All posts by Seth Eggert

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer  JR Motorsports driver Michael Annett has secured his ride in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for years to come. Annett and his sponsor, Pilot Flying J, have reached a multi-year deal with the team that won championships with Chase Elliott and William Byron. Annett joined the team, founded by Dale Earnhardt, Jr., in 2017. In that time frame, the 32-year-old driver has earned one top-five and eight top-10 finishes. Annett’s runner-up finish in the No. 5 Pilot Flying J Chevrolet Camaro SS at Road America isRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer It’s the 15th race of the season and only three full-time NASCAR Xfinity Series regulars has scored a victory. The Xfinity Series returns to Chicagoland Speedway for the Overton’s 300. The return of Cup drivers, Kaz Grala’s sponsorship woes, and stage racing are just some of the storylines heading into the 15th race of the season. Coverage for the Overton’s 300 is scheduled to start Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET. Chicagoland has been on the schedule since it opened prior to the 2001 season and has neverRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer The Playoff hopes for Brett Moffitt are still alive and kicking after Fr8Auctions and Northland Foundations stepped up to sponsor the Grimes, IA native. Sponsorship for Moffitt and the Hattori Racing Enterprises team was in question prior to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Chicagoland Speedway. Moffitt will pilot the black No. 16 Fr8Auctions / Northland Foundations Toyota Tundra in Friday night’s Overton’s 225. Fr8Auctions last sponsored Moffitt in the 2015 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Northland FoundationsRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer The development for U.S. Navy Lt. Jesse Iwuji continues with a new team in the ARCA Racing Series. Lt. Iwuji will compete with Thomas Praytor’s Max Force Racing in the Scott 150 at Chicagoland Speedway on Thursday night. Lt. Iwuji, who started the season with Patriot Motorsports Group, will pilot the No. 9 BBMC Mortgage Ford Fusion at the 1.5-mile Oval. By doing so, he will become the first Naval Academy graduate to compete at Chicagoland Speedway. Max Force Racing has three starts at ChicagolandRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regulars have won eight of the 10 races so far in the 2018 season. For the 11th race of the season, the series visits the 1.5-mile Chicagoland Speedway for the Overton’s 225. Teams using the NT1 Spec Engine versus those using OEM engines, Brett Moffitt’s sponsorship woes, no Cup drivers, and stage racing are just some of the storylines heading into the seventh race of the season at Iowa. Coverage for the Overton’s 225 is scheduled to start Saturday night at 9:00Read More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer At Chicagoland Speedway, Venturini Motorsports will become the first ARCA Racing Series team to enter three women as teammates. Earlier this season, at Daytona International Speedway, the team made history when it became the first ARCA team to have two women as teammates. Natalie Decker and Leilani Münter, who were the first two women to be teammates in ARCA earlier this season, will be joined by Toni Breidinger in the Scott 150 at Chicagoland on Thursday night. Decker will drive teams’ flagship No. 25 N29Read More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer Extra seat time at Sonoma Raceway paid off for Aric Almirola. The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series veteran competed in his first Sonoma Cup race since 2016 after being sidelined last year due to a back injury. Almirola’s No. 10 Smithfield Ford Fusion team cut the final stage into thirds, like his Stewart-Haas Racing teammates. As the laps wound down, he found himself battling with Erik Jones, Alex Bowman, and Daniel Suarez. Almirola and his crew chief Johnny Klausmeier banked on the possibility of aRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer Being in the right position at the right time scored Myatt Snider his first top-five of the 2018 season. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver finished fourth in his first trip to Gateway Motorsports Park. On the final restart of the Villa Lighting Delivers the Eaton 200, Snider jumped inside the top-five. He narrowly avoided the spinning truck of Brett Moffitt as he took advantage of the ensuing chaos. Snider drove around others that were slowing to avoid the incident his No. 13 TheRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer MDM Motorsports driver Anthony Alfredo gained plenty of experience and seat-time in his ARCA Racing Series debut. Alfredo replaces Toni Breidinger as the most recent driver to make their debut in ARCA competition. He finished inside the top-10 after staying out of trouble throughout the PapaNicholas Coffee 150 at Gateway Motorsports Park. Alfredo was just one member the MDM Motorsports brigade in the No. 40 CECO Building Systems Toyota Camry, battling with ARCA regulars Gus Dean, Joe Graf, Jr., and Riley Herbst off and onRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer  Coming off of his second win of the season, Brett Moffitt is looking to earn back-to-back wins for the first time. Moffitt has added pressure on his Hattori Racing Enterprises team as sponsorship is in question for upcoming races. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoff hopeful will be using the same chassis at Gateway Motorsports Park that he won with last weekend. Moffitt also drove Chassis No. 009 to a third-place finish at Martinsville Speedway earlier this season. This is the second time thisRead More