All posts by Seth Eggert

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Xfinity Series visited Homestead-Miami Speedway, Kyle Larson took home the victory. Larson held off fellow NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular, Austin Dillon, to win by nearly one second. Brian Scott was the highest finishing Xfinity Series regular in fourth. At the same time, Chris Buescher clinched the 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship with an 11th place finish. Chase Elliott finished second in points, just 15-points behind Buescher. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers in the field this weekend include Aric Almirola,Read More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer For the second time in three years, Joey Logano will go to the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a chance at winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship. The other three drivers in the Championship Four are Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, and Kyle Busch. The saying goes that one must first lose a championship in order to learn how to win a championship. Logano has lost two championships, one due to a pit road mishap, and the other taken away from him beforeRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series visited Homestead-Miami Speedway, Matt Crafton took home the victory whe he held off a late race run by John Hunter Nemechek to take the win by just 2.942 seconds. At the same time, Erik Jones clinched the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship with a sixth place finish. Jones beat out Tyler Reddick by a mere 15-points Matt Crafton is the only former winner in the field this weekend. Kyle Larson is the only NASCARRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The dreams of a championship for two more NASCAR Camping World Truck Series drivers came to an end at Phoenix International Raceway. The Lucas Oil 150 final elimination race before the Championship Round at Homestead Miami Speedway. William Byron entered the final race in the Round of Six just five-points ahead the Chase cutoff. Byron was fastest in the first practice, and 13th fastest in the final practice. In qualifying, he was able to put his No. 9 Liberty University Toyota Tundra on the pole.Read More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Xfinity Series visited Phoenix International Raceway, Kyle Busch took home the victory. Busch held off his teammate, Erik Jones, to win by over two seconds. The last time a NASCAR Xfinity Series championship contender won at Phoenix International Raceway was 2012 when Elliott Sadler took a trip to victory lane. Brad Keselowski, Elliott Sadler, and Kyle Busch are the only past winners in the field this weekend. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers in the field this weekend include Aric Almirola,Read More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series visited Phoenix International Raceway, Timothy Peters took home the victory in thrilling fashion. Before Peters took the lead, race leaders Erik Jones, Matt Crafton, and Johnny Sauter were all involved in a late race accident. Once in the lead, Peters held off a late race run by John Hunter Nemechek to take the win by just 0.309 seconds. Timothy Peters is the only former winner in the field this weekend. Daniel Suarez and Mike Harmon areRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer Entering the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, Jimmie Johnson was the only driver locked into the Championship Round at Homestead-Miami Speedway. One driver that was hoping to earn his own guaranteed shot at a Championship was Denny Hamlin. As the cars were unloaded at the beginning of the race weekend, Hamlin had just a six-point gap over the Chase cut-off. In the first practice, Hamlin was 15th fastest. He was then mired back on the speed charts in the secondRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time Corey LaJoie was behind the wheel of the No. 24 youtheory Toyota Camry for JGL Racing, he earned his best career finish. In fact, LaJoie has had his two best career NASCAR Xfinity Series finishes in the last two races he has competed in. He now brings that momentum into O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway. LaJoie finished sixth after starting in 20th at Dover International Speedway. At Bristol Motor Speedway, he finished 10th after starting 20th. He was alsoRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer After suffering a non-racing related left-ankle injury, John Wes Townley will not be behind the wheel of his No. 05 Jive Communications/Zaxby’s Chevrolet Silverado for Athenian Motorsports. In his place in the Striping Technology 350 at Texas Motor Speedway will be Cody Coughlin. Coughlin is a Joe Gibbs Racing development driver who usually competes in the No. 51 JEGS Toyota Tundra for Kyle Busch Motorsports. Earlier this season, Townley was sidelined from competition in both NASCAR and ARCA due to a concussion. In the NASCARRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Xfinity Series visited Texas Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch took home the victory. Busch held off his teammate, Erik Jones, to win by over three seconds. The last time a NASCAR Xfinity Series championship contender won at Texas Motor Speedway was 2012 when Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. took a trip to victory lane. Brad Keselowski and Erik Jones are the only past winners in the field this weekend. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers in the field this weekend include Austin Dillon, BradRead More