Race Central

MADISON, Ill. -- From Kyle Busch turning into a fan favorite and Richard Childress Racing becoming a force, again, to blown brake rotors, here's Three Big Stories from Gateway.

MADISON, Ill. -- It was Zane Smith's race to lose, until a late caution forced a restart and a wreck ruined his chance at victory.

The 25-year-old Custer from Ladera Ranch, California, led five of 77 over-scheduled laps and capitalized on a three-way contact battle between Allgaier, Creed and Kligerman to claim his first Xfinity victory of 2023 in overtime.

MADISON, Ill. -- If Chase Elliott intentionally wrecking Denny Hamlin isn't grounds for denying a playoff waiver request, then waivers are a joke.

This weekend the NASCAR Cup and the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series teams head to World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway as the Xfinity Series and ARCA Menards Series West travel to Portland International Raceway for a full weekend of racing.

Byron started from the pole at Charlotte and was strong throughout, but was one-upped by Ryan Blaney for the win and settled for the runner-up spot.

The 36-year-old Allgaier from Riverton, Illinois, led a race-high 83 of 200 laps and stretched his fuel tank while leading the final 33 laps to notch the first victory of the season for himself and JR Motorsports.

The 29-year-old Blaney from High Point, North Carolina, led a race-high 163 of 400 laps and withstood trials and challenges from Mother Nature to the on-track chaos to snap a 59-race winless drought in NASCAR's longest event on the schedule.

The 2021 Truck Series champion from Louisville, Kentucky, led 37 of 134-scheduled laps, including the final 25, to become the series' sixth different winner and claim the first of three Triple Truck Challenge bonus.

NASCAR heads to Charlotte Motor Speedway for a triple-header schedule of events on Memorial Day weekend. The NASCAR Salutes Together with Coca-Cola program will also be back for the ninth season to pay tribute to the U.S. military members and their families.