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Bell Rings Up All-Star Victory for Joe Gibbs Racing

(NORTH WILKESBORO, NC – MAY 18, 2025 – RIS) Christopher Bell took Joe Gibbs Racing to the victory stage at North Wilkesboro in winning the 2025 NASCAR All-Star. The million-dollar win is the third win for JGR. After the race, Gibbs joked that the team had “spent thirty million dollars to win a million dollar race.”

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Volume 2025, Issue 5, Posted 10:48 PM, 05.18.2025

Hocevar and Nemechek Advance to the All-Star

(NORTH WILKESBORO, NC – MAY 18, 2025 – RIS) Carson Hocevar and John Hunter Nemechek raced into the top two finishing positions in the NASCAR All-Star Open to earn starting spots in the All-Star. Noah Gragson won the fan vote to gain the third transfer spot in the million-dollar exhibition race.

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Volume 2025, Issue 5, Posted 7:28 PM, 05.18.2025

Keselowski and Bell Capture All-Star Heat Race Wins

(NORTH WILKESBORO, NC – MAY 17, 2025 – RIS) Brad Keselowski took full advantage of the outside line to take the first heat race for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series All-Star. Christopher Bell led 69 laps to win the second heat to finish setting the lineup

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Volume 2025, Issue 5, Posted 8:26 PM, 05.17.2025

Chandler Smith Takes Late Pit Stop Tires to Last-Lap Win

(NORTH WILKESBORO, NC – MAY 17, 2025 – RIS) Corey Heim led the most laps but Chandler Smith came from a penalty at the start of the race to mount fresh tires that took him to a last-lap victory in the Window World 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

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Volume 2025, Issue 5, Posted 4:31 PM, 05.17.2025

Heim Starts First in Wilkesboro Trucks

(NORTH WILKESBORO, NC – MAY 17, 2025 – RIS) Corey Heim got out-run by Chandler Smith in practice for the Window World 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway but that made no difference to the starting lineup after weather cancelled qualifying and the race starting lineup was determined by the rulebook.

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Volume 2025, Issue 5, Posted 1:26 PM, 05.17.2025

Keselowski and Crew Top All-Star Qualifying

(NORTH WILKESBORO, NC – MAY 16, 2025 – RIS) Brad Keselowski, with backing from his pit crew, will start on the pole for the NASCAR All-Star race at North Wilkesboro. 

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Volume 2025, Issue 5, Posted 9:49 PM, 05.16.2025

Larson Sweeps Kansas Advent Health 400

(KANSAS CITY, KS – MAY 11, 2025 – RIS) Kyle Larson brought a big broom to Kansas Speedway, sweeping both stages, leading 222 of the 267 laps and nursing his No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevy to a victory over Christopher Bell’s Toyota. Larson’s right-front tire appeared to be starting to come apart over the last couple of laps, as he slowed to a final gap of 0.712 second ahead of Bell. Bell commented that his tires had also lost their grip. Ryan Blaney finished third, followed by Chase Briscoe, Alex Bowman, Josh Berry, Ryan Preece, Chris Buescher, Joey Logano and John Hunter Nemechek in the top ten positions.

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Volume 2025, Issue 5, Posted 7:17 PM, 05.11.2025

Hocevar Dominates Kansas Trucks

(KANSAS CITY, KS – MAY 10, 2025 – RIS) Carson Hocevar led 75 of the 134 laps in the Heart of Health Car 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway on his way to a fifth career victory. Layne Riggs finished second after he raced from back in the field to challenge for the lead, making contact with Hocevar in Turn One of the final lap with both trucks getting into the wall lightly before they continued to take the checkered flag ahead of William Byron. Byron was filling in for Connor Zilisch after a back injury suffered at Talladega forced him to sit out a few races.

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Volume 2025, Issue 5, Posted 11:06 PM, 05.10.2025

Logano Surprise Winner at Texas

Joey Logano won the Wurth 400 at the Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon in Fort Worth, Texas. The win is the first of the season for the multi-time Cup Series Champion.

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Volume 2025, Issue 5, Posted 8:34 PM, 05.04.2025

Kyle Larson Wins Xfinity Race in Overtime

FORT WORTH, TX -RIS – Kyle Carson took the lead in overtime and went on to win the NASCAR Xfinity race at Texas Motor Speedway.  The victory is his second of the season in the Xfinity Series. Larson drove the No. 88 for JR Motorsports in place of the injured Connor Zilisch, who suffered a back injury in a last-lap crash a week ago at Talladega Superspeedway. Larson overcame a penalty for an uncontrolled tire on Lap 49 to win.

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Volume 2025, Issue 5, Posted 6:01 PM, 05.03.2025

Hosevar Fastest In Texas Cup Qualifying

FORT WORTH, TX – RIS - Nascar Cup Series qualifying got a break from the rain Saturday and a surprise winner of the pole brought some excitement to tomorrow’s race. Carson Hocevar, approaching his 140th career start across NASCAR's top three divisions, earned his second-ever pole Saturday, and his first in the Cup Series.

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Volume 2025, Issue 5, Posted 1:35 PM, 05.03.2025

Heim Wins Truck Race at TMS in overtime

FORT WORTH, TX - RIS - In a race that featured 11 caution flags and two overtime restarts, Corey Heim fended off Daniel Hemric and Ben Rhodes to earn his third win of the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season. 

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Volume 2025, Issue 5, Posted 12:50 AM, 05.03.2025

Weather Prevents Xfinity Qualifying, Austin Hill, Justin Allgaier on Front Row

(FORT WORTH, TX – APR 2, 2025 – RIS) On the heels of the weather that prevented the truck series from taking to the track, the Xfinity series’ practice and qualifying sessions were cancelled. According to the NASCAR rules, Austin Hill was awarded the pole position with Justin Allgaier joining him on the front row. With the field held to 38 cars, CJ McLaughlin and Dawson Cram failed to make the field.

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Volume 2025, Issue 5, Posted 7:24 PM, 05.02.2025

Truck Qualifying Rained Out at Texas

(FORT WORTH, TX – MAY 2, 2025 – RIS) The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice and qualifying sessions slated for Friday never happened, as weather kept the racers in the garage. The rulebook wound up setting the starting lineup for the race with Tyler Ankrum and Daniel Hemric on the front row, followed by Jake Garcia, Corey Heim, Grant Enfinger and Kaden Honeycutt in the front three rows for Friday evening’s race.

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Volume 2025, Issue 5, Posted 4:31 PM, 05.02.2025

Austin Cindric Wins Talladega Cup Race by Inches

TALLADEGA, AL – RIS - Austin Cindric won at Talladega Superspeedway in a photo finish on Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race at the 2.66-mile track. In a close clean photo finish. Austin Cindric and Ryan Preece drag-raced to the line with a pair of Hendrick cars pushing them, but it was Cindric who edged ahead at the finish line in a thrilling photo finish. The Ford driver also had the help of a draft from two lapped cars on the inside line, right in front of him.

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Volume 2025, Issue 4, Posted 8:06 PM, 04.27.2025

Austin Hill Wins the NASCAR Xfinity Race at Talladega

Talladega, AL - RIS - Austin Hill won at Talladega Superspeedway in the NASCAR Xfinity Series after a last-lap wreck involving Connor Zilisch forced the race to end under yellow. This victory marked his record ninth Xfinity Series win. Hill, the all-time leader in superspeedway wins and laps led in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, had one thing he’d yet to add to his resume; a win at Talladega Superspeedway.

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Volume 2025, Issue 4, Posted 7:14 PM, 04.26.2025

Zane Smith Wins Talladega Cup Pole

TALLADEGA, AL – RIS -In a surprise event, Zane Smith was fastest in qualifying for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway. Fords were hooked up on this afternoon. Smith’s Ford Mustang Dark Horse beat out Kyle Busch and his Chevy for the pole. Team Penske and the Wood Brothers put all four cars into the top-10 today in qualifying. Of course, those drivers that qualified middle of the pack could have the setup in the race that makes the most speed in the draft. The No. 38 car won the pole by more than a tenth of a second.

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Volume 2025, Issue 4, Posted 2:29 PM, 04.26.2025

Jesse Love Leads Talladega Xfinity Qualifying

(TALLADEGA, AL - APRIL 25, 2025 - RIS) Jesse Love bounced back from his disqualification at last week's Xfinity race by trouncing the field in qualifying for the Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway. Love's lap of 52.546 seconds and 182.240 mph beat Austin Hill's effort by 0.188 second. Justin Allgaier put his car third in the field, with Joey Gase and Jeb Burton the rest of the top five starters.

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Volume 2025, Issue 4, Posted 9:55 PM, 04.25.2025

Long Night in Tech Voids Love's Win at Rockingham, Sammy Smith Declared Winner

(ROCKINGHAM, NC – APRIL 20, 2025 – RIS) Hours after the checkered flag, victory burnouts and the post-race celebrations, the results of Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series North Carolina Education Lottery 250 presented by Black's Tire got turned upside down. The Jesse Love-driven winning car failed to get through tech inspection when it was deemed to have violated NASCAR’S Rule 14.14.2.I-5.h which covers trailing arm spacers and pinion angle shims. This gave the win to Sammy Smith.

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Volume 2025, Issue 4, Posted 12:18 PM, 04.20.2025

Love Wins the NASCAR Xfinity Race at Rockingham

ROCKINGHAM, NC – RIS -As the NASCAR Xfinity Racs came down to a finish, any number of drivers could win, but the question was who would win? It was difficult to determine. As it turned out, Jesse Love won, but it was an exciting climax until the caution flew that determined who that would be.
Jesse Love went from third to first on the overtime restart to win Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity race at Rockingham Speedway, the first Xfinity race at the historic track since 2004.
Love led 53 laps and stretched his fuel over the final 96 laps to collect his second win of the season and third career Xfinity win. He did so before a sellout crowd at Rockingham. Sammy Smith, who lost the lead to Love on the overtime restart, finished a season-best second. Smith collected the $100,000 bonus for winning the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash. It was his first Dash 4 Cash bonus.
Parker Retzlaff overcame a flat tire with about 100 laps to go to finish third, tying his career-best Xfinity result.Harrison Burton placed fourth, and Brennan Poole completed the top five. Alpha Prime Racing had two cars finish in the top five for the first time with Retzlaff and Poole.
Kasey Kahne, making his first NASCAR start since 2018, finished 15th after he was collected in two separate incidents.
Saturday's race was slowed by 14 cautions for 83 laps and two red flags in the 256-lap race.
. Katherine Legge failed to qualify for the race but replaced JJ Yeley in a car for Joey Gase Motorsports. She finished last in the 38-car field after a crash. William Sawalich made contact with Legge's car as she was being lapped. The contact spun Legge's car into the path of Kahne's car, causing damage to the right front of Kahne's vehicle.
Nick Sanchez won Stage1 and Dean Thompson won Stage 2
As the race moved on to its conclusion, fuel was the issue for several drivers. Love last pitted with 90 laps to go, in the final 60 laps after the 11th caution, Love was chasing Ryan Sieg, who pitted 10 laps before him, and hanging back knowing that his No. 10 Richard Childress Racing car had a higher chance of making it to the end. For the fifth time this year, the end of the race came out of regulation with a green-white-checkered finish.
With 18 laps remaining, Love was setting up Sieg to pass him on the inside when Daniel Dye went around collecting Kasey Kahne. This was the second spin that caught Kasey Kahne in his NASCAR return after being retired from the sport for eight years. William Sawillich collected the retired driver along with Katherine Legge in her first Xfinity Series start of the year, to bring out the first yellow of the race back in stage one.

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Volume 2025, Issue 4, Posted 9:28 PM, 04.19.2025

Zillish on the pole for Today's NASCAR Xfinity on the Pole at Rockingham

In a Very Close-intense  qualifying session at Rockingham Speedway, Connor Zilisch from JR Motorsports blazed his way to claim the pole position for the highly anticipated North Carolina Education Lottery 250. Zilisch showcased his exceptional skills by clocking a remarkable lap time of 22.63 seconds at an impressive speed of 149.536 mph, marking his third pole position this season and his fourth in just 14 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.

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Volume 2025, Issue 4, Posted 3:34 PM, 04.19.2025

Tyler Ankrum Ends Win Drought at North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham

ROCKINGHAM, NC  -RIS -  McAnally-Hilgemann Racing's Tyler Ankrum saved fuel to snap a 130-race winless streak in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, visiting Victory Lane in the series' first trip to Rockingham Speedway in 12 years. With the win, Ankrum also took home the final $50,000 bonus in the Triple Truck Challenge.

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Volume 2025, Issue 4, Posted 8:01 PM, 04.18.2025

Larson Wins Bristol In Fastest Short Track Race

(BRISTOL, TN – APRIL 13, 2025 – RIS) Kyle Larson picked up where he left off in Saturday’s Xfinity race, dominating the Food City 500 by leading 411 laps on the “Last Great Colosseum” at Bristol Motor Speedway and averaging just over 100 mph for the race. Larson’s victory is his 31st in NASCAR Cup competition.

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Volume 2025, Issue 4, Posted 7:27 PM, 04.13.2025

Larson Dominates Bristol’s SciAps 300 Xfinity Race

(BRISTOL, TN – APRIL 12, 2025 – RIS) Kyle Larson essentially had the track to himself in the Xfinity Series SciAps 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway, leading 277 laps, setting the fastest lap of the race and finishing over two seconds ahead of runner-up Carson Kvapil. 

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Volume 2025, Issue 4, Posted 7:57 PM, 04.12.2025

Bowman Speeds to Bristol Pole

(Bristol, TN – Apr 12, 2025 – RIS) The two Chevrolets of Alex Bowman and Kyle Larson will lead the NASCAR Cup Series to the green flag from the pole position. Posting top 10 speeds on the final practice leaderboard, the 31-year-old Tucson, Arizona, native went on to lay down a best lap of 14.912 seconds, at 128.675 mph, in his Chevrolet to earn the pole position for tomorrow’s Food City 500. 

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Volume 2025, Issue 4, Posted 6:59 PM, 04.12.2025

Kyle Larson Wins Xfinity Pole at Bristol

BRISTOL, TN =- RIS – Kyle Larson might not do the triple at Bristol Motor Speedway, but he won the pole for today’s Xfinity race.  The first two rows are locked up by Chevys, and Kyle Larson in the No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevy is on the pole. Larson came up short in the NASCAR Truck Series race last night, P2. This afternoon, he hopes to win his first Xfinity Series race of the season.

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Volume 2025, Issue 4, Posted 3:21 PM, 04.12.2025

Chandler Smith Wins Bristol Triple Truck Bonus

(BRISTOL, TN – APRIL 11, 2025 – RIS) Chandler Smith drove away from a charging Kyle Larson in a late-race restart to take the Weather Guard Truck Race at Bristol. Smith earned a bonus of $50,000 as winner of one of the Triple Truck Challenge races.

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Volume 2025, Issue 4, Posted 10:34 PM, 04.11.2025

Bristol Truck Qualifying Rained Out - Matrix Sets Grid

(BRISTOL, TN - APR 11, 2025 - RIS) Mother Nature had April showers in mind for the Bristol Motor Speedway area, keeping all track activities indoors and forcing NASCAR's Craftsma Truck Series Weather Guard truck race starting lineup to be set by their performance metric. This gave the first starting position to Daniel Hemric, followe by Tyler Ankrum, Chandler Smith, Corey Heim and Jake Garcia. 

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Volume 2025, Issue 4, Posted 5:06 PM, 04.11.2025

Bristol Cup and Xfinity Entry Lists

(BRISTOL, TN - APR 11, 2025 - RIS) Here are the entry lists for this weekends NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series races at Bristol Motor Speedway. Truck qualifying was rained out and the starting order set according to the NASCAR rulebook.

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Volume 2025, Issue 4, Posted 6:01 PM, 04.11.2025

Hamlin Wins Darlington Overtime After Byron Dominates First 243 Laps

(DARLINGTON, SC – 06 APR, 2025 – RIS) Denny Hamlin’s pit crew got him back on the track first in an overtime restart, with a three-wide battle behind him saw race dominating William Byron sweep into second place, followed by Christopher Bell and Tyler Reddick. The win is number 56 in Hamlin’s Cup Series career. “The pit crew just did an amazing job,” said Hamlin after they earned him wins both last week and this week.

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Volume 2025, Issue 4, Posted 7:29 PM, 04.06.2025

Jones Wins Darlington Xfinity Race with a Strong Final Run

DARLINGTON, SC – RIS.News.com -  Brandon Jones took the lead with 12 laps to go and went on to win Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity race at Darlington Raceway.Jones snapped a 98-race winless streak with the victory — his second at Darlington and sixth of his Xfinity career.

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Volume 2025, Issue 4, Posted 8:13 PM, 04.05.2025

William Byron Fastest in Darlington Cup Qualifying

William Byron snagged the fastest lap in qualifying for Sunday's NASCAR Cup race.  He was followed by Ryan Preece.  In a thrilling display of skill and determination, Byron clinched the pole position at Darlington, adding another remarkable achievement to his racing career. The Darlington Raceway, known for its uniquely challenging track, has always been a proving ground for the best drivers in NASCAR.

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Volume 2025, Issue 4, Posted 3:53 PM, 04.05.2025

Christopher Bell Wins the pole for Darlington Xfinity Race

DARLINGTON, SC – RIS – Chistopher Bell will start of the pole for Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity race at Darlington Speedway.  Bell won the fall race in the Xfinity Series at Darlington last year from the pole. Is he going to win his second in a row?

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Volume 2025, Issue 4, Posted 1:08 PM, 04.05.2025

Darlington "Throwback Weekend" Early Entries

(DARLINGTON, SC - MAR 31, 2025 - RIS) Preliminary entries for this weekend's 'Throwback" weekend featuring paint schemes that remind us of past racers and sponsors. The Wood Brothers' No. 21 Ford is carrying a paint scheme echoing the Lotus-Ford driven by Jimmy Clark to win the Indianapolis 500.

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Volume 2025, Issue 3, Posted 5:26 PM, 03.31.2025

Hamlin Dominates the NASCAR Cup Race at Martinsville

MARTINSVILLE, VA – Denny Hamlin dominated the NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville, Virginia on Sunday.  Hamlin ended a 19-race winless streak at his home-state track, fending off a furious challenge by Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell to win at Martinsville Speedway.

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Volume 2025, Issue 3, Posted 8:04 PM, 03.30.2025

C Bell Wins Martinsville Cup pole

MARTINSVILLE, VA – RIS – Christopher Bell will sit on the pole for Sundays NASCAR Cup race at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday afternoon. Bell has seen joy and heartbreak when it comes to a NASCAR Cup Series race at the Martinsville Speedway. Back in the Fall 2022 Martinsville Cup Series race he got his first victory at Martinsville which put him in the Championship Four. Last fall at "The Paperclip" NASCAR determined that Bell made an unsafe move and put him on the tail end of the lap he was on as he was one lap down, costing him four spots and leaving him those four points short of advancing to the Champ 4. grandfather clock.

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Volume 2025, Issue 3, Posted 6:44 PM, 03.29.2025