sieg, Austin Cindric, and Brandon Jones rounded out the top-10.

    The day was excessively hot, which led to a slick race track and several front-runners suffered tire issues or made contact with the wall, including Bell, Jones, John Hunter Nemechek, Earnhardt, Chase Briscoe, and outside-polesitter Cole Custer. Several drivers were also overheated during and after the race, including Reddick, Haley, and Earnhardt, who was later taken to the medical center after experiencing dizziness on pit road.

    Fourth-place starter Austin Dillon had to relinquish his seat to Cup teammate Daniel Hemric with 40 laps to go when the seat in his Kaulig Racing got too hot and began burning his ribs.

    The next race will be June 1 at Pocono Raceway for the Pocono Green 250 at 1 p.m. ET on FS1.

  • Weekend schedule for Charlotte

    Weekend schedule for Charlotte

    This Memorial Day weekend the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads to Charlotte Motor Speedway for the 60th running of the Coca-Cola 600 Sunday evening while the Xfinity Series hits the track Saturday for the Alsco 300.

    The ARCA Menards Series will also compete at Charlotte Thursday night for the General Tire 150. There will be two hours of practice beginning at 11:30 a.m. with qualifying at 5 p.m. The race is scheduled for a 9 p.m. start and will be televised on FS1.

    All times are Eastern.

    Thursday, May 23

    2:35 p.m.- 3:25 p.m.: Monster Energy Cup Series First Practice – Airing on FS1 at 3 p.m.
    4:05 p.m.- 4:55 p.m.: Xfinity Series First Practice – FS1
    6:05 p.m.-6:55 p.m.: Xfinity Series Final Practice – FS1
    7:05 p.m.: Monster Energy Cup Series Qualifying – Single Vehicle/One Lap All Positions – FS1/PRN

    Friday, May 24
    No events scheduled             

    Saturday, May 25

    8:35 a.m.-9:25 a.m.: Monster Energy Cup Series Second Practice – FS1
    9:35 a.m.: Xfinity Series Qualifying – Single Vehicle/One Lap All Positions – FS1
    11:05 a.m.-11:55 a.m.: Monster Energy Cup Series Final Practice – FS1
    1 p.m.: Xfinity Series Alsco 300 (Stages 45/90/200 Laps = 300 Miles) – FS1/PRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

    Sunday, May 26

    6 p.m.: Monster Energy Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 (Stages 100/200/300/400 Laps = 600 Miles) – FOX/PRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

  • Christopher Bell captures third Xfinity win this season at Dover

    Christopher Bell captures third Xfinity win this season at Dover

    Christopher Bell captured his third Xfinity Series victory of the season in Saturday’s Allied Steel Buildings 200 at Dover International Speedway. Bell also won the $100,000 Dash 4 Cash’ bonus for scoring the highest finish among a field of four drivers.

    “I just can’t say enough about everyone on this team 20 at Joe Gibbs Racing. They never quit. They keep working and over the last couple weeks we’ve had really fast race cars, but we just haven’t been able to capitalize on it. This one is really out to my pit crew. They did a great job of getting me out first there where I could control the restarts,” Bell said.

    “Over that long run there, I felt like I could make gains on him running the top. Last time we were here, the top was really good for me, but it seemed like it rubbered up more and the top was a little less of a disadvantage. Once we got the lead – thank you to my pit crew, they did an outstanding job – it’s really special to be here,” Bell continued.

    Cole Custer dominated the race, leading 155 laps but after Kaz Grala’s spin on Lap 154, everybody came in for one final stop and the Joe Gibbs squad got Bell out before Stewart-Haas Racing’s group.

    Bell said after the race in Victory Lane, “There’s no doubt that he (Cole Custer) was really good.”

    Bell had to overcome not one restart but two restarts as Riley Herbst spun out on Lap 175 and then once again on Lap 181 as Grey Gaulding got involved in an incident with Vinnie Miller.

    Justin Allgaier finished second for his fifth top-10 this year, Tyler Reddick was third followed by Custer and Chase Briscoe to round out the top five.

    Stage 1:

    Cole Custer led from wire to wire after starting on the pole in his Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. The Ladera Ranch, California native went coast to coast, leading all 40 laps as there was no caution during the first stage. There was an incident, however, as Noah Gragson got into the wall. There was no yellow as Gragson was able to continue. Gragson ended up finishing 19th after having to pit late in the race.

    Stage 2:

    Stage 2 began right where it left off in Stage 1 as the winner from Auto Club Speedway continued his approach to tame Miles the Monster. Custer began the race leading only 38 laps in his four previous trips to the Monster Mile. After the second stage? He led double that. Custer once again led from start to finish, lapping everybody up to 15th place before the green and checkered flags waved to end the stage.

    This was Bell’s 11th victory in 51 Xfinity starts in his career but he does trail Tyler Reddick by 23 points in the point standings.

    The NASCAR Xfinity teams will have two weeks off before heading to Charlotte Motor Speedway on Memorial Day Weekend.

    Xfinity Series Race Number 10
    Race Results for the 38th Annual Allied Steel Buildings 200 – Saturday, May 4, 2019
    Dover International Speedway – Dover, DE – 1. – Mile Concrete
    Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 200. Miles

    Fin Str No Driver Team Laps S1Pos S2Pos Pts Status
    1 4 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota 200 2 2 58 Running
    2 2 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet 200 3 4 50 Running
    3 5 2 Tyler Reddick Roland Chevrolet 200 4 3 49 Running
    4 1 0 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford 200 1 1 53 Running
    5 7 98 Chase Briscoe # Nutri Chomps Ford 200 7 7 40 Running
    6 3 22 Austin Cindric Menards/Richmond Ford 200 5 6 42 Running
    7 8 19 Brandon Jones 1st Foundation Toyota 200 8 8 36 Running
    8 16 23 John Hunter Nemechek # Fire Alarm Services INC Chevrolet 200 0 10 30 Running
    9 6 8 Zane Smith PatientPop Chevrolet 200 6 5 39 Running
    10 15 1 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet 200 0 0 27 Running
    11 14 39 Ryan Sieg Anglin Builders LLC Chevrolet 200 0 0 26 Running
    12 10 4 Ross Chastain Protect Your Melon Chevrolet 200 9 0 27 Running
    13 17 86 Brandon Brown # Vector Security Chevrolet 200 0 0 24 Running
    14 18 21 Kaz Grala HotScream Chevrolet 199 0 0 23 Running
    15 12 18 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Toyota 199 0 0 22 Running
    16 19 66 Timmy Hill R.Anderson Mem/CrashClaimsR.USToyota 199 0 0 21 Running
    17 11 11 Justin Haley # LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 198 10 0 21 Running
    18 13 51 Jeremy Clements RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet 198 0 0 19 Running
    19 9 9 Noah Gragson # Switch Chevrolet 197 0 9 20 Running
    20 21 8 Gray Gaulding World Wide Safety Consulting Chevrolet 197 0 0 17 Running
    21 24 99 Tommy Joe Martins Diamond Gusset Jeans Toyota 197 0 0 16 Running
    22 32 36 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 196 0 0 15 Running
    23 26 0 Garrett Smithley teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 196 0 0 14 Running
    24 22 7 Ray Black II ISOKERN/Scuba Life Chevrolet 196 0 0 13 Running
    25 25 90 Ronnie Bassett Jr Bassett Gutters & More Chevrolet 196 0 0 12 Running
    26 23 1 Stephen Leicht teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 196 0 0 11 Running
    27 20 15 BJ McLeod teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 196 0 0 10 Running
    28 33 52 David Starr ATS Chevrolet 195 0 0 9 Running
    29 36 35 Joey Gase Toyota 195 0 0 8 Running
    30 27 42 Chad Finchum Garrison Homes Toyota 195 0 0 7 Running
    31 35 5 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Chevrolet 195 0 0 6 Running
    32 31 78 Vinnie Miller Koolbox Toyota 194 0 0 5 Running
    33 37 74 Mike Harmon JourneyHomeProject/CharlieDanielsChevrolet 144 0 0 4 Running
    34 28 17 Bayley Currey(i) East Carolina University Chevrolet 59 0 0 0 Engine
    35 34 89 Morgan Shepherd Visone RV Chevrolet 50 0 0 2 Overheating
    36 29 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 15 0 0 1 Brakes
    37 38 13 John Jackson R.Anderson Mem/CrashClaimsR.USToyota 13 0 0 1 Vibration
    38 30 93 Josh Bilicki Chevrolet 10 0 0 1 Transmission
  • Tyler Reddick overcomes adversity to win at Talladega Superspeedway

    Tyler Reddick overcomes adversity to win at Talladega Superspeedway

    It was a beautiful day for a race at Talladega Superspeedway for the MoneyLion 300, as you could feel the excitement start to build during pre-race ceremonies. Although, for several drivers and crewmembers, their hearts were heavy after the news that Brenda Jackson, the Mother of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kelley Earnhardt Miller, had passed away earlier this week.

    Four drivers were a little more anxious as they were eligible for the Dash 4 Cash, which gives the highest finishing driver of the four an extra $100,000. The eligible drivers were Tyler Reddick, Cole Custer, Justin Allgaier, and Austin Cindric.

    One driver overcame a speeding penalty, running over a jack stand, and being involved in an accident that did significant damage to the right side of his car. Reddick, driving his No.2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, would overcome all that adversity and still get his first win at Talladega for himself and for car owner Richard Childress in an Xfinity Series Race. To top that off he also won the Dash 4 Cash money.

    “Hell of a job for all our guys at RCR Chevrolet,” Reddick commented. “I tried to take us out of the race so many times and somehow we got back in the mix, and back to the lead.” With a big smile, Reddick added, “We had a good day.”

    Stage 1 started with Michael Annett and Reddick on the front row. There was some great side by side racing at the start with everyone jockeying for position. The only caution was for the spinning car of Brandon Jones. Reddick would easily win the stage after leading 21 of the 25 laps.

    Stage 2 when the drivers hit pit road before the start Reddick got a little too much of a push from Ross Chastain and both drivers were busted for speeding. When the stage started they were pretty much running single file. There were no cautions in this stage, however, Reddick got loose and tagged the wall causing pretty significant damage to the right side of the car. Noah Gragson went on to win the stage.

    The final stage of the race is where patience and probably some tempers wore off. Talladega being known for its “Big One” meant pretty much the only safe drivers were the ones in the front. Reddick once again brushed the wall but didn’t bring out the caution flag. There were several cautions in this stage. One of them took out two of the four Dash 4 Cash drivers, Allgaier and Custer; it also involved Cindric, Stephen Leicht, and Ryan Sieg.

    The final caution with only four laps left brought out the red flag for cleanup of the track. Jeffrey Earnhardt got loose and collected Allgaier, Timmy Hill, David Starr, Jeremy Clements, and Alex Labbe. Until this point, Earnhardt was having another great run driving the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. The race restarted with two laps to go and Reddick was able to keep his top spot to win the race.

    I want to give a great shout out to Gray Gaulding, driving his No. 08 SS Green Light Racing Chevrolet brought his car home in second place. What a great run he had going today.

    Bringing his car home in third place was Christopher Bell in his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.

    Chase Briscoe and Cindric would round out the top five. John Hunter Nemechek, Justin Haley, Josh Williams, Landon Cassill, and Chris Cockrum finished sixth through 10th, respectively.

    Reddick leads the Xfinity Series Standings with 413 points, Bell is second with 381 points, Cindric is third with 339 points, Custer is in fourth with 338 points, and rounding out the top five is Allgaier with 298 points.

    The Xfinity Series heads next to Dover International Speedway on Saturday, May 4th.

    Xfinity Series Race Number 9
    Race Results for the 28th Annual MoneyLion 300 – Saturday, April 27, 2019
    Talladega Superspeedway – Talladega, AL – 2.66 – Mile Paved
    Total Race Length – 113 Laps – 300.58 Miles

    Fin Str No Driver Team Laps S1Pos S2Pos Pts Status
    1 2 2 Tyler Reddick Roland Chevrolet 113 1 10 51 Running
    2 8 8 Gray Gaulding Panini/NASCARRcgExp/WldwdSfty Chevrolet 113 5 0 41 Running
    3 10 20 Christopher Bell Rheem/Johns Manville Toyota 113 7 6 43 Running
    4 9 98 Chase Briscoe # Nutri Chomps/Runnings Ford 113 0 4 40 Running
    5 17 22 Austin Cindric MoneyLion Ford 113 3 0 40 Running
    6 15 23 John Hunter Nemechek # Fire Alarm Services INC Chevrolet 113 10 0 32 Running
    7 5 11 Justin Haley # LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 113 8 8 36 Running
    8 16 36 Josh Williams StarTron/StarBrite/GnrlFrmltns Chevrolet 113 0 0 29 Running
    9 22 4 Landon Cassill Flex Seal/Contec Chevrolet 113 0 0 28 Running
    10 18 17 Chris Cockrum ADVANCEDCOMMUNICATNGRP Chevrolet 113 0 0 27 Running
    11 14 9 Noah Gragson # ARMOUR Vienna Sausage Chevrolet 113 9 1 38 Running
    12 33 0 Garrett Smithley Flex Tape Chevrolet 113 0 0 25 Running
    13 6 8 Brett Moffitt(i) ISM Connect Chevrolet 113 0 0 0 Running
    14 28 52 David Starr Whataburger Chevrolet 113 0 0 23 Running
    15 32 86 Brandon Brown # Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 113 0 0 22 Running
    16 4 39 Ryan Sieg Alabama Soda Blasting Chevrolet 113 4 3 36 Running
    17 26 5 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Toyota 113 0 0 20 Running
    18 13 19 Brandon Jones 1st Foundation Toyota 113 0 7 23 Running
    19 29 78 Vinnie Miller Pit Viper Toyota 113 0 0 18 Running
    20 35 42 Max Tullman Top Tier Toyota 113 0 0 17 Running
    21 34 99 Cody Ware LORDCO Auto Parts Toyota 113 0 0 16 Running
    22 25 15 BJ McLeod teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 113 0 0 15 Running
    23 31 74 Mike Harmon Woobies Shoes Chevrolet 111 0 0 14 Running
    24 20 1 Stephen Leicht Flex Glue Chevrolet 111 0 0 13 Running
    25 24 90 Alex Labbe Alpha Prime USA Chevrolet 111 0 0 12 Running
    26 7 18 Jeffrey Earnhardt iK9 Toyota 110 0 0 11 Accident
    27 30 51 Jeremy Clements RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet 108 0 0 10 Accident
    28 11 7 Justin Allgaier Hellmanns/FghtHngrSprkChnge Chevrolet 108 6 2 23 Accident
    29 19 66 Timmy Hill VSI Racing/Overkill Motorsports Toyota 108 0 0 8 Accident
    30 3 10 Ross Chastain Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet 105 2 5 22 Gear Cooler
    31 1 1 Michael Annett TMC Transportation Chevrolet 95 0 9 8 Accident
    32 12 0 Cole Custer JACOB Companies Ford 94 0 0 5 Accident
    33 23 93 Josh Bilicki CMR Construction & Roofing Chevrolet 86 0 0 4 Transmisson
    34 36 7 Ray Black II ISKRNFrplcs&Chmny/ScbaLf Chevrolet 65 0 0 3 Accident
    35 21 38 Jeff Green C2 Freight Resources Chevrolet 52 0 0 2 Engine
    36 37 13 Chad Finchum JamesCrtrAttrnyatLaw/CrshClmsR.US Toyota 36 0 0 1 Gear
    37 27 35 Joey Gase DonateLife/RgstrMe.org/Cmpgn/Gase Toyota 35 0 0 1 Engine