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By Brian Eberly, Contributing Writer HOMESTEAD, Fla. – After the checkered flag fell at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday, Elliott Sadler climbed from his race car and shared an ice cold Bud Light with his JR Motorsports teammates. The long-time Xfinity Series veteran is retiring from full-time competition after a NASCAR national series career that started in 1995 behind the wheel of equipment owned by his mother Bell Sadler. The night didn’t go as Sadler would have hoped, as he finished 14th in the No. 1 One Main Financial Chevrolet after making aRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor Though Kevin Harvick has made ISM Raceway in Phoenix his own personal playground over the last several years, the March 2016 running of the Good Sam 500 came down to a matter of inches for him to be able to continue his dominance in the desert. As the laps wound down, Harvick looked to have the win within his grasp for the eighth time on the one-mile oval, holding a decisive lead over second place Dale Earnhardt, Jr. with just six laps remaining. However, a blownRead More

By Luis Torres, Staff Writer It’s a dream come true for 37-year-old Kevin Meendering, who will become Jimmie Johnson’s crew chief beginning in 2019 after spending the last three seasons calling shots at JR Motorsports for Elliott Sadler in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Meendering will be Johnson’s second ever full-time crew chief after having Chad Knaus for 17 seasons, and during Thursday’s press conference, he spoke about this opportunity of working with the seven-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion. “Oh, it’s great. I’m excited for this opportunity for sure,” Meendering said.Read More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor Ever since Elliott Sadler announced he would be stepping away from full-time driving at the end of the NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the rumor mill has been churning with his replacement at JR Motorsports for 2019 and beyond. Today that question has been answered. In an episode of its popular JRM360 video series, the team announced that Noah Gragson would be taking the step up to the Xfinity Series next year to take the reins of the No. 1 car that Sadler is departing. “Noah’s provenRead More

By Luis Torres, Staff Writer It wasn’t a winner’s circle repeat for Ross Chastain, who’s had a “Cloud Nine” week after scoring his maiden Xfinity Series win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway last Saturday. After clawing his way towards a second place finish in Friday’s Go Bowling 250 at Richmond Raceway in Virginia, it was another mesmerizing showing, and he hopes it was enough to impress car owner Chip Ganassi. “It means the world. When they told me about it, I just wanted to come in and do my job, andRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Editor “I just want to have fun,” Dale Earnhardt, Jr. said before Friday night’s race at Richmond Raceway. After the checkered flag flew in the Go Bowling 250, it was mission accomplished in his return to the NASCAR Xfinity Series as he brought home a fourth-place finish after leading the most laps. Even after being out of the race car since the end of last season, when he said goodbye to full-time racing, Earnhardt picked up right where he left off as soon as the racing actionRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer In an emotional final race at his home track, Richmond Raceway, Elliott Sadler finished inside the Top-10. The JR Motorsports driver announced several weeks ago that this would be his final season in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. In the run to the finish of the Go Bowling 250, Sadler found his No. 1 OneMain Financial inside a hornets’ nest in sixth. He battled with teammates Tyler Reddick and Justin Allgaier, along with Austin Cindric, Cole Custer, and Ryan Reed. Sadler emerged from the chaos justRead More

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service RICHMOND, Va. – A short run at the end of Friday night’s GoBowling.com 250 was just what pole winner Christopher Bell needed to charge into the second round of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs. In a race that saw regular-season champion Justin Allgaier end his night with a hard crash into the Turn 3 wall with 24 laps left, and in a race that saw Dale Earnhardt Jr. lead the most laps in his only scheduled race of 2018, Bell surged past race leader MattRead More

By Seth Eggert, Staff Writer It’s the 27th race of the season, and the first of the Playoffs. Four full-time NASCAR Xfinity Series regulars have combined to score 11 victories. The Xfinity Series returns Richmond Raceway for the second time this season. The Playoff battle, return of Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and stage racing are just some of the storylines heading into this weekend’s race. Coverage for the Go Bowling 250 is scheduled to start Friday night at 7:30 p.m. ET. Richmond Raceway has hosted the 27th race of the season twice (2009 andRead More

By Brian Eberly, Contributing Writer INDIANAPOLIS — Heading into Sunday’s Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard, Alex Bowman sits in the 16th and final spot in the championship standings as he seeks to clinch a spot in the playoffs after taking over the reins of the No. 88 Chevrolet from the retired Dale Earnhardt, Jr. While Bowman has a wide enough margin over Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. to clinch a spot based on points, the 25-year-old could get bumped from the playoffs if there is a new winner outside the currentRead More