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sports2 years ago

Kyle Busch dominates at St. Louis to secure third RCR victory.

Kyle Busch won his third NASCAR Cup Series race of the season at Gateway, leading the final 60 laps and holding off several challengers on late-race restarts. Busch's victory was his first at the 1.25-mile oval after losing the inaugural Cup event there last year. Meanwhile, substitute driver Corey LaJoie finished 21st in the Hendrick Motorsports car he was driving in place of the suspended Chase Elliott, while Erik Jones' front tire changer Thomas Hatcher was taken to hospital after a pit road incident.

sports2 years ago

Kyle Busch wins Enjoy Illinois 300 in overtime at WWT Raceway.

Kyle Busch wins the Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway, marking his third win of 2021 and the 63rd win of his Cup career. The race was red-flagged three times due to lightning, debris, and crashes caused by blown brake rotors. Chase Elliott was absent due to a one-week suspension, and Corey LaJoie replaced him. Busch led at the end of regulation and went on to win in overtime, with Hamlin, Logano, Larson, Truex, Blaney, Suarez, Byron, McDowell, and Harvick rounding out the top 10.

motorsports2 years ago

"Enjoy Illinois 300: NASCAR's Exciting Schedule at WWT Raceway and Portland"

NASCAR Cup teams have paid nearly $1 million in fines this season, more than triple what they paid last season for inspection-related infractions. The money goes to the NASCAR Foundation. A senior NASCAR official warned that if violations continue, the sanctioning body will respond. The culture of race teams needs to change with the Next Gen car, said Elton Sawyer, NASCAR senior vice president of competition. Corey LaJoie gets to drive a Hendrick Motorsports car this weekend due to Chase Elliott’s one-race suspension. Carson Hocevar will make his Cup debut in LaJoie’s No. 7 car for Spire Motorsports.

motorsports2 years ago

Everything You Need to Know About the Portland Racing Weekend.

NASCAR Cup teams have paid nearly $1 million in fines this season, more than triple what they paid last season for inspection-related infractions. The money goes to the NASCAR Foundation. Stewart-Haas Racing was the latest Cup team to be penalized. Elton Sawyer, NASCAR senior vice president of competition, said this week that if violations continue, the sanctioning body will respond. Sawyer also noted that the “culture” of race teams needs to change with the Next Gen car. Corey LaJoie gets to drive a Hendrick Motorsports car this weekend due to Chase Elliott’s one-race suspension. Craftsman Truck Series driver Carson Hocevar will make his Cup debut in LaJoie’s No. 7 car for Spire Motorsports.

motorsports2 years ago

"Upcoming NASCAR Races at World Wide Technology Raceway and Portland International Raceway"

NASCAR Cup teams have paid nearly $1 million in fines this season, more than triple what they paid last season for inspection-related infractions. The money goes to the NASCAR Foundation. Stewart-Haas Racing was the latest Cup team to be penalized. Elton Sawyer, NASCAR senior vice president of competition, said this week that if violations continue, the sanctioning body will respond. Corey LaJoie gets to drive a Hendrick Motorsports car this weekend due to Chase Elliott’s one-race suspension. Craftsman Truck Series driver Carson Hocevar will make his Cup debut in LaJoie’s No. 7 car for Spire Motorsports. Zane Smith can relate to what Carson Hocevar will experience this weekend.