The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series ventured south from last weekend’s events in Washington to Chico, California, for two nights of racing at the Silver Dollar Speedway for the 67th Gold Cup Race of Champions. On Friday night, Sweet kicked off the Gold Cup weekend with…
Capps Reaches Quarterfinals at First NHRA Playoff Event
Despite a strong start to the weekend which included a session-best run on Saturday, Ron Capps fell to his teammate in round two of eliminations in an exciting side-by-side drag race at Maple Grove Raceway at the first event of the 2021 NHRA Countdown to the Championship. 2016 Funny Car…
Love Extends Points Lead with Podium Finish in Portland
Jesse Love earned a third-place finish in ARCA Menards Series West competition on Saturday afternoon on the 1.967-mile Portland International Raceway road course. The driver of the Bill McAnally Racing No. 16 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry extended his points lead, with three races remaining. Love – the 16-year-old defending…
Sweet Earns 16th Win of Season, Pads Points Lead with Four Top-Fives
The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series descended upon the state of Washington for four straight nights of action over the Labor Day weekend, beginning with three nights at the Skagit Speedway in Burlington and concluding with a stop at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma. Friday night…
Elliott Relegated to 31st-Place Finish at Darlington
Chase Elliott finished 31st at Darlington Raceway after an on-track accident ended his night early in the opening race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. Elliott started fourth for Sunday night’s Playoff opener. He was up to third by lap 11 before the first caution of the race was…
Capps Clinches No. 1 Seed to Start NHRA Countdown to the Championship
Aboard the NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car, Ron Capps raced to a runner-up finish at the Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals and successfully clinched the ‘regular season’ championship to start the Countdown to the Championship playoffs from the No. 1 position. Capps began his march to the…
Top-20 Finish for Kraus with Fast NAPA Toyota at Darlington
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing and driver Derek Kraus had a fast No. 19 NAPA AutoCare / NAPA Power Premium Plus Toyota Tundra at Darlington Raceway on Sunday, but that speed was wiped out after getting sandwiched into the wall early in the race. Kraus finished an up-and-down day with a 16th-place finish…
Elliott Finishes Eighth at Daytona, Advances to 2021 Playoffs
Chase Elliott and the No. 9 UniFirst team led 36 laps at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night before being collected in a late-race incident while out front. Elliott rebounded to finish eighth in the regular season finale. Elliott started fifth in Saturday night’s race and made it to third…
Sweet Wins 15th Feature of Season, Earns Two Additional Top-Tens
The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series returned to River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D., on Wednesday as a make-up event from the rainout on August 20. Sweet, the defending and two-time series champion, kicked the night off with a ninth-place qualifying effort. He and the…
Elliott Notches Another Top-Ten Finish at the Irish Hills
Chase Elliott and the No. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS team took home a stage win en route to an eighth-place finish at Michigan International Speedway. Elliott’s result marks his tenth top-ten at the 2-mile venue in his NASCAR Cup Series career. Elliott started the race on the front row beside…