Speedway Digest Staff - Results from #50

Western Midget Racing presented by Masters Design and Construction will expand its footprint in Northern California, announcing agreements with Petaluma Speedway, Antioch Speedway, and Marysville Raceway for a full season of Saturday night events. These Saturday venues will be in addition to the Friday races held at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calif. WMR will also continue to compete at Ventura Raceway and Adobe Mountain Speedway in Glendale, Ariz. with points races this fall and dates on the 2022 calendar planned.

Specific race dates will be announced later in the year as the individual track schedules are developed. The stock production Midget series makes its Antioch Speedway debut this Saturday.

“I am extremely pleased to be able to make this announcement,” WMR owner Mike McCluney said. “John Prentice at Ocean Speedway gave us the opportunity to develop WMR in Northern California and we think we’re now ready to expand our schedule to include more Saturday races in the region. Petaluma Speedway, Antioch Speedway, and Marysville Raceway are high quality venues with excellent management, located in market areas that work well for our expansion,” he continued. “We are very excited about the partnerships with these tracks and the further expansion of west coast midget racing.”

Long time midget supporter and Petaluma Speedway Promoter Rick Faeth is pleased to be partnering for a third season in 2022 with the rapidly growing WMR.  "I feel that what Mike McCluney has done with the Western Midget Racing Series is finally addressing the decades old issue of the escalation of National midget motor costs.  By utilizing a stock block automotive engine package that provides durability and enough performance, I believe this is the future of regional midget racing and I will continue to provide my support to the series," Faeth said.

For more information on Western Midget Racing, visit them at www.WesternMidgetRacing.com or follow them on Facebook!

Western Midget Racing is presented by: Masters Design and Construction, Rockwell Security, Rams Racing, Hoosier Racing Tire, Extreme Mufflers, FTK, Blud Lubricants, and West Evans Motorsports.

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NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) veteran competitor Kurt Busch will make career start No. 750 this Sunday Sept. 26 at his hometown track, Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS). Busch is also the defending race winner of this weekend’s South Point 400 at LVMS.

The Las Vegas-native assumed sole possession of 12^th on the all-time NCS career starts list last weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway with career start 749, surpassing Tennessee-native Sterling Marlin, who had 748 NCS career starts to his credit.

Busch’s versatile driving talent has helped him to score poles and race victories on every type of track on which the NCS competes (superspeedway, intermediate, short-track and road course). The 43-year-old driver has also won at least one race in 18 of his 22 years of NCS competition, including at least one win in the last eight consecutive seasons.

NOTABLE WINS:

• First career win at Bristol Motor Speedway (2002)
• Has a total of six NCS wins at Bristol Motor Speedway
• NASCAR All-Star Race (2010)
• Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (2010)
• First road course win at Sonoma Raceway (2011)
• Daytona 500 (2017)
• Las Vegas Motor Speedway (2020). First home-track win

NOTES OF INTEREST:

• Busch has the most starts among active drivers in the NCS
• He will be just the 12^th driver to reach the 750-career start milestone; six of the 11 drivers that have reached that number are currently in the NASCAR Hall of Fame
• Busch has won 33 NCS races with four different car owners – Jack Roush (14), Roger Penske (10), Stewart Haas Racing (6), Chip Ganassi (3).
• Has won at 17 different tracks
• This will also be the 102^nd race start with Chip Ganassi Racing
• Busch competed just one full-time season in the NASCAR Truck Series in 2000, before moving-up to the top-tier NCS in 2001

Kurt Busch on NASCAR Cup Series Start No. 750: “It is hard to imagine, Twenty plus years in the NASCAR Cup Series. To have been able to compete at this level with some of the best teams in the sport and against the level of competition is such a privilege. It is like aging, the years seem to go faster, it seems like 700 starts was just a few weeks ago! I appreciate the friendships and partnerships over the years. I feel like I have some race wins still out in front of me and I am looking forward to whatever the next milestone will be that I have a privilege to accomplish.”

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Concealment Express, known for their 100% made in the USA holsters, announced their new brand today, Rounded, with the unveiling of Spencer Boyd’s Talladega Truck.  The company has expanded their product offering including an apparel line which can be found at RoundedGear.com. 
 
Concealment Express employees have always prided themselves on making the best holsters in the industry, all designed and manufactured right here in the USA.  With their new name and expanding pipeline of new products, Rounded will continue to focus on the speed in which they can deliver online orders, hence the desire to announce the new brand with 2019 Talladega Truck Series Race Winner, Spencer Boyd.
 
“I love the energy of this company,” remarked Boyd on working with the Rounded team.  “They are an extremely hard-working group of very smart people that I am proud to represent.  I’m honored they have chosen me and Young’s Motorsports to help launch this brand.  Then to do it at Talladega is even more special.  We’ll bring them a bullet of a truck to the track and we’ll get her unholstered coming to the checkered flag.”
 
The Rounded logo will also appear as an associate sponsor this weekend at the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
 
Ben Jimenez of Rounded had a chance to sit down recently with Boyd at the Young’s Motorsports race shop, “Spencer is certainly knowledgeable about racing but I didn’t realize how much he knew about firearms.  It sounds like range days are a good stress relief for him in addition to his hunting trips and what he does with Veterans.  We focus a lot on performance in our industry so it was great to talk about those similarities as well.  The entire interview will be released at a later date where I asked him if he would model a pair of our yoga pants, so you’ll have check to that out to find out the answer.”
 
Concealment Express first appeared at Kansas Speedway last year and has been on the No. 20 truck multiple times this year.  The Rounded team and Spencer are also working on bringing a show truck to a Charlotte-area Academy Sports and Outdoors store in the coming months.  In addition to their online store, Rounded products are sold at Academy stores nationwide as well as thousands of local sporting goods stores.
 
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoff Race at Talladega is on Saturday, October 2. Tune in to FS1 at 1:00pm ET or listen to the Motor Racing Network or Sirius XM Radio Channel 90.

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When the best late model stock car drivers from across the country converge at Martinsville Speedway on Sept. 24-25, fans can expect an intensely competitive field that will once again produce fireworks and surprises in the nation’s biggest, richest and most prestigious NASCAR Late Model Stock Car race, ValleyStar Credit Union 300.

This year’s ValleyStar Credit Union 300 could prove to be a battle of the veterans as there was not a traditional practice day held one week prior to the event. Even with four hours of practice scheduled for Friday, this is something veterans like Peyton Sellers and Timothy Peters feel could be to their advantage.

Sellers, a native of Danville, Va., won this year’s NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series and is a three-time Virginia Triple Crown champion and enters the race as the sentimental favorite. He has finished in the top-three twice, but has to yet to pick up his first Martinsville grandfather clock in the ValleyStar Credit Union 300. Sellers believes having just one practice session ahead of qualifying and the heat races will put younger drivers at a slight disadvantage for the main event.

“This year we did have a test day which is going to make it very hard for young drivers trying to make a name for themselves at Martinsville,” said Sellers. “I do think that’s a little bit of a tough pill to swallow for a Landon Pembelton, Jacob Borst, Carter Langley, (and) those guys who have never been to Martinsville (that) don’t get a test day to try to learn the track. I feel like that will play a little more to the veterans, the guys who have been there multiple times and know the track and know what it’ll do at night.”

Peters, who won the 2005 and 2017 ValleyStar Credit Union 300 and 2017 Virginia Triple Crown, feels the veterans who have a lot of laps at Martinsville Speedway could be the ones to watch on Saturday. The Danville, Va. native also won the 2009 Kroger 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at his home track.

“The race has always been special to me,” said Peters. “Being able to win at Martinsville Speedway once in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and twice in the late models has been very, very special to me.”

Peters is also in contention to win the Virginia Triple Crown as he enters the race seventh in the standings, but feels his teammate Bobby McCarty is the one to beat for bragging rights in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

“This year (Virginia) hasn’t been great for me, but as far as Nelson Motorsports goes it’s been great with Bobby McCarty,” said Peters. “We have a dog in the hunt with him, and we’re really putting all of our focus in with him. We put all of our focus on however many cars we bring to the track, but we really want to see Bobby win that if we can.”

The Virginia Triple Crown is awarded to the driver who has the best average finish in three races starting with the Thunder Road Harley-Davidson Late Model 200 at South Boston Speedway and the Hampton Heat 200 at Larry King Law’s Langley Speedway in July and ends this weekend in the ValleyStar Credit Union 300 at Martinsville Speedway.

In the first two races of the Triple Crown, McCarty won the first leg at South Boston and Josh Berry won the second leg at Larry King Law’s Langley Speedway. Sellers and McCarty are tied with an average finish of 4.5 after the first two races. Kayden Honeycutt sits third with an average finish of fifth.

While McCarty is eyeing the honor of winning his first Virginia Triple Crown, the Summerfield, N.C. driver is also hungry to capture his first ValleyStar Credit Union 300 victory.

“We’re just going to win no matter what,” added McCarty. “Martinsville is the crown jewel, I know a lot of drivers talk about crown jewel races but Martinsville is the only one to me. Regardless of the (Virginia) Triple Crown points or anything, for me as a driver that’s the last thing for me to win is Martinsville. Definitely not changing our outlook, we’re going to win and we’ll risk whatever we have to risk to get that win.”

McCarty has made four career starts in the ValleyStar Credit Union 300 and came home in fourth place in 2019 for his best finish at Martinsville Speedway. He also feels having a veteran like Peters for a teammate can only help his chances of scoring his first win at the challenging half-mile track.”

“Timothy (Peters) and I have very similar driving styles and like the car to be set up almost identical,” said McCarty. “So it’s really cool that we’ll go to Martinsville and go different ways with our setups and put our heads together and try to put that together to get one setup that is going to give us both the best chance to go win the race.”

“I rely on him quite a bit. He sees it from a driver’s standpoint, and it’s really cool to have someone like him to rely on from the setup stuff to the media stuff,” continues McCarty. “He’s done a ton for me and my career and I could never pay him back for everything he’s done for me. For me as a driver it’s really cool and really special to have someone like Timothy around.”

The ValleyStar Credit Union 300 is the nation’s biggest, richest and most prestigious Late Model Stock Car Race, paying a total purse of more than $110,000 with the winner receiving $32,000 and the coveted Martinsville grandfather clock. Over 80 cars including Sellers, Peters, McCarty, Bubba Pollard and other late model stars, along with Rajah Caruth making his event debut, will compete in the ValleyStar Credit Union 300.

On Saturday, Sept. 25, the Fan Garage/Pit Experience (i.e. driver autograph session) will be free to all fans with a ticket from 12:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Heat races will begin at 3:00 p.m. Pre-race festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. with the 200-lap feature ValleyStar Credit Union 300 starting at 7:00 p.m. The race will have three segments: 75 laps, 75 laps and 50 laps.

Practice for the ValleyStar Credit Union 300 begins on Friday, Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. with qualifying for the pole position starting at 8 p.m. The Campbell Family Foundation will host a fireworks extravaganza following qualifying. Tickets are just $5 for Friday’s practice and qualifying sessions with kids 12-and-under are free.

The Motor Racing Network and TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold will broadcast the ValleyStar Credit Union 300 feature on Saturday, Sept. 25 beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET. On MRN, veteran announcers Alex Hayden and Steve Post will call the action from the booth with Dave Moody in the turns and Hannah Newhouse providing inside analysis and pit reporting. MRN’s broadcast coverage will start at 6:30 p.m. ET. The broadcast will be available on participating affiliates as well as MRN’s digital platforms.

ValleyStar Credit Union 300 race tickets are just $30 for adults with kids 12-and-under are free and available for purchase today via phone at 877-RACE-TIX or online at martinsvillespeedway.com. 

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This Saturday night, Brody Roa will be seeking his third Perris Auto Speedway signature main event win of the season in the “13^th Annual Glenn Howard Memorial.”  Already this year, the veteran driver has won the annual “Salute To Indy” and the “California Racer’s Hall of Fame Night” events on the famous Riverside County half mile clay oval.

If Roa, 30, does emerge triumphant on Saturday, it would not only be his third USAC/CRA and Perris Auto Speedway win of the year, but it would be his fifth total victory in 20 starts.  In addition to the aforementioned wins at Perris, he scored a win in the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series at the Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare and in an open 360 race on The Dirt Track at the Kern County Raceway Park in Bakersfield.

Saturday’s big event at Perris will be Roa’s first time in competition since contesting three races in Northern California over Labor Day weekend.  In the 72-hours of racing in the upper half of the “Golden State,” he had sixth and third place finishes at the two night “Louie Vermeil Classic” at the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico.  He rounded out that quick sojourn to the north with another third-place finish at the Petaluma Speedway.

Going into the three races in NorCal, “The Pride of Garden Grove” had closed to within 24-points of the point lead.  However, the two third place finishes, and the sixth saw him lose some ground in the USAC/CRA Championship point standings.  Heading into this Saturday’s race, he is 44-points behind the leader.  Hopefully he can turn that tide back the other way beginning on Saturday.  Starting in May, he has two wins, a second and a third at Perris.  That makes his average finishing position at the track 1.75 in those four outings.  That is by far the best at the track in that time period.  

While racing is a very significant part of Roa’s life, there are more important things.  For example, last week the veteran driver and his wife Tailor celebrated the first birthday of their daughter Addison Leanne with family and friends.  They then snuck in a trip to Disneyland before heading back to the track this Saturday.

Fans can meet Roa and take photos with him during Saturdays on track autograph and candy giveaway session at intermission.  They can also meet him in the pits after the race.  He will have his good-looking shirts available in both places.

Fans who would like to purchase Brody Roa merchandise, but who cannot attend a race, can check out the online store that is packed with great items including t-shirts, sweatshirts, caps, beanies, baby onesies, plush blankets, jigsaw puzzles, stickers, notebooks, tote bags, wine tumblers, mugs, bandana pet collars and more.  To see the full line, please visit the following website https://www.brodyroa.com/shop/.

Spectator gates will open at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday and the first race will take the green flag at 7:00.  There will be plenty of tickets for everyone at the ticket window.  For fans who prefer to order advance tickets online, they can do so at the following link www.tix.com.  Fans who cannot make it to the track can see all the action live with a subscription to Flo Racing.  For details, please use the following link https://www.floracing.com/.

Perris Auto Speedway is located on the freeway close Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in Perris (92571).  The office phone number is (951) 940-0134 and the track website is www.perrisautospeedway.com.

Roa and the team would like to thank the following for being part of the 91R’s 2021 campaign.  HD Industries, Burris Racing, Sander Engineering, Biker Bruce Fisher, Inland Rigging, ALR Virtual Services, Caltrol, Competition Suspension, K-1 Race Gear, Molecule, Rod End Supply, Baldwin Filters and Jambo BBQ Pits.  In addition, the veteran driver offers thanks to Fastenal, Coopers Propane, Total Lubricants, Marina Pools, TJM Oilfield Distribution, Certex, and Biker Bruce for sponsoring the #8M.

If you or your company would like to jump on board and receive recognition throughout the year, please give the two-time USAC champion racer a phone call or drop him a note at the contact information at the top of this release.  You can also contact him if you would like to put him in your car in a USAC National Series race when his west coast schedule permits.

To view Roa’s online portfolio and learn more about the team, please click on the following link https://www.teamwithbrody.com/.  Fans can also check out the team website at  https://www.brodyroa.com/ and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/br91r/.  

To keep up with May Motorsports, please check out and “like” its Facebook page.  https://www.facebook.com/MayMotorsports8M

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The Data on Dollar:   Drew Dollar will make his sixth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start behind the wheel of the No. 51 Tundra in Friday’s 134-lap event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as part of an eight-race schedule with Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) in 2021. It will be Dollar’s first career start in any series at the 1.5-mile tri-oval. He has two starts on mile-and-half tracks in Truck Series action this year, with a best result of 20th at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway.   Sunbelt Rentals, the premiere rental company in North America, will serve as the primary sponsor on Dollar’s Tundra Friday and for one more race this season. After Thursday’s event, the remaining two races on Dollar’s schedule in the No. 51 Tundra this season are Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway (Oct. 2) and the series finale at Phoenix (Ariz.) Raceway (Nov. 5). Corey Heim will pilot the No. 51 Tundra at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway Oct. 30.   Dollar has recorded an average finish of 24.2 across the first five starts of his Camping World Truck Series career. His best result was a 10th-place finish in his series debut at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway in February.   In addition to his part-time schedule with KBM in the Truck Series, Dollar is competing in a limited schedule in the ARCA Menards Series this season with Venturini Motorsports. Despite competing in only 11 of the 18 races, the 20-year-old driver ranks sixth in the championship standings behind the strength of an average finish of 7.7 across his 11 starts this year.   The Toyota Racing Development driver finished fourth in the ARCA Menards Series championship standings in 2020 after recording one win, four top-five and 14 top-10 finishes across 20 starts. Dollar led 40 laps en route to his lone series victory at Talladega Superspeedway last June. He also finished inside the top 10 in both of his ARCA Menards Series starts in 2019, including a sixth-place finish in his series debut at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.   The No. 51 team has won three times this season, including earlier this season on the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt track with Martin Truex Jr. KBM owner-driver Kyle Busch collected victories at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga., and Kansas Speedway in Kansas City. The team qualified for the owner’s portion of the playoffs by finishing the regular season ranked fifth in the point standings but were eliminated in the Round of 10.   Mardy Lindley is in his first season as a crew chief at KBM. Before arriving at KBM, Lindley guided his drivers to 32 wins and four ARCA Menards Series East championships since 2013, including back-to-back titles with Sam Mayer the last two seasons. Additionally, he earned the ARCA Menards Series Sioux Chief Showdown championship with Mayer in 2020. Behind the wheel, the second-generation driver won 11 races on the Pro Cup Series from 2000 to 2006 and was crowned the series champion in 2001. In his only race atop the pit box at Las Vegas, Lindley earned a runner-up finish with Kyle Busch earlier this season.

Drew Dollar, Driver Q&A:

How do you prepare going to a track for the first time? “A lot of the preparation for Vegas this weekend is coming from the Toyota simulator. I’ve been on that a good bit making a lot of laps and I’ve been watching races from there. It’ll definitely be different going to a new track, but I feel like it’s pretty similar to Kansas which is a track that I really like racing at in my Camry. I think we’ll be able to go to Vegas in the Tundra and have it be similar to Kansas and hopefully be good there.”                                                                                                                 How much will you look at the notes your team has from when Kyle (Busch) raced the 51 at Las Vegas earlier this year? “The KBM team always seem to bring super fast Tundras every time they go to Vegas. I feel like I always watch Tundras go to victory lane in Vegas, so it’ll be my job to do as well as I can, finish all the laps and keep the Tundra up front where it belongs.”

Drew Dollar Career Highlights:

Has one top-10 finish and an average result of 24.2 across five career Camping World Truck Series starts. Across 33 career ARCA Menards Series starts has one win, 98 laps led, nine top-five and 23 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 8.3. Picked up his first career ARCA Menards Series victory at Talladega Superspeedway June 20, 2020. Finished fourth in the ARCA Menards Series championship standings in 2020 after recording one win, four top-five and 14 top-10 finishes across 20 starts.  Recorded two top-five and seven top-10 finishes with 49 laps led across eight NASAR K&N Pro Series East starts in 2019.

Drew Dollar's No. 51 Sunbelt Rentals Tundra:

KBM-054: The No. 51 Sunbelt Rentals team will unload KBM-54 for Friday’s race at Las Vegas. KBM owner-driver Kyle Busch has two victories driving this Tundra, including its maiden voyage at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. in July of 2018. Rowdy was victorious with it again this year in May at Kansas Speedway. In its most recent outing, KBM-54 finished second with Busch at Pocono in June.

Click Here for KBM-054 Performance Profile:

KBM Notes of Interest:   KBM drivers have collected five wins, four poles, 14 top-five and 21 top-10 finishes across 39 starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. They have earned a collective average starting position of 8.3, an average finish of 11.8 and have led 655 laps. Nemecheck collected a victory earlier this season at Las Vegas, while owner-driver Kyle Busch won in the spring of 2018, 2019 and 2020 and Erik Jones was victorious in the fall of 2014. KBM holds the Camping World Truck Series records for most career wins (89) and most wins in a single season (14 in 2014). With his victory at Bristol Motor Speedway Chandler Smith became the 17th different driver to win a Truck Series event for KBM. In addition to collecting a series-record seven Owner's Championships, the organization has produced two championship-winning drivers: Erik Jones (2015) and Christopher Bell (2017). With 37 victories, the No. 51 is the winningest number in KBM’s Truck Series fleet. KBM PR

 

NASCAR Cup Series

Next Race: South Point 400

The Place: Las Vegas Motor Speedway

The Date: Sunday, September 26

The Time: 7 p.m. ET

TV: NBCSN, 6 p.m. ET

Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)

Distance: 400.5 miles (267 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 80),

Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 160), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 267)

 

NASCAR Xfinity Series

Next Race: Alsco Uniforms 302

The Place: Las Vegas Motor Speedway

The Date: Saturday, September 25

The Time: 7:30 p.m. ET

TV: NBCSN, 7 p.m. ET

Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)

Distance: 302 miles (201 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 45),

Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 90), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 201)

 

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Next Race: Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200 presented by Westgate Resorts

The Place: Las Vegas Motor Speedway

The Date: Friday, September 24

The Time: 9 p.m. ET

TV: FS1, 8 p.m. ET

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)

Distance: 201 miles (134 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 30),

Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 60), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 134)

 

ARCA Menards Series West

Next Race: Star Nursery 150

The Place: The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

The Date: Thursday, September 23

The Time: 11 p.m. ET

TV: Trackpass

 

NASCAR Cup Series

 

Las Vegas Motor Speedway waves the green flag on the Playoffs’ Round of 12

Intensity mounts as the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs have reached the Round of 12 and four of the original 16-driver Playoff field have been eliminated – Tyler Reddick, Aric Almirola, Kurt Busch, and Michael McDowell. Now the remaining 12 challengers lead the NASCAR Cup Series to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the South Point 400 on September 26 at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

 

The 2021 season marks just the second-time the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 12 has opened at Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Race No. 30 of the season (2020, 2021). Las Vegas is the sixth different track to host the fourth race of the Playoffs; joining Kansas Speedway (2004, ’05, ’11, ’13, ’14), Talladega Superspeedway (2006, ’07, ’08, ’12), Auto Club Speedway (2009, ’10), Charlotte Motor Speedway (2015, ’16, ’17) and Dover International Speedway (2018, ’19).

 

Prior to the 2020 season, Las Vegas Motor Speedway hosted the first race of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs in 2018 and 2019. Team Penske’s Brad Keselowski won the 2018 Las Vegas Playoff race and Joe Gibbs Racing’s Martin Truex Jr. won the 2019 Las Vegas Playoff race.

 

A total of 13 different drivers have won the fourth race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs., led by Jimmie Johnson with three victories (2009, 2011, 2016). Chip Ganassi Racing’s Kurt Busch is the most recent winner of the fourth race in the Playoffs taking home the checkered flag from Las Vegas last season.

 

Fourth Race of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs - Race Winners
Track	Playoff Race Winners	Date
Las Vegas	Kurt Busch	Sunday, September 27, 2020
Dover	Kyle Larson	Sunday, October 6, 2019
Dover	Chase Elliott	Sunday, October 7, 2018
Charlotte	Martin Truex Jr	Sunday, October 8, 2017
Charlotte	Jimmie Johnson	Sunday, October 9, 2016
Charlotte	Joey Logano	Sunday, October 11, 2015
Kansas	Joey Logano	Sunday, October 5, 2014
Kansas	Kevin Harvick	Sunday, October 6, 2013
Talladega	Matt Kenseth	Sunday, October 7, 2012
Kansas	Jimmie Johnson	Sunday, October 9, 2011
Auto Club	Tony Stewart	Sunday, October 10, 2010
Auto Club	Jimmie Johnson	Sunday, October 11, 2009
Talladega	Tony Stewart	Sunday, October 5, 2008
Talladega	Jeff Gordon	Sunday, October 7, 2007
Talladega	Brian Vickers	Sunday, October 8, 2006
Kansas	Mark Martin	Sunday, October 9, 2005
Kansas	Joe Nemechek	Sunday, October 10, 2004

 

Three times the winner of the fourth race in the Playoffs has gone on to win the title in the same season:

• In 2009, Jimmie Johnson won the fourth race of the Playoffs at Auto Club Speedway and went on to win his fourth-straight series title the same season. The victory was his second of four during that postseason. 
• In 2016, Jimmie Johnson won at Charlotte Motor Speedway and went on to win his record tying seventh NASCAR Cup Series title the same season. The win was Johnson’s first of three that postseason.
• In 2017, Martin Truex Jr. won at Charlotte Motor Speedway and went on to win the series title the same season. It was his first of three wins that postseason.  

 

Twice a non-Playoff driver has won the fourth race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs:

• Joe Nemechek won the Kansas Speedway Playoff race in 2004, he was ranked 21^st in the point standings at the time.
• Brian Vickers won the Talladega Superspeedway Playoff race in 2006, he was ranked 16^th in points at the time.

 

No non-Playoff driver has ever won the Playoff race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

 

Of the six different tracks that have hosted the fourth race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs the worst finish by the eventual champion Jimmie Johnson’s 24th-place finish at Talladega Superspeedway in 2006.

Last season’s NASCAR Cup Series champion, Chase Elliott, finished 22nd at Las Vegas Motor Speedway the fourth race in the Playoffs and went on to win the title later that same season.

 

Big stars and bright lights at Vegas

The construction to build Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) began in 1995. Speedway Motorsports Inc. acquired the property in 1998. The 1.5-mile paved speedway hosted its first NASCAR Cup Series race on March 1, 1998 and the event was won by NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin driving for Roush Fenway Racing.

 

In total there have been 27 NASCAR Cup Series races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The track located just North of the famous Las Vegas strip has hosted one race per season from 1998 to 2017. The 2018 season marked the first time Las Vegas Motor Speedway hosted two series events in a single season.

 

A total of 17 different drivers have won the pole in the NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Of the 17 NASCAR Cup Series pole winners at Las Vegas Motor Speedway eight at active this weekend.

 

Las Vegas Active Pole Winners	Poles	Seasons
Kurt Busch	2	2016, '10
Kyle Busch	2	2009, '08
Kevin Harvick	1	2019
Erik Jones	1	2018 Playoffs
Ryan Blaney	1	2018
Brad Keselowski	1	2017
Joey Logano	1	2014
Ryan Newman	1	2005

 

Kasey Kahne leads the NASCAR Cup Series in poles at Las Vegas with three (2004, 2007 and 2012). Kyle Busch (2008, 2009) and Kurt Busch (2010, 2016) lead all active drivers in poles at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with two each.

 

This weekend’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway decided its starting lineups by Metric Qualifying and as a result last weekend’s winner and Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson will start on the pole. Larson will be joined by Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney on the front row.

 

A total of 15 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Of the 15 NASCAR Cup Series race winners at Las Vegas seven of them are active this weekend.

 

Las Vegas Active Race Winners	Wins	Seasons
Brad Keselowski	3	2018, '16, '14
Joey Logano	2	2020, '19
Kevin Harvick	2	2018, '15
Martin Truex Jr	2	2019, '17
Kyle Larson	1	2021
Kurt Busch	1	2020
Kyle Busch	1	2009

 

Jimmie Johnson leads the NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with four victories (2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010). Team Penske’s Brad Keselowski leads all active drivers in NASCAR Cup Series wins at Las Vegas with three (2014, 2016, 2018).

 

Clinch Scenarios: Las Vegas Motor Speedway

A new round in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs brings a whole new set of clinch scenarios. Luckily for the calculators of the NASCAR statisticians, this week’s clinch scenarios are fairly straight forward.

 

Already Clinched

No drivers have clinched a spot in the 8-driver field of the next round in the Playoffs.

 

Can Clinch Via Win

All 12 drivers in the Round of 12 can clinch on their win alone this weekend at Las Vegas: Kyle Larson, Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, Kyle Busch, Chase Elliott, Alex Bowman, William Byron, Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, Christopher Bell, Kevin Harvick.

 

NASCAR Cup Series Driver Playoff Outlook Following Bristol Motor Speedway
Rank	Driver	Points	Race Wins	Stage Wins	Playoff Pts	Pts From Cutoff
1	Kyle Larson (P)	3,059	6	14	59	46
2	Martin Truex Jr. (P)	3,029	4	5	29	16
3	Denny Hamlin (P)	3,024	1	9	24	11
4	Ryan Blaney (P)	3,024	3	4	24	11
5	Kyle Busch (P)	3,022	2	5	22	9
6	Chase Elliott (P)	3,021	2	3	21	8
7	Alex Bowman (P)	3,015	3	0	15	2
8	William Byron (P)	3,014	1	3	14	1
9	Joey Logano (P)	3,013	1	5	13	-1
10	Brad Keselowski (P)	3,008	1	2	8	-6
11	Christopher Bell (P)	3,005	1	0	5	-9
12	Kevin Harvick (P)	3,002	0	0	2	-12
13	Aric Almirola	2,075	1	0	5	Eliminated from the Playoffs
14	Tyler Reddick	2,075	0	3	3
15	Kurt Busch	2,071	1	3	8
16	Michael McDowell	2,028	1	0	5

 

 

Kyle Larson reasserts his dominance in elimination race at Bristol

When Joe Gibbs Racing drivers Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. opened the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs with wins at Darlington and Richmond, respectively, it looked as though momentum in the series had shifted, but this past weekend the winningest driver of the year Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson reasserted his dominance by capturing his series leading sixth win of 2021 at Bristol Motor Speedway. 

 

In 29 starts this season Larson has put up career bests in wins (six), top fives (16) and top 10s (21). He has also led 1,905 laps – the most in a single season in his career.

 

If Larson were to lead 95 laps or more before the season ends, he would become the 20th different driver all-time to lead more than 2,000 laps in a single NASCAR Cup Series season and just the fourth active driver to accomplish the feat; joining Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr., and Kyle Busch. Since the 2000 NASCAR Cup Series season, 2,000 laps led by a single driver in a single season has only occurred six times.

 

Drivers that led more than 2,000 laps in a single Cup season since 2000

Season	Drivers	Laps Led
2001	Jeff Gordon	2,320
2015	Kevin Harvick	2,294
2017	Martin Truex Jr	2,253
2009	Jimmie Johnson	2,238
2014	Kevin Harvick	2,137
2017	Kyle Busch	2,023

 

The Playoff Dozen at Las Vegas

The Round of 16 is in the books and the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff field has been cut from 16 to 12 drivers with just seven races left in the 2021 season. The Round of 12 consists of three races at three different tracks including Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, and the Charlotte Road Course. This weekend the series heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the South Point 400 (Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

 

Kyle Larson has made 10 series starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway posting one win (earlier this season), four top fives and seven top 10s. His average finish at the track is 9.8 and he has led 129 laps.

 

Martin Truex Jr. has made 19 series starts at Las Vegas collecting two wins (2017, 2019), six top fives and 10 top 10s. His average finish at Vegas is 10.7 and he has led 299 laps.

 

Denny Hamlin has made 19 starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway posting four top fives and nine top 10s. His average finish at the track is 12.9 and he has led 186 laps. Las Vegas and Charlotte are the last two 1.5-mile tracks left on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule Hamlin has yet to win at.

 

Ryan Blaney has made 10 series starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway accumulating four top fives and seven top 10s. His average finish on the 1.5-mile speedway is 9.2 and he has led 23 laps.

 

Kyle Busch has made 20 starts at his home track of Las Vegas Motor Speedway posting one win (2009), eight top fives and 11 top 10s. His average finish at Vegas is 11.9 and he has led a total of 260 laps.

 

Chase Elliott has made nine series starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway putting up two top fives and three top 10s. His average finish at the track is 20.6 and he has led 177 laps.

 

Alex Bowman has made nine starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway amassing one top five and two top 10s. His average finish at Las Vegas is 19.7 and he has led just six laps at the track.

 

William Byron has made seven series starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway posting two top-10 finishes. His average finish at the 1.5-mile facility is 20.3 and he has led 64 laps.

 

Joey Logano has made 16 series starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway collecting two wins (2019, 2020), six top fives and 11 top 10s. His average finish at Vegas is 8.7 and he has led 495 laps – second-most among active drivers.

 

Brad Keselowski has made 16 series starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway putting up three wins (2014, 2016, 2018 – the most among active drivers), eight top fives and 11 top 10s. His average finish at the track is 10.8 and he has led 309 laps.

 

Christopher Bell has made three series starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway posting one top-10 finish. His average finish at Las Vegas is 21.3 (worst among Playoff drivers).

 

Kevin Harvick has made 24 series starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway posting two wins (2015, 2018), seven top fives and 12 top 10s. His average finish at the 1.5-mile facility is 14.0 and he has led 679 laps (most among active drivers).

 

NASCAR Cup Series, Etc.

Dana White, Matt Stell and Jim Breuer headline pre-race activities at Las Vegas - UFC President Dana White, country music recording artist Matt Stell and comedian Jim Breuer are among the headliners for pre-race activities prior to the South Point 400 on Sunday, Sept. 26 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

White will serve as the race’s grand marshal and will deliver the command to start engines. Stell will perform the national anthem. Following the anthem, a team of A-10 Warthog Thunderbolt IIs from nearby Nellis Air Force Base will perform the flyover.

Breuer, who will be performing his stand-up comedy routine during the race weekend at the South Point Hotel & Casino, will provide pre-race entertainment prior to driver introductions.

 

Violet Defense Joins Roush Fenway as Official Partner - Violet Defense – an Orlando-based germ-killing company with patented UV technology – has entered into a multi-year partnership with Roush Fenway Racing. As part of the deal that runs through the 2023 season, Violet Defense will serve as the primary partner for a combined four races in the remaining 2021 season on both Ryan Newman and Chris Buescher’s Ford Mustangs. For the 2022 and 2023 seasons, Violet Defense will continue to be featured on the No. 6 car for multiple races and join Brad Keselowski as he makes his debut with Roush Fenway in the 2022 season.

 

 

NASCAR Xfinity Series

 

It Begins! NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs kick off at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

The NASCAR Xfinity Series regular season ended with one of the most exciting finishes in history at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday night. AJ Allmendinger and Austin Cindric, who were both fighting for the Regular Season Championship, wrecked on the final lap and Allmendinger won the race while spinning and crossing the finish line. Allmendinger was crowned the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Regular Season Champion and Cindric finished second – Allmendinger is the fifth different driver to claim the award.

 

As the regular season concluded at Bristol, the series heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway to begin the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs. The 12-driver postseason field includes: Allmendinger, Cindric, Justin Allgaier, Justin Haley, Jeb Burton, Daniel Hemric, Harrison Burton, Myatt Snider, Jeremy Clements, Riley Herbst, Noah Gragson, and Brandon Jones.

 

The Alsco Uniforms 302 will take place on Saturday night, September 25th at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. This weekend’s starting lineup was decided by Metric Qualifying and as a result Austin Cindric will lead the field to the green flag with AJ Allmendinger joining him on the front row.

 

The race will be 302 miles (201 laps) and will be broken up into three stages. The first will end on Lap 45 and the second stage will end on Lap 90.

 

Scouting the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff Driver Field
Now that the NASCAR Xfinity Series regular season is officially over, we can take a deep dive into the 12 drivers that will be competing for the 2021 championship title.

 

Austin Cindric

Hometown: Mooresville, NC

Date of Birth: September 2, 1998

Age: 22

No. 22 Team Penske Ford

Crew Chief: Brian Wilson

 

2021

This season, Cindric has 26 starts, five wins, 16 top fives and 19 top 10s. He led 723 laps and has an average start of 5.0 and an average finish of 9.5. He enters the Playoffs with 44 Playoff points and 2,044 points. He is seeded first in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff standings.

 

Career Playoff Highlights

• Enters the 2021 Playoff standings as the No. 1 seed and is currently tied in points with AJ Allmendinger. Cindric owns the tiebreaker with the most wins during the regular season with five.
• He won the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship and Regular Season Championship.
• Has posted one win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs (Phoenix 2020) and has appeared in the Championship 4 once (2020).
• The 2021 season marks the fourth time he has competed in the Playoffs (2018-21).
• Made the Championship 3 and won the title by winning the championship race at Phoenix.
• Finished the 2019 season sixth in the Playoff standings after being eliminated in the Round of 8.
• Finished his rookie season (2018) eighth in the Playoff standings after being eliminated in the Round of 8.

 

AJ Allmendinger

Hometown: Los Gatos, CA

Date of Birth: December 16, 1981

Age: 39

No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

Crew Chief: Jason Trinchere

 

2021

This season, AJ Allmendinger has made 26 starts and tallied four wins, 16 top fives, 17 top 10s and one pole award. He led 355 laps and has an average start of 6.7 and an average finish of 8.7. He heads into the Playoffs with 44 Playoff points and 2,044 points. He is seeded second in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff standings.

 

Career Playoff Highlights

• Enters the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff standings at the No. 2 seed and the 2021 Regular Season Champion with 2,044 points. He is currently tied with Austin Cindric, but Cindric owns the tiebreaker of most wins during the regular season with five.
• The 2021 season marks the first time he has competed in the Xfinity Series Playoffs.
• He competed part-time in the Xfinity Series in 2020 (11 races) and finished the season 24th in the standings.
• He competed part-time in the series in 2019 (five races) and finished 39th in the standings.
• Only competed in one Xfinity Series race in 2018 and was not declared to Xfinity points.

 

Justin Allgaier

Hometown: Riverton, IL

Date of Birth: June 6, 1986

Age: 35

No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet

Crew Chief: Jason Burdett

 

2021

This season, Justin Allgaier has two wins in 26 starts with 12 top fives and 17 top 10s. He had led 37 laps and has an average start of 9.3 and an average finish of 10.5. He heads into the Playoffs with 20 Playoff points and 2,020 points. He is seeded third in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff standings.

 

Career Playoff Highlights

• Enters the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs standings as the No. 3 seed with 2,020 points.
• The 2021 season marks the sixth time he has competed in the Playoffs (series-most). He is the only driver in the series to compete in all six Xfinity Series Playoffs (2016-21).
• Has finished a career-best second in the Playoffs in 2020.
• Has posted one win in the Playoffs and has appeared in the Championship 4 a series-leading four times.
• Finished the 2020 season a career-best second after making the Championship 4 for the fourth time.
• Finished the 2019 season fourth in the standings after making the Championship 4 round for the third time in his career.
• Finished the 2018 season seventh in the standings after being eliminated in the Round of 8.
• Finished the 2017 season third in the standings after making the Championship 4 for the second time in his career.
• Finished the 2016 season third in the inaugural Playoffs after making the Championship 4 for the first time in his career.

 

Noah Gragson

Hometown: Las Vegas, NV

Date of Birth: July 15, 1998

Age: 23

No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet

Crew Chief: David Elenz

 

2021

This season, Noah Gragson has two wins in 26 starts with 10 top fives and 16 top 10s. He has led 188 laps and had an average start of 12.9 and an average finish of 13.5. He enters the Playoffs with 17 Playoff points and 2,017 points. He is seeded fourth in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff standings.

 

Career Playoffs Highlights

• Enters the 2021 Xfinity Series Playoff standings as the No. 4 seed with 2,017 points.
• The 2021 season marks the third time he has competed in the Playoffs (2019-21).
• Finished the 2020 season a career-best fifth in the standings after being eliminated in the Round of 8.
• Finished the 2019 season eight in the standings after also being eliminated in the Round of 8.
• Competed part-time in 2018 (three races).

 

Justin Haley

Hometown: Winamac, IN

Date of Birth: April 28, 1999

Age: 22

No. 11 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

Crew Chief: Alex Yontz

 

2021

Justin Haley has one win in 26 starts this season with six top fives and 18 top 10s. He has led 57 laps and has an average start of 7.4 and an average finish of 11.0. He enters the Playoffs with 15 Playoff points and 2,015 points. He is seeded fifth in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff standings.

 

Career Playoff Highlights

• Enters the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff standings as the No. 5 seed with 2,015 points.
• The 2021 season marks the third-time he has competed in the Playoffs (2019-‘21).
• He has finished a career-best third in the 2020 Xfinity Series Playoffs.
• He has posted one win in the Playoffs and has appeared in the Championship 4 Round once last season.
• He finished the 2020 season third in the Playoffs after making the Championship 4 Round for the first time in his career.
• Finished the 2019 season 12th in the Playoff standings after being eliminated in the Round of 12.
• Competed part-time in the Xfinity Series in 2018 (three races).

 

Daniel Hemric

Hometown: Kannapolis, NC

Date of Birth: January 27, 1991

Age: 30

No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Crew Chief: Dave Rogers

 

2021

In 26 starts, Daniel Hemric doesn’t have a win so far this season but locked himself into the Playoffs on points. He has nine top fives and 15 top 10s so far this season. He has led 510 laps and had an average start of 7.0 and an average finish of 12.4. He enters the Playoffs with 14 Playoff points and 2,014 points. He is seeded sixth in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff standings.

 

Career Playoff Highlights

• Enters the 2021 Xfinity Series Playoff standings as the No. 6 seed with 2,014 points.
• The 2021 season marks the third time he has competed in the Playoffs (2017, 2018, 2021).
• He has finished a career-best second in the 2018 Xfinity Series Playoffs.
• Has appeared in the Championship 4 twice (2017, 2018).
• Competed part-time in the Xfinity Series in 2020 (21 races) and ultimately finished the season 17^th in the final standings.
• He did not compete in the Xfinity Series in 2019, he competed full-time in the Cup Series.
• Finished the 2018 season third in the Playoffs after making the Championship 4 for the second time in his career.
• Finished his rookie season in 2017 fourth in the Playoffs after making the Championship 4 for the first time of his career.

 

Jeb Burton

Hometown: Halifax, VA

Date of Birth: August 6, 1992

Age: 28

No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

Crew Chief: Bruce Schlicker

 

2021

Jeb Burton has one win in 26 starts this season with seven top fives and 15 top 10s. He got his first career Xfinity Series victory earlier this season at Talladega Superspeedway. He has led 77 laps and has an average start of 7.8 and an average finish of 11.9. He enters the Playoffs with nine Playoff points and 2,009 points. He is seeded seventh in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff standings.

 

Career Playoff Highlights

• Enters the 2021 Xfinity Series Playoff standings as the No. 7 seed with 2,009 points.
• The 2021 season marks the first time he has competed in the Xfinity Series Playoffs.
• The 2021 season also marks his first full-time season in the Xfinity Series.
• Competed part-time in 2020 (11 races) and finished the season 28th in the final standings.
• Competed part-time in 2019 (7 races) and finished the season 29th in the final standings.
• Competed part-time in 2018 (3 races) and finished the season 47th in the final standings.
• Competed part-time in 2017 (6 races) and finished the season 38th in the final standings.
• Competed part-time in 2016 (14 races) and finished the season 24th in the final standings.

 

Harrison Burton

Hometown: Huntersville, NC

Date of Birth: October 9, 2000

Age: 20

No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Crew Chief: Jason Ratcliff

 

2021

In 26 starts this season, Harrison Burton hasn’t posted a win yet but made his way into the Playoffs based on points. He has nine top fives and 19 top 10s so far this season. He has led 174 laps and has an average start of 6.9 and an average finish of 11.7. He enters the Playoffs with eight Playoff points and 2,008 points. He is seeded eighth in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff standings.

 

Career Playoff Highlights

• Enters the 2021 Xfinity Series Playoff standings as the No. 8 seed with 2,008 points.
• Th 2021 season marks the second time he has competed in the Xfinity Series Playoffs (2020-21).
• He has won two Xfinity Series Playoff races – Texas and Martinsville – in his rookie season last year.
• Finished the 2020 season eighth in the Playoff standings after being eliminated in the Round of 12.
• Competed part-time in the series in 2019 (9 races).

 

Myatt Snider

Hometown: Charlotte, NC

Date of Birth: December 30, 1994

Age: 26

No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

Crew Chief: Andy Street

 

2021

In 26 starts, Myatt Snider has one win, one top five and nine top 10s to this name. He got his first Xfinity Series career win at Homestead-Miami Speedway earlier this season. He has led eight total laps and has an average start of 12.7 and an average finish of 17. 0. He enters the Playoffs with five Playoff points and 2,005 points. He is seeded ninth in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff standings.

 

Career Playoff Highlights

• Enters the 2021 Xfinity Series Playoff standings as the No. 9 seed with 2,005 points.
• The 2021 season marks the first time he has competed in the Xfinity Series Playoffs.
• Failed to make the Playoffs in his rookie season last year, finished 16^th in the final championship standings.

 

Brandon Jones

Hometown: Atlanta, GA

Date of Birth: February 18, 1997

Age: 24

No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Crew Chief: Jeff Meendering

 

2021

Brandon Jones has made all 26 starts so far this season but hasn’t posted a win. He locked himself into the Playoffs on points and has nine top-five and 13 top-10 finishes this season. He has led 76 laps and has an average start of 13.7 and an average finish of 18.5. He enters the Playoffs with three Playoff points and 2,003 points. He is seeded 10th in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff standings.

 

Career Playoff Highlights

• Enters the 2021 Xfinity Series Playoff standings as the No. 10 seed with 2,003 points.
• The 2021 season marks the fifth time he has competed in the Playoffs. He ranks second in the Xfinity Series Playoff appearances all-time; behind only Justin Allgaier with six.
• Finished a career-best sixth in the 2020 Xfinity Series Playoffs.
• Has posted one win in the Playoffs (Kansas, 2019).
• Finished the 2020 season a career-best sixth in the standings after being eliminated in the Round of 8.
• Finished the 2019 season 10th in the standings after being eliminated in the Round of 12.
• Finished the 2018 season ninth in the standings after being eliminated in the Round of 12.
• Failed to make the Xfinity Playoffs in 2017, finished 16h in the final championship standings.
• Finished his rookie year in 2016 in 10th in the standings after being eliminated in the Round of 12.

 

Riley Herbst

Hometown: Las Vegas, NV

Date of Birth: February 24, 1999

Age: 22

No. 98 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

Crew Chief: Richard Boswell

 

2021

In 26 starts, Riley Herbst has four top fives and 11 top 10s with one pole award. He made the Playoffs based on points. He has led 31 laps and has an average start of 13.5. and an average finish of 16.5. He enters the Playoffs with one Playoff point and 2,001 points. He is seeded 11th in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff standings.

 

Career Playoff Highlights

• Enters the Xfinity Series Playoff standings as the No. 11 seed with 2,001 points.
• The 2021 season marks the second time he has competed in the Playoffs (2020-‘21).
• Has finished a career-best 12th in the 2020 Playoffs.
• Finished the 2020 season 12th in the standings after being eliminated in the Round of 12; his first fulltime season in the series.
• Competed part-time in the series in 2019 making nine starts but elected to run for a championship in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
• Made his Xfinity Series debut running just one race in 2018 at Iowa Speedway.

 

Jeremy Clements

Hometown: Spartanburg, SC

Date of Birth: January 16, 1985

Age: 36

No. 51 Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
Crew Chief: Mark Setzer / Tony Clements

 

2021

In 26 starts, Jeremy Clements has put up seven top 10s. He has led five laps this season and has an average start of 13.1 and an average finished of 15.1. He enters the Playoffs with no Playoff points and 2,000 points. He is seeded 12th in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff standings.

 

Career Playoff Highlights

• Enters the 2021 Xfinity Series Playoff standings as the No. 12 seed with 2,000 points.
• The 2021 season marks the second time he has competed in the Playoffs (2007, 2021).
• Finished a career-best 12th in the 2017 Playoffs.
• Failed to make the Playoffs in 2020 (finished 13th in the final standings), 2019 (finished 14th in the final standings), and 2018 (finished 15th in the final standings).
• Finished the 2017 season 12th in the Playoff standings after being eliminated in the Round of 12.
• Failed to make the Playoffs in 2016, finished 15th in the championship standings.

 

Playoff Driver Performances at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

As the NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend, for the Alsco Uniforms 302 on Saturday, September 25 at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, to kick off the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs, let’s take a look at the Playoff driver’s performances at the 1.5-mile track.

 

Austin Cindric: The driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford has made seven series starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway posting two top fives and four top 10s. He has led 93 laps at the track and has an average start of 5.3 and an average finish of 12.7. His best finish came in his first race at the track in 2020, when he finished runner-up. Most recently, he finished fourth earlier this season at Las Vegas.

 

AJ Allmendinger: The driver of the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet and the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Regular Season Champion has made only one start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It came earlier this year and he started 10th and went on to win the race, leading 44 laps.

 

Justin Allgaier: The driver of the No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet has six top fives and 10 top 10s in 14 starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He has led 115 laps and has an average start of 10.4 and an average finish of 8.6. He also has two runner-up finishes to his name (2011, 2018) at the 1,5-mile track. Most recently, he started 37th and finished 14th earlier this season.

 

Noah Gragson: The driver of the No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet and a Las Vegas native will make his sixth start at the track on Saturday. He has four top fives and five top 10s in his previous five starts, meaning he has never finished outside of the top-five in every start he’s made. He’s led two laps around the track and has an average start of 17.4 and an average finish of 4.0. He has a best finish of runner-up in 2020 and most recently, he finished fifth there earlier this season.

 

Jeb Burton: The driver of the No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet will make his third start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday. His first start was in 2016 and he finished 17th. Most recently, he started fifth and finished 10th earlier this season. He has one top 10 to his name at the track.

 

Daniel Hemric: The driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota has six starts at Las Vegas collecting two top fives and three top 10s. He’s led 75 laps and has an average start of 12.2 and an average finish of 14.7. Most recently, he finished runner-up at Las Vegas earlier this season.

 

Harrison Burton: The driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota will make his fourth start at the track on Saturday. He has one top five and three top 10s in those three starts and has an average start of 10.0 and an average finish of 7.7. Most recently, he finished ninth at Las Vegas earlier this season.

 

Myatt Snider: The driver of the No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet has made three Xfinity Series starts at Las Vegas. He has an average start of 11.3 at the track and an average finish of 22.3. In his three starts, he has started on the pole twice, most recently, earlier this season.

 

Brandon Jones: The driver of the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota has nine starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. In those starts, he has two top fives and six top 10s. He has led 28 laps and has an average start of 11.6 and an average finish of 9.6. Most recently, he got a best finish at the track of third earlier this season.

 

Justin Haley: The driver of the No. 11 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet has five total starts at Las Vegas posting three top-10 finishes. He also has an average start of 10.0 and average finish of 11.0 at Vegas. He has led five laps at the track and got his best finish of eighth earlier this season.

 

Riley Herbst: The driver of the No. 98 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet and another native of Las Vegas has four starts at the track. In those starts, he has two top 10s and an average start of 12.0. Most recently, he finished 40th at the track after being involved in an incident earlier this season. Prior to that, he finished ninth in 2019 and 2020.

 

Jeremy Clements: The driver of the No. 51 Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet has made 13 starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, starting with his track debut in 2011. In those starts, he has a best finish of 13th from 2018 and 2020. Most recently, he started eighth and finished 17th earlier this season.

 

Xfinity Series & Las Vegas Motor Speedway

The NASCAR Xfinity Series returns to Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday for the Alsco Uniforms 302 at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. As the series heads to Sin City, here’s a look at the NASCAR Xfinity Series history at the desert track.

 

There have been 28 Xfinity Series races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway producing 20 different race winner and 17 different pole winners. Cole Custer holds the record for the youngest pole winner in 2018 at 20 years, 7months, 23 days. Mark Martin holds the record for the oldest pole winner in 1999 at 40 years, 1 month, 25 days. Tyler Reddick holds the record for the youngest winner in 2019 at 23 years, 8 months and 3 days. Martin holds the record for the oldest winner, as well, in 2011 at 52 years, 1 month and 24 days.

 

Only six races have been won from the pole or first starting position and the last time it happened was in 2020 by Chase Briscoe. Kyle Busch holds both the race record (145.415 mph) from 2016 and the qualifying record (185.58 mph) in 2017.

 

Earlier this season when NASCAR Xfinity Series made its first stop at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, there were 40 cars in the race, and it had 23 lead changes. There were seven different leaders and eight cautions for 45 laps. Sixteen cars finished on the lead lap and 33 cars were running at the finish. Race winner AJ Allmendinger led 44 laps en route to the win and the margin of victory was .978 seconds.

 

NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs Standings Post-Bristol:

Rank	Driver	Points	Race Wins	Stage Wins	Playoff Pts	Pts From Cutoff
1	Austin Cindric	2,044	5	9	44	39
2	AJ Allmendinger	2,044	4	9	44	39
3	Justin Allgaier	2,020	2	2	20	15
4	Noah Gragson	2,017	2	3	17	12
5	Justin Haley	2,015	1	5	15	10
6	Daniel Hemric	2,014	0	7	14	9
7	Jeb Burton	2,009	1	1	9	4
8	Harrison Burton	2,008	0	2	8	3
9	Myatt Snider	2,005	1	0	5	-3
10	Brandon Jones	2,003	0	1	3	-5
11	Riley Herbst	2,001	0	0	1	-7
12	Jeremy Clements	2,000	0	0	0	-8

 

Taking a look at the Playoffs standings as we head into Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the four drivers below the cutline are Myatt Snider, Brandon Jones, Riley Herbst and Jeremy Clements.

 

Although this is only the first race of the Round of 12 so anything can happen, there are a few drivers in the standings that have a buffer on the cutline. Austin Cindric and AJ Allmendinger head into the Playoffs with the most Playoff points (44) and are 39 points each above the cutline. They have both also put up some good numbers at Las Vegas, including Allmendinger winning earlier in the season at the track.

 

Justin Allgaier is ranked No. 3 in the standings and is 15 points above the cutline. From there, the numbers start to get much tighter for all the drivers so a shakeup heading into the next race is definitely a possibility.

 

NASCAR Xfinity Series, Etc.

New Logo; New Look for Xfinity Series: The NASCAR Xfinity Series unveiled a new logo for the 2022 season, featuring purple instead of the current red border and outline. To take a look at the new logo, click here.

 

Josh Berry back in the No. 1: JR Motorsports announced on Monday afternoon that Josh Berry would be back behind the wheel of the No. 1 Chevrolet in this weekend’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Berry, who ran a part-time season for JR Motorsports in the first-half of the season, has been filling in for Michael Annett who will miss his sixth race of the season as he continues to recover from a stress fracture in his right leg. This weekend will mark the fourth time that Berry has subbed in for Annett. There’s no question that Berry would fill in for his JR Motorsports teammate as it was announced earlier this season that Berry will compete fulltime for the team in 2022.

 

Parsons set to run fulltime in 2022: Stefan Parsons and BJ McLeod Motorsports announced that he will compete full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2022 with Sokal Digital and Advertising and Springrates Automotive Suspension Source serving as primary sponsors. Parsons, 24, has made 24 Xfinity Series starts on a part-time schedule so 2022 will mark his first full-time season.

 

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

 

Truck Playoffs’ Round of 8 set to begin at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Just four races left in the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season to decide the championship and the competition has reached red hot following an electric Round of 10 elimination race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Now the Playoff contenders turn their attention to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 Presented by Westgate Resorts this Friday, September 24 at 9 p.m. ET (FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) for the final 1.5-mile track on the 2021 schedule.

 

When the dust settled last Thursday night, eight competitors from the 10-driver NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoff field advanced to the Round of 8 on their performance in the elimination race at Bristol Motor Speedway – John Hunter Nemechek, Sheldon Creed, Ben Rhodes, Zane Smith, Chandler Smith, Matt Crafton, Carson Hocevar and Stewart Friesen all advanced. But it was the drivers with the last name Smith that stole the show. Heading into last weekend at Bristol, both Zane Smith and Chandler Smith were ranked below the Round of 8 cutline in the Playoff standings and both drivers managed to race their way into the next round. Chandler Smith advanced by winning his first career Camping World Truck Series race and Zane Smith finished eighth in the event giving him enough points to clinch the final spot. Front Row Motorsport’s driver Todd Gilliland and Hattori Racing Enterprises’ driver Austin Hill unfortunately failed to qualify for the Round of 8. 

 

With the Round of 10 in their rearview mirror, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the Round of 8 opener. This season marks just the first-time Las Vegas Motor Speedway has hosted the Round of 8 opener since the inception of the postseason in the series in 2016.

 

Las Vegas Motor Speedway will become the fourth different track to host the Playoffs’ Round of 8 opener; joining Martinsville Speedway (2016-2018), Talladega Superspeedway (2019) and Kansas Speedway (2020). Prior to 2021, Las Vegas Motor Speedway occupied the second race in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs from 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 and the final race of the first round in 2019.

 

The five NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoff races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway have produced four different winners – Tyler Reddick (2016), Ben Rhodes (2017), Grant Enfinger (2018) and Austin Hill (2019, 2020). Only once has a non-Playoff driver won the Las Vegas Truck Series postseason race – Tyler Reddick in 2016 – he was ranked in the standings at the time of the win. None of the Las Vegas NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoff race winners have gone on to win the title in the same season.

 

Las Vegas Playoff Race Winners	Date
Tyler Reddick	Saturday, October 1, 2016
Ben Rhodes	Saturday, September 30, 2017
Grant Enfinger	Friday, September 14, 2018
Austin Hill	Friday, September 13, 2019
Austin Hill	Friday, September 25, 2020

Camping World Trucks in Sin City

In total, Las Vegas Motor Speedway has hosted 28 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races producing 20 different pole winners and 23 different race winners. Mike Skinner and Jack Sprague leads the series in poles at Las Vegs with three each. Kyle Busch leads the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in wins at his home track of Las Vegas with three victories (2018-2020).

 

Of the 23 different series race winners at Las Vegas, five are active this weekend, led by Austin Hill with two victories.

 

Active Las Vegas Winners	Wins	Seasons
Austin Hill	2	2020, 2019
John H. Nemechek	1	2021
Grant Enfinger	1	2018
Ben Rhodes	1	2017
Johnny Sauter	1	2009

 

Kyle Busch Motorsport’s Chandler Smith answered the bell in Bristol

Kyle Busch Motorsport’s Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate Chandler Smith had his back against the wall last weekend in the elimination race of the first round at Bristol Motor Speedway and fought his way to his first career win in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and with it clinched his spot in the Playoffs’ Round of 8. Smith’s win was the first time since the inception of the Playoffs in 2016 that a driver below the cutline in the first-round heading into the elimination race won the event to advance to the next round.

 

Smith becomes the third driver this season to win his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race joining Martin Truex Jr. (Bristol Dirt) and Ryan Preece (Nashville).

 

With the win and Playoff points that go with it, Chandler Smith finds himself fifth in the Playoff standings just three points back from Zane Smith in fourth – the final transfer spot to the Championship 4 Round. Chandler Smith, from Talking Rock, Georgia, is hoping to keep the positive momentum going in the Round of 8. He has made two series starts at Las Vegas posting one top-five finish and an average finish of 12.0. 

 

Clinch Scenarios for Las Vegas: Trucks are rolling the dice

This weekend will be the first of three races in the second round of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs, the Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 Presented by Westgate Resorts (September 24 at 9 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The Playoff standings have been reset to 3,000 points for the drivers that advanced to the Round 8. John Hunter Nemechek currently holds the Playoff standings lead with 3,050 points.

 

Already Clinched

No drivers have clinched a spot in the 4-driver field of the next round yet.

 

Can Clinch Via Win

All eight drivers in the Round of 8 would clinch on their win alone this weekend at Las Vegas: John Hunter Nemechek, Sheldon Creed, Ben Rhodes, Zane Smith, Chandler Smith, Matt Crafton, Carson Hocevar, Stewart Friesen.

 

Rank	Driver	Points	Race Wins	Stage Wins	Playoff Pts	Pts From Cutoff
1	John H. Nemechek	3,050	5	10	50	44
2	Sheldon Creed	3,026	3	6	26	20
3	Ben Rhodes	3,019	2	1	19	13
4	Zane Smith	3,009	0	3	9	3
5	Chandler Smith	3,006	1	1	6	-3
6	Matt Crafton	3,004	0	0	4	-5
7	Carson Hocevar	3,002	0	0	2	-7
8	Stewart Friesen	3,001	0	0	1	-8
9	Todd Gilliland	2,100	1	3	15	Eliminated From The Playoffs
10	Austin Hill	2,094	2	1	21

 

John Hunter Nemechek back to the top of the reseeded Playoff standings

All those regular season wins, and stage points are sure coming in handy in the postseason for Kyle Busch Motorsport’s driver John Hunter Nemechek who finds himself atop the Playoff standings following the reseeding for the Round of 8.

 

Nemechek is currently 24 points ahead of second place Sheldon Creed and 44 points ahead of the Championship 4 round cutoff in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs standings following Bristol. This is just the second-time in his career he has advanced out of the first round of the Playoffs (2017, 2021).

 

Nemechek is one of five former winners entered this weekend at Las Vegas and is the most recent competitor to visit Victory Lane at the 1.5-mile track. Nemechek won at Las Vegas earlier this season by holding off his owner/teammate Kyle Busch. It was Nemechek’s first of a series leading five wins this season. In total, Nemechek has made seven series starts at Las Vegas posting one win, two top fives and three top 10s.

 

Sheldon Creed’s hot start has him seeded second heading to Vegas

Kicking off the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs with back-to-back wins at Gateway and Darlington was a great way to start postseason for GMS Racing’s Sheldon Creed, who now finds himself ranked second in the postseason standings just 24 points back from John Hunter Nemechek.

 

The 2020 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion is looking to become just the second driver in series history to win back-to-back titles joining Matt Crafton (2013, 2014). This is the second time he has advanced out of the first round of the Playoffs in as many seasons (2020, 2021). Creed is currently 20 points above the Championship 4 Round cutoff.

 

Looking ahead to Las Vegas, Creed has made five series starts on 1.5-mile track posting two top fives and four top 10s. He finished 18th at Las Vegas earlier this season.

 

Ben Rhodes looking to rebound in this round of the Playoffs

ThorSport Racing’s Ben Rhodes advanced to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs’ Round of 8 on points after finishing in the top-10 at Bristol last weekend.

 

The Louisville, Kentucky native, Rhodes, is currently ranked third in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoff standings just 13 points above the Championship 4 Round cutoff. This season marks the third time in his career he has advanced out of the first round of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs (2017, ’20, ’21).

 

Keep an eye on Rhodes this weekend, he has made nine series starts at Las Vegas putting up one win (2017), three top fives and six top 10s.

 

Zane Smith squeaked into the Round of 8

Just two points, that was how little the point margin was for Zane Smith to clinch the final spot in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs Round of 8 last weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway. GMS Racing’s Zane Smith pulled off an eighth-place finish last Thursday night to advance out of the first round of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs for the second-time in his career (2020, 2021).

 

After the reseedings for the Round of 8, Smith finds himself in the fourth position in the Playoff standings – the final transfer spot to Championship 4 Round. Smith is currently separated by three points over Chandler Smith in the fifth position – the first spot outside the Championship 4 Round.

 

Luckily for Smith Las Vegas is one of his better tracks. He has made three starts at the 1.5-mile speedway posting three top 10s an average finish of 6.3 (series-best among active drivers).

 

Chandler Smith sits in the first spot outside the Championship 4

Chandler Smith took the saying ‘Win and you’re in’ to heart last weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway and did just that. The Georgia native grabbed his first career the win and in doing so guaranteed his spot in the Round of 8.

 

Now the rookie Chandler Smith finds himself in fifth in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoff standings just three points back from the Championship 4 Round cutoff.

 

Heading into this weekend, Smith has made two series starts at Las Vegas posting one top-five finish and an average finish of 12.0.

 

Three-time champ Matt Crafton keeps the campaign for his fourth title going

ThorSport Racing driver Matt Crafton’s quest for a fourth championship continues, after the veteran put up three top-10 finishes in the first three races of the Playoffs to score enough points to advance to the Round of 8 for the sixth consecutive season in his career (2016-’21) – series-most. If Crafton were to win this season championship, he would tie NASCAR Hall of Famer Ron Hornaday Jr. for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series most titles all-time. 

 

Crafton is currently ranked sixth in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoff standings a mere five points back from the Championship 4 Round cutline.

 

In 24 starts at Las Vegas, Crafton has amassed 10 top fives and 15 top 10s. His average finish at the 1.5-mile track is 11.6. 

 

Rookie Carson Hocevar has his work cut out for him in the Round of 8

Sitting in the seventh seed is quite the accomplishment for the young NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate Carson Hocevar. The Niece Motorsports driver advanced on points to the Round of 8 but now sits seven points behind the Championship 4 Round cutline heading to Las Vegas.

 

Hocevar has been incredibly consistent this season, he leads the series in percentage of laps completed with him completing 99.92% of his laps attempted.

 

Hocevar made his series track debut at Las Vegas earlier this season; he started 10th but finished 24th.

 

If Hocevar can advance to the Championship 4 Round he would become just the fourth rookie since the inception of the Playoffs in the Camping World Truck Series in 2016 to accomplish the feat; joining Christopher Bell (2016), Austin Cindric (2017) and Zane Smith (2020).

 

Stewart Friesen finds himself in the eighth and final position of this round

Despite not winning in the first round of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs, Halmar Friesen Racing’s Stewart Friesen led all the Playoff challengers in average finish (3.7) in the Round of 10 and because of that he earned himself a spot in the Round of 8.

 

Now after the reseeding, Friesen resides in the eighth and final spot in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Round of 8 Playoff standings, and ironically, is eight points back from the Championship 4 Round cutoff.

 

Friesen has made nine series starts at Las Vegas posting four top fives and five top 10s. His average finish is 11.556.

 

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Etc.

HRE’s Austin Hill can tie Kyle Busch for most win at Las Vegas – Though Hattori Racing Enterprises’ driver Austin Hill was recently eliminated from the Playoffs, he could still add a pretty nice stat to his resume this weekend in Las Vegas. If Hill were to win this weekend, he would tie NASCAR Cup Series driver and Las Vegas native Kyle Busch for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series most wins at Las Vegas Motor Speedway at three each. Busch rallied his wins off in the spring races of 2018, 2019 and 2020. Austin Hill secured his trips to Victory Lane at Las Vegas in the last two Playoff races at the 1.5-mile track (2019 and 2020).

 

Two man race out front in Trucks – This season two drivers have gobbled up the lion’s share of the laps led in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Sheldon Creed and John Hunter Nemechek have combined to lead nearly half of the laps this season (47.04%). Creed leads the Truck Series in laps led this season with 596 laps out front (24.99% of his total laps completed). Nemechek is right behind him with 526 laps led (22.05%).   

 

NASCAR PR

 SRI Performance, a household name in custom racing engines, high-performance parts and professional racing products, has partnered with DIRTcar Racing to present a variety of contingency awards for drivers competing in some of the biggest events on the fall racing calendar.

 

The SRI Pole Award will be presented to the fastest qualifier in all four divisions of NAPA Super DIRT Week XLIX at Oswego Speedway, Oct. 5-10. The polesitters of the Billy Whittaker Cars 200 for the Super DIRTcar Series and the DIRTcar 358 Modified Salute the Troops 150 will each receive a $1,000 cash prize courtesy of SRI. In addition, the polesitters of the DIRTcar Sportsman Chevrolet Performance 75 and DIRTcar Pro Stock 50 will each get a $500 cash prize.

 

“Even though we are located in the south – Mooresville, NC – it gives us great pleasure to support all forms of motorsports in all parts of the country,” said SRI Technical Sales Engineer Randy Keene. “Super DIRT Week has always been the biggest stage for our racing teams, friends and customers in the Northeast, and to be a part of this colossal event means a lot to us.”

 

The sixth annual Drydene World Short Track Championship will welcome the Pro Stocks back to the schedule this year, where SRI will be the title sponsor of the division. The SRI Pro Stocks will compete alongside eight other classes of weekly racing stars from across the nation over three days, Oct. 28-30, at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, NC – a local venue for the SRI family.

 

The following weekend at The Dirt Track, SRI will also provide the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series and Super DIRTcar Series competitors with an SRI Performance #1 Redraw bonus at the NGK NTK World of Outlaws World Finals, Nov. 4-6. The driver who pulls the pole position in their respective redraws on both Friday and Saturday night will receive a $500 cash prize, courtesy of SRI.

 

DIRTcar Series PR