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Erik Jones Joins Martinsville Speedway’s Pre Race Experience
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Erik Jones is the first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver to sign on to participate in Martinsville Speedway’s Pre Race Experience before the STP 500 on March 24. Jones, the first driver to win Rookie of the
Read MoreCole Custer Makes Last-Lap Pass To Win At Texas And Earn A Championship 4 Berth
FORT WORTH, Tex. – Cole Custer pulled off a last-lap pass on Tyler Reddick to win the O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway and solidify a spot in the Championship 4. On the final lap of Saturday’s NASCAR
Read MoreNASCAR Drivers Go To School During Test For 2019 Package At AMS
HAMPTON, Ga. – Some of NASCAR’s top drivers and teams got a taste of the sport’s new racing package for 2019 during a Goodyear tire test on Atlanta Motor Speedway’s high banks Tuesday. “This is unlike anything I’ve experienced over all of
Read MoreDrivers Shake Down 2019 NASCAR Rules Package In Goodyear Tire Test
CONCORD, N.C. – A quartet of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers shook down Charlotte Motor Speedway’s 1.5-mile oval in a Goodyear tire test on Tuesday. Erik Jones, William Byron, Daniel Hemric and title contender Aric Almirola previewed NASCAR’s 2019 rules package – a form of
Read MoreNASCAR Playoff Preview Heading To The Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL
Through the first two races of the NASCAR Playoffs, familiar faces find themselves at the top of the standings. Meanwhile, towards the cut-off line for the upcoming Round of 12, some of the teams above, as well as below the
Read MoreWhat They’re Saying About The ROVAL™
CONCORD, N.C. – The drama of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs is building to a crescendo with the Sept. 30 Bank of America ROVAL™ 400 on the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL™. With slightly more than a week until the cutoff race for the
Read MoreBrad Keselowski Makes Late Pass On Denny Hamlin To Earn Historic Indy Win For Penske
INDIANAPOLIS – Following his first victory at Darlington Raceway, Brad Keselowski battled Denny Hamlin in the closing laps of the Big Machine Vodka 400 at The Brickyard on Monday to claim Team Penske’s first-ever victory in the prestigious race. It
Read MoreAustin Dillon Wins Daytona 500 In No. 3 Car 20 Years After Earnhardt’s Historic Victory
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Twenty years ago, Austin Dillon was a kid celebrating a Daytona 500 win in Victory Lane with Dale Earnhardt Sr. On Sunday while driving Richard Childress Racing’s iconic No. 3 Chevrolet, 27-year-old Dillon held off the
Read MoreFurniture Row Racing’s Erik Jones Named The 2017 Sunoco Rookie Of The Year
HOMESTEAD, Fla. – After a testing first year in NASCAR’s top series, Erik Jones claimed the 2017 Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors, fending off challengers Daniel Suarez and Ty Dillon. Jones had a season that was marked by glimpses
Read MoreErik Jones Sweeps Texas Motor Speedway With Win In O’Reilly Auto Parts 300
FORT WORTH, Tex. – Erik Jones held off Ryan Blaney in a hard-fought battle through lapped traffic after late-race green flag pit stops to win the NASCAR XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday night.
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