All posts by Seth Eggert

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer Another puzzle piece fell into place for Richard Childress Racing’s 2018 NASCAR Xfinity season as the organization signs rookie Matt Tifft. Tifft will compete for a championship in the No. 2 Chevrolet Camaro SS for RCR beginning next season. Tifft currently drives the No. 19 Tunity Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing. He is a contender for the 2017 Sunoco Rookie of the Year in the Xfinity Series. In 28 races this season, he has two top-fives and nine top-10 finishes. Tifft currently sits seventhRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer Another piece of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series driver line-up fell into place today with Daniel Hemric re-signing with Richard Childress Racing (RCR). Hemric is the first to announce his return to the RCR Xfinity program in 2018. In his rookie season with RCR, Hemric has six top-fives, 14 top-10s, and one pole position in 28 races. While driving the No. 21 Chevrolet Camaro SS, he has also earned two stage wins and the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash bonus at Bristol Motor Speedway. Hemric admittedRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer 28 races into the NASCAR Xfinity Series season, only four of the NASCAR Xfinity Series regulars (Jeremy Clements, Ryan Reed, Justin Allgaier twice, and William Byron three times) have scored victories during the 2017 season. This weekend the NASCAR Xfinity Series travels to Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Drive for the Cure 300, the 29th race of the season. After the events at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Allgaier leads the points standings with his JR Motorsports teammate Byron three-points behind in second. The last time theRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer How can a driver in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs fly under the radar in an elimination race? Jamie McMurray found out at Dover International Speedway by avoiding trouble and cruising to a top-10 finish. McMurray had a quiet weekend at the ‘Monster Mile’ as focus was on those below the cutoff line to advance from the Round of 16 to the Round of 12. He finished ninth after having to climb up through the field the entire race. McMurray avoided trouble inRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer A little bit of luck was just what Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. needed to move on to the Round of 12 in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. Entering the Apache Warrior 400 at Dover International Speedway, Stenhouse was tied with Austin Dillon for the cutoff in the Round of 16. In the closing laps the battle for the final spot in the Round of 12 came down to Stenhouse and Ryan Newman. Although Newman was ahead of Stenhouse on track, he was betweenRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer A horrible race somehow ended with a top-10 finish for Johnny Sauter. A wreck, a flat tire, and being laps down could not stop Sauter from scoring a 10th-place finish in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Las Vegas 350. Sauter’s race started to fall apart on the restart after the end of Stage 1. A bad push from Austin Cindric and a missed shift from Sauter sent his No. 21 Allegiant Travel Chevrolet Silverado spinning in front of the field. His GMS Racing teammateRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer Even starting in the back, and getting in an early wreck could not keep Matt Tifft from a top-10 finish. Tifft overcame adversity to place his No. 19 Comcast NBC Universal / Salute to Service Toyota Camry sixth in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Use Your Melon. Drive Sober 200. Tifft spent the entire day climbing up through the field after being forced to start last on the grid. In the first stage, he jumped from the back to 16th, with a little help from someRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer With Chip Ganassi Racing in a tight battle for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Owner’s Championship, the team has tabbed Alex Bowman for the races at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Phoenix Raceway. Ganassi’s No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro is already locked into the Round of Eight after Tyler Reddick scored his first career victory at Kentucky Speedway. In 50 career NASCAR Xfinity Series starts, Bowman has five top-fives, 13 top-10s, and three pole positions. He has three starts at Charlotte with a best finish of 12th inRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer Consistency was the magic behind Elliott Sadler’s run to become the first NASCAR Xfinity Series Regular Season champion. It also gave Sadler enough bonus points to weather a decent weekend in the No. 1 OneMain Financial Chevrolet Camaro at Kentucky Speedway. Sadler now carries that consistency into Dover International Speedway where he has finished in the top-10 consistently throughout his career. In 19 Xfinity Series starts, he has three top-fives and 12 top-10s with a best finish of fourth in 2012. Sadler also has 24Read More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer 17 races into the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season six series regulars have scored a victory (Christopher Bell five times, John Hunter Nemechek and Johnny Sauter twice, Austin Cindric, Matt Crafton, and Kaz Grala once). Bell has a 40-point lead over Sauter heading into the 18th race of the season. This weekend marks the second race of the 2017 Playoffs for the Truck Series competitors. The last time the Truck Series visited Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Tyler Reddick took home the victory in dominantRead More