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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Highlights: Justin Haley wins the playoffs opener as Todd Gilliland and Noah Gragson wreck behind him. View the full article

Leaders wreck, handing Haley win in Truck playoff opener View the full article

After a late-race caution, the Camping World Truck Series race from Canadian Tire Motorsports Park was pushed into overtime. On the two-lap shootout, Gilliland got away as he searched for his maiden win. In hot pursuit was Gragson, who got to him just before the final set of corners. As they cut around to the final turn, Gragson dove to the inside of his teammate, sending both of them spinning ... ... Keep reading View the full article

With 10 races still left in the 2018 season, Allgaier already has set career-bests in wins (four) and laps led (518) and has tied his career-high in top-five finishes (13). He is on a steady path toward winning the regular season championship and entering the series playoffs as the No. 1 seed. In an Xfinity career that has never seen him finish worse than sixth in the series standings in ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Elliott, 62, drove the No. 23 Chevrolet for GMS Racing in Saturday’s Johnsonville 180 at Road America, his first NASCAR start since 2012 and first in what is now the Xfinity Series since 2005. Elliott started 23rd and after an incident on a restart and another spin off the course, he still managed to come home 20th. “I feel like I hit everything but the lottery, I mean it was a great ... ... Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR Xfinity Series Highlights: Justin Allgaier scores his fourth victory of the year and his first at Road America. View the full article

Allgaier easily held off pole-winner Matt Tifft to win Saturday’s Johnsonville 180 at Road America for his second consecutive road course victory and fourth series win of the 2018 season. Allgaier, who now has nine career wins, is tied with Christopher Bell with the most wins this season. Daniel Hemric finished third, Cole Custer was fourth and Elliott Sadler completed the ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Four race weekends have already been completed in the NASCAR Euro Series in 2018 and the championship fight in the ELITE 1 and ELITE 2 is as tight as never before. In both, the first and second leagues, up to eight drivers still have a realistic chance of winning the title. The 2018 playoffs will start at Hockenheimring for the first time, which will host the "American Fan Fest." Last year ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Tifft won the pole for Saturday’s Johnsonville 180 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Road America with an average lap speed of 109.307 mph. "It felt really good. It's kind of cool, it's back-to-back poles. I got the pole for the Trans-Am race and then I got this," said Tifft, who finished second to Ty Majeski in Saturday morning's Trans-Am race. "Just a great job all weekend from our Richard ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Elliott, 62, is competing in Saturday’s Johnsonville 180 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Road America for GMS Racing, making his first NASCAR national series start since 2012. Since stepping away from NASCAR competition in 2012, the Hall of Fame driver has done several vintage races and competed in a Trans-Am race several weeks ago at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. “You never know when ... ... Keep reading View the full article

“I won a couple of championships,” he reminds the interviewer. “The following year we won six races and just came up short.” All of that is true, of course, but the fact remains that Crafton, 42, and his Thorsport Racing Ford team have yet to find their way to victory lane this season. A winner 14 times in 423 starts in the series, Crafton heads into this year’s Playoffs shadowed ... ... Keep reading View the full article

This weekend, he will try his hand for the first time in NASCAR competition, driving one of three Roush Fenway Racing entries in Saturday’s Johnsonville 180 Xfinity Series race at Road America. While most of his racing career has taken place in IndyCar and sports cars, Daly has also had an affection for NASCAR. “I’m a racing driver. I’ve always followed every form of motorsport ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Legge had by all accounts a noteworthy performance in her Xfinity Series debut earlier this month at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course until a late-race engine failure cut short her day. “It was honestly one of the most fun experiences I’ve had in a race car,” she said. “I learned so much at Mid-Ohio. The first time I did a pit stop was in the race. I had no idea. “It’s a completely ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Sportscar racer Katherine Legge is open to trying NASCAR oval racing, having made her stock car debut in recent Xfinity Series road course rounds View the full article

Lally, who has an extensive background in sports car racing as well as stints in all three of NASCAR’s national series, said unlike in some regular road courses, the Roval should be a very entertaining event because the course is much more condensed. “I love the Charlotte Roval but I know it’s going to be crazy. You’re going to have a bunch of different strategies – some guys are ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Ford's success in the 2018 NASCAR Cup series is the culmination of a four-year plan, says global director of Ford Performance Motorsports Mark Rushbrook View the full article

GMS Take on Trucks: Sauter and Haley ready for playoffs Johnny Sauter goes for second NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship, while Justin Haley readies for his playoff run as well this Sunday at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Sauter, who won the 2016 Truck Series championship, heads into the playoffs with five wins and a lot of momentum as the top seed and regular season points ... ... Keep reading View the full article

How impressed were you with the effort Kyle Busch had to rebound from his early spin at Bristol and do you think he's the most talented driver in the NASCAR Cup Series for this generation? Jim Utter: Anyone with any sanity could ever question Kyle Busch's talent and time and again he continues to show why is already one of the sport's all-time greats. Busch' ability to win across all three ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Chastain has 128 Xfinity Series starts and counting under his belt, as well 24 appearances at the Cup level. The 25-year-old has impressed in his time at JD Motorsports, equaling a career-best finish of fourth at Iowa Speedway earlier this year. Now he'll get the chance in top-tier equipment, driving the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Camaro at Darlington on September 1st, Las Vegas ... ... Keep reading View the full article

The series has featured 40-car fields since 2013. “This rule came about in collaboration with the teams, drivers and tracks,” John Bobo, vice president of racing operations for NASCAR, said during a Thursday teleconference detailing the change. “We want to provide the fans with the strongest competition and we think this strengthens fields from the front to the back.” There have ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Eight teams qualified for the seven-race series, including former champions Johnny Sauter (2016) and Matt Crafton (2013-14). After this weekend’s stop, the series will travel to Las Vegas and Talladega to complete Round 1. The eight-team field will be trimmed to six after Talladega, with any eligible race winner advancing as well as those highest in points. Martinsville, Texas and ISM ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Justin Allgaier tells Daryl Motte why he still can't let go of his loss at Road America in 2011. View the full article

The five-time champion is in the middle of negotiations for next season and wants conclude those talks before the end of next month. He expects that deal will be his last in the series he's dominated half a decade. "It's clear that I'm coming towards the end of my career," said Ogier, "and if there's another contract, it'll be the last one. "I'm lucky to have had good years with some good ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Some second-generation drivers are labeled in today’s racing environment as rich kids getting opportunities due to having money, opportunities others may never have in life. For Grala, yes, he does have a father who was very successful on the track, but to say Darius and Kaz’s grandfather, Kazimierz, came from money would be the furthest thing from the truth. Before Kaz Grala and the ... ... Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR is a family-owned, private company and generally has kept its power in the hands of those closest to the France family. Brian France could clearly still return as CEO at some point – let’s face it, people have done far worse than get arrested for DUI and still kept their jobs – and it’s an ongoing case. But let’s assume he does not return to the top executive position at ... ... Keep reading View the full article