Thursday, December 24, 2015

Charlotte Weekned

Hey folks! Here's my take on the Charlotte Weekend. The Trucks were off this time.






Friday night was the Xfinity race. Austin Dillon, the pole-sitter won with 61 laps led, followed by Erik Jones, Brad Keselowski, rookie Daniel Suarez with 1 lap led and Regan Smith.  Rounding out the top-10 were Ty Dillon, Chris Buescher, rookie Darrell Wallace, Jr.,  Chase Elliott and Elliott Sadler. Kasey Kahne led 34 laps and was 12th. Ryan Sieg was 14th with 2 laps led. Kyle Busch led 102 laps before an accident on lap 153 relegated him to 31st. No one else wrecked out.






Saturday night was the Cup race's scheduled time, but rain delayed it to Sunday. Joey Logano won with 227 laps led, followed by Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex, Jr., Denny Hamlin and Kurt Busch. Rounding out the top-10 were Carl Edwards with 1 lap led, Austin Dillon with 1 lap led, Jeff Gordon with 1 lap led, Brad Keselowski and Aric Almirola. Clint Bowyer was 11th after leading 1 lap. Sam Hornish, Jr. was 17th with 22 laps led. Kyle Busch was 20th with 4 laps led. Kyle Larson led 3 laps and was 21st. Cole Whitt was 38th due to an accident on lap 262. Jimmie Johnson led 2 laps, but was 39th due to a blown engine on lap 257.  Matt Kenseth led 72  laps before an accident on lap 263 relegated him to 42nd. Kasey Kahne was 43rd due to an accident on lap 58.


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Saturday, December 19, 2015

Dover and Las Vegas Weekend

Hey folks! Here's my take on the Dover and Las Vegas weekend. The Trucks raced at Las Vegas and the Xfinity and Cup raced at Dover.






Saturday night was the Las Vegas Truck race. John Wes Townley won with 23 laps led, followed by Timothy Peters with 13 laps, Ben Kennedy, rookies John Hunter Nemechek and Brandon Gaughan. Rounding out the top-10 were rookie Daniel Hemric, Tyler Reddick with 2 laps led, pole-sitter Matt Crafton with 69 laps, rookies Erik Jones and Cameron Haley with 23 laps led. Johnny Sauter was 12th with 13 laps led. Rookie Ray Black, Jr. led 1 lap and was 13th. Travis Kvapil was 18th after leading 1 lap. Justin Jennings was 29th due to an electrical problem after leading 1 lap. Rookie Austin Theriault was 31st due to an accident. He had to go to the hospital due to what turned out to be a fracture in his lower back.




Saturday was the Xfinity race at Dover. Regan Smith won with 80 laps led, followed by Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch with 110 laps led,  pole-sitter Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson. Rounding out the top-10 were Austin Dillon, Chase Elliott, Chris Buescher, Elliott Sadler with 8 laps led and rookie Daniel Suarez. JJ Yeley was 12th and led 2 laps.  Rookie Cale Conley had an accident on lap 103 and was 29th. Stanton Barrett was 30th due to an accident on lap 100. Brian Scott crashed on lap 80 and was 31st. Derrike Cope was 32nd after crashing out on lap 79. Rookie Ross Chastain wrecked out on lap 23 and was 37th.


Sunday was the Cup race at Dover. Kevin Harvick won with 355 laps led, followed by Kyle Busch with 19 laps led, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Jamie McMurray and Aric Almirola. Rounding out the top-10 were Kasey Kahne, pole-sitter Matt Kenseth with 26 laps led, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Kyle Larson and Joey Logano. Rookie Brett Moffitt was 42nd due to an accident on lap 346.  Rookie Jeb Burton was 43 due to crashing out on lap 186.
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Thursday, December 3, 2015

New Hampshire and Kentucky weekend

Hey folks! Here's my take on the Hampshire and Kentucky weekend. The Xfinity series had a Kentucky standalone, while the other series were in New Hampshire.




Saturday was the Truck race at New Hampshire. Austin Dillon won from the pole with 80 laps led, followed by Matt Crafton, Johnny Sauter, Timothy Peters and rookie John Hunter Nemechek. Rounding out the top-10 were rookie Daniel Hemric with 14 laps led,  rookie Erik Jones with 5 laps led, rookie Austin Theriault with 9 laps led, Dalton Sargeant and Gray Gaulding. Kyle Busch led 67 laps and was 11th. Cole Custer was 24th due to an accident on lap 144. John Wes Townley crashed out on lap 135 and was 26th.


Saturday night was the Xfinity race at Kentucky. Ryan Blaney won with 81 laps led, followed by Ty Dillon with 43 laps led, Regan Smith, Chase Elliott and Brandon Jones with 16 laps led. Rounding out the top-10 were Brendan Gaughan, Chris Buescher, Erik Jones with 13 laps led, rookie Darrell Wallace, Jr. with 1 lap led and Matt Tift. Brian Scott led 45 laps and finished 13th. Rookie Daniel Suarez, the polesitter, led 2 laps before finishing 23rd. Ryan Truex was 28th due to an accident on lap 187. Eric McClure was 29th after crashing out on lap 174. Ben Rhodes crashed out on lap 167 and was 30th. Dylan Lupton crashed on lap 118.  Brennan Poole was 31st after wrecking out on lap 96. Rookie Harrison Rhodes was 34th due to an accident on lap 46. Michael Self was 34th after he crashed out on lap 25. Blake Koch was 40th after crashing out on lap 2.
Sunday was the Cup race.  Matt Kenseth won with 27 laps led, followed by Denny Hamlin with 21 laps led, Joey Logano, Greg Biffle with 12 laps led and pole-sitter  Carl Edwards with 19 laps led. Rounding out the top-10 were Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Martin Truex, Jr., Kasey Kahne and Ryan Newman. Brad Keselowski was 12th after leading 4 laps. Kevin Harvick led 216 laps and was 21st. Cole Whitt was 24th with 1 lap led. Justin Allgair was 39th after crashing out on lap 236. Danica Patrick and David Ragan were 40th and 41st, respectively after an accident on lap 203. Alex Bowman wrecked out on lap 117 and was 42nd.  Aric Almirola crashed on lap 35 and was 43rd.
Come back for my Dover recap.

Saturday, November 28, 2015

Chicagoland weekend

Hey folks! Here's my take on the Chicagoland weekend!


Saturday morning was the Truck race, which was rain delayed from Friday evening. John Hunter Nemechek won with 2 laps led, followed by Tyler Reddick with 1 lap led, Timothy Peters with 41 laps led, Daniel Suarez with 3 laps led and Johnny Sauter. Rounding out the top-10 were rookie Erik Jones, pole-sitter Kyle Larson with 41 laps led, rookie Spencer Gallagher, Matt Tift and John Wes Townley. Mason Mingus was 26th after an accident on lap 79.


Saturday night was the Xfinity race. Pole-sitter Kyle Busch won with 102 laps led, Matt Kenseth with 84 laps led, rookie Darrell Wallace, Jr. with 3 laps led, Paul Menard and Ty Dillon. Rounding out the top-10 were rookie Daniel Suarez with 2 laps led, Chris Buescher, Elliott Sadler, Regan Smith and Brendan Gaughan. John Wes Townley was 13th with 1 lap led. Rookie Ross Chastain led 1 lap and was 16th. Brian Scott was 17th after leading 7 laps. Ryan Blaney was 35th after an accident on lap 108.
Sunday was the Cup race. Denny Hamlin won with 9 laps led, followed by Carl Edwards with 6 laps led, Kurt Busch with 37 laps led, Ryan Newman and Matt Kenseth with 1 lap led. Rounding out the top-10 were Joey Logano with 1 lap led, Kyle Larson with 2 laps led, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch with121 laps led and Aric Almirola. Martin Truex, Jr led 39 laps and finished 13th.  Jeff Gordon was 14th with 41 laps led. Kevin Harvick, the pole-sitter led 10 laps, but was 42nd after an issue put him in the garage for awhile. No one wrecked out, though.
Come back for my Kentucky and New Hampshire post.

Friday, November 27, 2015

Richmond weekend


Hey folks! Here's my take on the Richmond weekend. The Trucks were off this time, but the other series raced.


Friday night was the Xfinity race. Chase Elliott won with 83 laps led, followed by pole-sitter Kyle Busch with 78 laps led, Brian Scott with 63 laps led, Joey Logano and Erik Jones. Rounding out the top-10 were Regan Smith with 60 laps led, Josh Berry, Ty Dillon, Austin Dillon and Chris Buescher. Rookie Ross Chastain was 15th with 4 laps led. Ryan Truex was 31st in his return to the Xfinity series, due to an accident on lap 216. Jeremy Clements crashed out on lap 133 and was 34th. Ryan Ellis led 2 laps before a vibration relegated him to 35th. David Starr had an accident on lap 16 and was 37th. Benny Gordon wrecked out on lap 3 and was 38th. Jimmy Weller was 39th due to crashing out on lap 2.


Saturday night was when the Cup was scheduled, but rain delayed it to Sunday. Matt Kenseth won with 352 laps led, followed by Kyle Busch with 9 laps led, pole-sitter Joey Logano with 25 laps led, Aric Almirola and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Rounding out the top-10 were Denny Hamlin with 14 laps led, Jeff Gordon. Brad Keselowski, Jimmie Johnson and Clint Bowyer. Michael McDowell was 42nd after crashing out on lap 287. Michael Annett had an accident on lap 145 and was 43rd. The Chase field was set and the drivers that made it in were Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. , Brad Keselowski, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Martin Truex, Jr., Denny Hamlin, Kurt Busch, Jamie McMurray, Carl Edwards, Ryan Newman, Clint Bowyer, Paul Menard and Kyle Busch.


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Thursday, November 26, 2015

Darlington Weekend

Hey folks! Here's my take on the Darlington weekend. The Trucks were off this time, but Xfinity and Cup raced.










Saturday night was the Xfinity race. Denny Hamlin, the pole-sitter, won with 117 laps led, followed by Kyle Busch, rookie Daniel Suarez with 14 laps led, Kevin Harvick with 16 laps and Chris Buescher. Rounding out the top-10 were Joey Logano, Kyle Larson, Landon Cassill, Regan Smith and rookie Ross Chastain. Carlos Contreas was 37th due to a crash on lap 10.










Sunday night was the Cup race. Carl Edwards won with 15 laps led, followed by pole-sitter Brad Keselowski with 196 laps led, Denny Hamlin with 57 laps led, Joey Logano with 29 laps led and Kevin Harvick with 44 laps led. Rounding out the top-10 were Kurt Busch with 7 laps led, Kyle Busch with 3 laps led, Dale Earnhardt, Jr, Martin Truex, Jr. and Kyle Larson with 3 laps led. Kasey Kahne led 2 laps and was 12th. Tony Stewart was 15th with 10 laps led. David Gilliland was 27th after leading 1 lap. David Ragan was 40th due to a wreck on lap 275. Chase Elliott was 41st after crashing on lap 227. Danica Patrick had an accident on lap 190 and was 42nd.  Cole crashed out on lap 5 and was 43rd.


Come back for my Richmond post.

Saturday, November 21, 2015

Canadian Tire and Road America Weekend

Hey folks! Here's my take on the Canadian Tire and Road America weekend. The Cup was off this time.


Sunday was the Truck race at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. Rookie Erik Jones won with 19 laps led, followed by Matt Crafton with 1 lap led, Ben Kennedy, rookie Daniel Hemric and pole-sitterr Alex Tagliani with 8 laps led.  Rounding out the top-10 were Johnny Sauter, rookie Cameron Haley with 13 laps led, rookie Spencer Gallagher, rookie John H. Nemechek and Cole Custer with 22 laps led. T. J. Bell led 1 lap and finished 13th. Rookie Brandon Jones crashed after 43 laps and was 26th.


Saturday was the Xfinity race at Road America. Paul Menard won with 9 laps led, followed by Ryan Blaney, Brian Scott with 3 laps led, Chase Elliott with 23 laps led and Darrell Wallace, Jr. Rounding out the top-10 were Boris Said, Justin Marks, Regan Smith Chris Buescher and Ty Dillon with 1 lap led. Brendan Gaughan led 4 laps and was 16th. Blake Koch was 21st with 5 laps led.