Headed To The Heartland...The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) heads to Newton, Iowa for its first and only stop of the season at Iowa Speedway. The 0.875-mile oval is one of five tracks on the circuit where Ben Kennedy made a start in 2013, earning a top-15 finish in his Iowa debut. In addition to one NCWTS event, Kennedy has made more than 760 laps at the Midwest track, having participated in five events in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East (NKNPSE) since 2011. In those five NKNPSE starts, Kennedy earned a best start of sixth and a best finish of ninth.
McMurray at NHMS: McMurray will be making his 23rd NSCS start at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) this weekend. In his previous trips to the “Magic Mile”, McMurray has three top-five and five top-10 finishes, which includes a fifth-place finish in last fall’s race. McMurray has completed 6,177 of 6,570 (94%) of the laps run at NHMS and has led 32 laps of competition.
Over the last nine races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) a Chevrolet driver has hoisted the trophy at the races end six times. However, the Bowtie brand was unable to capture victory at the 1.058-mile flat track in 2013.
Iowa Bound...The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) heads to Newton, Iowa for the American Ethanol 200 at Iowa Speedway. Four-time champion Ron Hornaday Jr. has seven previous starts at the 0.875-mile tri-oval, with his best finish of second coming in the spring of 2012. Hornaday has amassed three top fives and three top 10s at the track, leading 22 laps on his way to an average finish of 14.7.
Hot off his first win, Aric Almirola is ready to tackle the one-mile New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Now with a spot in The Chase for the Sprint Cup, the No. 43 team is focused on continuing to move up in the championship point standings and race for more wins.
Turner Scott Motorsports (TSM) is pleased to announce that Heater.com will sponsor Ben Kennedy and the No. 31 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) entry beginning at this weekend's race at Iowa Speedway. The event will mark Heater.com's first foray as a sponsor in NASCAR.
For Marcos Ambrose and the No. 9 DEWALT Racing Ford Fusion team, points do matter. After three consecutive Top-15 finishes and two Top-10 finishes in that span, Ambrose has moved four spots to 19th in the championship standings and is closer to gaining a spot in The Chase.
Biffle on Loudon: “I can’t wait for Loudon this weekend. It’s a great track for us and we almost won in the fall. It would be great to get our first win of the season with NESN on the car this weekend.”
Trevor Bayne makes his fourth NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon. In three previous starts at the one-mile oval, Bayne has recorded one top-five and two top-10 finishes.
The 2025 Brickyard 400 champion from Mobile, Alabama, rallied from an early pit road equipment interference penalty to notch a combined 10 stage points between the first two stage periods and contend for the victory before finishing in eighth place at Sin City.
The three-time Daytona 500 champion from Chesterfield, Virginia, was involved in a single-car spin in the closing stages of the first stage period that caused him to secure no stage points and have his deficit to Kyle Larson increase from 26 to 40 at Sin City.
The two-time Southern 500 champion from Mitchell, Indiana, led a race-high 175 of 267 laps, swept all stages and cut his points deficit from 123 to 84 with his second victory of 2026 at Sin City.
A valiant last-lap effort by the reigning champion, Kyle Larson, saw the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team lead the manufacturer with a second-place finish in the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
AUSTIN CINDRIC, No. 2 Autotrader Ford Mustang Dark Horse – A LITTLE BITTERSWEET TODAY? “Yeah, obviously we overcame a bit today, but to come up with a solid finish in our Autotrader Ford Mustang."
