Kids are superheroes at Talladega Superspeedway and during the doubleheader NASCAR Playoff weekend, the track invites families to experience the superhero-themed Kids Movie Night for a full evening of fun entertainment on Saturday, Oct. 13.
2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. added another trophy to his collection at last night’s 26th annual ESPY Awards, winning Best Driver in the preeminent event celebrating the greatest achievements and performances in sports.
In a green-white-checkered race to the finish line, Chase Briscoe was able to fend off his ThorSport teammate Grant Enfinger for the win in a last-lap thriller at Eldora Speedway. It was the closest finish at Eldora for the Truck Series with a margin of victory of .038 seconds.
On Wednesday, the pick-up trucks race on dirt at Eldora. Some figure we need some dirt track racing in NASCAR. The fact is that in these times such a race would be a novelty, just as Eldora is, but does it need to be a feature in Cup?
In 36 starts, Kenseth has 12 top-five and 21 top-10 finishes, with an average result of 11.6 dating back to 2000. Dating back to 2013, Kenseth has finished outside the top-10 only once with seven top-fives and three wins in the last 10 events at New Hampshire.
Defending Cup Series champion Furniture Row Racing and driver Martin Truex Jr. are currently seeking sponsorship on the No. 78 Toyota for 2019 to replace 5-hour ENERGY, which informed the team it will be ending its NASCAR involvement at the conclusion of the current season.
Ryan Reed has competed at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) four times in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. In those four starts Reed has never finished lower than 14th.
