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[October 27, 2016]
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NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES: GOODY'S FAST
RELIEF 500 (500 laps, 263 miles), Martinsville Speedway;
Martinsville, Virginia.
TV: Sunday, Oct. 30, 1 p.m. ET - NBCSN (Radio: Motor Racing
Network/SiriusXM Channel 90).
THEN AND NOW: This will be the 136th Sprint Cup race held at the
oldest racetrack on the NASCAR circuit (first race was in 1949). It
will also be the seventh race of the 10-race Chase for the Sprint
Cup Championship playoffs, and the first race of the third round -
otherwise known as Round of 8. ... Four drivers were eliminated from
the Chase this past Sunday at Talladega, a race won by Joey Logano.
Eliminated were Chase Elliott, Austin Dillon, Brad Keselowski and
Martin Truex Jr. ... Drivers remaining as the Chase moves to the
Round of 8 are Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin
Harvick, Joey Logano, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards.
... All eight drivers will begin the third round tied at 4,000
points each as the points have been reset. ... The first six race
winners thus far in the Chase have been Martin Truex Jr.
(Chicagoland and Dover), Kevin Harvick (New Hampshire and Kansas),
Jimmie Johnson (Charlotte) and Joey Logano (Talladega). ... A total
of 13 different drivers have won at least one race thus far in the
first 32 races this season: Brad Keselowski (4 wins), Kyle Busch
(4), Martin Truex Jr. (4), Kevin Harvick (4), Denny Hamlin (3),
Jimmie Johnson (3), Carl Edwards (2), Matt Kenseth (2), Joey Logano
(2) and one win each by Kurt Busch, Tony Stewart, Chris Buescher and
Kyle Larson.
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES: The series is off for the second consecutive
weekend. The schedule resumes on Saturday, Nov. 5, at Texas Motor
Speedway.
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THEN AND NOW: Kyle Busch won the most recent race nearly two weeks
ago at Kansas Speedway. Elliott Sadler finished second, followed by
Daniel Suarez, Joey Logano and Kyle Larson. ... The next race on the
schedule, at Texas on Nov. 5, will be the second race of the second
round - known as the "Round of 8" - of the inaugural Xfinity Chase
for the Championship. ... Winners in the Chase thus far have been
Elliott Sadler (Kentucky), Daniel Suarez (Dover), Joey Logano
(Charlotte) and Kyle Busch (Kansas). ... There have been a number of
reports recently that NASCAR officials are contemplating about
whether to limit or eliminate Sprint Cup drivers from racing in the
Xfinity Series or Camping World Truck Series starting in 2017. ...
Winners of the first 30 Xfinity Series races this season have been
Chase Elliott (Daytona), Kyle Busch (Atlanta, Las Vegas, Phoenix,
Texas, Kentucky, New Hampshire, Indianapolis, Richmond and Kansas),
Austin Dillon (Fontana, Bristol), Erik Jones (Bristol, Dover, Iowa
and Chicago), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Richmond), Elliott Sadler
(Talladega, Darlington and Kentucky), Denny Hamlin (Charlotte), Kyle
Larson (Pocono), Daniel Suarez (Michigan and Dover), Sam Hornish Jr.
(Iowa), Aric Almirola (Daytona), Joey Logano (Watkins Glen and
Charlotte), Justin Marks (Mid-Ohio) and Michael McDowell (Road
America). ... Elliott Sadler and Daniel Suarez are tied for the lead
in the Xfinity point standings, followed by Blake Koch (-7), Justin
Allgaier (-12), Erik Jones (-12), Ryan Reed (-14), Brendan Gaughan
(-29) and Darrell Wallace Jr. (-30).
NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES: TEXAS ROADHOUSE 200 (200 laps,
105.2 miles), Martinsville Speedway; Martinsville, Virginia.
TV: Saturday, Oct. 29, 1:30 p.m. ET - Fox Sports 1 (Radio: Motor
Racing Network/SiriusXM Channel 90).
THEN AND NOW: After a two-week layoff, the series returned to action
last weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. Former ARCA champion Grant
Enfinger won from the pole to earn his first career win in NASCAR
competition. ... Chase Elliott will make his first Truck Series race
since 2013 this weekend at Martinsville, driving for team owner
Carlos Contreras. Harrison Burton, son of former Sprint Cup driver
and current NBC NASCAR analyst Jeff Burton, will also make his Truck
Series debut, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports. ... Two drivers
were eliminated after Talladega from advancing to the Round of 6,
the second round of the inaugural Truck Series Chase for the
Championship: Daniel Hemric and John Hunter Nemechek. ... The Round
of 6 begins this weekend at Martinsville with the points reset and
all six remaining drivers are now tied at 3,000 points each. ... The
winners of the first round/Round of 8 races were William Byron (New
Hampshire), Tyler Reddick (Las Vegas) and Grant Enfinger
(Talladega). ... There have been 11 winners thus far this season:
Johnny Sauter (Daytona), John Hunter Nemechek (Atlanta, Canada),
Kyle Busch (Martinsville, Chicagoland), William Byron (Kansas,
Michigan, Iowa, Kentucky, Pocono and New Hampshire), Matt Crafton
(Dover, Charlotte), Christopher Bell (Gateway), Kyle Larson
(Eldora), Ben Kennedy (Bristol), Brett Moffitt (Michigan), Tyler
Reddick (Las Vegas) and Grant Enfinger (Talladega).
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VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES: 2016 season has concluded.
THEN AND NOW: The 2017 season will expand from 16 to 17 races with
the return of the open-wheel series to Gateway Motorsports Park just
east of St. Louis, Missouri. ... Canadian driver James Hinchcliffe
continues to advance on ABC's Dancing With The Stars this past
Monday. Hinchcliffe is aiming to become the second IndyCar driver to
win the championship, following Helio Castroneves' victory in 2007.
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NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION, MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING SERIES: TOYOTA
NHRA NATIONALS, The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway; Las Vegas,
Nevada.
TV: Live final eliminations, Sunday, Oct. 30, 4-7 pm ET on Fox
Sports 1. Also, there will be live qualifying on Friday, Oct. 28,
from 6-7 pm ET on Fox Sports 1.
THEN AND NOW: This weekend's race will be the penultimate event on
the 2016 schedule. Only one race will remain after that in the
six-race Countdown to the Championship playoffs, the season-ending
Auto Club Finals at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California, from
Nov. 10-13. ... Winners at the most recent race, at Texas Motorplex
nearly two weeks ago, were Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Matt Hagan
(Funny Car), Drew Skillman (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock
Motorcycle). ... Depending on how his top challengers perform, Brown
needs to leave Las Vegas with between a 96- to 110-point lead to
clinch his second consecutive Top Fuel crown and his third in the
last five seasons. ... With five professional level drivers already
eliminated from the Countdown (Richie Crampton and Clay Millican in
Top Fuel, Alexis DeJoria in Funny Car, and five-time champ Jeg
Coughlin and two-time defending champ Erica Enders in Pro Stock),
it's likely we'll see perhaps another 20 or more drivers/riders
potentially eliminated after Las Vegas. For example, just in Top
Fuel, seven drivers would be eliminated if Brown clinches the
championship. ... Here are the updated standings after the first
four Countdown races (only drivers that remain mathematically
eligible) -- TOP FUEL: 1. Antron Brown; 2. Doug Kalitta (-150); 3.
Shawn Langdon (-172); 4. Brittany Force (-191); 5. Steve Torrence
(-197); 6. Tony Schumacher (-209); 7. J.R. Todd (-244); and 8. Leah
Pritchett (-254). FUNNY CAR: 1. Ron Capps; 2. Tommy Johnson Jr.
(-64); 3. Matt Hagan (-88); 4. Jack Beckman (-131); 5. Del Worsham
(-145); 6. Robert Hight (-187); 7. John Force (-198); 8. Courtney
Force (-227) and 9. Tim Wilkerson (-237. PRO STOCK: 1. Jason Line;
2. Greg Anderson (-26); 3. Vincent Nobile (-14); 4. Shane Gray
(-134); 5. Bo Butner (-140); 6. Drew Skillman (-185); 7. Chris
McGaha (-232); 8. Allen Johnson (-241). PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE: 1.
Eddie Krawiec; 2. Andrew Hines (-17); 3. Jerry Savoie (-49); 4.
Angelle Sampey (-60); 5. Chip Ellis (-97); 6. LE Tonglet IV (-137);
7. Cory Reed (-196); 8. Hector Arana (-214); 9. Matt Smith (-223);
10. Hector Arana Jr. (-242).
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