KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) – Aric Almirola crashed into victory lane in the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff opener Saturday at Kansas Speedway for his second victory of the season.Almirola, the 40-year-old former Cup driver who runs a limited Xfinity program for Joe Gibbs Racing, has six career Xfinity victories, also winning at Martinsville in April. He won three Cup races.“That’s exactly what I decided to do when coach (Gibbs) called me. I really didn’t have a plan. I was retiring and I didn’t know what the next step would be,” Almirola said. “The coach called, I met with him and…
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) – Christopher Bell won the pole Saturday for the third consecutive NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway, giving him the best possible starting position as he tries to advance to the second round of the playoffs.Bell turned in a blistering, even-keeled lap of 179.336 mph in the pole shootout. That put him in the front row for Sunday’s race with Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Ty Gibbs, who was eliminated from the playoffs a week ago.“We showed up with probably the best Kansas car we’ve ever had,” said Bell, who finished in the top 10 in…
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Sept. 27—Lebanon’s Dawson Sutton assumed primary driving duties for the No. 25 Rackley WAR Chevrolet in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series that began at Kansas Speedway last night.Rackley WAR and Ty Dillon have mutually agreed to swap roles for the remainder of the season. As Dillon focuses on his future plans, the veteran driver will remain with the team as Sutton’s driver coach and mentor, with the rookie driver navigating his transition from the Pro and Super Late Model circuits to a potential opportunity in time full in the Truck series. .The 18-year-old has made two Craftgsman Truck Series starts…
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The Xfinity Series playoffs begin this weekend at Kansas Speedway.Cole Custer is looking to win back-to-back championships. Justin Allgaier enters into the points lead.Riley Herbst holds the final transfer spot. Sheldon Creed (-3 points), AJ Allmendinger (-4), Sammy Smith (-9) and Parker Kligerman (-12) are all below the cut line for this three-race round.Details from Saturday’s Xfinity race at Kansas Speedway(All times Eastern)TO START: The order to start the engines will be given at 3:59 p.m…. The green flag should be waved at 4:10 p.m.BEFORE THE RACE: Opening of the garage at 9:30 a.m.… Start of practice at 11:05 a.m.……
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Friday marks the end of the first round of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series playoffs. Two drivers will be eliminated.ARCA and the NASCAR Truck Series will practice, qualify and race Friday at Kansas Speedway.The Cup and Xfinity garages will be open Friday. The two series will not start until Saturday.Friday weatherFriday: Mostly cloudy during the day. The Weather Underground forecast calls for a high of 71 degrees with no luck at the start of the truck race.Friday slope schedule(All times Eastern)Open garage8:30 a.m. — ARCA Series10:00 a.m. — Truck series1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. — Cup Series2:00 p.m. – 7:00…
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