All posts by Seth Eggert

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series visited Texas Motor Speedway, William Byron took home the victory in thrilling fashion. Byron held off a late race run by Rico Abreu to take the win. Matt Crafton finished in second, just over two seconds behind Byron. Johnny Sauter, Matt Crafton, and William Byron are the only former winners in the field this weekend. Austin Dillon and Reed Sorenson are the only NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers in Friday’s race. Daniel Suarez and Mike HarmonRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer After the events that took place at Martinsville Speedway last year, Joey Logano was looking for redemption. Logano had been leading in his No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Fusion when Matt Kenseth exacted revenge and wiped Logano out of the race, and ultimately, out of the Chase for the Championship. This time, Logano entered Martinsville without having to look over his shoulder after avoiding drama. With Martinsville being the first race in the Round of Eight, Logano was tied with the other seven Chasers. In theRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer Martinsville Speedway in recent years has welcomed many drivers looking to make their debut in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Saturday’s Texas Roadhouse 200 presented by Alpha Energy Solutions will be no different as at least six drivers plan to attempt their debut. One of those drivers is 16-year-old Harrison Burton. Harrison Burton is the son of former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and NBC Sports analyst Jeff Burton. Harrison Burton will be behind the wheel of the No. 18 DEX Imaging Toyota TundraRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series visited Martinsville Speedway, Kyle Busch took home the victory in, beating John Hunter Nemechek by just under half a second. The last time a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regular won at Martinsville was Matt Crafton in the 2015 fall race. Johnny Sauter, Matt Crafton, and Timothy Peters are the only former winners in the field this weekend. Chase Elliott and Cole Whitt are the only NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers in Saturday’s race. Truck SeriesRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chase drivers were split heading into Talladega Superspeedway after wild weeks at Kansas Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway. Some needed to run up front and had no other choice but to win, while others just had to protect their position. One such driver that simply needed to protect his Chase position heading into the Hellmann’s 500 was Kyle Busch. Busch entered the Kansas race weekend fifth in the Chase standings, 17-points ahead the Chase cutoff for the Round of Eight.Read More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The dreams of a championship for two drivers in the first ever NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase came to an end at Talladega Superspeedway. The Fred’s 250 presented by Coca-Cola was the first elimination race in the history of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. John Hunter Nemechek entered the final race in the Round of Eight just 15-points behind the Chase cutoff. Nemechek was 16th in the first practice, and fifth fastest in the final practice. In qualifying, he was able to putRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer At only 18-years old, Austin Cindric has already had a very diverse and successful career in auto racing. This weekend, Cindric will add to the variety of tracks he has competed on when he attempts to qualify his No. 2 Pirtek Ford F-150 for Brad Keselowski Racing in the Fred’s 250 powered by Coca-Cola at Talladega Superspeedway. Cindric has competed in rally cars in both the Red Bull Global Rallycross Lites, where he has four wins and finished second in points in 2015, and theRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series visited Talladega Superspeedway, Timothy Peters took home the victory in a race that debuted rules similar to the current Overtime rules. The race ended under caution with Brandon Jones finishing second. Johnny Sauter, Parker Kligerman, and Timothy Peters are the only former winners in the field this weekend. Saturday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway is the first-ever Chase Elimination race for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Truck Series Chase After the first two Truck Series ChasesRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer Several NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chase drivers were in need of a good run at Kansas Speedway in the wake of the chaos at Charlotte Motor Speedway. One such driver that needed to make up some ground in the Hollywood Casino 400 was Joey Logano. Logano entered the Kansas race weekend 11th in the Chase standings, six points behind the Chase cutoff for the Round of Eight. In practice, Logano looked like his weekend would be lackluster. He was 12th in the first practice, 18thRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer On April 6, 2013, Erik Jones made his NASCAR debut in the Camping World Truck Series at Martinsville Speedway at the age of 16. Since then, the young driver found at the Snowball Derby by Kyle Busch, and later signed by Busch, has been very successful in NASCAR. In Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway, Jones will make his 100th career NASCAR start in the No. 20 Reser’s Main Street Bistro Toyota Camry. In 2013 and 2014, Jones was limited to tracks less thanRead More