We will announce those races later once the 2023 schedules are announced. Saying "hello" to an early flight to Fontana, Calif. tomorrow.Let's grab our first top-10 of the season Saturday at @AutoClubSpdwy for the @KauligRacing No. Bowman, by winning the pole for the Daytona 500 on Wednesday night, also started on the pole . He recently competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for Kyle Busch. A bad week or the dark horse from F1 testing? Elizabeth Szokol has shot an 8-under-64 for a three-stroke lead after the first round of the Womens World Championship in Singapore, Raegan Beers scored 18 points making 8 of 9 foul shots and Adlee Blacklock scored 15 and No. Long day. Sportscastings John Moriello does a mailbag column each Friday. "It's racing. That opens the door for Smith to score some wins as a rookie. You wouldnt know it by looking at the stages winner, but Kyle Busch Motorsports was the team to beat all night. Zane Smith was the Truck Series runner-up in each of the past two seasons and hoped his success -- he has three wins -- over the first 16 races can better position him to win his first championship. NFL draft questions for teams in the top 10: Will the Colts trade up? Ryan Blaney ended up third, Chris Buescher fourth and Michael McDowell fifth. We always felt that he was the next breakthrough star in the sport, and he has been proving that this season. If it werent for those pesky pit strategy calls during the middle of the event, the team would have likely swept the stage wins as well. He made his NASCAR debut in a Busch Series race (now Xfinity) and finished 27th on Sept. 21, 1986 at Martinsville Speedway. He led 49 of 60 laps on the 2-mile tri-oval track. Unfortunately for the Front Row Motorsports driver, he became subject to a pit road speeding penalty which put him behind late in the event and out of contention. Its definitely not how we wanted this to go, he said. It was Chandler Smith that scored the jackpot in Las Vegas, but fellow surname holder Zane Smith was one lap short of scoring a second-consecutive Truck Series win in 2022. I may never be able to do this again in my career.". Zane Smith and Chandler Smith (they are not related), Ben Rhodes, John Hunter Nemechek, Stewart Friesen, Christian Eckes, Ty Majeski, Carson Hocevar, Grant Enfinger and Matt Crafton are in the playoffs. The run to the championship opens Friday at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Front Row Motorsports have entered a third car for Zane Smith for the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season-opening Daytona 500, but he isnt locked into the race. Its racing. He led 49 of 60 laps on the 2-mile tri-oval track. On Lap 12, Zane Smith was the highest running non-charter driver in the 10th position. With the rust shaken off, Bodine will return at Darlington Raceway in a few months to resume his quest for 800-career NASCAR starts. Ive been here before. 20 Toyota was able to pull out of line without help and nearly powered pass Logano all on his own before settling for second. If we lived in a perfect world, wed have practice before qualifying, because whos to say we dont have a problem right off the bat and then we have to race our way in? Chandler Smith said, according to The Athletic. Majeski, Crafton, Rhodes and Eckes all drive for ThorSport Racing. With 50 laps remaining, Blaney remained out front leading a single-file line of about 10 cars. Stage 1: Ben RhodesStage 2: Ben RhodesStage 3: ?!? As one of six drivers in unchartered cars, Smith was battling Jimmie Johnson, Travis Pastrana, and three others for the four spots that would fill out the 40-car field. "We knew we had to have a solid truck to just not completely bank on points," Smith said. Three or more missing (or not tightened to the wheel) lug nuts is a DQ per 2019 rule update. "I knew I only had to get a couple of points [to clinch]," Zane Smith said. I knew (Bell) would make the run to the outside, and I probably wasn't going to be able to defend that, and just waited for (Blaney) to push me through there. However, NASCAR didnt schedule any Cup Series practice time until after the single-car qualifying. Two-time series champion Todd Bodine finally returned to hectic Truck Series competition for the first time since his last series race in 2013 to make six more starts in what is meant to be his last season before retirement. He is the defending series champion, driving the No. I've wrecked before. The run to the championship opens Friday at Indianapolis Raceway Park. The ex-F1 driver taking on NASCAR with a new team, The early benefits and challenges of NASCAR's Next Gen car, Pros and cons of Next Gen Cup car Begin a free trial of FuboTV now and dont miss any of the action! The 36 chartered entries, including Gillilands No. Rhodes, Majeski's ThorSport Racing teammate, made the cut Saturday by just one point over Stewart Friesen. RELATED: Chandler Smith wins at Las Vegas. Ive wrecked before. pic.twitter.com/UDbRSeB71b. Thinkin' Out Loud: NASCAR, Is It Too Late to Reconsider about Auto Club? One of the perks Chandler Smith landed when he signed to drive in the Xfinity Series for Kaulig Racing was that the team agreed to put him in an extra Cup Series car for last weekends Daytona 500. Its definitely not how we wanted this to go, he said. . Todd Bodine slammed the wall early in his 800th career NASCAR start and the final scheduled one of his career. You have come to the ESPN Africa edition, for other ESPN editions, click above. Majeski, Crafton, Rhodes and Eckes all drive for ThorSport Racing. A bad week or the dark horse from F1 testing? I couldn't do anything I do on the track without the support of my family behind me!Looking forward to racing at @AutoClubSpdwy this Saturday in the No. Kyle Busch is now scored as the runner-up finisher, followed by Stewart Friesen in third, Ryan Preece in . Post-race inspection did confirm Chandler Smith as the race winner. One caveat: NASCARs Trucks regular-season points leader has not won the season championship in each of the past four years. Fought a really tough truck. UK MPs express "grave concerns" over FIA and F1 role in "sportswashing", M-Sport hopes Ford's Red Bull F1 partnership can strengthen WRC team, M-Sport hopes Ford's Red Bull F1 partnership can strengthen WRC team In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. 62 for Halmar Friesen Racing a team owned and driven by Friesen on his quest to make 800 career NASCAR starts. With an already-damaged truck, the New Yorker was running his own pace when he began to complain about how loose his Toyota was becoming. Did You Notice? Theres no guarantee Smith would have made the field with the help of a practice session, but it couldnt have hurt. LONG POND, Pa. (AP) Zane Smith clinched the regular season NASCAR Truck Series championship and Chandler Smith took the checkered flag Saturday at Pocono Raceway. Chandler Smith entered Saturday's determining race with a 27-point cushion over Rhodes, the winner of last year's championship, and a 12-point lead over Zane Smith. I was hoping they started racing back there, which they did, which ended up kind of working out for me. M-Sport hopes Ford's Red Bull F1 partnership can strengthen WRC team. Its racing. KBM was still the top three trucks on the restart. 38. He led 49 of 60 laps on the 2-mile tri-oval track. Zane Smith and Chandler Smith (they are not related), Ben Rhodes, John Hunter Nemechek, Stewart Friesen, Christian Eckes, Ty Majeski, Carson Hocevar, Grant Enfinger and Matt Crafton are in the . Michael Dunlop announces Isle of Man TT 2023 plans, Michael Dunlop announces Isle of Man TT 2023 plans Majeski, Crafton, Rhodes and Eckes all drive for ThorSport Racing. Logano didnt brake check anyone in Fontana NASCAR Cup restart chaos, Logano the NASCAR Daytona 500 runner-up: "Second is the worst", Logano comes up one short in the 500 "We've been going through a little bit of a struggle recently," Chandler Smith said. Nineteen year-old Chandler Smith took the lead with two laps remaining and held off 2021 championship contender Zane Smith and the winningest driver in NASCAR national-series history, his team owner Kyle Busch, to win the Victoria's Voice 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. LONG POND, Pa. -- Zane Smith clinched the regular-season NASCAR Truck Series championship and Chandler Smith took the checkered flag Saturday at Pocono Raceway. ET on Sunday, February 19. Crafton will race for a fourth series championship. He made 241 career Cup starts, 333 in the second-tier Xfinity Series, and Saturday marked his 226th in the Truck Series. Weve been going through a little bit of a struggle recently, Chandler Smith said. A bad week or the dark horse from F1 testing? In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. In his relatively brief racing career, Smith owns six wins in Trucks and four in the ARCA Menards Series, all since 2018. NASCAR Mailbox: Did We Get Backstage Passes to Kyle Larson Show at Auto Club? 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He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. Michael Dunlop announces Isle of Man TT 2023 plans, Michael Dunlop announces Isle of Man TT 2023 plans Two non-chartered entries are set to qualify for the race via their speed in the single-car qualifying session, which is set to be broadcast live on Fox Sports 1 beginning at 8:15 p.m. At best, some teams might send their drivers out for a few laps in a Tuesday or Wednesday practice just to be sure the car came off the hauler without an obvious problem. The 19-year-old crossed over using the momentum he had gathered by using the same top lane his truck owner had attempted to use. Links. One of the only drivers that was able to compete with the trio was young gun and Daytona International Speedway winner Zane Smith. Its definitely not how we wanted this to go, he said. Ive wrecked before. He finished last in 36th place at Pocono. Daytona winner Zane Smith is still in the playoffs after being disqualified in post-race inspection. I've been here before. Smith the Rookie of the Year in . This is part of the game.". I'm glad we're on to the playoffs and ready to get this season started.. "I had a lot of work to do," Rhodes said. ET on Thursday, February 16. 40. A wreck from stage sweeper Rhodes capped off a pattern of cautions and triggered a restart with 24 laps to go. Regardless of what happens in Phoenix, just an outstanding year, really.". At the halfway mark, Blaney remained out front followed by Wallace and Logano but more than half the field still had to make a pit stop. Can the 58-year-old Bodine really go out this way? Two would land their spots in the starting grid by virtue of single-car qualifying on Wednesday. The run to the championship opens Friday at Indianapolis Raceway Park. 39. 16 car!Or, you know, something better than a top-10 #CS16 pic.twitter.com/UAfiGFD2Yp. One caveat: NASCARs Trucks regular-season points leader has not won the season championship in each of the past four years. 3-for-3@KBMteam trucks are leading the way. Zane Smith and Chandler Smith (they are not related), Ben Rhodes, John Hunter Nemechek, Stewart Friesen, Christian Eckes, Ty Majeski, Carson Hocevar, Grant Enfinger and Matt Crafton are in the playoffs. A two-time Truck series champion, Bodine ran a limited schedule the past few seasons. The team was disqualified after failing post-race inspection. UK MPs express "grave concerns" over FIA and F1 role in "sportswashing", M-Sport hopes Ford's Red Bull F1 partnership can strengthen WRC team, M-Sport hopes Ford's Red Bull F1 partnership can strengthen WRC team A bad week or the dark horse from F1 testing? Chandler Smith, Zane Smith and Ben Rhodes became the final drivers to punch their tickets to the NASCAR Truck Series finale next month when Ty Majeski, already in the title race, won after Saturday's race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Majeski had claimed the first berth for ThorSport Racing with his first career Truck Series win in Bristol last month. "I just didn't know it was gonna be that tough.". NASCAR issues new Cup rules package for road courses, short tracks, How NASCAR is gearing up for its "biggest change" in 2022, How NASCAR is preparing for 2022 car Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker. It was advantage Chandler Smith as they entered turn 1 for the last time, but that was only until team owner Busch attempted to make a run on the duo on the top lane. Both Chandler Smith and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. were penalized by NASCAR for speeding on pit road and both had to do a pass-through on pit road. FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Damion Baugh scored a career-high 24 points, Emanuel Miller had 20 and No. In this case, it had to do with the lug nuts themselves were to spec., rule 14.16.1 1-4. https://nascar.com/news-media/2022/03/05/no-38-front-row-motorsports-truck-of-zane-smith-disqualified-at-las-vegas/, A daily email update (Monday through Friday) providing racing news, commentary, features, and information from Frontstretch.com, Im not interested, don't show this again, Thad Moffitt Discusses New Truck Series Ride & Being Part of Petty Lineage, Truckin' Thursdays: Todd Bodine Makes NASCAR Truck Series Return at Las Vegas. He finished last in 36th place at Pocono. Zane Smith 2.500. You may opt-out anytime by clicking "unsubscribe" from the newsletter or from your account. Bodine was given a speeding penalty and was sent to the rear of the field. I knew I only had to get a couple of points, to clinch, Smith said. Nemechek was caught up in a crash with one lap to go and finished 26th. He led 49 of 60 laps on the 2-mile tri-oval track. Smith, who clinched the 2022 regular season title in the Truck Series, will return to another fulltime season in the No. C. Smith wins Truck race at Pocono; playoffs set, Kurt Busch still not cleared from July concussion, Nemechek wins final NASCAR race at Fontana, Ky. Busch takes Fontana for 1st win with RCR, Rain pushes Xfinity Series at Fontana to Sunday, Rain washes out NASCAR qualifying at Fontana, Stenhouse wins longest Daytona 500 in history, Hill goes last to 1st to win Xfinity season opener, Stenhouse's Daytona win shows the 500 is 'crazier' than ever, Hamlin, Toyota drivers skip final Daytona practice, Johnson's team takeover irks NASCAR icon Petty, Beers, mullets and the Daytona 500: Inside Travis Pastrana's and Jimmie Johnson's friendship, J. 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