'We had a fast car the last time we raced at Pocono Raceway," crew chief Randall Burnett said. "I wasn’t there for that one. Ernie (Cope, competition director) and the guys did a great job making the car good for that race.
“Even though I haven’t been to Pocono, I’ve been watching as many videos and talking to as many people as I can,” said Hill. “Even just sitting down with some of my crew members to get their opinion on the track and what I can do as a driver. I feel like if I’m better prepared then the entire team is going to be better prepared going into the weekend.”
As the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) returns to Iowa Speedway this weekend, driver Ray Black Jr. is ready to get some redemption at the 7/8-mile track, as a brake pedal issue prevented him from a Top-20 finish at the speedway in June.
Pocono Raceway will always hold a special fondness for Martin Truex Jr., who overcame professional and personal setbacks when he scored an emotional victory at the 2.5-mile triangular track in June of 2015.
Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion have been riding a roller coaster for the last six races and are due for an up cycle after a late-race wreck in Indianapolis pushed them to a 36th-place finish.
Drew will be making his seventh career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Iowa Speedway to go along with one previous start in the Camping World Truck Series. The event will mark his 19th career start in the series and fourth one this season for JGL Racing.
While Brandon will be making his NASCAR XFINITY Series debut at Iowa Speedway this week and only his third career series start - he has plenty of experience at the Newton, Iowa track to draw upon.
MILESTONE FINISH AT INDY: When the No. 48 Lowe's Red Vest Chevrolet SS crossed the finish line in third at the Brickyard last weekend, Jimmie Johnson gave Hendrick Motorsports its 1,000th top-five result since the team was founded by Rick Hendrick in 1984.
In three starts in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Iowa, Wallace has earned one pole, one top-five and two top-10s with a best finish of fifth coming in Sept. 2013.
Ryan Ellis and Young’s Motorsports will showcase a new partner, with Introl joining the No. 02 Chevrolet for Saturday night’s Nu Way 225 Sauced by Blues Hog at World Wide Technology Raceway (WWTR).
LEGACY MOTOR CLUB announced today that Josh Berry will join the organization as the driver of the No. 42 Toyota Camry XSE for the 2027 NASCAR Cup Series season.
In 10 previous NASCAR Cup Series starts at World Wide Technology Raceway (WWTR) in Madison, Ill., Spire Motorsports has one top-10 and four top-20 finishes.
For the 112th time since 1955, the ARCA Menards Series returns to southern Indiana to take on the legendary high banks at Salem Speedway in Saturday’s Spruce 212.
Nick Leitz, Brent Crews, Corey Heim and Gavan Boschele will be piloting TRICON's No. 1 Toyota entry throughout the Truck Series' seven-race Chase stretch and pursuit of the owner's title.