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Ragan has ‘intentions’ of returning to Front Row Motorsports in 2019
If he has it his way, David Ragan would like to return to the driver’s seat of the No. 34 Ford for Front Row Motorsports next season. “I still love racing and have intentions on being back at Front Row Motorsports next year,” Ragan said. The 32-year-old driver has competed full-time in the Monster Energy…
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Larson, Johnson among winless in 2018
Three drivers who made the playoffs this year — and won multiple races last year — remain winless with four races left in 2018. Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Larson all qualified for the NASCAR Playoffs in 2018 but have all been eliminated from championship contention. Larson won four races in 2017 and led…
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DiBenedetto hopes to ‘continue to overachieve’ in last races of 2018
With four races left in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, Matt DiBenedetto is one of many drivers in NASCAR’s premier series who will compete for another team in 2019. Throughout the first 32 races this season, DiBenedetto has an average finish of 26.6 and sits 30th in the championship standings — both…
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Comments from the 4 eliminated drivers
By Jonathan Fjeld KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Four drivers were eliminated from Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship contention following Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. Ryan Blaney, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, and Alex Bowman will be reverted back to their pre-playoff points totals along with the points they accumulated through the Round of…
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Chase Elliott makes a Playoff statement with victory at Kansas
October 21, 2018 By Reid Spencer | NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan. – It took 99 races for Chase Elliott to get his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory. Ten events later, the scion of NASCAR Hall of Famer Bill Elliott has three wins, the latest coming at Kansas Speedway in…
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4 drivers score best Xfinity Series finishes of career
By Jonathan Fjeld KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Richard Childress Racing drivers Daniel Hemric and Shane Lee were among four drivers to score career-high finishes in Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway. Hemric finished second, which is the fourth such finish of his career, and leads the Xfinity Series standings heading to Texas. According to…
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Chastain among first to congratulate Nemechek
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — John Hunter Nemechek received congratulations for his first NASCAR Xfinity Series win from members of his team, team owner Chip Ganassi and his father Joe on the phone in Victory Lane at Kansas Speedway Saturday. But one of the first to offer their congratulations was from a fellow competitor in the…
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Austin Cindric leaves Kansas in must-win situation
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — With a 39th place finish on Saturday afternoon at Kansas Speedway, Austin Cindric certainly will have to climb out of a huge points deficit after being involved in a crash on the very first lap of the Kansas Lottery 300. The incident was a result of contact made between Justin Allgaier and Christopher…
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Clean sweep: Sheldon Creed wins ARCA race, championship
By Jonathan Fjeld KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Sheldon Creed claimed a come-from-behind victory in Friday night’s ARCA Kansas 150 at Kansas Speedway. Creed, who clinched the 2018 ARCA Racing Series championship with his participation in the opening practice, started on the outside pole, alongside Drew Herring. Both led early on before finding trouble. Creed was leading on lap 46 when…
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Kansas win would be ‘gratifying’ for Bowyer
Bowyer has six top-10 finishes in 20 Cup Series starts at the 1.5-mile racetrack. His best finish was a second-place run in 2007.