All posts by Seth Eggert

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer Another piece of GMS Racing’s 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series line-up has been fallen into place. NASCAR Next alumni Dalton Sargeant will drive the No. 25 Chevrolet Silverado. Sargeant joins Niece Motorsports’ Justin Fontaine as part of the 2018 Truck Series Rookie Class. Sargeant has six NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts to date with two top-10 finishes. He also has 35 ARCA Racing Series starts. In ARCA competition, Sargeant has four victories, 20 top-fives, 30 top-10s, and one pole position. In his onlyRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer He may not be competing full-time, but Brendan Gaughan will be back at Daytona International Speedway for the Daytona 500. For the second year in a row, Gaughan will pilot the Beard Motorsports entry in ‘The Great American Race.’ This year, it will be in the familiar No. 62 Beard Oil Distributing and TTS Logistics Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. Last year, Gaughan competed in all four Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series restrictor plate races for team-owner Mark Beard. The underdog team finished just shy of aRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer * Editor’s note: Motorsports Tribune will be previewing the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season for the top-30 drivers in the series leading into next month’s 60th running of the Daytona 500. Age: 32 Years in Cup: 12 Career Wins: Two Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Victories One Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver not expecting many changes for the 2018 season is David Ragan. The Unadilla, GA native will return to Front Row Motorsports for a fifth season. 2018 marks the first time since the 2014 season inRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer NASCAR Next alumni Harrison Burton returns to Kyle Busch Motorsports for an expanded schedule in 2018. Burton, the 2017 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Champion, will drive the No. 51 Toyota Tundra in nine races, up from six in 2017. Burton scored one top five in the Truck Series, at Martinsville Speedway. In his six races, he had an average finish of 12.3. In 2017, Burton also finished on the lead lap in half of the Truck races he competed in. “Harrison made great stridesRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer The 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season marks the return of Go Green Racing. The team will have Joey Gase behind the wheel of the No. 35 Sparks Energy entry. Gase’s move to Go Green Racing is a homecoming as he made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut with the team in 2011, finishing 20th at Iowa Speedway. The Archie St. Hilaire-owned Go Green Racing debuted in 2009. The team ran in the series until the end of the 2013 season. During that tenure, the team competedRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer Another piece of the 2018 Camping World Truck Series puzzle has fallen into place as Hattori Racing Enterprises will return full-time. However, the team will be returning without Ryan Truex who lead the team to a ninth-place finish in points in their first full-time season. Although the team never reached victory lane in 2017, Truex tied their best finish, second at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. He also finished second in the 2016 season-opener with Hattori. Truex also earned the organization’s first two pole positions atRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Dylan Lupton is inching closer to a full-time deal with JGL Racing. As part of the team’s “Young Guns” program, Lupton will drive a minimum of 21 races in the No. 28 Ford Mustang. Lupton joins Kaz Grala as the team transitions for Toyota Racing to Ford Performance. Last year Lupton made 14 starts for JGL Racing with a best finish of 12th at Richmond Raceway. In total, he had four top-20 finishes in JGL’s Toyota Camrys. Lupton has a totalRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer Long-time motorsports racing executive Doug Duchardt will join Chip Ganassi Racing as the team’s new Chief Operating Officer effective immediately. Max Jones, who previously held that position has been promoted to the Managing Director of the teams’ NASCAR Operation, joining Mike Hull, the Managing Director of CGR’s INDYCAR operations. Duchardt will work closely with both Managing Directors as well as team President Steve Lauletta. The ultimate goal is to increase collaboration, growth, and performance between CGR’s NASCAR, INDYCAR, and IMSA operations. “We are all soRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The highlights of every sport always seem to shine after the season is over. The 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season was no different. So, with the year drawing to a close, we’ll count down the 10 best moments of the 2017 Xfinity Series season. Restrictions on Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Drivers The restrictions on veteran Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers prior to the 2017 season was a step in the right direction. However, only 10 of the 33 races were won by XfinityRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer A new year means a new series and a new team for Kaz Grala. After spending the last two years with GMS Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the Westborough, MA native will move up to the NASCAR Xfinity Series with JGL Racing. The 2017 Truck Series season was a success for Grala. He won the season opener at Daytona International Speedway from the pole after narrowly avoiding the final lap melee. Grala also earned five top-fives and 11 top-10 finishes. A run-inRead More