All posts by Seth Eggert

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series visited New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Austin Dillon took home the victory, beating Matt Crafton by just over a second. The last time a contender for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regular won at New Hampshire was Ron Hornaday Jr. in 2008. Cole Custer is the only past winner in the field for Saturday’s race. Truck Series Chase With the regular season complete, the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase field has been set. WilliamRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer Entering Sunday’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400, Chicagoland Speedway was one of four tracks that Jimmie Johnson had yet to score a victory at. After Johnson put his No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS on top of the speed charts in the first practice, it looked like Johnson was finally going to cross Chicagoland off of his list. With qualifying canceled due to weather, Johnson lined up eighth on the starting grid for the first Chase race of the season. At the drop of the greenRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Xfinity Series visited Chicagoland Speedway, Kyle Busch took home the victory. Busch beat teammate and fellow NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular Matt Kenseth by 0.791 seconds. Darrell Wallace Jr. was the highest finishing NASCAR Xfinity Series regular in third. The last time a NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship contender won at Chicagoland was Chase Elliott in 2014. Elliott Sadler, Joey Logano, Justin Allgaier, and Kyle Busch are the only past winners in the field this weekend. Xfinity Series Chase 25 racesRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series visited Chicagoland Speedway, John Hunter Nemechek took home the victory in dramatic fashion. Nemechek passed race leader Kyle Larson as he ran out of fuel. Tyler Reddick finished in second, over 12 seconds behind Nemechek. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular Kyle Busch and Nemechek are the only passed winners in this weekend’s field. Truck Series Chase 15 races into the 2016 Camping World Truck Series Season, there have been nine different winners. Three of those winners,Read More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer Entering Saturday night’s Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway, winning was the only thing on Kasey Kahne’s mind. After 25 races, Kahne entered the race outside the Top 16 in points, without a win, and with only one more chance to qualify for the 2016 Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship. Kahne’s hopes looked promising in Friday’s two practices, as he was fourth fastest in practice one, and 13th fastest in the second practice. Kahne ultimately qualified his No. 5 Farmers Insurance ChevroletRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer Friday night’s Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway did not start well for Brennan Poole. In the only practice session before the race, Poole was 22nd fastest in his No. 48 DC Solar Chervolet Camaro. Qualifying was not any better for Poole. Poole was unable to advance out of the first round, and managed to only place his Chip Ganassi Racing car 31st on the starting grid. The race started off fast as Poole quickly began to work his way up throughRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Xfinity Series visited Richmond International Raceway, Dale Earnhardt Jr. took home the victory in an exciting finish, beating Ty Dillon by only 0.266 seconds. That race was also a Dash 4 Cash race that included heat races. This weekend’s race will not feature heat races. The last time a NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship contender won at Richmond was Chase Elliott in 2015. Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch are the only past winners in the field this weekend. Xfinity Series Chase 24Read More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer Entering Sunday’s Bojangles Southern 500, Tony Stewart had yet to win at the historic Darlington Raceway. As part of the Throwback Weekend at Darlington Raceway, Tony Stewart and his Stewart-Haas Racing team unveiled a Bobby Allison-inspired Coca-Cola Chervolet SS paint scheme, which Stewart would run at Darlington. All track activity on Friday was cancelled due to severe weather. As a result, qualifying on Saturday was scrapped in favor of practice. With the starting grid set by points, Stewart lined up 17th on Sunday. Stewart wasRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer In recent weeks, you have probably seen or heard a public service announcement (PSA) in which several NASCAR drivers including Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Aric Almirola, Kyle Larson, and Darrell Wallace Jr. say they will stand up, rise up if they see or know someone who is facing discrimination. This PSA is part of a campaign, RISE to Win, in which NASCAR and the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equailty (RISE) have partnered to promote diversity, equality, and inclusion both inside the sport, and outside.Read More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Xfinity Series visited Darlington Raceway, Denny Hamlin took home the victory in beating Kyle Busch by over two seconds. The highest finishing NASCAR Xfinity Series regular was Daniel Suarez who finished third. The last time a NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship contender won at Darlington was Chase Elliott in 2014. The only past winner in the field is Denny Hamlin. Xfinity Series Chase 23 races into the 2016 Xfinity Series Season, there have been 14 different winners, and only three ofRead More