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By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service DOVER, Del. – It was a Martin Truex Jr. blowout, a Jamie McMurray blow-up and a Jimmie Johnson “We blew it again.” Truex cruised to a decisive victory in Sunday’s Citizen Soldier 400 at Dover International Speedway, a race that pared the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field from 16 drivers to 12. Winning for a fourth time this season, a second time at Dover and the seventh time in his career, Truex was without peer after a pit road snafu on LapRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Contributor Heading into Dover, Chip Ganassi Racing found its two cars straddling the line to be able to advance onto the Round of 12 in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, with Kyle Larson just above the line and Jamie McMurray just below it. While the team was confident that they could get both of their cars into the top-12 in points by the time the day was over, it would be the opposite of that after a rough day for both Larson and McMurray.Read More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Contributor Heading into Sunday’s Citizen Soldier 400 at Dover, it was the tale of two races for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rookies as just one of them left the Monster Mile with a good run, while the others left disappointed. Chase Elliott, who came into the day without a win but a decent point advantage over the Round of 12 cut-off did exactly what he needed to throughout the race, starting ninth and running a clean race, staying out of trouble over the course ofRead More

By Toby Christie, NASCAR Editor The 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase for the Championship started with optimism for 16 drivers and teams. After Sunday’s Citizen Soldier 400 at Dover International Speedway, the championship aspirations for four of those 16 have come to an abrupt end. Tony Stewart, who is in his final season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, was one of the four drivers eliminated from the 2016 Chase following the Citizen Soldier 400 at Dover International Speedway. Stewart, who never showed the speed to contend for a win on Sunday, endedRead More

By Toby Christie, NASCAR Editor What a year it’s been for 26-year-old Austin Dillon. The driver who won championships at the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and Xfinity Series levels, looked to be out of his element in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for the past couple of seasons. Fast forward to Sunday’s Citizen Soldier 400 at Dover International Speedway, and Dillon was busy racing his way into the round of 12 of the 2016 NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup. Dillon entered the day with a five-point deficit toRead More

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service DOVER, Del. – With a dominant car that opened leads of more than six seconds after the final restart on Lap 152 of 200, Daniel Suárez won Sunday’s rain-delayed Drive Sober 200 at Dover International Speedway and earned a spot in the Round of 8 in the inaugural NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase. The Mexican-born driver grabbed the top spot from eventual third-place finisher Justin Allgaier on Lap 155 and quickly pulled away. Ty Dillon passed Allgaier for the runner-up spot in the closing lapsRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer After finishing 27th at the Kentucky Motor Speedway stand-alone race, Ty Dillon was on the outside, looking in, 15-points behind the Chase cutoff, and last in on the Chase Grid. The Drive Sober 200 at Dover International Speedway looked as if it would be an up-hill battle with several NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regulars in the Xfinity Series race. Dillon was seventh fastest in the first practice session, and 14th fastest in the second practice session. The second practice session was cut short by rain.Read More

By Toby Christie, NASCAR Editor Corey LaJoie was once regarded as one of the hottest developmental talents in NASCAR. After winning five races in the 2012 K&N Pro East Series, LaJoie had opened many doors, but it led to very few starts in the Camping World Truck Series and Xfinity Series ranks. Sunday morning at Dover International Speedway, LaJoie got a chance to showcase his talents by securing his career-best finish. LaJoie started the race from the 19th position and all day long in the Drive Sober 200, he keptRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Contributor After winning four races in the regular season to clinch the top seed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Chase, Erik Jones was widely considered as one of the championship favorites, but after the first two races of the postseason, Jones has struggled and finds himself on the outside looking in. In the first race of the Chase at Kentucky, Jones crashed with Ty Dillon to finish 28th, dropping him out of the top-eight in points and leaving his No. 20 team scrambling. Coming into Dover,Read More

By Owen A. Kearns, NASCAR Wire Service LAS VEGAS – Tyler Reddick out-dueled Brad Keselowski Racing teammate Daniel Hemric to win Saturday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series DC Solar 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The victory was Reddick’s first of the 2016 season and marked the first time the Brad Keselowski Racing team had fashioned a one-two finish in the series. Reddick led five times for 70 of the 146 laps around the 1.5-mile track, taking the advantage for the final time from Cole Custer shortly after theRead More