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NASCAR Xfinity Series Highlights: Christopher Bell holds off Brad Keselowski to win at New Hampshire as Austin Cindric wrecks coming to the line. View the full article

Bell grabbed the lead on a restart with 18 of 200 laps remaining and held off Brad Keselowski to win Saturday’s Lakes Region 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for his second consecutive NASCAR Xfinity Series victory.“Thank you guys, thank everyone on this team,” Bell said over his team radio as he took the checkered flag.The win is his third in the series this season and fourth of ... Keep reading View the full article

LOUDON, N.H. (AP) NASCAR has been reluctant to make more than modest tweaks to its schedule. That hasn't stopped its drivers this summer from wondering about possibilities in hopes of luring more fans: View the full article

Reigning series champion Martin Truex Jr., who is still looking for his first win at New Hampshire, ended up with the fastest average lap speed (131.624 mph), which he posted late in the session.“We’ve been so strong here the past few seasons. It’s always been a really good track for me over the years and, you know, winning K&N races here, winning Xfinity in ’05 and I really want ... Keep reading View the full article

Hamlin set the pace early in the 55-minute session, going to the top of the board at 132.942mph.Ryan Blaney was the top Ford driver in second, 0.090 seconds adrift of the top speed. Martin Truex Jr. clocked in third, Kyle Busch fourth and Kevin Harvick fifth.Harvick, who ran the most laps at 50, explained to NBCSN that running so many laps is the only way to find out how much the ... Keep reading View the full article

The Foxwoods Casino 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway was originally scheduled for a 2 p.m. ET start on Sunday.With rain and thunderstorms forecast for most of Sunday, NASCAR has elected to move the start of the race to 1 p.m. ET in hopes of providing an opportunity for most or all of the event to take place.New Hampshire does not have lights, so night racing is not an option this ... Keep reading View the full article

LOUDON, N.H. (AP) Kurt Busch has turned a lap of 133.591 mph in the No. 41 Ford to win the pole for the NASCAR race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend. View the full article

With three of his teammates eliminated in Round 2, Kurt Busch was able to bolt to the top of the leaderboard in the final round to win the pole for Sunday’s Foxwoods Casino 301.It’s the third pole for the season for Busch and 25th is his career. It’s also Busch’s second pole in the last six races.“Thank you guys, good work,” Busch said over his team radio after completing his ... Keep reading View the full article

LOUDON, N.H. (AP) Martin Truex Jr. has a sudden thirst for sponsorship cash. View the full article

All three drivers from Team Penske finished in the top-10 last week at Kentucky Speedway – a good sign the organization is making progress this season trying to keep up with Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr., who have combined for 14 wins.While Logano thinks his No. 22 Ford team has a shot at another New Hampshire win this weekend, everything will have to go right.“It ... Keep reading View the full article

The energy shot company has most recently served as the primary sponsor for 14 races on Truex’s No. 78 Toyota and shared the primary spot on several others.“They’ve been on the fence for a kind of a while and we’ve kind of been waiting on a decision and so I don’t know that I was surprised, but I guess I wish it didn’t take quite as long as it did an ... Keep reading View the full article

Kevin Harvick tells Daryl Motte about why he thinks focusing on the 'Big 3' drivers is a good thing for NASCAR. View the full article

Busch, who started from the pole and won last fall’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at the track, posted the fastest average single-lap speed in Friday’s lone practice session.Busch’s speed of 133.769 mph just edged the run from Kyle Larson (133.788 mph). Denny Hamlin was third, Erik Jones was fourth and Ryan Blaney completed the top-five.“I think that Loudon sometimes is a ... Keep reading View the full article

Benjamin will make his first start with car owner Shige Hattori in the K&N Pro Series next week at Iowa Speedway. It will be his first K&N Pro Series race this season since he won in his only start last year at Greenville-Pickens Speedway.Next weekend will also be his first start in the Xfinity Series since Atlanta earlier this year for Joe Gibbs Racing.Iowa has been a good ... Keep reading View the full article

Penske driver Brad Keselowski says "he can see the end of the tunnel" having now gone 24 races since his last victory in the NASCAR Cup series View the full article

This week, Motorsport.com caught up with former racer and veteran spotter Rick Carelli. Known for his success in the early years of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the Avada, Colo., native was in Daytona guiding Erik Jones to his first Cup Series win at Daytona International Speedway nearly two weeks ago.Carelli made nearly 300 starts in various NASCAR series throughout his ... Keep reading View the full article

Martin Truex Jr. won on Saturday to keep the 'Big 3' in the news and in Victory Lane. However, do you see any drivers making improvements who could contend for a win in the near future that no one is talking about?Jim: Honestly. Kyle Larson looks like the only other driver who appears able to contend with Truex, Harvick and Busch on a regular basis, though he still has yet to earn a ... Keep reading View the full article

While it won’t be the first time he’s raced at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Theetge is excited to experience another first in his NASCAR career.Fresh off of a ninth-place finish in the Pinty’s Grand Prix of Toronto, Theetge will make his Xfinity debut on Saturday in the Lakes Region 200 at the one-mile track.“This is my first time in the Xfinity Series and I’m excited for this ... Keep reading View the full article

The Charlotte infield 'roval' will be as close as NASCAR comes to street racing, reckons former Champ Car driver AJ Allmendinger View the full article

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Highlights: Chase Briscoe barely beats Grant Enfinger to the line to win the Eldora Dirt Derby. View the full article