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  • Solid Night for ThorSport Racing

    Solid Night for ThorSport Racing

    It was a solid night for most of the ThorSport Racing drivers. The finishing order saw Johnny Sauter, Grant Enfinger, and Matt Crafton all finish in the top five. Ben Rhodes finished 10th.

    Sauter started seventh and had a somewhat good truck. He finished ninth in Stage 1 but didn’t finish in the top-10 for Stage 2. He led once for seven laps after taking fuel only after Stage 2 to gain track position. Sauter was even in the close battle after the restart but fell to third. He was too far back to catch the race leaders or even challenge for the win, but it was still a good points night for the No. 13 Tenda Heal Ford, as he finished in third place.

    “I don’t know, it was an eventful night to say the least with our Tenda Ford F-150,” Sauter told MRN Radio describing his night. “I couldn’t thank the guys at Thorsport enough for busting their tails. Really a hard-fought third place finish. We battled for track position and then at the end there, we just decided to put four tires on it to forego track position making one last adjustment on it and it kind of came to life.”

    “So yeah,” Sauter continued in his post race interview with MRN Radio, “I don’t know if I ever had that kind of night, where you just feel like nothing you could do was right and you end up finishing third. So, we’ll take it and learn from it obviously. Man, what a crazy night. They bailed us out for that one.”

    It was Sauter’s second top five of the season.

    For Crafton, it was a different story. He started 12th and finished fifth. There were some moments during the race where he found himself battling with Kyle Busch for the win after a great pit stop by his crew. Ultimately, Crafton came home winless and is still looking for the win.

    “Second round of being back with Ford,” Crafton told MRN Radio. “Just trying to figure out everything that they want and just balance wise, we were off. We still need to be better on the short run and have better short run speed that we didn’t have tonight. We were able to catch up with Kyle (Busch) for a minute and he would just drive away. We sucked at restarts. But all in all, not a bad day for our Menards Ford F-150 Thorsport crew.”

  • Weekend Schedule for Texas

    Weekend Schedule for Texas

    For the first time since Las Vegas in mid-March, all three of NASCAR’s main series will be together and in action as the Gander Outdoors Truck Series, XFinity Series and the Monster Energy Cup Series will be taking to the fast 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Here is how you can watch all of the action unfold.

    Note: All times are ET

    Thursday, March 28th
    4:05 p.m. – 4:55 p.m.: Gander Outdoors Truck Series first practice (NO TV)
    6:05 p.m. – 6:55 p.m.: Gander Outdoors Truck Series final practice (NO TV)

    Friday, March 29th
    3:05 p.m. – 3:55 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series first practice, FS1
    4:05 p.m. – 4:55 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series first practice, FS1
    5:10 p.m. Gander Outdoors Truck Series Pole Qualifying (Single Vehicle/Two Rounds), FS1
    6:35 p.m. – 7:25 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, FS1
    7:40 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pole Qualifying, FS1
    9 p.m.: Gander Outdoors Truck Series Vankor 350 (Stages 35/70/147 Laps = 220.5 MILES), FS1

    Saturday, March 30th
    9:05 a.m. – 9:55 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, FS1
    10:10 a.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying, FS1
    11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, FS1
    1 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series My Bariatric Solutions 300 (STAGES 45/90/200 laps, 300 miles), FS1, PRN

    Sunday, April 8
    3 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 (85/170/334 laps, 501 miles), FOX, PRN

  • NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Preview: Texas-Spring

    NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Preview: Texas-Spring

    The NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series heads to the Lone Star State this weekend, home to Texas Motor Speedway.

    Texas Motor Speedway has played host to the Truck Series since 1997 and has had two races there since 1998.

    Since the first race there in 1997, the list of drivers who know what it takes when it comes to winning at Texas, is impressive. It includes names like Kenny Irwin Jr, Tony Raines, Jay Sauter, Jack Sprague, Jeb Burton, Ty Dillon, Brendan Gaughan (who won four in a row), Todd Bodine, Clint Bowyer, Ron Hornaday, Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Johnny Sauter, Matt Crafton, Erik Jones, William Byron, Christopher Bell, and Justin Haley just to name a few.

    So who wins this time around? Here are five potential contenders that just might take home the trophy on Friday night.

    1. Johnny Sauter – Sauter has had quite a bit of success at Texas Motor Speedway. A bit might be an understatement. In 21 starts dating back to his first start in 2005, his first start for Thorsport since 2015, Sauter has five wins here at Texas. Two of those came with ThorSport Racing in 2012, where Sauter swept both races that season. He would have to wait again until 2016 he would revisit victory lane. Since then, he has won back to back from fall of 2017 and spring of 2018. Sauter has four poles, 10 top fives and 16 top 10 finishes with 361 laps led and an average finish of 6.3. He has currently been on a small winless streak dating back to Martinsville last fall, the last time Sauter won, but he is currently adjusting after rejoining his old team. It will only be a matter of time before Sauter visits victory lane again.
    2. Kyle Busch – Surprise, surprise! Busch has been on a roll lately in the Truck Series, winning three consecutive races and he does not look to slow down anytime soon. Texas Motor Speedway has been a so-so track for Busch. The last time he competed there was in 2014, where Busch won after leading 80 laps. Overall, he has three wins and four DNFs. He even won the fall 2009 race and the fall 2010 race to sweep the fall races. In total, Busch has led 356 laps and has eight top fives and eight top-10 finishes with an average finish of 10.9. It’s hard to stop someone who is on a roll, and it wouldn’t be surprising if Busch ends up in victory lane again on Friday night.
    3. Grant Enfinger – After a quiet day at Martinsville last week and losing the points lead, Enfinger will be hungry and looks to heat things up again this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. He only has four starts here, his first in 2017 where Enfinger finished third, his best finish since then. Despite finishing 12th last fall, he has had great finishes at the 1.5-mile track. In those four starts, Enfinger has two top fives and three top-10s to wind up with an average finish of 6.5. Look for him to be a contender this weekend.
    4. Todd Gilliland – It’s easy to say Gilliland should have won here last November where he led 60 laps only to finish a disappointing fourth. In fact, he should have swept both races after finishing sixth last spring after starting second and leading 60 laps. With the pressure to perform well this year, Gilliland could use a much-needed win and he just might break through Friday night.
    5. Stewart Friesen – Speaking of first-time race winners, Texas Motor Speedway could be the site of Friesen’s first career win if everything goes as planned. He has momentum after taking the points lead following Martinsville and even sitting on the pole there as well. So far this year, Friesen has two top fives and three top-10 finishes. Last year, he has five top fives and two top-10 finishes at mile and a half tracks with a best finish of second twice. In the summer race, Friesen finished second and eighth in the fall race with 25 laps led combined to raise his average finish to 11.6. Should be breakthrough, this weekend at Texas just might be the place.

    To note, Joe Nemechek is back in the No. 8, Bubba Wallace remains in the No. 22 for AM Racing once again, Angela Ruch begins her stint with the No. 44 Niece Motorsports truck, and Anthony Alfredo is back in the No. 54.

    On-track action begins on Thursday afternoon for the truckers with two practice sessions. The first one is scheduled for 3:05 p.m. CT and final practice at 5:05 p.m CT, both sessions lasting an hour each with no live coverage.

    Qualifying is slated for Friday afternoon at 4:10 p.m CT live on FOX Sports 1.

    Race coverage begins at 7:30 p.m CT with the Vankor 350 falling shortly after 8:00 p.m. CT for 147 laps live on FOX Sports 1 and MRN Radio.

  • Shout Out Of The Week – Martinsville-Spring

    Shout Out Of The Week – Martinsville-Spring

    Overlooked in the running order of the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series at Martinsville Speedway could be Austin Dillon, who drove the No. 8 Phone Skope Chevy for Nemco Motorsports. Dillon finished 13th after starting 12th.

    It was a quiet day for the No. 8 group, considering they won this race last spring. Dillon managed to finish ninth in Stage 1, but fell out of the top-10 for Stage 2.

    It was Dillon’s 71st Truck Series start of his career dating back 10 years to 2009, where he made his Truck Series debut that year for Richard Childress at Iowa finishing 12th. He won the championship two years later in 2011, after collecting two wins, 10 top five finishes and 16 top 10s that year.

    It was Dillon’s first Truck Series race since Atlanta Motor Speedway last year, where he drove the No. 20 Young’s Motorsports entry finishing 10th that day.

  • Four Takeaways from Martinsville-Spring 2019

    Four Takeaways from Martinsville-Spring 2019

    The NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series had what some would call a home race this past weekend at Martinsville, where it’s just a little over a two-hour drive for most of the teams. So far this year, it was the largest entry list of the season and we saw six trucks not qualifying for the race. Three drivers withdrew from the race and two teams saw driver changes.

    However, that didn’t phase Kyle Busch who completely dominated the race and won the 54th race of his Truck Series career on Saturday afternoon.

    So, for the fourth time this season, here’s this week’s four takeaways from the TruNorth Global 250.

    1. Kyle Busch Dominates – Busch went three for three this past weekend at Martinsville and put a whooping on the field. It was his second career Truck Series win at Martinsville and his first since 2016. He didn’t miss a step winning Stage 1 and finishing third in Stage 2. Oh yeah, he also led 174 laps of 250. Not bad for the 33-year-old who has amassed six wins in total this year already. Cue the song, “All I Do Is Win” by D.J. Khaled.
    2. Clean Race For Martinsville – Normally, when the Truck Series comes to a track like Martinsville, you expect a lot of beating and banging. Not this time around, as the race was unexpectedly clean for the most part. There were only seven cautions for 50 laps and the race was run under green 28.6 percent, while the yellow was flown 20.0 percent. Last spring, the race saw 16.5 laps under green and 27.2 percent under yellow. This spring was pretty unusual for the trucks as we did not see many yellows.
    3. Rough Day For Johnny Sauter – While the finishing results show Sauter ninth, he had to earn it. He finished third in Stage 1, but it all went downhill from there. During the stage caution, Sauter went down a cylinder and reported, “it’s a plug wire, I don’t know.” The ThorSport team got the Truck somewhat turned around and Sauter stayed in the top-10 for Stage 2 winding up seventh. Another issue arose, however, as he had a left-rear tire go flat late in the going. Fortunately, Sauter and company rebounded to a hard-fought ninth, but a disappointing ninth considering he won here last fall.
    4. Raphael Lessard Solid In Truck Debut – Canadian Raphael Lessard made his first Truck Series debut this past weekend, driving the No. 46 Kyle Busch Motorsports entry. The young 17-year-old is labeled as “Canada’s Next Superstar” on his website. The Canadian finished 14th after starting seventh. Lessard is a breakout star on the late model circuit, winning four races in 2016 in the CARS Tour. He also made a couple of ARCA starts for Venturini Motorsports in 2017 and last year, he began his relationship with Kyle Busch as Lessard competed in Busch’s late model and, he still does. If the opportunities line up for Lessard, he’ll be a Truck Series regular in a couple of years. He was just the second Canadian in the field, the other being Stewart Friesen.
  • NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series Power Rankings – Martinsville – Spring

    NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series Power Rankings – Martinsville – Spring

    The NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series returned to action from a few weeks hiatus at the famous Martinsville Speedway.

    Kyle Busch continued his dominance by winning his third consecutive race in 2019 and is looking for four in a row this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.

    A few other drivers had a shot at the win, but trying to take down the all-time wins list leader in the Truck Series is not an easy task. In the end, it wasn’t enough for the truckers and they had to settle for a good points day instead, which could make the difference when it comes to the Playoffs later in the year.

    Here’s a look at this week’s power rankings.

    1.Brett Moffitt – Moffitt had a somewhat quiet day at Martinsville, where he finished in the third position. He did rattle a few fenders in trying to make something happen. Track position, however, is what mattered the most in keeping Moffitt from scoring the victory.

    “We were able to get them (GMS Racing) a good finish, felt like we had a truck we could’ve gotten to victory lane, but just wasn’t in our cards today,” Moffitt said in a GMS Racing recap. He finished seventh and fifth, respectively in both stages after starting 16th. Moffitt sits third in the points standings.

    Previous Week Ranking – 1st

    2. Ross Chastain – While Chastain in years past May have been a Cinderella story, he has proven himself to be a contender for the race win if given the right equipment. It’s a shame what happened in the off-season with sponsorship woes and we’ll never know how well he would have fared given a great car that Chastain would have been in this season in the Xfinity Series. However, while racing for the same team as he has been doing the last several years in the Xfinity Series (JD Motorsports), he saw an opportunity with Al Niece of Niece Motorsports to drive the No. 45 Truck, who is quite possibly having their best season as well. From Daytona to Martinsville, Chastain has had finishes of third, sixth, 10th, and fourth, respectively. However, he elected Xfinity points at the beginning of the season, therefore Chastain is not collecting any points. In another aspect, we’ll never know how he would be doing in the Truck Series points either. But sometimes, when things don’t work out, other things work out unexpectedly. Nice showing for Chastain and the No. 45 team who finished fourth and led 53 laps, and finished fifth in Stage 1 while winning Stage 2.

    Previous Week Ranking – Not Ranked

    3. Stewart Friesen – Friesen continued to be a consistent driver week in and week out, but he’s getting somewhat tired of not being able to close the deal just quite yet. The same was said for Saturday, where he started on the pole, led 18 laps, finished second and fourth in both stages, ultimately finishing fifth. Friesen had to begin points racing late in the race. It’s not a matter of if he’ll win, but when he will win. Still another solid showing for the No. 52 Halmar Racing Team who continues to be consistent, but at the end of the day, it’s the wins that matter in this sport.

    Previous Week Ranking – 2nd

    4. Ben Rhodes – After dominating the race last year, winning both stages and leading 134 laps, Rhodes wound up with a disappointing 12th place finish. This year, he turned that around by finishing second, and though he finished second in Stage 2, Rhodes didn’t quite dominate like he did last year. He still had a solid points day and is now looking forward to Texas Friday night.

    Previous Week Ranking – 4th

    5. Grant Enfinger – It was a quiet, but solid day for Enfinger and the No. 98 team who finished seventh after starting 19th. He didn’t finish in the top-10 in either stage, but worked hard all day thus earning his third top-10 of the season, Enfinger’s 38th of his career.

    Previous Week Ranking – Not Ranked

    Fell Out

    1. Harrison Burton – Not the day Burton and the No. 18 team needed. He finished 11th and was not a factor at all in this race. Though, Burton made the most of his day earning some stage points by finishing sixth in Stage 2.
    2. Sheldon Creed – A forgettable day for the No. 2 GMS Racing team. Creed and company finished 17th after starting fourth. He did not finish in the top-10 in either stage.
  • Ben Rhodes comes up short at Martinsville

    Ben Rhodes comes up short at Martinsville

    Ben Rhodes was looking to put that Martinsville finish from a year ago behind him when he won both stages only to finish 12th. One year later, he almost pulled it off but was one spot short, finishing second to race winner Kyle Busch.

    He started 16th but wasn’t a factor until Stage 2 when Rhodes finished second in his new No. 99 Carolina Nut Company Ford F-150 for 2019.

    With 52 to go, the No. 99 team went to second and was trying to chase down Kyle Busch for the win. Rhodes had a couple of chances to get to Busch, and was closing in, only a half second behind Busch.

    Unfortunately, that’s the closest he got to Busch and wound up finishing second when the race ended under caution after Reid Wilson spun on the last lap.

    It’s what could have been for Rhodes and the No. 99 ThorSport team. If the race has restarted, he might have had a shot to win.

    “I don’t know, we just kind of got up there,” Rhodes told MRN Radio. “I give a lot of credit to my pit crew and the decisions on the pit box today. They gave me some track position and did a phenomenal job on that. I give them an A+, but our Carolina Nut Company Ford F-150 had speed, just not quite enough to get by Kyle Busch.”

    “You know, we got beat by the best in the business,” Rhodes continued in his post race interview with MRN Radio. “Just experience. He’s (Kyle Busch) very smart on pacing himself and every time we get out there with him, I’m logging something in my memory bank. A lot of our team is really young. My crew chief is like 27, engineer is 24, a lot of our mechanics are under 27. So we’re building together and learning together, just building a notebook and building set ups. This is our first season and we’re just getting better as we go from where we unloaded this season.”

  • Stewart Friesen and Ross Chastain have solid day at Martinsville

    Stewart Friesen and Ross Chastain have solid day at Martinsville

    After starting on the pole and not yet winning a race, Friesen was looking for his first career win today at Martinsville Speedway.

    He remained steady by finishing second in Stage 1 but dropped a few spots, finishing fourth in Stage 2. Friesen led twice for 18 laps, however, it was a quiet day for the No. 52 Halmar Racing Team as they wound up fifth for Stewart’s second top five of the season and the 13th of his career.

    He also bettered his Martinsville finish from one year ago, where Friesen finished 20th that day after starting fifth. It was also his best Martinsville finish of his career this far.

    “Yeah, that’s cool,” Friesen told MRN Radio. “I like to go win races though. It’s a tough pill to swallow when you go points racing for stage points and aren’t doing what the fast guys are doing getting track position. We battled back with the 24 (Brett Moffitt). The 24 dropped a blade on me a couple of times and I was a little timid, and knocked some guys out of the way. At the end, I was just trying to salvage a decent finish there because it was getting pretty wild.”

    For Ross Chastain, the same story could be said, but just a higher finish than Friesen. At some points, it looked like he could win but late race cautions and Busch having the better truck ultimately cost him. Still, Chastain has been on a roll this season finishing third at Daytona, sixth at Atlanta, 10th at Las Vegas, and following it up today with a fourth-place finish at Martinsville. It’s his best ever finish and the second top five of the young 2019 season.

    “I would say it’s a huge step for us (Niece Motorsports),” Chastain told MRN Radio. “It’s nice to be aggravated with fourth. Everyone didn’t tell me to come run this truck (No. 45) this year and I saw a lot of potential with Al Niece (Team Wwner), Cody Efaw (General Manager), and the whole TruNorth team. I’m glad I did and stuck with my gut.”

    “Probably went too hard there to get that stage win and that was a big deal, and was wanting to get that,” Chastain continued to tell MRN Radio. “I just ran out of turn there at the end. I just got too tight. Definitely a lot to build on for sure and a clean race truck. We got a brand new race truck to bring to Texas next week and honestly, I’ve been looking more to Texas than here. So it’s a good sign of things to come.”

    Chastain finished fifth in Stage 1 and won Stage 2, ultimately finishing fourth after leading twice for 53 laps.

  • Weekend schedule for Martinsville Speedway

    Weekend schedule for Martinsville Speedway

    For the first time in 2019, the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series and the Gander Outdoor Truck Series teams are going short track racing. Here is the weekend schedule for the TruNorth Global 250 and the STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway.

    All times are Eastern.

    Friday March 22, 2019

    11:05 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.: Truck Series Rookie Practice (Rookie Drivers Only) – No TV
    1:05 p.m. – 1:55 p.m.: Truck Series First Practice – No TV
    3:05 p.m. – 3:55 p.m.: Truck Series Final Practice – No TV

    Saturday March 23, 2019

    9:35 a.m. – 10:25 a.m.: Cup Series First Practice – FS1
    10:40 a.m.: Truck Series Qualifying (Multi Vehicle, Three Rounds) – FS1
    12:30 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.: Cup Series Final Practice – FS1
    2:00 p.m.: Gander Outdoor Truck Series TruNorth Global 250 (Stages 70/140/250 Laps = 131.5 miles)
    TV: FS1 – Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90)
    5:10 p.m.: Cup Qualifying (Multi Vehicle, Three Rounds) – FS1

    Sunday March 24, 2019

    2:00 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series STP 500 (Stages 130/260/500 Laps = 263 Miles)
    TV: FS1 – Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90)

  • NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Preview – Martinsville

    NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Preview – Martinsville

    The NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series returns to the famous Martinsville Speedway this Saturday afternoon for the annual
    TruNorth Global 250.

    The Martinsville Truck Series dates back to its opening season in 1995. Since then, there has been 40 races and counting, with two event each year since the 2003 season.

    With Martinsville being a famous and popular race track on the Truck Series circuit, many teams are trying to make the race. In fact, 40 trucks are entered on the preliminary entry list for 32 spots.

    So without further ado, here’s a look at who might collect a grandfather clock Saturday afternoon.

    1. Kyle Busch – It’s hard to stop someone who is on a roll, especially someone who has won in all three national series. Kyle Busch recently won at California for his 200th win overall and does not look to be slowing down anytime soon. He is also a recent winner in the Truck Series winning at Atlanta and Las Vegas before the trucks went on a break. Busch looks to collect his third victory of the 2019 season as he enters Saturday’s race. At Martinsville, he has just one win coming three years ago in 2016. He has led 415 laps in total and has five top fives and six top 10 finishes. His Kyle Busch Motorsports’ drivers have a combined five wins in total. In the 2016 race, Busch dominated leading 123 of the 255 laps. Look for Busch to win again this weekend.
    2. Johnny Sauter – Sauter is the most recent winner of this race, claiming the victory in October 2018. That race advanced him to the Championship 4. He whooped the field leading 148 laps of 200 and won both stages. He has 22 starts and four wins (2011, 2013, 2016, 2018). Sauter also collected nine top fives and 12 top 10 finishes with 579 laps led. It wouldn’t be a surprise if Sauter goes back to back this weekend.
    3. Darrell Wallace Jr. – Wallace Jr, better known as Bubba, will be making his first Truck Series start this season driving the No. 22 AM Racing entry. Before making starts in the Cup Series, Wallace made a name for himself in the Truck Series for Kyle Busch Motorsports, where he won five out of six races. It will be his first Martinsville start in over five races. His last start was in 2014 where he dominated, leading 97 laps of 200 and winning from the pole. He also won in 2013.
    4. Matt Crafton – Crafton could break his long winless streak this weekend at the ‘Paperclip.’ He has the most starts of any active driver with 34. Crafton collected wins at Martinsville in 2014 and 2015 leading a combined 110 of 456 laps. In total, he has completed 97.5 percent of the laps, nine top fives, 19 top 10s with two DNFs. Crafton has led 385 laps and sat on the pole in 2011. He’ll be hungry to get back to victory lane this weekend.
    5. Myatt Snider – Snider returns this weekend in the No. 27 ThorSport entry. In his only two races, Snider has finished third and sixth with seven laps led. He finished 10th and ninth in both stages in the 2018 spring race. Snider could be a surprise winner this weekend.

    To note, Travis Kvapil is back in the No. 1, Austin Dillon in the No. 8 Nemco Motorsports entry, Codie Rohrbaugh in the No. 109, Juan Ma Gonzalez in the No. 10, Tyler Ankrum in the No. 17, Derek Kraus in the No. 119, Daniel Sasnett in the No. 34, Anthony Mrakovich in the No. 43, Reid Wilson in the No. 44, Raphael Lessard in the No. 46, David Gilliland in the No. 54, Timmy Hill in the No. 56 with his own team, Dawson Cram in the No. 63, and Austin Theriault in the No. 92.

    The No. 80 team has yet to be announced.

    The winner’s list is a who’s who of NASCAR’s best dating back to Joe Ruttman winning the first race here in 1995. Since then, Jay Sauter, Jamie McMurray, Bobby Labonte, Ricky Craven, David Starr, Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Chase Elliott and Noah Gragson, just to name a few, have all won here.

    Starting position here at Martinsville is very important, where the race winner has won from the pole nine times. The lowest a race winner has come from to win was 33rd in 2002, set by Dennis Setzer.

    On-track action begins Friday afternoon with the first practice at 1:05 p.m. ET and the final practice at 3:05 p.m. ET, both lasting one hour. Unfortunately, there will be no television coverage of the practice sessions.

    On Saturday morning at 10:40 a.m. ET, Truck Series qualifying takes place with multi-vehicles in three rounds, live on FOX Sports 1.

    The TruNorth Global 250 begins with NASCAR Raceday at 1:30 p.m. ET with the green flag flying shortly after 2:00 p.m. ET live on FOX and MRN Radio.