Motorama Younggun Panel Host Spencer Lewis announced earlier this week via Inside Track Motorsports News that Dustin Jackson will be the first driver featured as part of the show's Younggun Panel.
Austin Dillon said at the beginning of the year that he wanted to be more aggressive and run towards the front to put himself into contention for the Championship. The sophomore competitor wouldn't get to do to that on Sunday as tire issues would plague his run towards the front of the field.
With drivers out of cars due to injury, surgery and suspension, there have been plenty of subs needed in just the first two events of the year. At Atlanta Motor Speedway, four sub-drivers took to the track and in the end, it was a rookie topping them in performance.
With several of the sport’s biggest names starting from the back of the field, from missing qualifying sessions to missing driver introductions, here is what else was surprising and not surprising from the 56th annual Folds of Honor Quicktrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Dave Elenz would make the right adjustments throughout Saturday afternoon and with the pit crew handing Harvick the lead off of the final round of pit stops, Harvick was able to hold off Joey Logano for the win. While it marks Harvick's 45th career XFINITY Series victory, it marks the first as a crew chief for Elenz.
Whether it's Jeff Gordon's farewell tour, domestic violence in the sport, driver safety, stolen race cars, or the qualifying fiascoes, the 2015 is quickly creating its own identity just two weeks into the eleven-month racing season.
This time, former champions could not get through inspection to qualify on Friday. Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, and Tony Stewart didn’t make the cut and will start far back in the field. Much of it had to do with camber, according to several sources. It seems that some teams were pushing the envelope.
There is a new poll making its way through the NASCAR garage and media center. The Century Poll, instituted by Mike Siberini, asks a question a month of the NASCAR community to get a pulse of what is really happening in the world of stock car racing.
World Wide Technology Raceway will unveil a reimagined fan experience showcasing four distinct zones of interactive entertainment and an array of food options during the Sept. 12-13 Enjoy Illinois 300 NASCAR weekend.
Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA head to Circuit of the Americas (COTA) next week for the Lone Star Le Mans, looking to build on the strong result from their last outing in São Paulo.
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