This weekend the NASCAR Cup Series and the Xfinity Series travel to Atlanta Motor Speedway while the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series and the ARCA Menards Series compete at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
Like many drivers, Kyle Busch slammed into the Turn 6 tire barrier and had to be helped out by a tow truck to continue. Busch recovered and charged to a finish of fifth, posting his sixth top 5 of the year.
The three-time Supercars champion from Auckland, New Zealand, led nine of 78 over-scheduled laps and fended off the field in overtime to record the first victory for Trackhouse Racing's Project 91 program and become the first competitor in 60 years to win in NASCAR debut.
The 25-year-old Custer from Ladera Ranch, California, led all 25 laps en route to being named the inaugural victor of the Xfinity Series' Chicago Street Course event due to inclement weather.
The remainder of the Xfinity Series' inaugural event at the Chicago Street Course will resume on Sunday, July 2, at 11 a.m. ET on USA Network after inclement weather delayed and canceled the planned conclusion of the event on Saturday, July 1.
The NASCAR Cup Series and the Xfinity Series travel to Chicago’s Grant Park this weekend for the inaugural Chicago street race and music festival. The Black Crowes will perform a pre-race concert Saturday before the Xfinity Series race while The Chainsmokers will close out the night after the race.
The announcement came after reports from various news sources that Johnson’s father and mother-in-law, Jack and Terry Janway, along with their 11-year-old grandson, Dalton, were found dead at their home in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
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.
The second race in the Chase for the NASCAR Cup Series is set for this weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway, a place where Ford has won twice in the four years that circuit has been on the schedule.
The 2013 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion from Berlin, Connecticut, implemented a late gamble by racing on worn tires than a majority of the field to finish 10th in the Chase opener and jump from 16th to 15th in the standings.
