All posts by Seth Eggert

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer Last year’s POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series Champion Logan Seavey will make his ARCA Racing Series debut on the dirt at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, IL. The 21-year-old will pilot the No. 20 Craftsman Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports at both dirt tracks, Springfield and DuQuoin State Fairgrounds. Of the teams’ 48 victories, four have come on dirt, most recently with Tom Hessert III at DuQuoin in 2016. The Toyota Racing Development driver drove for Kyle Busch Motorsports in the Eldora DirtRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regulars have won 10 of the 14 races so far in the 2018 season. For the 15thrace of the season, the series visits the 2.0-mile Michigan International Speedway for the Corrigan Oil 200. No Cup drivers, teams using the NT1 Spec Engine versus those using OEM engines, stage racing, and two races remaining before the Playoffs are just some of the storylines heading into the 15thrace of the season at Michigan. Coverage for the Corrigan Oil 200 is scheduled to startRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer Road course specialist Justin Marks will compete in the three remaining road course events for Chip Ganassi Racing. First Marks will run at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, followed by Road America and the Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Marks will have Chevrolet Accessories onboard the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro SS in all three races. His first race will be this weekend’s Rock N Roll Tequila 170 at Mid-Ohio. Marks famously won the 2016 rain-soaked NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Mid-Ohio. In addition to hisRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer Premium Motorsports continues to help drivers make their NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut, this time with Stefan Parsons. The son of Fox Sports 1 commentator and former driver Phil Parsons will make his Truck Series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway. Stefan Parsons will drive the No. 15 Phoenix Construction Chevrolet Silverado in the UNOH 200. Parsons has been competing in Late Model competition, including the Response Energy CARS Tour Late Model Stock division. In 19 starts, he has one top five and three top-10Read More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer For this week’s edition, which will focus on an alumnus of the Kulwicki Driver Development Program, Seth Eggert sat down with Alex Prunty, a 25-year-old Super Late Model driver that competes regularly at Slinger Speedway. Prunty drives the No. 11 Paul Reilly Company Super Late Model. He won the 2016 Kulwicki Cup as part of the KDDP. The Kulwicki Driver Development Program honor the legacy of 2019 NASCAR Hall of Famer, Alan Kulwicki. Seth Eggert: How did you become interested in Motorsports? Alex Prunty: “When I wasRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer Extra seat time at Watkins Glen International kept Erik Jones up front in the Go Bowling at The Glen. The second-year Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver competed in two of the three NASCAR events at the 2.45-mile, seven-turn road course this weekend. In the run to the finish, Jones battled with Martin Truex, Jr., Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Kyle Busch and Daniel Suarez, among others. His No. 20 buyatoyota.com Toyota Camry slipped away from Truex and into the clutches of Suarez. The duo battledRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer Despite an early spin, Brandon Jones recovered to finish inside the top-10 at Watkins Glen International. Jones also had to battle the elements as a downpour forced teams to switch to rain tires in the middle of the Zippo 200. Jones benefitted from the troubles of others to take his No. 19 Toyota Service Centers / Mobil 1 Toyota Camry to the front. On the final restart, engine problems for Kyle Larson helped the Joe Gibbs Racing driver gain several positions as the field bunchedRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer NASCAR Hall of Famer Bill Elliott will return to NASCAR competition at Road America, competing in the Johnsonville 180 in GMS Racing’s No. 23 ISM Connect Chevrolet Camaro SS. Bill Elliott, father of current Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Chase Elliott, will compete in his first NASCAR Xfinity Series race since Memphis Motorsports Park in 2006. He will also join Chase as one of several drivers that have climbed behind the wheel of the No. 23 this season. Four of Chase’s five Xfinity SeriesRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer It’s the 20th race of the season and three full-time NASCAR Xfinity Series regulars have combined to score seven victories. The Xfinity Series returns to Watkins Glen Internationalfor the Zippo 200. A slew of Cup drivers, the possibility of racing in the rain, and stage racing are just some of the storylines heading into the 20th race of the season. Coverage for the Zippo 200 is scheduled to start Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET. Watkins Glen has been on the schedule from 1991 through 2001, and 2005-present. TheRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer David Gilliland Racing – CROSLEY Group continues to develop talent as Matt Mills joins the team. Mills will drive the No. 54 J.F. Electric / Crosley Brands Toyota Tundra in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Corrigan Oil 200 at Michigan International Speedway. Mills has primarily driven for underfunded teams until now. Mills has 10 previous Truck Series starts with two top-20 finishes. His best result, 17th(twice), came at Kansas Speedway and Dover International Speedway last year with Faith Motorsports. The 21-year-old has yet toRead More