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By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. – Kyle Busch Motorsports driver Harrison Burton will not compete in the UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway due to illness. As a result, 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion, and KBM alumnus Christopher Bell will step into the drivers’ seat of the No. 51 Hunt Brothers Pizza Toyota Tundra. Bell last competed in the Truck Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway last year. His last victory in the Truck Series came at New Hampshire Motor Speedway last season. The current Joe Gibbs RacingRead More

By Matt Tifft, Driver Columnist Editor’s note: Matt Tifft, driver of the No. 2 Chevrolet Camaro for Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, shares his 2018 campaign with Motorsports Tribune as he aims for a shot at the championship.  Growing up just outside of Cleveland in Hinckley, Ohio, I have always been a diehard Cleveland sports fan. Browns, Cavs, Indians – I’m a fan of them all. However, I had never been to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course until I ran it for the first time in 2017 and finished third.Read More

By Josh Farmer, Contributing Journalist The relationship between driver Scott Dixon and team owner Chip Ganassi has aged so well, they only want more of it. That was confirmed Monday when it was announced the four-time Verizon IndyCar Series champion signed a multi-year extension to remain at Chip Ganassi Racing. Dixon was in a contract year and was a target of a handful of potential team owners, including a potentially lucrative offer from a proposed McLaren IndyCar team. The driver of the No. 9 PNC Bank Honda noted that while someRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. – ARCA Racing Series veteran Codie Rohrbaugh will trade his Chevrolet SS for a Chevrolet Silverado at Bristol Motor Speedway. Rohrbaugh and his family owned team will attempt their first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, the UNOH 200 at Bristol. Rohrbaugh will have the familiar green and black colors of Grant County Mulch on his No. 9 Chevrolet Silverado. The 24-year-old has two previous starts at Bristol in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East with a best finish of 22ndin 2015. “We’reRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer BRISTOL, Tenn. – Since his 18th birthday, Todd Gilliland has been working his way up the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship Points Standings. The UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway is the last chance that Gilliland has earn a victory and make the 2018 Playoffs. The Kyle Busch Motorsports driver received a waiver to be eligible to make the Playoffs, after missing four races because of his age. Gilliland has climbed up to 12thin the Points Standings, ahead of seven other full-time competitors. However, heRead More

By IMSA Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Right now, Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia are four points out of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT Le Mans (GTLM) class points lead. With three races left on the 2018 schedule starting with this Sunday’s two-hour, 40-minute Michelin GT Challenge at VIRginia International Raceway, it’s officially “go time” in the championship. For Magnussen and Garcia, who co-drive the No. 3 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C7.R, their chief competition for the title has been the pair of entries from Ford Chip GanassiRead More

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief After much anticipation on the future of Fernando Alonso, it has been confirmed that he will step away from racing in Formula 1 at the end of the season. The 37-year-old Spaniard owns 32 Grand Prix victories (sixth all-time) and two F1 championships. “After 17 wonderful years in this amazing sport, it’s time for me to make a change and move on,” Alonso said. “I have enjoyed every single minute of those incredible seasons and I cannot thank enough the people who have contributed to makeRead More

By Pato O’Ward, Driver Columnist Editor’s note: Pato O’Ward will be contributing to Motorsports Tribune selectively throughout the 2018 Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires season. The 18-year-old Texas-based Mexican racer pilots the No. 27 Mazda/Dallara IL-15 for Andretti Autosport. A Rolex 24 at Daytona winner and series champion in the Prototype Challenge class a season ago in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, O’Ward will be looking for similar success during his rookie campaign in the top rung of the Mazda Road to Indy. Drive, Determination and Hunger. Those three things are whatRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regulars have won 11 of the 15 races so far in the 2018 season. For the 16th race of the season, the series visits the high banked 0.5-mile Bristol Motor Speedway for the UNOH 200. No Cup drivers, teams using the NT1 Spec Engine versus those using OEM engines, stage racing, and the regular season finale are just some of the storylines heading into the 16th race of the season at Bristol. Coverage for the UNOH 200 is scheduled to start Thursday nightRead More

By Christopher DeHarde, Staff Writer The first major domino of Verizon IndyCar Series silly season has fallen. Chip Ganassi Racing today announced that Scott Dixon has signed a multi-year extension to remain with the team in the No. 9 Honda entry. Dixon is the longest tenured driver in the teams’ history and is third on the IndyCar wins list with 44 wins. He is the current IndyCar points leader. “I’ve grown a lot as a person and as a driver throughout the years,” said Dixon. “It’s due to thanks and admirationRead More