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C.J. Radune notes that Zane Smith will line up eighth Saturday, which could be a springboard to a top-10 finish.

IndyCar flagger at fault for crashes, Tracy sings on the air and all the news By: Norris McDonald May 3, 2021 Comments 0 SHARES I was watching Formula One this weekend (the Grand Prix of Portugal was won by Lewis Hamilton and here’s a link if you missed it),  and it suddenly hit me that the series doesn’t practice what it preaches. The lack of diversity is, frankly, frightening. What makes it worse is that the best racing s...

Busch won the first two stages and led a race-high 59 of the 140 laps. He got beat by Ross Chastain when the race first went to overtime as Busch struggled to get his Tundra through the gears. Chastain sailed past Busch and pulled Zane Smith with him as Busch plummeted into traffic. But a spin deeper in the field brought out the caution, set up a restart for a second overtime and gave Busch another chance. He restarted in the second row behind Chastain and Smith, darted to the top, pulled aroun...

Busch uses second chance to win Truck Series race at Kansas Kyle Busch blew a restart in overtime that should have cost him a race hed dominated at Kansas Speedway. Given a second chance, Busch corrected his mistake and earned the 61st Truck Series of his career. The Canadian Press Kyle Busch , The Canadian Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Kyle Busch blew a restart in overtime that should have cost him a race hed dominated at Kansas Speedway. Given a secon...

NASCAR DraftKings Fantasy Driver Rankings: Wise Power 200 at Kansas DFS Picks Pearce Dietrich gives his picks and ranks his top drivers for Saturday’s Wise Power 200 slate, which locks at 7:30 p.m. ET on DraftKings. Share this story This story is part of a group of stories called All the latest in-depth fantasy sports and sports betting news, including expert advice for fantasy lineups and more. The rankings below are based on a mixture of expected output and DraftKings’ NASCAR sa...

Stewart Friesen of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., was 13th, while Raphael Lessard of Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Que., was 23rd. Nemechek, who was second behind Grant Enfinger in the first stage and won the second, led a race-high 114 laps and became the first repeat winner in the series this year. Hes also won six of the 12 stages in the first six races of the season. "Coming from 18th to second in the first stage was pretty good," Nemecheck said, adding that seeing Busch right behind him for the l...

Nemechek outruns boss to win NASCAR truck race at Richmond John Hunter Nemechek passed teammate Chandler Smith with 17 laps to go and outran team owner Kyle Busch to win the NASCAR Truck Series race at Richmond Raceway on Saturday. The Canadian Press John Hunter Nemechek , The Canadian Press RICHMOND, Va. — John Hunter Nemechek passed teammate Chandler Smith with 17 laps to go and outran team owner Kyle Busch to win the NASCAR Truck Series race at R...

Ben Rhodes Grabs Richmond Truck Pole Frontstretch’s Truck Series content is presented by American Trucks After a two-week break, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is back in action, this time at Richmond Raceway. Ben Rhodes begins on the pole after finishing second at the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt track. Hattori Racing Enterprises’ Austin Hill joins Rhodes on the front row.  Rhodes’ ThorSport Racing teammate Grant Enfinger lines up third and Stewart Friesen starts fourth. GMS R...

By Holly Cain-NASCAR Wire Service Ben Rhodes celebrates in victory lane after winning Friday nights NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Daytona International Speedway. Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images Ben Rhodes wrapped up a perfect pair of race outings at Daytona International Speedway answering his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory on the oval last week with a dramatic win Friday night on the infield road course. It took three overtime starts to secure the victory over 2020 s...

Daytona 500 winner crashes his way to victory, Red Bull makes engine deal and all the news By: Norris McDonald February 16, 2021 Comments 0 SHARES Welcome to the Monday Morning Racing Roundup on Tuesday. We’ll get to that Daytona 500 nonsense in a moment. But first . . . Last week was a rough one. Three superstars from the world of auto racing died:  Dick Bradbeer, vice-president of marketing for Labatt back in the early 1970s...