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Jordan Anderson Racing NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Overview- Bristol Motor Speedway

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Jordan Anderson Racing NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Overview-
Bristol Motor Speedway; September 17, 2021

Track: Bristol Motor Speedway – Oval (0.533-Miles)
Race: Food City 300; 300 Laps –85/85/130; 159.9 Miles
Date/Broadcast: Friday; September 17, 2021 7:30 PM ET
TV: NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) and the NBC Sports App
Radio: Performance Racing Network (PRN) – Check Local Listings for affiliate, and SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90
Social Media: Jordan Anderson Racing; Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Sage Karam; Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Sage Karam – No. 31 Montage Mountain
Chevrolet Camaro SS Preview- Bristol Motor Speedway

News and Notes:

– Starting Position; Sage Karam will start the Food City 300 from the 32nd position on Friday night at Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS). Due to no practice or qualifying the starting lineup was calculated by the competition-based performance metrics system; fastest lap in the previous race 15 percent, driver finish from previous race 25 percent, owner points 25 percent, and driver points 35 percent.

– Bristol Motor Speedway Stats; Friday night’s Food City 300 will mark Karam’s NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) oval debut, and his second NXS start of the 2021 season. In his NXS debut at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course in August, Karam would show strong signs of competing with the lead cars driving to a 5th place finish in Stage 1, then the No. 31 would pit early flipping Stage 2 resulting in a 26th place finish, and would ultimately get a speeding penalty coming onto pit road running in the 9th position late in the final stage resulting in a 26th place finish.

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– Chassis; Jordan Anderson Racing (JAR) will bring Chassis No. 103 for Karam to compete with in Friday night’s Food City 300 at BMS. Since being acquired from RCR in the off-season Friday night’s race will be the sixth event Chassis No. 103 has been entered in for JAR. Last seeing on track action at Michigan International Speedway, Jordan Anderson would drive Chassis No. 103 to a 15th place finish in the New Holland 250. Chassis No. 103 has an average finish of 21 with a best of 5th coming at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May with Tyler Reddick driving.

About Jordan Anderson Racing

Jordan Anderson Racing (JAR) is a NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) team, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) team, owned by owner/driver Jordan Anderson. Established in 2018, JAR has competed full-time in the last three NCWTS seasons claiming back-to-back runner-up finishes in the 2020 & 2021 season opening NextEra 250 at Daytona International Speedway. JAR fields a full-time entry in the NXS Series; the No. 31 Chevrolet Camaro SS driven by Jordan Anderson, Tyler Reddick, Josh Berry, Kaz Grala, Sage Karam, Erik Jones & Austin Dillon. JAR also fields the No. 3 Chevrolet Silverado for select drivers in the NCWTS.

LUCAS OIL POWRi SOUTHWEST LIGHTNING SPRINT CAR SERIES RETURNS TO THE BARONA SPEEDWAY THIS SATURDAY NIGHT

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(Lakeside, CA, September 16, 2021) After what seems like an eternity – actually it has only been one month off – the Lucas Oil Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series returns to the Barona Speedway this Saturday night, September 18th. The race will be a wingless affair and it will be the next to last event for the series on the San Diego County quarter-mile oval in 2021.

Lakeside teenager Grant Sexton, who has led the championship point standings most of the way this year, carries an 81-point advantage over teammate David Bezio going into Saturday’s race. Braden Chiaramonte of El Cajon and Matt Sotomayor of Alpine are not only fighting for third in the standings, but also for the “Rookie of the Year” title. Chiaramonte is currently 73-points up on Sotomayor and he is only 41-points behind Bezio. San Diego racer Parker Dumas is currently in fifth.

The last three SWLS races have produced three different winners. Point leader Sexton won on June 12th. Bezio took his lone win of the year on August 7th and Sexton’s father, Brent, won the last series race on August 28th. All told, through the first nine races of the year, there have been six different winners. As is the case in points, Grant Sexton leads the series in victories as well with three. Brent Sexton has two wins and is the only other driver in the series with more than a single victory. Indio’s James Turnbull, Dalton Sexton of Lakeside, Dumas and Bezio have one win each.

After the last SWLS race at Barona on October 2nd, the series will take two months off before returning to action in the “1st Annual Lettuce Bowl” at the Imperial Valley Raceway in Imperial, California. The races will be on Saturday night December 4th and Sunday afternoon December 5th. The club will combine with the WRA Midgets for two wingless shows. The races will bring down the curtain on the 2021 SWLS season.

Joining the SWLS at Barona this Saturday will be the Modifieds, Sport Mods, Street Stocks, Sport Compacts, Pure Stocks, 360/410 Sprint Cars, Mini Dwarfs and Junior Sprints. For fans who would like to attend Saturday’s race, the gates will open at noon with racing at 5:00 p.m. Fans can bring coolers and barbecues if they wish. The track is located at 1754 Wildcat Road in Lakeside (92040). The track website is https://baronaspeedway.com/ and the office phone number is (619) 749-8115.

The Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series would like to thank the following sponsors for making the 2021 season possible. Lucas Oil, Sexton Fire Protection, RTL Traffic Control & Equipment, Victory Graphix, United Cleaning Company, BK Wing, and A.M. Ortega Construction Inc. If you or your company would like to become part of the series, please contact Brent Sexton at (619) 454-6945 or mailto:sextonfire@cox.net

For up to the minute updates on the Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series, please visit the series website at raceswls.com or the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Southwest-Lightning-Sprints-101419131399196

Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Point Standings

  1. Grant Sexton – Lakeside, CA – 1060
  2. David Bezio – San Diego, CA – 979
  3. Brandon Chiaramonte ® – El Cajon, CA – 938
  4. Matt Sotomayor ® – Alpine, CA – 865
  5. Parker Dumas – San Diego, CA – 734
  6. Rudy Padilla – Norco, CA – 659
  7. D.J. Dumas – El Cajon, CA – 613
  8. Wyatt Boczanowski – San Diego, CA – 576
  9. Peter Benker – Alpine, CA – 568
  10. Dalton Sexton – Lakeside, CA – 530

2021 Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Schedule

March 26 Mohave Valley Raceway (Winged) – James Turnbull

March 27 Mojave Valley Raceway (Winged) – Brent Sexton

April 3 Barona Speedway (Winged) – Parker Dumas

April 17 Barona Speedway (Winged) – Dalton Sexton

May 1 Barona Speedway (Winged) – Grant Sexton

May 15 Barona Speedway (Wingless) – Grant Sexton

June 12 Barona Speedway (Winged) – Grant Sexton

August 7 Barona Speedway (Winged) – David Bezio

August 21 Barona Speedway (Wingless) – Brent Sexton

September 18 Barona Speedway (Wingless)

October 2 Barona Speedway (Winged)

December 4 Imperial Valley Speedway w/WMR Midgets

December 5 Imperial Valley Speedway w/WMR Midgets

DGR NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race Recap: Bristol

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Thursday, September 16
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway, .533-mile oval
Race: 18 of 22
Event: UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics (200 laps, 106 miles)

Hailie Deegan, No. 1 Toter Ford F-150

Start: 23rd

Finish: 25th

  • Deegan started the 200-lap event from the 23rd spot at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.
  • Under caution on lap 23, Deegan reported her truck was feeling pretty stable while in the 20th position.
  • During the lap-49 caution, the young driver reported her F-150 was tight in the center in the 17th position. She pitted for fuel, four tires and adjustments. A one-lap shootout ended Stage 1 with Deegan in 14th.
  • In Stage 2, Deegan maintained a top-15 position throughout multiple cautions and a red flag period. At the Stage 2 break, the Toter driver relayed her Ford was still on the tight side in 15th. She pitted for service and returned to the racing surface.
  • Another caution was displayed on lap 130 and the Toter driver reported her truck was free on entry. With 40 laps to go, Deegan pitted under caution from 20th for fuel, four tires and adjustments to help free up her F-150.
  • With 28 laps to go, Deegan radioed to her crew that her truck was handling better while in the 17th position. With under 20 laps remaining in the event, the California native was 16th. Shortly thereafter with 12 laps to go, Deegan was caught up in an accident that ended her night prematurely and relegated her to a 25th-place finish.

Tanner Gray, No. 15 Ford Performance F-150

Start: 21st

Finish: 38th

  • Tanner Gray was running in 19th when the caution flag waved on lap 3.
  • On lap 23, Gray had a left rear tire go flat, which sent him spinning into the wall in turn two. The damage ended his night early and he was credited with 38th.

Taylor Gray, No. 17 Ford Performance F-150

Start: 35th

Finish: 29th

  • Taylor Gray started his third NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race from the 35th position. He was up to 30th by lap three and 16th by lap 40.
  • A caution came out on lap 49 and the team opted to pit for four tires and fuel. Stage 1 ended in a one-lap shootout and Gray finished 17th.
  • The Ford Performance driver started Stage 2 in 14th and gained one position over the course of the stage and finished it in 13th.
  • After pitting for tires and fuel once again, Gray restarted 14th and had made it up to 12th when the caution came out with 70 laps to go.
  • On the ensuing restart, the No. 17 was stuck in the outside lane and fell to 14th. He was running there when a lapped truck spun in front of him and he had nowhere to go and made significant contact.
  • The damage ended his night early and he was credited with a 29th-place finish.

Next event: Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 24 at 9 p.m. ET.

Toyota Racing NCWTS Post-Race Recap — Bristol 9.16.21

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CHANDLER SMITH CLAIMS CAREER FIRST TRUCK SERIES VICTORY
Tundra Drivers Transfer Five to the Round of Eight

BRISTOL, Tenn. (September 16, 2021) – Chandler Smith picked up his first career win in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Thursday night at Bristol Motor Speedway. Smith was in a must-win scenario in order to transfer into the Round of Eight and continue to battle for the Playoffs and was able to capture the victory.

Toyota Racing Post-Race Recap
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Bristol Motor Speedway
Race 18 of 23 – 200 Laps, 106.6 Miles

TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS
1st, CHANDLER SMITH
2nd, GRANT ENFINGER
3rd, JOHN HUNTER NEMECHEK
4th, STEWART FRIESEN
5th, JOHNNY SAUTER
7th, MATT CRAFTON
9th, BEN RHODES
13th, DEREK KRAUS
21st, PARKER KLIGERMAN
23rd, CLAY GREENFIELD
24th, AUSTIN HILL
26th, CJ MCLAUGHLIN
33rd, DANNY BOHN
34th, DREW DOLLAR

*non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA QUOTES

CHANDLER SMITH, No. 18 Safelite Auto Glass Toyota Tundra, Kyle Busch Motorsports

Finishing Position: 1st

How do you feel getting your first career Truck Series victory?

“God is good, God is so damn good. I’ve really been tested here in the last year or two. Tested my faith and I’ve kept it. This is unbelievable. I can’t thank everyone behind me. Safelite, Toyota, KBM, Kyle Busch (team owner) – everybody, Jack Irving (TRD). This is incredible, I’m speechless right now.”

Were you starting to wonder if you would get a win in this series?

“I feel like truck racing is definitely the hardest out of all three series right now. In 2019, I felt like I was really, really good. Nothing’s changed about me, the competition has just gotten harder. Had to go to work and do a lot more. More studying and it finally paid off. God is just so good and I’m just so happy. This is unbelievable.”

What was going through your mind when you knew you had to win to transfer in the Playoffs?

“2019. That’s all I’ve been talking about all weekend is what I would do different in 2019 on that restart because of how damn hard these truck races are to win. It came down to it and I’ve beeen preparing myself all week for it. Just got a good launch. I can’t thank everybody enough that’s on this Safelite Toyota. This has been a heck of a journey and my faith has definitely been tested. Just keep on digging.”

How do you approach the next round of the Playoffs?

“I think everybody’s confidence is really high now for sure. I definitely think we’re going to be pretty good going into the next round.”

STEWART FRIESEN, No. 52 Halmar International Toyota Tundra, Halmar Friesen Racing

Finishing Position: 4th

How has your race team been so consistent early in the Playoffs?

“Race to race for sure. Thanks to Chris Larson, Halmar and everybody at home watching in my living room, really appreciate you guys. We’re coming back this weekend for Fonda, big race weekend for us. We had a really good truck tonight, just didn’t have really good long run speed. Probably some stuff that I was doing that I need to clean up. Got a good restart at the end and just about had a pretty good catastrophe there and tried to get a little too much getting around the 42 on a restart. Thought we were going to get good and just tagged the wall and were probably a quarter-of-an-inch from a flat right front. We’ll take it. The Tundra was awesome again tonight and my guys are on point. Looking forward to keeping it rolling the rest of the season. Thanks to all of our Northeast Modified fans, we appreciate the support.”

MATT CRAFTON, No. 88 Great Lakes/Menards Toyota Tundra, ThorSport Racing

Finishing Position: 7th

What were you lacking at the end of the race to battle for the win?

“I don’t know. I just couldn’t take off like they were. There at the end I just tried to keep taking big runs and see what I could do about it. I don’t know if I was doing something wrong or didn’t have the acceleration. Just struggled on it for whatever reason, we were off tonight mainly on land. We would have to wait on land and if I backed the corner up then they would run me over on entry. Like I said, definitely not the night we wanted. The Menards Toyota Tundra will be ready in Vegas and it will be go time again.”

BEN RHODES, No. 99 Bombardier LearJet 75 Toyota Tundra, ThorSport Racing

Finishing Position: 9th

How was the race tonight?

“I think this race shaved a few years off my life. That was stressful racing. You look at the 38 (Todd Gilliland) being on the outside now and I think we finished one or two spots ahead of him. With the 18 (Chandler Smith) winning the race, it made it to where we had to finish ahead of those guys. Just really close and not exactly how we wanted out race to go. We wanted to get some stage points and do all these things to make it easy on ourselves and we just weren’t as fast as we needed this Bombardier Tundra to be tonight. We have to go back and improve because right now how we’re running is not the way to win the championship and get to the final four. We have some work on our side, but the good news is that we’re on to bigger race tracks where teammates are an advantage and we’ve got strength in numbers at ThorSport with Talladega, Las Vegas and some big race tracks where it’s good to have friends. We just have to have a good meeting Monday morning and say what we need to work on and get better.”

AUSTIN HILL, No. 16 AISIN Toyota Tundra, Hattori Racing Enterprises

Finishing Position: 24th

What happened in the accident that took you out of the Playoffs?

“I was just trying to get in line and my spotter told me that he was coming and he was there. Kind of went down a little bit to see if I could spook him a little bit and maybe make him lift and I misjudged it. I came down too much and then as soon as he got into me, it just takes all the rear stability out of it and off we went. I hate that we tore up all those other race trucks and I hope everybody ended up alright. It’s all on me. I let my team down. They brought me a hot rod to Bristol, a place we’re not very good at. We sped on pit road and just choked it, what else do you say. We go on to next year. Don’t know what next year looks like yet, but hopefully I’m with these guys and I can redeem myself for them and this organization because they deserve better than what they got tonight. We’ll see.”

About Toyota

Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in the U.S. and North America for more than 60 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands. During that time, Toyota has created a tremendous value chain as our teams have contributed to world-class design, engineering, and assembly of more than 40 million cars and trucks in North America, where we have 14 manufacturing plants, 15 including our joint venture in Alabama (10 in the U.S.), and directly employ more than 47,000 people (over 36,000 in the U.S.). Our 1,800 North American dealerships (nearly 1,500 in the U.S.) sold nearly 2.8 million cars and trucks (nearly 2.4 million in the U.S.) in 2019.

Through the Start Your Impossible campaign, Toyota highlights the way it partners with community, civic, academic and governmental organizations to address our society’s most pressing mobility challenges. We believe that when people are free to move, anything is possible. For more information about Toyota, visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.

NASCAR Bass Pro Shop Night Race Preview

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Photo by Ted Seminara for Speedwaymedia.com

Saturday will bring racing fans the last NASCAR Series Playoffs race of the Round of 16, with the Bristol Motor Speedway to play host to the 60th annual running of the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race. 

The event will be the first time NASCAR will have a race happen on the concrete surface inside the “Last Great Colosseum” this season –  the spring race at the Tennessee track took place on dirt.

This race is expected to be a very exciting one, given that drivers are desperate for playoff points, and it will be as crucial as it will be exciting due to track position being of great importance in any short race.

Race Details

Date: Saturday, September 18, 2021
Start Time: 7:30pm. EST
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway — Bristol, TN
Coverage: NBCSN
Pole Sitter: Martin Truex Jr.
Defending Champion: Kevin Harvick
Distance: 266.5 miles
Laps: 500
Lap Length: 0.533 miles
Stages: Three (Laps 1-125; 126-250; 251-500)
Surface: Concrete
Turns: 4

Kyle Busch is the favorite going into the event at +400 and the Android betting app will be offering odds. Busch has won the race on three occasions, the most for any active racer, and has two wins this season. 

Kyle Larson follows at +450 while Denny Hamlin is +600 and Chase Elliot at +800. Joey Logano is +1000 with Kevin Karvic at +1100.

You could find a full list of odds right below.

Kyle Busch – +400
Kyle Larson – +450
Denny Hamlin – +600
Chase Elliott – +800
Joey Logano – +1000
Kevin Harvick – +1100
Ryan Blaney – +1500
Kurt Busch – +1500
Brad Keselowski – +1600
Martin Truex Jr. – +1800
Christopher Bell – +2200
William Byron – +2500
Alex Bowman – +2500
Tyler Reddick – +3000
Aric Almirola – +3000
Ross Chastain – +3000
Austin Dillon – +4500
Matt DiBenedetto – +5000
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – +8000
Bubba Wallace – +8000
Daniel Suarez – +10000
Cole Custer – +10000
Ryan Newman – +13000
Chris Buescher – +13000
Erik Jones – +15000
Chase Briscoe – +15000
Ryan Preece – +20000
Michael McDowell – +25000
Corey Lajoie – +25000
Anthony Alfredo – +50000
Justin Haley – +60000
Quin Houff – +100000
B.J. McLeod – +100000
J.J. Yeley – +100000
David Starr – +100000
Garrett Smithley – +100000
James Davison – +100000
Josh Bilicki – +100000

NASCAR has ditched the practice and qualifying runs for most races following the interruption on the calendar last season due to COVID-19. Group draws and a formula involving performance metrics were used to make up the starting grids. The formula has been kept for most of the races in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season and Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race will be no different.

The performance-metrics formula takes several factors into account,  including individual race performances and results over the course of the season. 

You could check the breakdown out right here:

35 percent: Team owner points ranking
25 percent: Driver’s finishing position from the previous race
25 percent: Car owner’s finishing position from the previous race
15 percent: Fastest lap from the previous race

The starting lineup is also below:

1 – #19 – Martin Truex Jr.
2 – #11 – Denny Hamlin
3 – #22 – Joey Logano
4 – #9 – Chase Elliott
5 – #5 – Kyle Larson
6 – #20 – Christopher Bell
7 – #12 – Ryan Blaney
8 – #4 – Kevin Harvick
9 – #18 – Kyle Busch
10 – #2 – Brad Keselowski
11 – #48 – Alex Bowman
12 – #10 – Aric Almirola
13 – #8 – Tyler Reddick
14 – #24 – William Byron
15 – #1 – Kurt Busch
16 – #34 – Michael McDowell
17 – #42 – Ross Chastain
18 – #3 – Austin Dillon
19 – #21 – Matt DiBenedetto
20 – #14 – Chase Briscoe (R)
21 – #99 – Daniel Suarez
22 – #43 – Erik Jones
23 – #47 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
24 – #6 – Ryan Newman
25 – #17 – Chris Buescher
26 – #41 – Cole Custer
27 – #37 – Ryan Preece
28 – #23 – Bubba Wallace
29 – #77 – Justin Haley
30 – #38 – Anthony Alfredo (R)
31 – #7 – Corey LaJoie
32 – #78 – B.J. McLeod
33 – #52 – Josh Bilicki
34 – #00 – Quin Houff
35 – #51 – J.J. Yeley
36 – #53 – Garrett Smithley
37 – #15 – James Davison
38 – #66 – David Starr

Martin Truex Jr. was awarded the pole for the event on Wednesday as a result of the aforementioned metric. He earned an automatic spot in the Playoffs’ Round of 12 by winning at Richmond last weekend and has joined Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson in automatic qualification. Alex Bowman, who will need to have a strong run in Saturday’s race to advance to the Round of 12 has the highest starting position at 11th.

The four drivers, Tyler Reddick, William Byron, Kurt Busch, and Michael McDowell,  placed below the cutoff line will all start in a cluster in Rows 7 and 8.

Only Truex, Hamlin, and Larson will be guaranteed to continue chasing the championship no matter what happens.

IPL 2021: Most Successful Captains in IPL History

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In this article, we have tried to establish who is the best captain in IPL history. We have considered only those skippers who have led their franchises in at least 10 matches. 

                                                    Most Successful Captains in IPL History
CaptainIPL Matches LedMatches WonMatches LostSuccess Percentage
Rohit Sharma116704560.34
Steve Smith42251759.52
MS Dhoni1881107758.82
Sachin Tendulkar51302158.82
Cameron White127558.33

Who Is the Most Successful Captain in the IPL?

1. Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma’s IPL captaincy record speaks for itself. He has won 70 out of 116 matches as captain, registering the highest win percentage amongst IPL captains of 60.34. Sharma is inarguably the best captain of IPL, having led Mumbai Indians to five titles in eight years at the helm.

2. Steve Smith

Former Australian skipper Steve Smith has had enough experience of captaincy at the international level as well as league level. In 2017 he was appointed skipper of Rising Pune Supergiant, in place of Dhoni. Smith led the franchise to the final where they lost to MI by a solitary run. Smith has also skippered Rajasthan Royals in a few seasons. With 25 wins registered in 42 matches on his watch, Smith has a win percentage of 59.52, second only to that of Rohit Sharma.

3. MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni has been considered one of the world’s best captains. Dhoni is the only player to have captained a side in the inaugural IPL 2008 edition who is still leading a team in the league. CSK has won three IPL titles on Dhoni’s watch. The former India skipper has led IPL franchises in 188 matches, winning 110 to establish a winning percentage of 58.82.

4. Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar compensated for his lack of success leading India in international cricket by captaining Mumbai Indians with a high degree of success in the IPL. Though MI did not win any IPL trophy on Tendulkar’s watch, they won 30 out of 51 matches in which they were led by Sachin, which translated into a win percentage of 58.82.

5. Cameron White

Former Australian player Cameron White featured for RCB, Deccan Chargers, and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. In 2012, he took over the captaincy of DC mid-season from Kumar Sangakkara. He also captained the SRH side in the following season. In the 12 matches White captained, 7 were won by his team, giving Cameron a success percentage of 58.33 in the tournament.

Captains Who Have Led Their Teams to IPL Titles

The question, “who is the most successful captain in IPL?” can also be decided by finding out who has won the most IPL titles for his franchise.

Rohit Sharma

The current Mumbai Indians skipper, Rohit Sharma, has led his franchise to the most IPL titles. MI has won five IPL trophies with Sharma at the helm. In 2013, MI won their maiden IPL trophy beating CSK led by Dhoni in the final. MI batted first and made 148/9 before keeping CSK down to 125/9. In 2015, MI became IPL champions for the 2nd time, again beating the Dhoni-led CSK in the title match. Batting first, MI scored 202/5 before restricting CSK to 161/8. MI’s 3rd IPL trophy came in the 2017 season when they beat Rising Pune Supergiant led by Steve Smith in the final. Batting first, MI scored 129/8. In reply, RPS scored 128/6 handing MI a one-run win. MI won their 4th title in 2019, beating Dhoni’s CSK in the final. Batting first they made 149/8 before restricting CSK to 148/7 for another one-run victory. In 2020, Sharma led MI to their 5th IPL trophy, beating the Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi Capitals in the final match. DC batted first and scored 156/7 before MI chased down the target with 5 wickets and 8 balls to spare.

MS Dhoni

Dhoni who leads Chennai Super Kings in the ongoing IPL season has led his franchise to three IPL titles. CSK won their first IPL title on Dhoni’s watch in 2010 when they beat MI Indians by 22 runs in the final. Batting first in the game, CSK scored 168/5. In reply, MI could manage no more than 146/9. In 2011, Dhoni led CSK to a successful defense of their title, when they beat RCB, led by Daniel Vettori, in the final. Batting first, CSK made 205/5 before restricting RCB to 147/8 in their 20-over innings. In 2018, CSK won their 3rd IPL trophy under Dhoni. In the final, they faced Sunrisers Hyderabad who was led by Kane Williamson. Batting first SRH scored 178/6.

Gautam Gambhir

Gambhir, the former skipper of Kolkata Knight Riders, who led his franchise to two IPL trophies in 2012 and 2014 was once considered the best captain in IPL. In 2012, KKR chased down a target of 191 set by the Dhoni-led CSK with 5 wickets to spare. In 2014, KKR faced Kings XI Punjab led by George Bailey in the title match. Batting first, KXIP scored 199/4. In reply, KKR scored 200/3 in 19.3 overs.

David Warner

In 2016, Warner led SRH to their only IPL title. SRH batted first and scored 208/7. In reply, RCB led by Virat Kohli fell tantalizingly short of the target, managing to score only 200/7.

Shane Warne

Warne led Rajasthan Royals to their only IPL title in the inaugural season of the league in 2008. In the final, Royals clashed with CSK. Batting first in that game, CSK scored 163/5 before Royals chased down the target with three wickets to spare, on the last ball.

Adam Gilchrist

Gilchrist skippered the now-defunct Deccan Chargers franchise in their successful title run in IPL 2009. In the final of that edition, Chargers were challenged for the title by Royal Challengers Bangalore led by Anil Kumble. Batting first in the game, DC scored 143/6 before restricting RCB to 137/9 in their allotted overs.

Conclusion

 At cric-life.com, we believe that Rohit Sharma is inarguably the best IPL team captain.

Chandler Smith powers through to next round of Playoffs with Bristol victory

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Photo Credit: Christian Gardner for Speedway Media

In a must-win situation, 19-year-old Chandler Smith made a power move on Sheldon Creed with three laps to go, moving Creed out of the way. He hung on to win the Camping World Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway and locked the No. 18 team into the Playoffs Round of 6.

“All week, I’ve been talking about 2019 when I finished second to Brett Moffitt and what I would have done different to win that race and these things are so hard now to win,” Smith said about the victory. “I haven’t done anything different since 2019. I’ve been doing a lot of sim time and watching film to get this win. My faith has been tested plenty of times.”

Creed, who was dominant most of the night, led a race-high 189 laps before spinning with three laps to go due to a left-rear tire. He finished in the 19th spot, two laps down.

“I knew I was going to get hit at some point, but it hurts nonetheless,” Creed said. “We’ve had three really fast trucks to open up the Playoffs and and it’s been really fun to go out there and dominate races. I’m having a lot of fun right now and I’m looking forward to heading to Vegas and setting our team up to make it to Phoenix.”

Bristol Motor Speedway served as the final race in the Round of 8 Thursday night. Already a two-time winner in the playoffs, Creed was on the pole due to the qualifying metric system. Stages of 55/55/90 made up the 200-lap race in what would be a wild night of action.

In the first stage, the caution was flown as early as Lap 3 for the No. 32 of Sam Mayer and the No. 3 of Howie DiSavino III for spinning in Turns 1 and 2. Following the accident, there were two more yellow flags, one at Lap 22 for Tanner Gray and on Lap 49 for Spencer Boyd. Prior to the Lap 49 caution, Smith was concerned as he had a left-front tire rub after making contact with another playoff driver, Todd Gilliland.

With a one-lap dash set up for the first stage, Creed and Matt Crafton were on the front row, but Creed took off first with the faster truck and went on to take the first stage win. Austin Hill, Crafton, Zane Smith, Grant Enfinger, Carson Hocevar, Stewart Friesen, Todd Gilliland, Tyler Ankrum and Johnny Sauter rounded out the Top 10.

Stage 2 began on Lap 66 and was one of the calmer stages of the night. There was only one yellow flag that slowed the field on Lap 70 when the No. 51 of Drew Dollar spun on the backstretch and collected Tate Fogleman, Dawson Cram, Howie DiSavino and Danny Bohn. The caution prompted the first red flag of the night, lasting six minutes and 23 seconds in length.

Despite the red flag stoppage, Creed was once again dominant, and collected another stage victory. Ankrum, Austin Hill, Zane Smith, Chandler Smith, Nemechek, Friesen, Enfinger, Parker Kligerman and Crafton completed the Top 10. During the stage break caution, Zane Smith was penalized for throwing a fuel can, while Ankrum and Austin Hill were penalized for being too fast on pit road.

The third and final stage had five cautions and the second red flag of the night. Most notably, when the fourth yellow came out with 11 to go, playoff contender, Austin Hill, came down on the No. 25 of Josh Berry on the frontstretch and wrecked in Turn 1. Hill then went up the track and collected Hailie Deegan, Derek Kraus, Lawless Alan and Austin Wayne Self.

The major accident brought out the second red flag of the race and the field was halted for seven minutes and 37 seconds. Unfortunately, for the Georgia native Austin Hill, his playoff chances came to a close as he was eliminated from the next round.

The final restart came with five laps to go with Creed and Chandler Smith on the front row. Smith’s teammate Nemechek was close behind in third. As both Creed and Smith fired off, the two raced side-by-side before Smith got the better of Creed by moving him up the track.

Creed went high on the outside and fell back in the running order and eventually made contact with another driver and spun due to a left-rear flat tire.

Even though Creed spun, no caution was called and Chandler Smith drove away with the victory. Enfinger, John Hunter Nemechek, Friesen, Sauter, Hocevar, Crafton, Zane Smith, Ben Rhodes, and Gilliland completed the top 10 finishers.

Despite their best efforts, Austin Hill and Gilliland were eliminated from the Playoffs. Gilliland missed the next round by just two points.

Smith led one time for five laps and gained five playoff points.

There were 11 cautions for 85 laps and three lead changes among three different leaders.

Playoff Standings for the Round of 8 beginning at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

  1. John Hunter Nemechek, +44
  2. Sheldon Creed, +20
  3. Ben Rhodes, +13
  4. Zane Smith, +3
    Below the cut line
  5. Chandler Smith, -3
  6. Matt Crafton, -5
  7. Carson Hocevar, -7
  8. Stewart Friesen, -8

Official Results following the UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway:

  1. Chandler Smith, led five laps
  2. Grant Enfinger
  3. John Hunter Nemechek
  4. Stewart Friesen
  5. Johnny Sauter
  6. Carson Hocevar, led six laps
  7. Matt Crafton
  8. Zane Smith
  9. Ben Rhodes
  10. Todd Gilliland
  11. Josh Berry
  12. Doug Coby
  13. Derek Kraus
  14. Austin Wayne Self
  15. Colby Howard
  16. Ryan Truex
  17. Timmy Hill
  18. Lawless Alan
  19. Sheldon Creed, won both stages, led 189 laps, 2 laps down
  20. Cory Roper, 2 laps down
  21. Parker Kligerman, 3 laps down
  22. Sam Mayer, 7 laps down
  23. Clay Greenfield, 7 laps down
  24. Austin Hill, OUT, Accident
  25. Hailie Deegan, OUT, Accident
  26. CJ McLaughlin, 12 laps down
  27. Jennifer Jo Cobb, 12 laps down
  28. Howie DiSavino III, OUT, Electrical
  29. Taylor Gray, OUT, Accident
  30. Chase Purdy, OUT, Accident
  31. Spencer Boyd, OUT, Overheating
  32. Tyler Ankrum, OUT, Accident
  33. Danny Bohn, OUT, Accident
  34. Drew Dollar, OUT, Accident
  35. Dawson Cram, OUT, Accident
  36. Kris Wright, OUT, Engine
  37. Tate Fogleman, OUT, Accident
  38. Tanner Gray, OUT, Accident
  39. Ray Ciccarelli, OUT, Rear Gear
  40. Josh Reaume, OUT, Accident

Up Next: The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will head west to begin the Round of 8 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Friday night, September 24, live on Fox Sports 1 at 9 p.m. ET with radio coverage on MRN Radio.

CHEVY NCS AT BRISTOL 2: Alex Bowman Press Conf. Transcript

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NASCAR CUP SERIES
BASS PRO SHOPS NIGHT RACE
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONF. TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 48 ALLY CAMARO ZL1 1LE, Teleconference Transcript Highlights:

HOW MUCH ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT OTHER DRIVERS DO AND HOW MUCH WILL THEIR STRATEGY DICTATE YOURS?
“I think, in the situation we’re in, there are so many moving parts and pieces, and guys really close to us, that if you try to keep track of all that, you’re just going to dial yourself out and be worried about things you don’t need to be worried about. We just have to go execute and have the best day we can. There are a lot of guys that are really good at Bristol. I know we’re going to have to have a really good night and score a lot of points and not beat ourselves, which has been a struggle for us at Bristol, particularly. But I’m looking forward to it. I’m looking forward to the challenge. It’s a really fun race track. We’re always really fast there. We don’t have the results to show that in the last year or so, but we’ve always had speed. Last year we were really good in the Stages and had a tire come apart. So, we’ve just got to go execute and be the best we can be.”

YOU GOT YOUR RACING BEGINNINGS ON THE WEST COAST IN ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU TO SEE THAT THE CLASH IS MOVING TO THE L.A. COLISEUM THIS YEAR? WHAT DO YOU AND THE OTHER DRIVERS THINK OF THAT AND OTHER CHANGES TO THE 2022 SCHEDULE?
“I can’t really speak much for the other drivers. From my side of things, I think it’s really cool. I ran that first E-Series race at Bowman Gray Stadium ten years ago, or whatever it was, and I remember going into that like oh, this isn’t even going to be a race, and so on, and it was just another race track. The atmosphere was amazing. The racing was great. The cars were fine on such a small race track. There are plenty of short tracks around the country that are quarter miles that people race on every Saturday night. So, I’m looking forward to that. I think it’s going to be really cool. The atmosphere I’m sure, is going to be amazing. That’s really what makes an event like that is the atmosphere. Hopefully, we absolutely slam that place full of people and put on a great event.”

WITH THE SUCCESS YOU’VE HAD THIS YEAR ON SHORT TRACKS, HOW MUCH CONFIDENCE DOES THAT GIVE YOU HEADING TO BRISTOL AND KNOWING WHAT’S ON THE LINE?
“I definitely always have confidence going to Bristol. I really have confidence going anywhere, especially this year with Hendrick Motorsports. We’ve been fast everywhere. I’m confident but, definitely not comfortable, by any means in the point situation we’re in. So, we’ve just got to go have a good day. We have all the parts and pieces and tools we need to make that happen. We’ve just got to go do it.”

ON THE 2022 SCHEDULE OVERALL
“I’m excited, like I said, about going to L.A. I think that’s going to be really neat. I’ve got some friends over at Gateway. It’s really cool to see all their hard work rewarded with a Cup Series event. They’ve worked really hard on that place. It’s really cool to see them have that success. Hopefully that’s another great event for us, and it’s going to be a lot of fun.”

WITH EVERYTHING THAT HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS HAS ACCOMPLISHED DURING THE REGULAR SEASON, HOW MUCH OF A SENSE OF URGENCY IS THERE WITH THE NO. 48 TEAM AS A WHOLE?
“I don’t think there’s a sense of urgency. I don’t think we expected to be in this situation. I’m pretty frustrated with myself after Darlington to put ourselves in this spot. We know we need to go execute and go have a good day. We know it’s not going to be easy by any means. But we also know that if something goes wrong and we don’t make it to the next round, there are still more opportunities for us to win races this year. There are plenty of opportunities for us to still end up with a good points spot. We’ve just got to go execute each and every week. Consistency has been our hard spot over the last couple of years with this race team. We’ve got to get that figured out. But it’s been a great year and we’re going to do all we can to get all four Hendrick cars as far as we can in the Playoffs.”

AND ON THE NOTE OF CONSISTENCY, THESE LAST FIVE OR SIX RACES HAVE NOT BEEN VERY STRONG FOR YOU. BUT HOW DO YOU JUST FOCUS ON THE RACE AHEAD?
“Yeah, it’s definitely difficult. But at the same time, I think a lot of it was things not of our doing. At the Indy Road Course, we had a flat tire on the last re-start. At Michigan, we got some damage. We just had some days that got away from us with things outside of our control. So, just need to go execute. Darlington, I’m really frustrated with myself still. That was a day that if we would have just gone and executed, we wouldn’t be remotely in this situation this week. So, when you start the Playoffs with a 26th place finish, it’s not very good and we just have to go make up for it this weekend.”

IF THE POST-SEASON DREAM DOES END THIS WEEKEND, WHAT’S THE BIGGEST POSITIVE TAKEAWAY YOU’LL HAVE IN YOUR FIRST SEASON REPRESENTING THE NO. 48 BRANDING? AND WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT YOURSELF AS BOTH A DRIVER AND A PERSON?
“It’s been a lot of fun working with Ally. I think that’s the biggest thing is just how great it is to work with everybody on their team. It’s been amazing to have a partner that has your back the way that Ally does. Obviously, winning three races this year and getting them their first point wins, their first trip to the Playoffs, it’s been really great. I feel like we have as good of a shot as anybody at transferring this week. And if we don’t, we can still finish fifth in points. We’ve just got to go have really good end to the year. We did that last year and ended up sixth in points, so high expectations for the rest of the year, but it’s going to be a lot of fun.”

WHAT DO YOU SAY TO PEOPLE WHO CLAIM THIS PACKAGE PUTS LESS EMPHASIS ON A DRIVER’S SKILL AND MORE ON RANDOM LUCK?
“Well, the good news with that is we’re on the low downforce package this week at Bristol. So, lowdown force, high horsepower, I think passing is definitely tough just on the shape of the race track. But that’s just part of it. As far as the high downforce stuff goes, it’s just another race car. It’s another package. Everybody’s got the same thing. You’ve still got to drive it. So, I don’t think anybody can say it’s random luck by any means.”
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23XI Racing Announces Crew Chief Mike Wheeler as Director of Competition

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Mooresville, NC (September 16, 2021) – Today 23XI Racing announced veteran crew chief Mike Wheeler will move full time to Director of Competition, a role he has held since 23XI Racing’s inception, along with crew chief of the No. 23 Toyota Camry. With the move, Bootie Barker will step in as crew chief for Bubba Wallace for the remainder of the 2021 season.

As 23XI Racing continues to grow and move towards expanding in 2022 and beyond, this move allows Wheeler to fully focus on continuing to build the team, the team’s expansion in 2022 with the newly announced No. 45 team and work on the team’s future headquarters.

“Mike Wheeler (Wheels) has been a huge part of helping build 23XI Racing,” said 23XI Racing President Steve Lauletta “From day one, Wheels has helped put this team together, with a focus on the competition side. As we move towards 2022, it’s important for us to put the right people in place that help continue the growth of 23XI to the next level. As we finish out the 2021 season, this move allows Wheels to focus on our overall vision for 23XI and allow Bootie (Barker) to help Bubba and the No. 23 team finish strong over the final eight races.”

A veteran of the sport, Barker has been at 23XI Racing throughout the 2021 season and brings multiple years of crew chief experience to his new role. Throughout his career, Barker has served as crew chief in the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series, Truck Series and the ARCA Series. Most recently in the Cup Series, Barker served as crew chief for Ty Dillon at Germain Racing in 2017.

“Being a part of 23XI Racing from when it was just an idea, to seeing the plans come to life, securing our temporary shop and working to build this team has been an amazing opportunity and one I’m excited to continue as the team grows and expands,” said Wheeler. “I’ve enjoyed the opportunity to be back on the box this season with the No. 23 team and Bubba, but to be able to solely focus on the next steps it takes to expand to a multi-car team, build a new shop and get this team to where it’s in contention to win each and every week is exciting for me and I’m ready to give it my full attention as we finish this season and move in to 2022. Bootie (Barker) has been a great asset to 23XI Racing all season and with his experience, he was the right choice to step in and finish the 2021 season with Bubba and the No. 23 Toyota Camry team.”

The change is effective starting with this weekend’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday, September 18, 2021.

About 23XI Racing

23XI Racing – pronounced twenty-three eleven – was founded by NBA legend Michael Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin in 2020. Rising NASCAR star Bubba Wallace is the single car team’s driver. 23XI Racing’s No. 23 Toyota Camry made its NASCAR Cup Series debut at the Daytona 500 on February 14, 2021 at Daytona International Speedway.

FedEx Racing Express Facts – Bristol Motor Speedway

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Denny Hamlin
11 FedEx Freight Toyota
Joe Gibbs Racing

Saturday Race Info:
Race: Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Date/Time: Saturday, Sept. 18/7:30 p.m. ET
Distance: 500 laps/266.5 miles
Track Length: .5 mile
Track Shape: Oval

Express Notes:

Richmond Recap: Denny Hamlin dominated most of the 300-mile race at his home track of Richmond (Va.) Raceway Saturday night, but he would have needed a few more miles to chase down Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. in the end for the win. The Chesterfield, Va., led 197 of the 400 laps, winning the first two stages of the race. But a couple slow green-flag pit stops in Stage 3 knocked Hamlin back further in the top five, leaving him with plenty of ground to make up. He spent the final 50 laps of the race pushing his FedEx Ground Toyota as hard as he could, closing a seven-second gap behind leader Truex to just 1.5 seconds at the white flag. The final lap around the three-quarter-mile oval wasn’t enough to close the remaining gap, and Hamlin crossed the finish line in second behind Truex, collecting two playoff points for his stage wins.

Bristol Preview: The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway for the fan-favorite Bristol Night Race on Saturday, the final event in the Playoffs Round of 16. Hamlin has two career wins at the “World’s Fastest Half-Mile” – both in the annual night race. Hamlin and the FedEx Racing team have already clinched a spot in the next bracket of the Playoffs, the Round of 12, but look to add to their Bristol success on Saturday night.

Hamlin Statistics:
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
Races: 30
Wins: 2
Poles: 4
Top-5: 9
Top-10: 14
Laps Led: 829
Avg. Start: 13.2
Avg. Finish: 14.7

Hamlin Conversation – Bristol:

Knowing you’ve already clinched your spot in the Round of 12, what are your goals for the Bristol race?

“We want to win. Even though we’ve already punched our ticket into the next round, we want another win. Our team enjoyed that trip to Victory Lane a couple weeks ago, and we want to go back. Bristol is a favorite of our crew chief, Chris Gabehart, especially, and I think he wants that trophy as badly as any of us.”

The series hasn’t raced on the Bristol pavement since last year. Will the time away make it more difficult to prepare?

“Yeah, the last time we were at Bristol Motor Speedway, it was covered in dirt. So, it’s definitely a completely different race with a different type of car as we go back now for the second race this year. But Joe Gibbs Racing has a long history at that racetrack and a lot of success, so we’ll be dialed in as we always are.”

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