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NASCAR Xfinity Series: 2023 Alsco Uniforms 300 at Las Vegas Highlights
All eyes were on Kyle Bush for the 2023 Alsco Uniforms 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway after he won the Truck Series on Friday night. John Hunter Nemechek, fresh off his Fontana win, captured the opening stage. Austin Hill won Stage 2 under caution after Rajah Caruth's spin. Hill passed Chandler Smith on the final lap taking the checkered flag. Justin Allgaier placed 2nd, Smith ended up finishing in third and Kyle Bush placed fourth. View the full article
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[motorsport] Austin Hill wins Las Vegas Xfinity race with late pass
Hill, who won the 2023 season opener at Daytona, appeared headed to a runner-up finish Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway but dramatically began closing the distance on Smith in the final 10 laps. With one lap to go, Smith’s No. 16 Chevrolet got very tight in Turn 4 and Hill went to his inside and came away with the lead. He held Justin Allgaier off by 0.268 seconds at the checkered ...Keep readingView the full article
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FINAL LAPS: Austin Hill wins the Alsco Uniforms 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Watch the final laps of Austin Hill winning the Alsco Uniforms 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. View the full article
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Kyle Larson says he will keep skiing because ts a great family adventure
Kyle Larson said he doesn't know the details of the Chase Elliott accident but he and his family will continue to ski. View the full article
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Hendrick Motorsports President Jeff Andrews speaks on Chase Elliott's snowboarding accident
Hendrick Motorsports President Jeff Andrews said Chase Elliott is an experienced snowboarder and they view what happened as an accident and not something they would prohibit him from doing in the future. View the full article
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William Byron said he goes snowboarding and plays golf in the offseason to be race ready
William Byron said he goes snowboarding in the offseason and also often uses golf to help relieve stress. He communicated it helps him be ready mentally for a race weekend. View the full article
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Kyle Busch has no restrictions on his truck series drivers and what they can do
Kyle Busch has no restrictions on his truck series drivers and what they can do. He explains the moment that he felt he should have no restrictions at Joe Gibbs Racing. View the full article
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[motorsport] Bowman: Missing races from injury "an uncomfortable situation"
Bowman missed five races last season while recovering from a concussion and then-Xfinity Series regular Noah Gragson took over the driving duties of his No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. Bowman was asked about the experience on Saturday in light of the news that his Hendrick teammate, Chase Elliott, will miss at least “several weeks” after suffering a broken left leg in a snowboarding ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Joey Logano rockets to pole for Las Vegas Cup race
Logano saved his best for last as he posted the fastest average lap speed of the day (186.053 mph) for the final round of qualifying. All three Penske drivers qualified in the top nine. The pole is the first of the 2023 season for Logano and his No. 22 Ford team and the 27th of his career. “This is a good car,” Logano said. “In practice I noticed it was pretty good and in qualifying I ...Keep readingView the full article
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NASCAR star Chase Elliot out indefinitely after tibia surgery
Hendrick Motorsports says Chase Elliott is out indefinitely after undergoing a successful three-hour surgery to repair a fractured tibia. View the full article
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[motorsport] Kyle Larson tops Vegas Cup practice; Burton crashes
Larson posted the fastest average lap speed of 184.407 mph in the first 20-minute session. The top overall speeds all came from the first session on the track. Team Penske teammates Ryan Blaney (183.973 mph) and Joey Logano (183.942 mph) were second and third, respectively. Chris Buescher and William Byron rounded out the top-five. Bubba Wallace, fastest in the second 20-minute session, was ...Keep readingView the full article
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Ryan Blaney says Chase Elliott is trying to remain positive after speaking with him about his injury
Ryan Blaney said Chase Elliott is bummed out about his accident but is going to remain positive about the situation. View the full article
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Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski communicate that they don't put restrictions on their drivers
Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski being team owners in addition to being Cup drivers say they don’t put restrictions on their drivers as far as what they can do away from the race track. View the full article
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Kevin Harvick gives advice to the drivers under the KHI umbrella
Kevin Harvick on advice to the drivers under the KHI umbrella: “You have to be able to go out and live your life and do things to keep yourself sane or this deal will eat you up.” View the full article
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[motorsport] Elliott had successful surgery to repair fractured tibia
The accident took place on Friday in Colorado, and has forced Elliott to miss a Cup race for the first time since the 2015 season when he was only running part-time. Elliott, 27, suffered a fracture of the tibia in his left leg. A three-hour surgery on Friday night was called a success by HMS, and they have yet to set a timeline for his return. The team would only say that they expect it to be ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Racing through injury: What Stroll can learn from past cases
Motorsport is dangerous. It's an exploit to be taken seriously, and nothing less than peak physical fitness is expected of drivers to reach peak performance. But motorsport is also a highly competitive business, and the stakes are high. When money has been invested, taking the decision to prioritise health over competition isn't easily made and history is littered with cases of drivers throwing ...Keep readingView the full article
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[autosport] Racing through injury: What Stroll can learn from past cases
Motorsport is dangerous. It's an exploit to be taken seriously, and nothing less than peak physical fitness is expected of drivers to reach peak performance. But motorsport is also a highly competitive business, and the stakes are high. When money has been invested, taking the decision to prioritise health over competition isn't easily made and history is littered with cases of drivers throwing ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] M-Sport boss Malcolm Wilson drives WRC Rally1 Ford Puma
The 1994 British rally champion and WRC podium finisher received his first outing in a fully-fledged Rally1 hybrid after piloting the car Jourdan Serderidis will drive at Rally Mexico later this month. Wilson was called upon to shake down the Puma at M-Sport’s purpose-built 1.7mile test track located adjacent to the British team’s Dovenby Hall headquarters in Cumbria. The 67-year-old has ...Keep readingView the full article
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[autosport] Snowboard crash puts injured Elliott out of Las Vegas NASCAR Cup race
The 2020 champion suffered an injury to his left leg while snowboarding in Colorado, a Hendrick team statement said. He was scheduled to undergo surgery on Friday night, and his length of recovery is currently unknown. Elliott will be replaced by Xfinity Series regular Josh Berry, the 32-year-old a five-time race winner at the second tier of NASCAR competition. He has only ...Keep readingView the full article
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NASCAR Truck Series: 2023 Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 at Las Vegas Highlights
The 2023 Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was filled with a ton of action. There was six cautions in the first two stages. Pit crews arrived late during the race for several teams due to delayed flights. Zane Smith took the opening stage and Carson Hocevar won stage 2. Las Vegas native Kyle Busch captured the checkered flag winning his fourth career truck series victory. View the full article
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Kyle Busch says it feels great to take home the Truck Series victory at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Kyle Busch said despite a few dicey moments during the race it felt good to secure the win in his hometown. View the full article
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[motorsport] Kyle Busch kicks off Las Vegas tripleheader with Truck win
While the race featured several incidents – and the delayed arrival of several teams’ pit crew members – Busch eventually took command in the final stage and cruised to a 4.981-second win over reigning series champion Zane Smith at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Busch, whose Kyle Busch Motorsports team moved to the Chevrolet camp in the offseason, looked no worse for the change as led a ...Keep readingView the full article
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Kyle Busch wins the Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Watch the final lap of Kyle Busch winning the Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. View the full article
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Max Gutierrez speaks with Jamie Little about honoring his brother Fico in Las Vegas
Just before his NASCAR Truck Series start in Daytona, Max Gutierrez's 17-year-old brother, affectionately known as Fico, was tragically killed in a traffic accident. Jamie Little sits down with Max to talk about honoring Fico in Las Vegas and his decision to return to racing. View the full article
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Josh Berry will replace Chase Elliott at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Jr. Motorsports driver Josh Berry will fill in for Chase Elliott at Las Vegas Motor Speedway after the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Champion suffered a leg injury while snowboarding in Colorado. View the full article