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Austin Dillon claims Auto Club 400 Pole
FONTANA, Calif. — Austin Dillon scored the Busch Pole Award in Friday’s qualifying session at Auto Club Speedway. Dillon posted a lap of 39.982 seconds in Round 2 of qualifying to win the Pole at the 2-mile oval located in Southern California. Ryan Blaney will start second followed by Joey Logano in third and Kevin Harvick…
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Kyle Busch eyes NASCAR win No. 200
FONTANA, Calif. — Kyle Busch is one win away from earning 200 victories combined in NASCAR’s top-three touring series. The 2015 Cup Series champion leads the Xfinity (94) and Truck Series (53) wins list and sits 11th on the Cup Series wins list (52). In total, Busch has made 996 national series starts and said…
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Eric J. Smith wins in an upset at Auto Club Speedway
A first time winner in the brand new racing package emerged at Auto Club Speedway on Tuesday night.
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Kyle Busch earns 52nd career Cup Series win
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Kyle Busch has now won at least one Cup Series race in each of the last 15 seasons. Busch’s victory at ISM Raceway Sunday in the TicketGuardian 500 was the 33-year-old driver’s first of the year in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Across the top-three touring series, Busch has amassed 199…
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Kurt Busch records three straight top-10s after Phoenix
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Kurt Busch is off to his best start of a season since his first year with Stewart-Haas Racing in 2016. Busch has finished inside the top-10 in each of the last three races so far this season. “I like the way our team is approaching the season,” Busch said after his seventh-place…
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Kevin Harvick holds stage points lead after Phoenix
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Kevin Harvick continues to lead the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series competition in stage points four races into the 2019 season. Harvick netted nine stage points between his top-10 finishes in Stages 1 and 2 in the TicketGuardian 500 at ISM Raceway Sunday, bringing his season total to 53. “With how important…
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Truex nets runner-up finish at ISM Raceway
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Ryan Truex finished runner-up to Kyle Busch Saturday in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at ISM Raceway, his highest finish in the series since 2012. Driving the No. 8 entry for JR Motorsports, Truex finished over three seconds behind Busch as the highest finishing driver for his team. “We were at least…
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Buescher, Logano top Saturday practices at ISM Raceway
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Chris Buescher and Joey Logano topped the speed charts in the two practice sessions on Saturday (March 9) at ISM Raceway. Buescher ran a 26.092 (137.973 mph.) second lap while Logano posted a 26.126 (137.974 mph.) lap in final practice. PRACTICE 2 RESULTS FINAL PRACTICE RESULTS Defending race winner Kevin Harvick was…
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Ryan Blaney earns ISM Raceway pole
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Ryan Blaney will lead the field to the green flag in the TicketGuardian 500 at ISM Raceway Sunday. With a Friday lap time of 25.480 seconds at ISM Raceway, or 141.287 mph average speed, Blaney will lead the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series for the first time in 2019. Chase Elliott will…
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LAS VEGAS 2019 photos
All photos by Chris Madrid/The Racing Experts