Tag: NASCAR Xfinity Series

  • Harrison Burton joins Joe Gibbs Racing for eight Nascar Xfinity Series races in 2019

    Harrison Burton joins Joe Gibbs Racing for eight Nascar Xfinity Series races in 2019

    Will Pilot No. 18 Dex Toyota Supra Starting at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 6

    HUNTERSVILLE, N.C (April 1, 2019) – Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) announces today that Harrison Burton will drive the No. 18 Dex Toyota Supra in eight NASCAR Xfinity Series races in 2019.

    Burton, 19, will make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 6, and is scheduled to compete at Iowa Speedway (June 16), New Hampshire Speedway (July 20), Richmond International Raceway (September 20), Charlotte Motor Speedway (September 28), Dover International Speedway (October 5), Kansas Speedway (October 19), and Texas Motor Speedway (November 2).

    “I am very excited to have the opportunity to make my Xfinity Series debut with Joe Gibbs Racing,” said Harrison Burton. “Dex has been so supportive of me from the very beginning, and I’m honored that they will be on board with me as I start this new chapter. I am so pumped to be going to a team that has had so many accomplishments, and great drivers to look up to as I continue to grow in my racing career. I am really grateful for this opportunity.”

    Burton is currently running fulltime in the NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series (NGOTS) for Kyle Busch Motorsports where he has earned one top-five and two top-10 finishes in five starts so far this season. He has 20 career starts in the NGOTS with five career top-five and nine top-10 finishes. Burton has also made 33-career starts in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East putting together an impressive 2017 season in which he earned five wins, 12 top-five finishes and was in the top 10 for each of the season’s 14 races.

    “Harrison continues to impress at each level of his racing career,” said Steve DeSouza, Executive Vice President of Xfinity Series and Development for Joe Gibbs Racing. “Ben (Beshore, Crew Chief) has the No. 18 team off to strong start this season and we believe Harrison will continue that momentum for us starting at Bristol.”

  • Kyle Busch scores 95th Xfinity Series win at Texas

    Kyle Busch scores 95th Xfinity Series win at Texas

    Kyle Busch continues to stretch his record with the most Xfinity Series wins as he raced to victory in the My Bariatrics Solutions 300 at Texas Motor Speedway. The win was his 95th in the series and 203rd national event win overall. Busch also won the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Vankor 350 the night before.

    “Not taking any tires certainly [helped us],” said Busch, from Victory Lane. “We jumped the field there and I was worried about the restart because I didn’t think there was gonna be enough room.

    “This car certainly had the grip…it was really fast in the long run, just couldn’t get people away from me on the front side of the run to settle into my rhythm and go, and every time I got up to the outside people would drive by me on the bottom.”

    Tyler Reddick took second-place ahead of Busch’s Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell, who dominated the event, winning the pole and leading 128 laps.

    “He (Busch) wasn’t better than us anywhere,” said Bell. “He just had track position there. We were starting to struggle and when they said we were going to put two tires on I was all for it, but I didn’t get any better and those guys didn’t slow down.

    “We’re in the Dash 4 Cash and that’s pretty cool, our goal was to make sure we were in the top four Xfinity guys. It’s extremely frustrating to lose one like that, but I’m proud of this team and this Supra was pretty fast and the class of the field.”

    Chase Briscoe was the highest finishing Ford in fourth, while Jeb Burton finished fifth in his first XFINITY start of the season. Michael Annett finished sixth, and Justin Haley, Jeffrey Earnhardt, John Hunter Nemechek, and Stage 2 winner Ryan Sieg rounded out the top-10.

    The next race will be April 6, 2019 at Bristol Motor Speedway as the Alsco 300 will be the first Dash 4 Cash event of 2019.

    Xfinity Series Race Number 6
    Race Results for the 23rd Annual My Bariatric Solutions 300 – Saturday, March 30, 2019
    Texas Motor Speedway – Fort Worth, TX – 1.5 – Mile Paved
    Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 300. Miles

    FinStrNoDriverTeamLapsS1PosS2PosPtsStatus
    1518Kyle Busch(i)iK9 Toyota200240Running
    232Tyler ReddickNationwide Children’s Hospital Chevrolet2006348Running
    3120Christopher BellRuud Toyota2001550Running
    41598Chase Briscoe #Nutri Chomps Ford2000033Running
    568Jeb BurtonState Water Heaters Chevrolet2000736Running
    6131Michael AnnettPilot Flying J Chevrolet2000031Running
    71111Justin Haley #LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet2000932Running
    81481Jeffrey EarnhardtXtreme Racing Toyota2000029Running
    9823John Hunter Nemechek #Romco Equipment Co. Chevrolet2009030Running
    101939Ryan SiegCMR Construction & Roofing Chevrolet2000137Running
    11922Austin Cindric #MoneyLion Ford2007030Running
    1247Justin AllgaierCessna Chevrolet2003033Running
    13169Noah Gragson #Switch Chevrolet20010630Running
    142236Josh WilliamsSimcraft Chevrolet2000023Running
    152390Ronnie Bassett JrBassett Gutters and More Chevrolet1990022Running
    16184Ross ChastainSwan/Perpetua Advisors Chevrolet1990230Running
    172186Brandon Brown #Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet1990020Running
    181221Kaz GralaHotScream Chevrolet1980019Running
    192499Tommy Joe MartinsDiamond Gusset Jeans Toyota1980018Running
    203152David StarrWhataburger Chevrolet1980017Running
    21208Gray Gaulding(i)GGPure.com/Flywheel Chevrolet1980016Running
    22301Stephen Leichtteamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet1980015Running
    233542Chad FinchumAmana Toyota1970014Running
    243735Joey GaseDonate Life Louisiana Toyota1960013Running
    253478Vinnie MillerKoolbox Chevrolet1960012Running
    261751Jeremy ClementsRepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet1960011Running
    27295Matt MillsJ.F. Electric Chevrolet1940010Running
    283366Tyler Hill(i)Chris Kyle Memorial Benefit Toyota191000Running
    293674Mike HarmonWoobies Shoes Chevrolet189008Running
    302693Josh BilickiThe BOSS/Woodshed Chevrolet184007Running
    31380Garrett SmithleyTrophy Tractor Chevrolet160006Engine
    322815BJ McLeodteamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet138005Running
    33219Brandon Jonesjdgibbslegacy.com Toyota13351011Accident
    3470Cole CusterJacob Companies Ford1324813Accident
    35257Ray Black IIISOKERN Scuba Life Chevrolet79002Accident
    361012Brad Keselowski(i)Pirtek Ford68800Accident
    373213Timmy HillChris Kyle Memorial Benefit Toyota20001Brakes
    382738Jeff GreenRSS Racing Chevrolet16001Brakes
  • Cole Custer brings the win home at Auto Club Speedway

    Cole Custer brings the win home at Auto Club Speedway

    The NASCAR Xfinity Series raced at the Auto Club Speedway for the Production Alliance Group 300 today, where Cole Custer denied Kyle Busch his 200th win.

    Custer, driving No. 00 Stewart-Haas Ford captured his third career win on his home track. Busch driving his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota led the most laps, 98 of 150, finishing in the runner up spot. A Cup driver has won the last 23 races at this track.

    “Just a great job overall,” Custer replied. “I’m pumped. I’ve never won this early in the season so it’s going to be a little bit more relaxed than in past years.”

    Busch who had hoped to tie Richard Petty’s record of 200 wins will get another chance at the milestone tomorrow.

    “We had a lack of grip there at the end, we just didn’t have the speed we needed with the No. 00,” Busch commented. “It is what it is I guess. Our Supra was fast, just not enough there at the end.”

    Stage 1 started with Reddick and Busch on the front battling for the early lead. Busch grabbed the lead early on and didn’t look back. There was one incident when John Hunter Nemechek brushed the wall, but it didn’t bring out the caution. Busch won the stage handily leading 25 of the 35 laps.

    Stage 2 started with Busch beating everyone out of the pits to start in the top spot. The stage went caution free even though Justin Allgaier scraped the wall. It was all about Busch though as he led every lap and won the stage. Reddick was the only driver with a shot at the lead, but he couldn’t catch Busch.

    The final stage started with Busch keeping his lead position, once again beating everyone out of the pits. The first caution of the day was when John Hunter Nemechek received a tap from Ryan Sieg and hit the inside wall hard. Cole Custer took the top spot for a few laps but Busch regained the lead without contention.

    The spinning car of Austin Cindric brought out the second caution. Busch had problems in his pit losing the lead to Christopher Bell for the start and getting an uncontrolled tire penalty. The third caution came when Brandon Jones spun and tapped Ryan Preece spinning him as well. Custer passed Bell quickly for the lead and didn’t look back. Busch managed to overcome his bad pit stop for second place and tried every line on the track to gain speed, but Custer had a nice cushion and took the win.

    Bell, Reddick, and Chase Briscoe all had great runs today and would round out the top five. Cindric, Brandon Jones, Ryan Preece, Justin Allgaier, and Justin Haley finished sixth through 10th, respectively.

    Reddick leads the Xfinity Series standings with 220 points, Custer is second with 213 points, Bell is third with 206 points, Brandon Jones is fourth with 183 points, and rounding out the top five is Cindric with 179 points.

    The Xfinity Series will head next to Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday, March 30.

  • By The Numbers: Auto Club Preview

    By The Numbers: Auto Club Preview

    Kyle Busch is now one win away from 200 victories across all of NASCAR’s top touring series. After his near full weekend sweep at Vegas and successfully sweeping both races at Phoenix, he claims the points lead with a worst finish of sixth for 2019. Both the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series head to the last west coast race of the West Coast Swing at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California.

    Here are this week’s By The Numbers.

    2 – The past two winners at Auto Club Speedway have won from the pole position. Will the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series make it three in a row?

    20 – In the last 20 NASCAR Xfinity Series races at the 2-mile oval dating back to 2004, the winner started in the top 10. Only five times has the winner started outside the top 10 with Todd Bodine making up the most ground in the inaugural race in 1997.

    0 – Across all three touring series, there has never been a caution-free race at Auto Club Speedway. The NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series is off this weekend, as they haven’t raced here since 2009.

    188.482 – Jimmie Johnson holds the record for the fastest qualifying speed at 188.482 mph set in 2016, but this track has been fast all along. The 187 mph barrier has been broken eight times since the speedway debuted in 1997.

    3 – The IROC series raced here three times. Mark Martin won the ‘97 and ‘98 races, and Kevin Harvick took the checkered flag in 2002 when the series returned. Pontiac went undefeated in the three events.

    3 – Back to back threes, but Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson are the only three drivers to complete all 1,111 laps this year so far.

    4 – Oh, and Kyle Busch is the only driver to finish in the top 10 in all four races this year.

    4 – Kurt Busch holds the record for most poles at Auto Club Speedway with four. Denny Hamlin is a close second with three poles. Brian Vickers, Jamie McMurray, and Jeff Gordon, who are no longer racing in the MENCS, each have two.

    21.2 – Over the last five races, Jimmie Johnson has the worst average starting position of 21.2 among drivers who have gone to victory lane.

    24 – Ryan Newman leads all active drivers with most career starts at the speedway with no trips to victory lane with 24 starts.

    -63 – Austin Dillon has the lowest pass differential score of all full-time drivers at -63. He also has yet to finish on the lead lap this year, even though younger brother Ty has finished on the lead lap twice. The pass differential score is a calculation of positions gained subtracted by positions lost, so being in the negative isn’t desired.

    148 – Ryan Blaney is second on the season list of laps led with a total of 148 laps out front. However, the No. 12 team only has one top 20 finish as a result.

    3/23 – The NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series will return to racing action on March 23rd at Martinsville Speedway.

    1 – Kyle Busch is just one win away from breaking 200 across NASCAR’s national touring series.

  • Ryan Truex claims second at ISM Raceway, ties Xfinity career-best finish

    Ryan Truex claims second at ISM Raceway, ties Xfinity career-best finish

    Ryan Truex captured second place in Saturday’s Xfinity Series iK9 Service Dog 200 at ISM Raceway, tying his series career best finish.

    It was Truex’s debut in the No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet and his first Xfinity Series start this season. He had a strong showing this weekend, making it to the final round of qualifying to start ninth.

    It was an encouraging beginning for the 26-year-old who has struggled to find a top-tier team where he could showcase his talent. In 2018, his first full season in the series, Truex made it through to the Playoffs with Kaulig Racing and finished 12th in the year end standings. But, the two-time K&N  Pro Series East champion found himself out of a ride when the team replaced him with Justin Haley for the 2019 season.

    Truex took a gamble this year, opting to run a part-time schedule with JR Motorsports rather than opt for a possible full time ride with a less proven team. The down side is that he will have to share driving duties in the No. 8 with Ryan Preece, Jeb Burton, Spencer Gallagher and Zane Smith. His next scheduled race will be at Kentucky Speedway on June 12.

    However, it looks as though the gamble is already paying off.

    As Truex said regarding his second place finish, “I guess it’s good when you lose to Kyle Busch.”

    He also talked about the challenges of racing a part-time schedule.

    “Felt good (to get back out there.) I kind of spent the first stage learning. It’s been a while since I’ve been in one of these cars. Well, not a while but it feels like a while. “Took a little bit to get my bearings and we were behind the 8-ball taking off and we were pretty free,” Truex explained. “I’m just proud of the team for being as young of a team as it is and Taylor (Moyer) being a first-time crew chief in these cars to make the right adjustments and we got the right restarts and in the right lanes and the car was just badass.”

    But more than anything else, Truex feels like his talent has been validated.

    “It’s one thing to say you can do it. It’s one thing for everybody to think you can do it. But to go out and prove it feels really good.”

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  • Kyle Busch shows that he’s the ‘Big Dog’ at ISM Raceway

    Kyle Busch shows that he’s the ‘Big Dog’ at ISM Raceway

    The NASCAR Xfinity series competed at ISM Raceway Saturday for the iK9 Service Dog 200 and this race showed who the big dog is that everyone is chasing after.

    Kyle Busch in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota just dominated the race leading four times for 116 of the 200 total laps. Early on it seemed as if Christopher Bell in his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota would be able to challenge Busch but when he ran into trouble it was clear sailing for Busch.

    “Christopher (Bell) was certainly going to give me a run for my money today,” Busch stated, “I can’t say enough about our guys at Joe Gibbs Racing, obviously they build really fast Supras.”

    He added, “I want to thank the fans. It’s always cool to come out with Rowdy Nation and having their support, and everyone that backs us. Congrats to all these guys who work so hard to get me where I’m at.”

    Stage 1 had only one caution in it when the No. 17 of Bayley Curry hit the wall. Some of the drivers opted to pit while others stayed out. Austin Cindric took advantage of the caution staying out and winning the stage.

    Stage 2 went caution free and saw Bell and Busch battle for the lead. Halfway through the stage, Bell took the top spot and the stage win setting up what would be a great battle to the finish line. However, it wasn’t meant to be today.

    The final stage saw Busch leading and Bell in second when the No. 01 of Stephen Leicht appeared to have an engine let go causing a huge plume of smoke. When the smoke cleared the No. 7 of Justin Allgaier had damage from tagging the wall, but Bell’s car was heavily damaged from hitting the wall and his day ended early.

    Ryan Truex had a great day in the No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet bringing it home in second place.

    “I guess it’s good when you lose to Kyle Busch.” Truex commented, “ Our car was just so good in the long runs. I was able to hold Tyler Reddick off and finish second. He added, “ I’m thankful to JR Motorsports for this opportunity, it felt good to be back up here.”

    Tyler Reddick, Cole Custer and Austin Cindric round out the top five. Chase Briscoe, Brandon Jones, Michael Annett, John Hunter Nemechek, and Ryan Sieg finished sixth through 10, respectively.

    Reddick is leading the NASCAR Xfinity Series Standings with 169 points, Bell is second with 165 points and Custer is in third with 158 points. Annett is in fourth with 147 points and Brandon Jones rounds out the top five with 147 points.

    The NASCAR Xfinity Series heads next to the Auto Club Speedway on Saturday, March 16.

  • Kyle Busch recovers to capture second victory of Vegas weekend in Xfinity Series

    Kyle Busch recovers to capture second victory of Vegas weekend in Xfinity Series

    LAS VEGAS – Kyle Busch recovers from an early race issue to win the Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

    Since winning Friday night’s NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Strat 200, Busch will now go for the triple sweep at Vegas in Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race (3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

    “It was really tough to come back from one of those setbacks,” Busch said after an eventful day in his No. 18 Extreme Concepts / iK9 Toyota. “I wasn’t sure how we were going to be able to do it down a set of tires. We got a lucky break with a caution during the second stage. That kind of got us back on cycle, and we were able to put the first set (of tires) back on with fresh wheels so we didn’t have any more issues there.”

    John Hunter Nemechek tried everything he could with the late race position he had, but came up just 0.192 seconds short of victory.

    “We gave him a run for his money,” Nemechek said. “I’ve been beaten by Kyle (Busch) too many times, in late model races and now in the Xfinity Series. Hopefully, we can come out on top and build momentum off of this.”

    Noah Gragson was the highest finishing rookie in his No. 9 Switch Chevrolet after an aggressive three-wide pass on the final lap to finish in third. Austin Dillon helped Kaulig Racing earn their best career finish of fourth in the No. 10 Stitched Chevrolet. Daytona 500 champion Michael Annett rounded out the top five.

    Ryan Sieg, Ross Chastain, Chase Briscoe, Cole Custer and Justin Haley (one lap down) completed the top 10.

    Custer Sets the Pace in Stage One

    Qualifying was rained out, so the field was set by the order of owners’ points. Stephen Leicht and Christopher Bell started at the rear of the field for unapproved adjustments to their cars prior to the start of the race. Cole Custer started on the front row and led the opening eight laps. Austin Cindric, for a brief moment was out front on Lap 9, but Custer reclaimed the top spot for the rest of the first stage.

    On Lap 3, Donald Theetge spun through Turn 3 and slowly drifted up the track, collecting Joey Gase. A few drivers did elect to come down pit road, but all the leaders stayed out.

    Tyler Reddick leads Brandon Jones and John Hunter Nemechek on the front stretch at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Photo by Rachel Schuoler for Speedway Media.

    After 15 laps into the race, Kyle Busch, who was working on his triple sweep at Vegas, came down pit road after feeling a vibration. He went a lap down early, and faced an uphill battle early in the race as a few others were already a lap down. This also put him at a disadvantage as he was down a fresh set of tires. Tyler Reddick radioed in saying that something might be breaking, and had trouble getting onto pit road as he was stuck in the outside lane. However, he stayed out on track to keep the lead lap position.

    The rest of the stage finished under green with Custer collecting the stage points. At this point, four cars retired from the race and one had not yet joined the race. During pit stops, Custer lost three spots while Tyler Reddick gained the lead leaving pit road. Three penalties were handed out during this pit cycle. Jeff Green’s crew members were over the wall too soon, and both Timmy Hill and Josh Williams had uncontrolled tire issues.

    Stage Two Dominated by Dirt Racers

    As the field restarted the race, Tyler Reddick wasted no time and pulled away from the field to lead all the laps in the second stage. Christopher Bell had also worked his way up toward the front after starting at the rear of the field to finish in second at stage end, as the two dirt racers put on a great show racing together.

    The one notable event that was a major turning point was on Lap 60 when the yellow was displayed after Austin Cindric and Zane Smith collided on the exit of Turn 2. Cindric went for a long slide, and barely made contact with the outside wall, if any. Both were able to continue the race, but this allowed Kyle Busch to put on the scuff set of tires from the first stage, putting him on the same tire strategy as the rest of the field. He was still a lap down, but it put him in much better position for either a lucky dog or a wave around.

    Two drivers received penalties during pit stops. Ryan Sieg was caught speeding on pit road, and Vinnie Miller had a crew member over the wall too soon.

    Kyle Busch Surges Back to the Front in the Final Stage

    Most of the third stage was uneventful, aside from Busch charging through the field toward the front. He first claimed the lead from Tyler Reddick on Lap 112, and kept the top spot until 20 laps remaining.

    Bell and Reddick worked together to reel in Busch, and Bell eventually was able to get by Busch. He led for a lap, but brushed the wall in Turns 3 and 4, giving the lead back to Busch. Bell and Reddick also collided a few times, allowing Busch to pull a gap. On Lap 190, Ja Junior Avila spun off Turn 4 into the infield grass to bring out the caution flag. All drivers had one set of fresh tires, and elected to come to pit road with only six drivers on the lead lap. Before the yellow flag, Busch, Jones and Reddick had over a 20 second lead on the fourth place driver. The top three positions stayed the same after pit stops, but Brandon Jones gained two spots to start in the fourth position.

    On the restart, Bell and Reddick attempted to work together to get by Busch who didn’t have quite the perfectly handling car at this point in the race. Bell had briefly stepped out in front before, and Reddick was attempting to do the same.

    Before the leaders could take the white flag, Cole Custer had a run on Brandon Jones out of Turn 2. Jones attempted to block, and the two made contact on the back stretch. Jones over-corrected and turned hard into the outside wall. His window net went down and he was able to walk away uninjured, and was evaluated and released from the infield care center shortly after.

    Most of the leaders crashed during the first overtime attempt on the exit of Turn 4. Photo by Rachel Schuoler for Speedway Media.

    The first overtime attempt had many unknowns, including who would push who and if there would be a four-wide pass going into the first turn. Many of the other drivers had better handling cars, as more started to charge for the win. Going into Turn 3, Reddick lost control of his car as he was to the inside of Busch. As he slid up the track, he collided into Bell and the two went spinning on the exit of Turn 4. Both Austin Cindric and Zane Smith crashed into the sides of both cars heavily, ending the day for all four drivers. The yellow flag was displayed before Busch could take the white flag.

    Kyle Busch chose the outside lane on all the final restarts, including the one for the last overtime attempt. John Hunter Nemechek stayed to Busch’s inside until Turn 4 when Busch could clear his car. Noah Gragson made a 3-wide pass in Turns 1 and 2 to recover from an early ill-handling race car, but Busch had too much of a lead for anyone to get a run on him. This was Busch’s second career NASCAR Xfinity win at Vegas, and made him one win away from completing the triple sweep.

    The NASCAR Xfinity Series competes next at ISM Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona on March 9.

    Race Results for the 23rd Annual Boyd Gaming 300 – Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

    FinStrNoDriverTeamLapsStage1PosStage2PosPtsStatus
    1818Kyle Busch(i)Extreme Concepts/iK9 Toyota213030Running
    21023John Hunter NemechekAllegiant Chevrolet2135547Running
    349Noah Gragson #Switch Chevrolet21310035Running
    43110Austin Dillon(i)Stitched Chevrolet213000Running
    5161Michael AnnettPilot/Flying J Chevrolet2136840Running
    61839Ryan SiegLombard Bros Gaming Chevrolet2130933Running
    7154Ross ChastainRM Parks/EZ Angus Ranch Chevrolet2130030Running
    82898Chase Briscoe #Nutri Chomps Ford21301030Running
    910Cole CusterHaas Automation Ford2131445Running
    101311Justin Haley #LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet2129029Running
    11207Ray Black IIISOKERNFrplcs&Chmnys/ScubaLife Chev2110026Running
    12358Gray GauldingFlywheel Chevrolet2110025Running
    13320Christopher BellRheem/Smurfit Kappa Toyota2104240Running
    14122Tyler ReddickHurdl Chevrolet2083141Accident
    151751Jeremy ClementsRepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet2080022Running
    161936Josh WilliamsAll Sports Coffee/JoeFroyo Chevrolet2080021Running
    171186Brandon Brown #Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet2080020Running
    18220Garrett Smithleyteamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet2080019Running
    192752David StarrChevrolet2080018Running
    202915BJ McLeodteamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet2080017Running
    21242Chad FinchumAmana/Smithbilt Homes Toyota2070016Running
    22522Austin CindricMoneyLion Ford2068018Accident
    233466Timmy HillFrancovich Manhattan Toyota2060014Running
    2468Zane SmithThe Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Chevrolet2050013Accident
    252499Ja Junior AvilaArt General Contractors/JW Transport Toyota2050012Running
    261478Vinnie MillerKoolbox Chevrolet2020011Running
    27301Stephen Leichtteamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet2000010Running
    28919Brandon JonesMenards/Jeld-Wen Toyota1982722Accident
    29255Matt MillsJF Electric Chevrolet196008Running
    303774Mike HarmonTime for a Hero Chevrolet194007Running
    3177Justin AllgaierBRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet1197615Engine
    322638Jeff GreenRSS Racing Chevrolet99005Suspension
    333889Morgan ShepherdVisoneRV.com Chevrolet61004Handling
    342117Bayley Currey(i)Chevrolet24000Electrical
    353613Stan MullisFluidyne/CrashClaimsR.US Toyota14002Vibration
    363293Josh BilickiRSS Racing Chevrolet13001Electrical
    372390Donald TheetgeMercedes-Benz St-Nicolas/Circuit Acura Chev1001Accident
    383335Joey GaseNevada Donor Network Toyota1001Accident



  • By the numbers: Vegas spring preview

    By the numbers: Vegas spring preview

    LAS VEGAS – The 2019 season has started off with a lot of unknowns, a new performance package, some controversy and small names making big moves.

    The old saying goes that “numbers don’t lie,” so I’ll be sharing more in-depth information on what the statistics are showing regarding the drivers’ performances every race. Aside from stage points, the only thing that matters is the end result. Knowing how you get to the end is just as important as the result, but can easily be overlooked. What this new series of statistics will do is create a unique comparison between all the statistics as we progress through the 2019 season.

    Why Keep Statistics?

    Just like any sport, teams and individual athletes use the extra numbers of statistics to examine where they are falling behind, where they are performing strong and cross-referencing themselves against the competition. There also are instances where some drivers, especially those young in a series or new to a team, may set personal goals gauged on those statistics.

    In the sport of NASCAR, we track much more than just wins, poles, DNFs and top-10 finishes. Laps led, average start/finish, lead lap finishes and even running-at-finish can give a driver or team’s resume that extra lift for a contract or a sponsor. There are many great sites that help keep track of more in-depth statistics, such as Racing Reference, Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet and FOX Sports (Jayski was discontinued by ESPN at the end of the 2018 season).

    So with that said, let’s roll the dice here in Vegas and see what numbers come up for us.

    3 – Matt DiBenedetto is third in the list of total laps led, only behind Kyle Larson and Ryan Blaney. He also has led more laps this season than his entire Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (23 total previously).

    7 – Only seven drivers have completed all 532 total laps between Daytona and Atlanta in the MENCS. Three of those drivers are from Joe Gibbs Racing. Those seven drivers are Daytona 500 champion Denny Hamlin, last week’s Atlanta winner Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman, Alex Bowman, Kyle Larson and Erik Jones.

    9 – Only nine drivers have officially DNF’d a race in the NASCAR Xfinity Series between Daytona and Atlanta. Nine drivers suffered a DNF in last year’s Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Veags Motor Speedway.

    17 – There were 17 caution flags thrown among the first two races of the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series at Daytona (11) and Atlanta (6).

    2,048 – Between the top three touring series in NASCAR, 2,048 miles have been completed in the races, including overtime laps.

    2.5 – Grant Enfinger’s average finish in both truck races, second at Daytona and third at Atlanta.

  • Weekend schedule for Las Vegas Motor Speedway

    Weekend schedule for Las Vegas Motor Speedway

    NASCAR heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for another triple-header weekend as the Monster Energy Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Gander Outdoors Truck Series hit the track for the third race of the 2019 season.

    All times are Eastern.

    Thursday, February 28
    5:05 p.m.- 5:55 p.m. Truck Series First Practice- Not televised
    7:05 p.m.- 7:55 p.m. Truck Series Final Practice – Not televised

    Friday, March 1
    3:05 PM – 3:55 PM Cup Series First Practice – FS1
    4:05 PM – 4:55 PM Xfinity Series First Practice – FS1
    5:10 p.m.: Truck Series Qualifying (Single Vehicle / Two Rounds) – FS1
    6:35 p.m. – 7:25 p.m.: Xfinity Series Final Practice – FS1
    7:40 p.m.: Cup Series Qualifying (Multi-Vehicle / Three Rounds) – FS1
    9 p.m.: NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Strat 200 (Stages 30/60/134 Laps = 201 Miles)   
    TV: FS1 – Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90)                                                                                 
    Saturday, March 211:30 a.m. – 12:25 p.m.: Cup Series Second Practice
    2:40 p.m.: Xfinity Series Qualifying (Multi-Vehicle / Three Rounds)
    2:30 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.: Cup Series Final Practice
    4 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series Boyd Gaming 300 (Stages 45/90/200 Laps = 300 Miles)                                                                                                             TV: FS1 – Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90)

    Sunday, March 3
    3:30 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube (Stages 80/160/267 Laps = 400.5 Miles)      TV: FOX – Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90)


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    Tuff Hedeman Tour Debuts, RepairableVehicles.com returns

    SPARTANBURG, SC- Jeremy Clements gets back to the familiar black and red No. 51 Camaro SS RepairableVehicles.com livery as they head out West for the first leg of the #NASCARGoesWest swing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Saturday afternoon.

    When asked about the West coast swing Clements said, “It’s been a heckuva week getting two new cars prepared to head out there, and it has been all hands-on deck with all of us working to early into the morning hours every day to get these new cars we just got ready to race.”  Clements went on to say, “I think we will be pretty fast this weekend and give the RepairableVehicles.com / Tuff Hedeman Tour Chevy a good ride into the Top 15 possibly a Top 10.”

    FAST FACTS

    • Jeremy’s 9th career start at LVMS
    • Best finish of 13th – 11/2018
    • Best start of 12th – 11/2018

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    ATTEND THE TUFF HEDEMAN BULL RIDING – Sat. Mar. 2 at 7:30 p.m. – South Point Arena

    The Tuff Hedeman Bull Riding Tour joins the Las Vegas Ultimate Sports Weekend with a live bucking bull on display at the LV Events Center.

    Tuff Hedeman bull riding returns to the South Point Arena on Saturday, March 2 for a one night only performance with 3 World Champions and 9 NFR qualifiers battling it out for a prize purse of $30,000. The four-Time World Champion bull rider Tuff Hedeman heats up Las Vegas with his invitation only signature style event featuring three rounds of competition ending in a sudden death format.

    Hedeman, a live bucking bull branded Hellfire, Bullfighter Bryce Redo, and NFR qualifier Eli Vastbinder will be at the Las Vegas Event Center on Thursday, February 28 from 3 pm – 6 pm and then back at the South Point Equestrian Center on March 2 for the competition, as part of the Las Vegas Ultimate Sports Weekend.

    South Point Hotel and Casino
    Arena and Equestrian Center
    9777 Las Vegas Blvd
    Las Vegas, NV 89183
    866-791-7111