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NASCAR Racing Schedule for Chicago

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

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

Thursday, September 14

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

Friday, September 15

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

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

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

Saturday, September 16

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

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

Sunday, September 17

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

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

Complete TV Schedule

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Race Details:

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

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

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

September 13, 2017
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Preview-Chicago
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returns to Chicagoland Speedway this week for the final race of the regular season. On the entry list, there are currently 32 Trucks entered for the TheHouse.com 225.

Kyle Busch has won in 2016, 2014 and 2013. However, due to the NASCAR rule not letting drivers race in the XFINITY/Trucks playoffs, Busch, among other cup drivers are not allowed to race in other series, if they have five or more years of experience. Therefore, we can expect a new winner in 2017.
1. John Hunter Nemechek – Nemechek can end the regular season on a high note with a win. In 2015, he won the race after leading just two laps of the scheduled 147. Sure, Nemechek only has two starts at Chicago, but he has an average finish of 7.5.
2. Johnny Sauter – If Sauter wants to keep rebounding and possibly get a win, Chicago might just be the place. He has four top fives and six top 10s. Sauter finished fifth in last year’s race. He might just get a win this Friday night.
3. Matt Crafton – Crafton, just like Sauter, has competed in all eight races at Chicago, however, he’ll have to step up his average finish. In eight starts, Crafton has three top fives and five top 10 finishes, with an average finish of 9.9, but one DNF which came in the 2016 race. Crafton could erase last year’s disappointing finish by winning and start the playoffs on a high note.
4. Christopher Bell – It would be a mistake to count Bell out of competing for a win. In his only start which came in 2016, he started 12th and finished fourth. Bell is also hungry for a win as he hasn’t won since over a month ago at Kentucky. Watch for Bell to be a strong contender Friday night.
5. Austin Cindric – Cindric is coming off a momentum win at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park from Labor Day weekend. He may be peaking at just the right time before the playoffs start. Two practices are scheduled for Thursday afternoon. The first practice takes place at 3:30 p.m. ET with the final practice at 6:30 p.m. ET.Qualifying is scheduled for Friday afternoon at 5:05 p.m. ET on FS1.The race is slated for 8:30 p.m. ET with coverage on FS1 and MRN Radio.
September 13, 2017
Tyler Young set for sixth Truck Series start of the season at Chicagoland

JOLIET, Ill. – With the regular season of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) set to take the checkered flag Friday night at Chicagoland Speedway, veteran Tyler Young looks to make the most his sixth start of the season in the Chicagoland 225.

After a much-deserved weekend off, the Young’s Motorsports team is set to battle the Windy City, where Young hopes to secure his first top-10 finish of the season, but more importantly, build on the team’s on-track performance from the most recent race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP).

While the team didn’t receive the finish, they were hoping for North of the Border, Young’s Motorsports driver Alex Tagliani wheeled the team’s No. 02 Chevrolet into the top-five only to be stalled by a mechanical gremlin.

With a full diagnosis of the issue and a plan in place, Young is headed to Chicago optimistic and looking to be competitive.

“I’m really proud of the team’s efforts this summer,” said Young. “We had some good trucks and some good performances, even if the finishes didn’t always come out on the positive end for us. We don’t bash too hard on that, we’re just focused to make sure we come to the track well prepared.”

A good finish for Young, a native of Midland, Texas will be to better his season-high 14th place finish earned earlier this season at Kansas Speedway and his most recent race at Michigan International Speedway in August.

“I’m looking for a top-10 on Friday night,” added Young. “A good run this weekend will carry me into my next planned race of the year of Las Vegas at the end of the month. I like Chicagoland. It’s a fast track with some good banking and we tend to turn some quick laps because it’s much cooler at night.”

Young will make his fifth start at Chicagoland Speedway and has earned three straight top-20 finishes, including a lead-lap 16th place finish last September after starting 19th.

Moving ahead post-Chicago, Young said his family-owned team is deep into the trenches working day and night to make sure their No. 02 Young’s Building Systems / Randco. Industries Inc. Chevrolet trucks are well-prepared for the final stretch while looking ahead to 2018.

“It’s going to be a busy two and a half months or so,” said Young. “We have all kinds of tracks coming up. From Chicago to New Hampshire to Talladega to Martinsville, my home track of Texas and then the checkered flag at Homestead, it will go by quickly.

“The team is working really hard. We’re building some new trucks and looking at our long-term scope to try and get ahead for next year, where we hope to maybe have a bigger presence in the series.

“Since Chad (Kendrick) joined the team, the mojo has really been positive and upbeat and I hope that continues.”

For Midland, Texas native Young, he is tentatively scheduled to compete in five of the final eight races, but the 26-year-old notes that his schedule could change.

“We’re all about bringing drivers through our Young’s Motorsports program and give them an opportunity to get in some quality truck with top-notch people for a fair and respectable price. We’ve worked with some good drivers this season.

“From Alex (Tagliani) to Austin (Hill), Sheldon (Creed), Max (Johnston) and even Scott (Lagasse Jr.), we have an open-door policy to try and make things work for approved and funded drivers who want to try and race in Trucks. I’m proud of the program we’ve built at Young’s Motorsports and with our outlook, we’re eager to show that our team will continue to get stronger with each weekend we’re on track.”

In 75 career NCWTS starts, Young holds four top-10 finishes to his credit with a career-best sixth at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway in February 2016. A sixth-place qualifying effort at Eldora Speedway in July 2015 is his best time trials effort to date. Young’s Motorsports has competed on the tour since 2012.

For more on Tyler Young, please visit YoungsMotorsports.com or click on his Facebook page. Young is also active on Twitter. You can follow and tweet with him @TylerYoung02.

The Chicagoland 225 (150 laps / 225 miles) is the 16th of 23 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races on the 2017 schedule. Practice begins on Thurs., Sept. 14 from 2:30 p.m. – 3:25 p.m., with a final practice session is set for 5:30 p.m. – 6:25 p.m. Qualifying is set for race day, Fri., Sept. 15 beginning at 4:05 p.m. The 32-truck field will take the green flag shortly after 7:30 p.m. with live coverage on FOX Sports 1 (FS1), the Motor Racing Network (Radio) and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Satellite Radio, Channel 90). All times are local (Central).

No. 02 Young’s Motorsports Chicagoland Speedway Fast Facts:
Driver: Tyler Young (@TylerYoung02)
Owner: Randy Young (Young’s Motorsports)
Crew Chief: Chad Kendrick
Truck Chief: Andrew Abbott
Manufacturer: Chevrolet Silverado
Engine Builder: Collins Engine Works

September 13, 2017
GMS Racing NCWTS Chicagoland Speedway Preview

JOHNNY SAUTER
No. 21 ISM Connect Chevrolet Silverado

Chicagoland Stats
8 starts, 4 top-fives, 6 top-10s

Season Stats
15 starts, 1 win, 8 top-fives, 12 top-10s

Additional Info
– The No. 21 team will utilize GMS chassis No. 301. Sauter raced this chassis earlier this season at Iowa Speedway to a second-place finish.
– He is second in the NCWTS driver championship point standings, 30 points behind Christopher Bell, with one win and 10 playoff points.

Quote
“I think as a team we thought we’d have a few more wins at this point in the season. That’s not saying we haven’t run well, because this group has done a great job of steadily improving and learning with each race. We’ll do the same this weekend and hope we get a win out of it before we move on to The Playoffs and make a run like we did last year.”

JUSTIN HALEY
No. 24 Fraternal Order of Eagles Chevrolet Silverado

Chicagoland Stats
Friday will mark Haley’s first start at Chicagoland Speedway.

Season Stats
13 starts, 2 top-fives, 10 top-10s

Additional Info
– Haley will pilot GMS chassis No. 302 for the first time this season.
– Haley is 11th in the driver championship point standings, while the No. 24 is 8th in the owner championship point standings.

Quote
“I’m really looking forward to getting on track in Chicago. Our intermediate track performance has been really strong; I think we’ve only finished outside the top 10 once this year on the mile-and-a-half tracks. This is our last shot at making The Playoffs and I know that this team can make it happen. We just need to put a whole race together and be there at the end.”

KAZ GRALA
No. 33 Stealth Chevrolet Silverado

Chicago Stats
Kaz will be making his first NCWTS start at Chicagoland Speedway this weekend.

Season Stats
15 starts, 1 pole, 1 win, 3 top-five, 5 top-10s

Additional Info
– Kaz will pilot chassis no.303; a brand-new chassis built by GMS Fabrication.
– After a third-place finish at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Kaz is currently 12th in the driver point standings, with one win to his name.

Quote
“Chicagoland (Speedway) is a different kind of place, it’s certainly not a cookie cutter mile-and-a-half track. Those types of tracks though are ones that I’ve needed to work on this year for sure. It’s something I had never done before this season. Going into the Playoffs we have three mile-and-a-half tracks, so we really need to make sure that I’m strong and that we have a strong setup for those races. I’m looking forward to Chicagoland (Speedway) as an opportunity to solidify what we’ve been able to accomplish so far this year and to have some momentum heading into the Playoffs.”

ABOUT GMS RACING
GMS Racing competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with drivers Johnny Sauter, Justin Haley and Kaz Grala, and the NASCAR XFINITY Series with Spencer Gallagher, Ben Kennedy and Brett Moffitt. Since the team’s start in 2014, GMS Racing has grown to occupy several buildings located in Statesville, N.C. The campus also includes operations for GMS Fabrication.

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September 12, 2017
Spanesi Americas Launches Partnership With MB Motorsports

Industry Leader In Collision Repair Partners With MB Motorsports

Wright City, MO- Spanesi Americas, a global industry leader in Collision Repair, has partnered with the sole surviving original team in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, MB Motorsports.

Timothy Morgan, COO of Spanesi Americas, sees parallels between his company and the team. “MB Motorsports has a long, long history of finding young talent and grooming them for their future in NASCAR. At Spanesi Americas, we have been involved with the Collision Repair Education Foundation since our inception, and myself for over 20 years, supporting collision repair, equipment and process to high schools and colleges.”

Spanesi Americas specializes in supplying design, equipment and training for collision repair facilities. Spanesi Americas offers consulting, training and 3D plans through customized solutions and innovative processes. Spanesi products are innovative and highly technological and offer excellent performance in quality, productivity and profit. In conjunction with Spanesi technologies, the technician is able to repair a damaged vehicle to within factory OEM specifications.

“Timothy is absolutely correct,” says team owner Mike Mittler. “Both our organizations are heavily involved in developing young talent, so we have that synergy going forward. In addition, the people who purchase and utilize their equipment are the same people that fill our grandstands and watch our races week in and week out.”

Adds Morgan, “There couldn’t be a better time to launch this partnership, as the Collision Repair Education Foundation and ASE will hold its third annual Cars, Careers, & Celebrities Expo event on Friday, September 15th at Chicagoland Speedway. That night, MB Motorsports’ #63 Chevy Silverado will carry the Spanesi logo in the Chicagoland 225.”

Spanesi Americas is based in Naperville, IL. For more information on the company, visit www.Spanesi.com or follow them on Facebook, @spanesi-americas,

About MB Motorsports:
MB Motorsports is the sole surviving original team in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, having competed in every season since the series debuted in 1995. The team has given many young drivers their start in NASCAR, including Sprint Cup Series winners Carl Edwards, Jamie McMurray, Brad Keselowski and Regan Smith.

About Spanesi Americas:
Spanesi Americas specializes in supplying design, equipment and training for collision repair facilities. Spanesi Americas offers consulting, training and 3D plans through customized solutions and innovative processes. Spanesi products are innovative and highly technological and offer excellent performance in quality, productivity and profit. In conjunction with Spanesi technologies, the technician is able to repair a damaged vehicle to within factory OEM specifications.

For more information on MB Motorsports and its marketing partners, visit www.mbracing.net or follow them on Twitter @MBMotorsports or Facebook, MB Motorsports

For more information on Spanesi Americas, visit Spanesi.com follow them on Facebook, @spanesi-americas

September 11, 2017
How To Save The NASCAR Truck Division

Stephen Cox Blog Presented by McGunegill Engine Performance

It’s really not that difficult to organize a race series. But turning down money? Now that’s tough.

The easy way to run a series is to have an official provider for everything from tires to body kits to engines. Mandatory components (“spec” parts) are frequently offered as a fix-all solution though, in reality, costs are rarely contained.

Remember, everyone at every step along the way has to make money. The series, the parts manufacturers, the distributors and on and on. Everyone gets a piece of the action and team owners are stuck with the ever-spiraling bills. The usual result is just what we see in the Indy Lights Series and Indycar… higher costs and lower car count.

All of this is a result of wrong thinking. The job of a race series is not to put a limit on how much money teams can spend. The job of a race series is to make sure that spending money doesn’t help.

NASCAR’s Camping World Truck Series is in trouble because competitive engine packages are too expensive. Teams are losing money and closing up shop. NASCAR’s response is to consider a spec engine. Wrong thinking.

Take away their tires and everything else becomes elementary. NASCAR tires are enormously wide and offer a broad, sticky contact patch with the asphalt. The trucks reach tremendous speeds before they begin to lose adhesion and when they do, the drift is slight and nearly imperceptible to the average race fan. The racing isn’t that good. The tires are just too wide.

If NASCAR trucks adopted a narrow, hard compound tire, the importance of horsepower would diminish considerably. Speeds would drop. The trucks would visibly slide on the race track and the average race fan could see and appreciate the skill of the drivers.

Teams who spend fantastic sums on engine power would find themselves gaining little, if any, real advantage because, without big, wide tires, it would be impossible to utilize all that engine power. The limiting factor in a truck’s speed would no longer be the engine; it would be the tires.

The series should concern itself with reducing mechanical grip and to a lesser extent, aerodynamic grip. When the trucks begin to slide, the real racing begins and the unbridled supremacy of overpriced engines quickly fades.

The job of the series isn’t to limit horsepower or spending. NASCAR’s job is to limit the amount of horsepower that can be used in a race by eliminating traction. When that is achieved, the enormous horsepower and massive engine budgets will collapse of their own weight and teams will begin considering the Camping World Truck Series as a viable alternative again.

Stephen Cox

Sopwith Motorsports Television Productions

Driver, Super Cup Stock Car Series and Electric GT Championship

Co-host, Mecum Auctions on NBCSN

September 6, 2017
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Power Rankings- Bowmanville
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series went north of the border for an action packed Chevrolet Silverado 250. One driver who was on the outside looking in was able to lock himself into the playoffs after a wild last lap. Here are this week’s power rankings.
1. 1. Austin Cindric – Cindric had been a strong contender all year long. Before Canada, he had four top fives and nine top 10 finishes. But one thing was missing and that was a win to lock himself into the championship hunt. On Saturday afternoon, the 19-year-old sat on the pole for the first time in his career. All he needed to do was back that up in Sunday’s race. Cindic dominated in Stage 1 by leading most of the laps and ended up winning. He didn’t finish in the top 10 at all during Stage 2, due to some varying pit strategy. He closed in on race leader, Kaz Grala who already had a win at Daytona earlier this year in the late laps. On the last lap, Cindric gave Grala a controversial bump and therefore winning his first ever NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race.
  2. Kaz Grala – Grala was oh so close to securing a second win of the 2017 season. He hasn’t won since the first race of the season at Daytona and since the midseason point, he’s been somewhat struggling. In Stage 1, Grala kept close to Cindric’s bumper but never could pass for the lead, therefore, finishing second in the first stage. During varying pit strategies, he was able to take the lead on lap 45 and lead for 19 laps until the last one, where he was bumped by second-place Cindric. Grala didn’t lose too many spots though as he finished a disappointing third.
  3. Noah Gragson – Gragson was another one of those bubble playoffs drivers who needed to win. Late in the race, he made a daring four wide move to up to third. Gragson stayed close behind the leaders and was able to make a pass on third. After Grala was bumped, he finished behind race winner, Austin Cindric. This was Gragson’s best finish of his career. However, it wasn’t enough for him to move up in the points, as he will have one more chance at Chicagoland to secure his playoff spot for the playoffs.
  4. Justin Haley – Haley had a quiet but strong day at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. He finished fifth in Stage 1, but like others due to pit strategy late in the going, Haley wasn’t in the top 10 at the conclusion of Stage 2. He rebounded though and finished fourth. He’ll most likely have to win at Chicagoland to have any chance for the 2017 championship.
  5. Ryan Truex – Like Haley, Truex had a decent outcome at Canada. He finished seventh in Stage 1 and won the second stage after staying out, while others pitted. After stops, Truex stayed inside the top five for the remainder of the race and finished fifth. Truex has the best chance of making it into the playoffs based on points.
Next Up: The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series takes another week off before heading to Chicago Motor Speedway Friday night September 15.
September 6, 2017
Four Takeaways From Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
1. Austin Cindric gets first career win – Cindric had a dominant race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. He led twice for 32 laps. After the various pit stop strategies, Cindric caught Kaz Grala on the last lap and bumped him out of the way on the last lap for his first ever career win and is locked into the 2017 playoffs.
2. Noah Gragson comes up short – Gragson scored his career best finish of the season at Canada this past weekend. He made a daring four-wide move late in the going and moved up to third. He eventually settled for second after Grala’s spin on the last lap. He sits ninth in the playoff standings but will most likely need a win to get into the playoffs.
3. Championship contenders Christopher Bell and Matt Crafton have engine woes – Bell and Crafton had a forgettable day at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park after finishing 26th and 25th, respectively. Bell finished once in the top 10 during Stage 1 but never could rebound after that. On lap 44, he missed a shift and caused the engine to blow. During the same caution, Crafton’s engine also expired and was done for the day. Needless to say, both drivers can forget that this ever happened.
4. Ryan Truex continues his strong season – Truex made some noise at Canada this past weekend. In Stage 1 he finished seventh and won the second stage after staying out. Truex was able to capitalize on staying out by finishing fifth. He now has five top fives and nine top 10s of the season and sits somewhat comfortably sixth in the playoffs picture.
September 6, 2017
Austin Cindric Wins Chevy Silverado 250 After Wild Last Lap

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series came to Canadian Tire Motorsports Park on a Sunday afternoon for the fifth year in a row and it sure did not disappoint.

Just turned 19-year old Austin Cindric won the pole after qualifying late Saturday afternoon.

This was Cindric’s first win of his career in the Truck Series and solidified himself into the championship picture.

20 laps laps made up both stages 1 and 2, while 24 laps made up the final stage.

When Stage 1 began, Cindric had a strong enough truck and with track position being so important, he was able to go on to win the first stage. Daytona winner, Kaz Grala, was able to close in with six laps to go but got held up by a slow truck and went on to finish second.

The race got back underway on lap 23 for stage 2. However, more action began to take place. A caution came out one lap later for Jennifer Jo Cobb’s truck that stalled in turns 5 and 6. Later on in the stage, Cindric pitted for a scheduled pit stop, but his gas can got stuck while his truck took off and was penalized for removing pit equipment. John Hunter Nemechek was also penalized for too fast exiting. Championship points leader Christopher Bell had a tire rub, therefore, he also had to pit late in the stage.

Ryan Truex played his own strategy by staying out and went on to win the second stage.

With the race winding down, the race was restarted with 20 laps to go in the final stage. On lap 45, Kaz Grala took the lead, but Bell missed a shift and blew up, which caused another caution to fly. Under the same caution, Eldora winner, Matt Crafton had engine issues as well and his day was done.

After a restart with 15 to go, Noah Gragson made it four wide on the restart and went to third. But the action was stopped once again, as Cody Coughlin spun around on lap 51, thus ended up stuck in the grass after overnight rains.

The race went back to green with 10 to go, but it wasn’t until five to go where there was a three wide battle for the lead. Cindric passed Gragson on the frontstretch and moved up to second.

Cindric caught up to Grala on the last lap and gave him a bump, which caused him to spin out. Cindric was able to hold on and went on to win his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win.

“I gotta acknowledge going into Kaz (Grala) in Turn 5,” Cindric said. “Everyone’s watched this race many years past and everybody knows its gonna come to contact. The second guy’s closest to the first. I’ve raced with Kaz growing up. He drove my Bando. It was the first car he ever drove. I know his family isn’t going to be overly excited, but he already had a win. So I don’t feel too bad about having to do something to make it happen for this team.”

There were five cautions for 14 laps and four leaders among five lead changes.

Cindric led twice for 32 laps.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race – Chevrolet Silverado 250
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario
Sunday, September 3, 2017
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1. (1) Austin Cindric #, Ford, 64.
2. (6) Noah Gragson #, Toyota, 64.
3. (3) Kaz Grala #, Chevrolet, 64.
4. (2) Justin Haley #, Chevrolet, 64.
5. (11) Ryan Truex, Toyota, 64.
6. (10) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 64.
7. (18) Chase Briscoe #, Ford, 64.
8. (4) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, 64.
9. (20) Austin Wayne Self, Toyota, 64.
10. (9) Ben Rhodes, Toyota, 64.
11. (13) Todd Gilliland, Toyota, 64.
12. (15) Brian Wong, Chevrolet, 64.
13. (16) Grant Enfinger #, Toyota, 64.
14. (17) DJ Kennington(i), Toyota, 64.
15. (22) Jason Hathaway, Chevrolet, 64.
16. (21) Victor Gonzalez Jr., Chevrolet, 64.
17. (27) Bobby Reuse, Chevrolet, 64.
18. (26) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, 64.
19. (12) Alex Tagliani, Chevrolet, 63.
20. (7) John H. Nemechek, Chevrolet, 63.
21. (19) Cody Coughlin #, Toyota, 60.
22. (24) Camden Murphy, Chevrolet, 58.
23. (23) Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet, 55.
24. (14) Gary Klutt(i), Chevrolet, Suspension, 54.
25. (8) Matt Crafton, Toyota, Engine, 46.
26. (5) Christopher Bell, Toyota, Engine, 44.
27. (32) Joe Hudson, Chevrolet, Brakes, 12.
28. (29) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevrolet, Clutch, 7.
29. (28) Todd Peck, Chevrolet, Transmission, 5.
30. (30) Mike Senica, Chevrolet, Clutch, 2.
31. (25) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, Suspension, 1.
32. (31) Tommy Regan(i), Chevrolet, Engine, 0.

September 3, 2017
NASCAR Racing Schedule for Darlington and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

DARLINGTON, S.C. — The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and the XFINITY Series head to Darlington Raceway as the Camping World Truck Series travels to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Darlington will close out the “The Official Throwback Weekend of NASCAR” with The Bojangles’ Southern 500 Sunday at 6 p.m.

There are 40 drivers on the entry list for the Southern 500 battling for a berth in the Cup Series playoffs as the regular season winds down with only two more chances to secure a spot. Tune into NBCSN for coverage of the Cup and XFINITY Series events while FS1 will televise the Truck Series race.

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

Friday, September 1

On Track-Darlington:
12-12:55 p.m.: XFINITY Series Practice – NBCSN
1-1:55 p.m.: Cup Series Practice – NBCSN
2:30-3:25 p.m.: XFINITY Series Final Practice – NBCSN
3:30-4:55 p.m.: Cup Series Final Practice – NBCSN

Press Conferences: (Watch live)
10:15 a.m.: Jeremy Clements
10:30 a.m.: Elliott Sadler
11:45 a.m.: Jimmie Johnson
12 p.m.: Chase Elliott
12:15 p.m.: Clint Bowyer and Mark Martin
2:45 p.m.: Martin Truex Jr.
5:20 p.m.: Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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

Saturday, September 2

On Track-Darlington:
12:05 p.m.: XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – NBCSN
1:45 p.m.: Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying – NBCSN
3:30 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series Sports Clips Haircuts VFW 200 (147 laps, 200.8 miles) – NBCSN

Press Conferences: (Watch live)
2:30 p.m.: Post-Cup Series Qualifying
6 p.m.: Post-NASCAR XFINITY Series Race

On Track-Canadian Tire:
9:30 a.m.: Camping World Truck Series Practice (Watch live)
11:35 a.m.: Camping World Truck Series Final Practice (Watch live)
5:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying – FS2

Sunday, September 3

On Track-Canadian Tire:
2 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Chevrolet Silverado 250 (64 laps, 157.37 miles) – FS1

On Track-Darlington:
6 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500 (367 laps, 501.3 miles) – NBCSN

Press Conference: (Watch live)
2 p.m.: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Darrell Waltrip
3 p.m.: Bill Elliott
10:30 p.m.: Post-Cup Series Race

Complete TV Schedule

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Race Details:

NASCAR XFINITY Series
Race: Sport Clips Help a Hero 200
Place: Darlington Raceway
Date: Saturday, Sept. 2
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
TV: NBCSN, 3 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 200.8 miles (147 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on lap 45), Stage 2 (Ends on lap 90), Final Stage (Ends on lap 147)

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Race: Chevrolet Silverado 250
Place: Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
Date: Sunday, Sept. 3
Time: 2:30 p.m. ET
TV: FS1, 2 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 157.37 miles (64 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on lap 20), Stage 2 (Ends on lap 40), Final Stage (Ends on lap 64

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

Race: Bojangles’ Southern 500
Place: Darlington Raceway
Date: Sunday, Sept. 3
Time: 6 p.m. ET
TV: NBCSN, 5:30 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 501.3 miles (367 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on lap 100), Stage 2 (Ends on lap 200), Final Stage (Ends on lap 367)

August 30, 2017