Jeffrey Earnhardt, fourth generation NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series driver, sets forth a partnership with Joe Gibbs Racing and Xtreme Concepts Inc. for nine races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2019.
Clint Bowyer, driver of the No. 14 ITsavvy Ford Fusion, is in a must-win situation this weekend as he stands 51 points behind the final transfer position and a spot in the Championship Four. Bowyer, who finished sixth in the spring race at ISM Raceway, qualified 16th yesterday and spoke to Ford Performance before today’s practice about his situation.
Three drivers, all of which needed a win to clinch a spot in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway ran three-wide for the lead with just three laps to go in Friday’s Lucas Oil 150. It was Brett Moffitt, driver of the No. 16 KOBE Toyopet Toyota, who took home his fifth win of the season.
Sauter will compete for his second NCWTS title next weekend at Homestead-Miami. The Necedah, Wisconsin native has participated in the final round of the playoff system since it was put into use in the Truck Series.
Tundra driver Brett Moffitt captured his fifth win of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) season at ISM Raceway.
In a wild set of final restarts, Brett Moffitt sneaks around Noah Gragson and Harrison Burton to grab the win at ISM Raceway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 150.
“It’s been a good day for us. All we concentrated on was qualifying and obviously, we had some good adjustments to the car right there at the end and I was actually able to drive the car without screwing it up. It was definitely a good lap for us and came at a good time.”
Toyota Racing Post-Qualifying Quotes-Martin Truex Jr.-"I’d say 13th is a pretty good starting spot for the day we’ve had. We really didn’t get a crack at anything in practice and we didn’t have much time to get ready for qualifying and we were pretty far off. Made some good gains for sure. I wish we could have ran again. I definitely feel like I could pick up some more, we were pretty tight. We’ll start 13th and get to work tomorrow."
Kevin Harvick sneaks past Chase Elliott to take the pole in the penultimate race of the 2018 NASCAR Monster Energy Series season at ISM Raceway for the Can-Am 500 with a time of 25.836 seconds at 139.340 mph.
Noah Gragson claimed his sixth pole of 2018 in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and will start in front for tonight’s Lucas Oil 150 at ISM Raceway.
On Friday at ISM Raceway, it was announced that Ross Chastain would be the next full-time driver for the No. 42 DC Solar Chevrolet with Chip Ganassi Racing for 2019.
KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M’s Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How have you adapted to the new configuration of the race track? “As far as the race track itself goes, it’s the same as it was so your marks haven’t changed anything from when we were here in the spring just making laps. Turn one, turn two, turn three, turn four – they’re the same corners, they’re just in a different order now relative to the start-finish line. I don’t think any of that is any different for us drivers.”
MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 78 Auto Owners Insurance Toyota Camry, Furniture Row Racing - How long did it take for you to put the deal together with Joe Gibbs Racing? “I can’t even remember the timeline. Honestly, I really didn’t do much looking. They reached out to me right after that and said they were trying to work it out. I never really had to talk to anybody else. I felt like that opportunity was the right one for me and what I wanted to do."
CHRISTOPHER BELL, No. 20 GameStop Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing How do you stay upbeat under these circumstances battling for a spot in the final four at Homestead? “For me, I’ve always taken a lot of pride in being a winner and winning races. To have – and I think even at media day whenever we started the Playoffs – one of the questions they asked was if you would rather have a five-race win year or win the championship and I’ve always said that I would rather win five races than win the championship.