Zane Smith Proves Third Time is Charm

Wins Truck Series Title

 

Nothing short of an upward trajectory has defined Zane Smith through his first three seasons as a full-time driver in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

 

Smith — the Rookie of the Year in 2020 and a two-time Championship 4 driver heading into 2022 — certainly brought a winning pedigree to the table. After all, Smith had already amassed three wins, 10 top-five and 27 top-10 finishes before the 2022 calendar season was a forethought.

 

But that pedigree was missing one thing, and a big one at that.

 

A championship.

 

Champions. pic.twitter.com/fT7z24Xt8L

— Zane Smith (@zanesmith77) November 5, 2022

Not to worry, however. This pedigree soared to new heights following the season’s 2022 title race in Phoenix as the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford driver toppled the triple-Toyota threat of Ty Majeski, Ben Rhodes  and Chandler Smith to net the 23-year-old his first truck title in his already-blossomed racing career.

 

Rewinding the clocks to 2020 might have established Smith’s precedent right away, considering he concluded his rookie year spectacle with three straight top-three finishes, branching between the Round of 8 and Championship 4 (third at Texas, third at Martinsville and second at Phoenix). But his 2021 campaign would have painted the picture more succinctly, considering how close Smith came to claiming the title that season. After finishing outside the top 25 through the first two Round of 8 playoff races (29th at Las Vegas and 33rd at Talladega), Smith needed to win if he wished to keep fate in his own hands. And he did just that. After winning a frantic overtime finish at Martinsville in late October, Smith’s 2021 Championship 4 berth was set in stone. But while his top-five finish at Phoenix a week later certainly wasn’t too shabby of a result, Smith finished runner-up in the championship behind Rhodes.

 

Oh, so close. Yet so far, still.

 

For Smith, 2022 would be different. While his first and second Championship 4 appearances certainly brought some glamour, 2022 needed to take another step forward toward a potential title. Third time’s the charm, so the saying goes.

 

Winning the 2022 season-opener on Feb. 18 at Daytona established the tone, and while a second place finish a week later at Vegas was disqualified following post-race inspection, Smith didn’t falter.

 

Instead, he continued to drive and thrive.

 

Winning three races (Daytona, Circuit of The Americas and Kansas) and finishing inside the top 10 in all but the disqualification within the first eight races to begin the season cemented Smith’s place as a title contender. Having a career season certainly helped his case, too — heading into the title race at Phoenix, Smith’s 2022 season included three wins, 13 top-five and 18 top-10 finishes, with the latter two marks leading the field. Maintaining a net-positive average finish (8.0) compared to his average start (10.1) only made the resume that much more impressive.

 

But a strong regular season — and a just-as-sturdy playoff run, where Smith finished inside the top 10 in five of six postseason races heading into the championship — would be almost all for naught without that championship trophy. Sure, the campaign would have arguably still been a success, but falling just short once again would have left a sour taste in the mouth of an otherwise sweet season.

 

But not this time. Instead of falling just short of the title mark, Smith soared above the rest and delivered what he was oh, so close to achieving almost a year to the day.

 

Moving the clocks back to 2020 and 2021 might have shown Smith’s talent in racing an entire season. But his 2022 emphasized tenacity in starting strong and building momentum toward the truck circuit’s premier prize. And so, claiming the championship came into being.

 

Smith’s trajectory has again leaped forward. And consider the pedigree enhanced, too.

 

Quotes

Holding off defending champion Ben Rhodes by .236 seconds at the end of a wild final two laps of Friday night’s Lucas Oil 150, Smith put it succinctly after a celebratory burnout at Phoenix Raceway.

 

“The third time’s the charm,” exulted an emotional Smith, who said he was crying throughout the final lap after wresting the lead from Rhodes one circuit earlier.

 

“I’m going to win this,” Zane Smith said of his mind-set in overtime. “There was no other option. I was either backing it in the fence wrecking, or I was leaving tonight with a championship trophy. There were no other options, and when I saw the 18 (Chandler Smith) get underneath me I was worried that I got him too loose underneath me.

 

“Fortunately, he stayed off of me. I have a lot of respect for all three of (the other title competitors). It’s pretty impressive for some of the racing we’ve seen lately for us three to go at it that hard and that clean.”

 

Zane will return to Front Row Motorsports next season, where he’ll defend his championship and compete in selected NASCAR Cup Series races, starting with the Daytona 500.

 

Photo Gallery

Zane Smith, driver of the #38 Michael Roberts Construction Ford, celebrates after winning the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix Raceway on November 04, 2022 in Avondale, Arizona.

 

 

 

source: NASCAR Media - By John Crane, NASCAR.com

Spotters Guide for NASCAR Camping World Trucks at Homestead

Paint Scheme Preview: Homestead-Miami 2022 Playoff Weekend

• Next Race: Baptist Health 200  
• The Place: Homestead-Miami Speedway  
• The Date: Saturday, October 22  
• The Time: 1 p.m. ET  
• The Purse: $721,227  
• TV: FS1, 12 p.m. ET 
• Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90) 
• Distance: 201 miles (134 Laps)
• Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 30)
• Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 60)
• Final Stage (Ends on Lap 134) 

 

Hailie Deegan will drive the No. 1 Wastequip Ford.

John Hunter Nemechek will drive the No. 4 GearWrench Toyota.

Tanner Gray will drive the No. 15 Place of Hope Ford.

Tyler Ankrum will drive the No. 16 LiUNA! Toyota.

Ryan Preece will drive the No. 17 Compustar/RaceChoice Ford.     

Chandler Smith will drive the No. 18 Safelite AutoGlass Toyota.

Max Gutierrez will drive the No. 22 AM Technical Solutions Chevrolet.

Grant Enfinger will drive the No. 23 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet.

Jack Wood will drive the No. 24 Logitech Chevrolet.

Zane Smith will drive the No. 38 Speedco Ford.

Corey Heim will drive the No. 51 Crescent Tools Toyota.

Chase Purdy will drive the No. 61 Toyota Tsusho Toyota.

Ty Majeski will drive the No. 66 Road Ranger Toyota.

Matt Crafton will drive the No. 88 Planters/Menards Toyota.

Christian Eckes will drive the No. 98 CMR Construction & Roofing Toyota.

Ben Rhodes will drive the No. 99 Kubota Toyota.

Camping World Truck Series Playoffs are headed to South Florida

Sixth Race in Series Playoffs

 

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series has had the last couple of weeks off but will be back for some more Playoff action on Saturday, Oct. 22 at Homestead-Miami Speedway for the Baptist Health 200 at 1 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio as the first part of a doubleheader Saturday of racing at the 1.5-mile track. The NASCAR Xfinity Series race, the Contender Boats 300, will follow the Truck race at 4:30 p.m. ET on USA, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

 

Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted 25 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races, producing 22 different race winners and 19 different race winners. The inaugural race was on March 17, 1996 and was won by Dave Rezendes.

 

Kyle Busch holds the record for most wins (three) and most laps led (394) in the Camping World Truck Series at Homestead-Miami. Matt Crafton is also a known name at the track with the most top 10s (12), most lead lap finishes (16) and most laps completed (2,721).

 

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series did not compete at the 1.5-mile track in 2021 so Kyle Busch sits as the track’s most recent winner with his win during the 2020 season. Busch is not entered in this weekend’s Baptist Health 200, leaving ThorSport Racing’s Matt Crafton as the only previous winner entered this weekend.

 

This will be the first time that Homestead-Miami Speedway will host the sixth race in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs. During the Playoff Era (2016-2022), the track was home to the championship race from 2016 to 2019 before landing a spot on the regular season schedule for the 2020-2021 seasons.

 

Truck Series drivers will kick off this Playoff weekend with practice on Friday, Oct. 21 at 4 p.m. ET followed by Cometic Gasket Pole Qualifying at 4:30 p.m. ET.

 

What emoji describes how you feel about late-race cautions? 🤔

The @NASCAR_Trucks Playoffs field shared their thoughts! #BaptistHealth200 | #NASCARPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/5rTXUZ8hx1

— Homestead-Miami Speedway (@HomesteadMiami) October 19, 2022

 

source: NASCAR Media

John Hunter Nemechek | Homestead-Miami Speedway Preview

• John Hunter Nemechek and the No. 4 GEARWRENCH team head to Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway for the final race in the Round of 8 of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoffs. Nemechek enters Saturday’s elimination race seventh on the playoff grid but just five points below the cutoff line for advancing to the Championship 4. The second-generation driver accumulated 19 stage points in the last event at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway after winning the opening stage and finishing second in Stage Two before going for a spin through the infield grass trying to avoid “The Big One” on the last lap, which relegated him to a 24^th-place finish.

• The 25-year-old driver has made four Truck Series starts at Homestead-Miami, with a best result of second in the 2015 event. In those four starts, he has tallied 24 laps led, one top-five and two top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 8.8. In his two Cup Series starts at the mile-and-a-half facility, Nemechek recorded a best finish of 19^th in the June 2020 race. He has finished inside the top-10 in both of his Homestead starts in the Xfinity Series, with a best result of third in 2018.

• While it has been nearly two years since Nemechek last raced at Homestead-Miami, in September he participated in a two-day Next Gen Cup Series test session with 23XI Racing at the mile-and-a-half track.

• As the Camping World Truck Series season winds down, Nemechek continues to lead Truck Series regulars in poles (seven) and driver rating (104.3), while he ranks second in average running position (8.937) and third in average starting position (7.6) and laps led (372). Overall, on the 2022 Truck Series season he has recorded two wins, nine top-five and 14 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 11.0 across 20 starts.

• Nemechek is a 13-time winner in Camping World Truck Series action, winning at least one race each season from 2015 to 2018 for his family-owned team, NEMCO Motorsports, and returning to victory lane in 2021 and 2022 with KBM. Across 145 career starts in NASCAR’s third division, he has compiled nine poles, 1,553 laps led, 49 top-five and 80 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 12.4.

• Eric Phillips returned to lead the No. 4 team in 2022. His 43 career Truck Series victories make him the winningest crew chief in Truck Series history, with 34 of those coming while at KBM including five last year. Phillips led the No. 18 team at KBM in its debut season in 2010 and helped build the organization into one of the premier teams in all of NASCAR before departing at the end of the 2014 season. Under his guidance, the No. 18 team won eight races in its inaugural campaign and became the Series history to capture an owner’s championship in its first season of competition. In 2014, the Illinois native led the first team in Truck No. 51 team to an owner’s championship and his team’s 10 wins spearheaded KBM to a single-season Truck Series record of 14 wins. At Homestead, Phillip’s drivers have collected one win, four top-five and seven top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 8.3 across 10 starts. He was victorious with KBM owner-driver Kyle Busch at the mile-and-a-half oval in 2010.

• The Toyota Racing driver made his 11^th Xfinity Series start of the season and eighth with Sam Hunt Racing last weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway piloting the No. 26 GR Supra. Nemechek qualified 11^th and was competing in the top-10 before a pit road speeding penalty midway through the race set him back, taking the checkered flag in 16^th.

• GEARWRENCH will make their season debut on board Nemechek’s No. 4 Tundra TRD Pro this weekend at Homestead-Miami. GEARWRENCH® is the No. 1 professional-grade mechanics’ hand tool brand, offering products that are designed and manufactured to meet the requirements of pros, mechanics and auto technicians who make a living with their tools. GEARWRENCH understands the problems mechanics face every day and provides tools that increase productivity through speed, strength, and access. Since the launch of the five-degree ratcheting wrench, the GEARWRENCH brand has led the industry with breakthroughs in pass-thru ratchets, sockets, screw/nut drivers, pliers, extraction tools and specialty tools.

• GEARWRENCH PitBull™ pliers will also adorn the tail of No. 4 Tundra this weekend. GEARWRENCH PitBull™ pliers are cutting and gripping machines. PitBull AutoBite™ pliers feature one-handed automatic gripping action, so they’re perfect for tough work in tight spaces, while PitBull Tongue and Groove pliers have a K9™ jaw that bites hard to grip strong, even when attacking at an angle. If superior cutting’s your thing, PitBull cutting pliers deliver big time with 35% less force needed to cut and 50% longer blade life. When it comes to unstoppable gripping and cutting performance, nothing beats GEARWRENCH PitBull pliers.

Lights. Camera. Forge Ahead.

JHN is bringing a new look to @HomesteadMiami with @gearwrench. 🛠️@JHNemechek | @ToyotaRacing pic.twitter.com/BuMrRE1Nkk

— Kyle Busch Motorsports (@KBMteam) October 17, 2022

John Hunter Nemechek, Driver Q&A:

 

Being just five points below the cutoff line, how do you approach Saturday’s race at Homestead-Miami?

 

“I think going into Homestead and being below the cut by five points, we just have to go run our race, maximize everything that we can, try to get as many stage points as we can and try to go win the race. I don’t know if it’s going to take a win to lock ourselves in, but it definitely wouldn’t hurt us to go win at Homestead and at least know that we are locking ourselves in rather than relying on points and everything else. Everything has to go your way and you can’t make any mistakes and just go run our race and not beat ourselves.”

 

You have had experience at Homestead-Miami in the past, how will that help you this weekend?

 

“I think being able to go to Homestead and race, it’s a very cool and unique racetrack where tires wear out really fast and pace falls off. I’m really looking forward to Homestead, it’s one of my favorite places to go to, you can run multiple lines and the Truck Series hasn’t been there since 2020 I believe, so a little bit off for them but at least I’ve been there the past couple of years being able to race and test there. I’m excited to go down there and see what we can do. Hopefully, we can go school the field.”

 

The previous Truck Series races at Homestead have been at night, what differences do you expect this year with the race being during the day?

 

“It changes how the track will race a lot. The track definitely won’t be as gripped up as it is at nighttime when it starts to cool off. It’s going to be hot, sunny, and slick. Let’s go get it, my favorite!”

 

John Hunter Nemechek Career Highlights:

 

• 13-time winner in Camping World Truck Series action, winning at least one race each season from 2015 to 2018 for his family-owned team, NEMCO Motorsports and returning to victory lane in 2021 and 2022 with KBM. Across 145 career starts in NASCAR’s third division, has compiled nine poles, 1,553 laps led, 49 top-five and 80 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 12.3. Registered a career-high and series-leading five victories in 2021, earned the NCWTS Regular Season championship and finished third in the final standings after qualifying for the Championship Four for the first time in his career.
• Produced three top-10 finishes and an average result of 22.4 while competing for rookie of the year honors in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2020. He recorded a career-best eighth-place finish twice, both coming at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.
• Across 67 career XFINITY Series starts, has totaled two wins, one pole, 570 laps led, 17 top-five and 37 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 12.6.

John Hunter Nemechek’s No. 4 GEARWRENCH Tundra TRD Pro:

 

KBM-73: The No. 4 GEARWRENCH team will unload KBM-73 for Saturday’s race at Homestead. Nemechek raced this Tundra once earlier this season in its maiden start at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May where he qualified 15^th and drove his way to a third-place finish.

 

KBM-73 Performance Profile:

 

Starts	Wins	Average Start	Average Finish	Laps Led
1	0	15.0	3.0	0

KBM Notes of Interest:

 

• KBM drivers have tallied five wins, one pole, 416 laps led, 11 top-five and 16 top-10 finishes resulting in an average finish of 9.9 across 29 starts at Homestead-Miami.
• Owner-driver Kyle Busch has notched three of KBM’s wins at Homestead (2010, 2016, & 2020) while Bubba Wallace (2014) and William Byron (2016) each have one win.
• KBM holds the Camping World Truck Series records for most career wins (98) and most wins in a single season (14 in 2014). With his victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 19, Corey Heim became the 18th different driver to win a Truck Series event for KBM. In addition to collecting a series-record seven Owner’s Championships, the organization has produced two championship-winning drivers: Erik Jones (2015) and Christopher Bell (2017).
• The No. 4 has 18 career victories at KBM and was the number for both of the organization’s driver championships.

 

Note: John Hunter has been named as the replacement for the suspended Bubba Wallace. Nemechek has not made a start in the Cup Series since the 2020 season when he drove for Front Row Motorsports. He was the driver of the No. 38 Ford Mustang for his rookie season. Nemechek finished 27th in points after starting all 36 races and posting three top-10 finishes. This includes a pair of eighth-place finishes at Talladega Superspeedway.

 

 

source: Kyle Busch Motorsports

Schedule – Triple Header at Homestead-Miami Speedway

#NASCAR Camping World Truck and Xfinity Series on Saturday / Cup Series on Sunday

 

Homestead-Miami Speedway has been open since 1995 following an initiative to spur economic recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew. The Speedway, which was founded by Miami businessman, racing enthusiast and philanthropist Ralph Sanchez, is a 650-acre facility that features a 1.5-mile oval and 2.21-mile road course.

 

The Speedway hosts on-track events nearly 300 days per year and generates more than $301 million annually for the region. In 2020, the Speedway commemorated its 25th anniversary of being the home of racing in South Florida.

 

NASCAR Weekend Schedule

Friday, October 21, 2022

• 3:30 PM: Grandstand Gates Open
• 4:00-4:30 PM: NCWTS Practice For Baptist Health Cancer Care 200
• 4:30-5:30 PM: NCWTS Qualifying (Single Vehicle / 1 Lap All Entries
• 6:05-6:35 PM: NXS Practice For Contender Boats 300
• 6:35-7:30 PM: NXS Qualifying (Single Vehicle / 1 Lap All Entries)

 

Saturday, October 22, 2022

• 9:30 AM: Grandstand Gates Open
• 10:50 AM: NCS Qualifying For Dixie Vodka 400 (Group A & B / Single Vehicle, 1 Lap, 2 Rounds
• 12:30 PM: NCWTS Baptist Health Cancer Care Driver Introductions
• 1:00 PM: NCWTS Baptist Health Cancer Care Race 
• (Stages 30/60/134 Laps = 201 Miles)
• 4:00 PM: NXS: Contender Boats 300 Driver Introductions
• 4:30 PM: NXS: Contender Boats 300 Race 
• (Stages 45/90/200 Laps = 300 Miles

 

Sunday October 23, 2022

• 9:30 AM: Grandstand Gates Open
• 1:55 PM: NCS Dixie Vodka 400 Driver Introductions (Stage)
• 2:30 PM: NCS Dixie Vodka 400 Race
• (Stages 80/165/267 Laps = 400.5 Miles)

 

Bringing that South Florida heat to the #NASCARPlayoffs 🏝️ #DixieVodka400 | @NASCAR pic.twitter.com/skmnqrlY3S

— Homestead-Miami Speedway (@HomesteadMiami) October 18, 2022

 

source: Homestead Miami Speedway

Five Truck Drivers in Xfinity Race

Hailie Deegan; Matt Mills; John Hunter Nemechek; Rajah Caruth; Matt Jaskol

Five Truck Series Competitors Moonlighting in Xfinity Series this Weekend

 

Though the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series does not return to action until next week at Homestead-Miami Speedway, fans of the series will be able to catch five Camping World Truck Series regulars attempting to compete in the NASCAR Xfinity Series this weekend.

 

Hailie Deegan will attempt to make her NASCAR Xfinity Series career debut this weekend with SS-GLR w/Jeff Lefcourt in the No. 07 Chevrolet.

 

#Red5 returns @ 𝐕𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐒 🙌🏼🎲#NASCAR #NASCARXfinitySeries pic.twitter.com/vgtXMNMBCo

— BJ McLeod Motorsports (@TeamBJMcLeod) October 12, 2022

Matt Mills will be in the No. 5 BJ McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet this weekend at Las Vegas.

 

Truck Series Playoff contender John Hunter Nemechek will be in the No. 26 Sam Hunt Racing Toyota this weekend at Las Vegas. Rajah Caruth will be in the No. 44 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet and Matt Jaskol will be piloting the No. 13 Motorsports Business Management Toyota.

 

 

source: NASCAR Media

Jordan Anderson Gives Update on His Condition

“scariest moment of my racing career”

 

Jordan Anderson gave another update on Monday on his condition after he sustained second-degree burns in a fiery crash during Saturday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.

 

Thank you everyone for the texts, calls, and prayers. Haven’t been able to be on my phone, but I am so humbled by the overwhelming support.

Had to go to the ER last night for some side effects, so heading to the Wake Forest burn center tomorrow.

Getting better by the day! 🙏🏼

— Jordan Anderson (@j66anderson) October 4, 2022

Anderson is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 3 Chevrolet Silverado for his team Jordan Anderson Racing.

 

Anderson, who is also a team owner, was making his fifth series start of the year and had been doing well before flames suddenly began bellowing out from underneath his Chevrolet on the 19th lap of the 94-lap race.

 

 

The vehicle then skidded around the track momentarily before sliding down and hitting the retainer wall in a ball of smoke, somehow missing the other drivers in the race.

 

The 31-year-old described it as the “scariest moment of my racing career.”

 

Anderson was seen jumping out of the window shortly before the truck came to a stop and was tended to quickly by stewards.

 

 

Get better soon Racer.

 

 

source: NASCAR Media

Richmond Raceway Partners with Worldwide Express

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoff Race Entitlement

 

Richmond Raceway Worldwide Express (WWEX) have partnered on the entitlement of the summer NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoff race on Saturday, Aug. 13. The official name of the first-ever Camping World Truck Series Playoff race at America’s Premier Short Track will be the Worldwide Express 250 for Carrier Appreciation. As part of the entitlement, Worldwide Express will share their gratitude to their freight and parcel carrier partners.

 

“We welcome Worldwide Express for their first entitlement partnership in NASCAR with the Worldwide Express 250 for Carrier Appreciation NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoff race at Richmond Raceway,” said Lori Collier Waran,  Richmond Raceway President. “As Worldwide Express continues to grow its presence in NASCAR as part of its 30th anniversary, we look forward to introducing their brand as part of the iconic fan experience at America’s Premier Short Track.”

 

“As we deepen our relationship with NASCAR and work toward further involvement in the sport, we are excited to put our name on the race in Richmond,” said Worldwide Express President Rob Rose. “Our CEO Tom Madine and I both have ties to Virginia and many of our carrier partners have their homebase in the region, so the entitlement just makes good sense for us. The logistics and supply chain world have been chaotic the past year and our business wouldn’t be possible without those carriers, so this is a unique opportunity to say thank you to them leading up to and during the race.”

 

Through its WWEX Racing program, Worldwide Express, along with its sister brands GlobalTranz and Unishippers, earlier this year announced a multi-year partnership with Trackhouse Racing as a primary sponsor on the No. 1 driven by Ross Chastain and No. 99 driven by Daniel Suarez. The brands also serve as the full-season, primary partner with Niece Motorsports on the No. 40 driven by Dean Thompson, the No. 41 driven by Ross Chastain for four Camping World Truck Series races and the No. 42 driven by Carson Hocevar in eight Camping World Truck Series races, which includes the Worldwide Express 250 for Carrier Appreciation at Richmond Raceway. For more information on WWEX Racing, visit www.wwexracing.com.

 

Let’s go racing! It’s #WWEX250 day and we couldn’t be more excited!

Our donation bins are all set up at @RichmondRaceway, so don’t forget to bring your toys for a chance to win some awesome prizes. We’ll see you at the track! pic.twitter.com/OQnoZ6iQXO

— WWEX Racing (@WWEXRacing) August 13, 2022

 

Founded in 1992, WorldwideceExpress began as a franchisor with the goal of providing unmatched shipping logistics services to the small and medium-sized business (SMB) community. In the three decades since, the Worldwide Express family of brands has become a top-ranked, full-service logistics provider and the second-largest privately held freight brokerage in North America, with customers spanning from SMBs to the Fortune 100.

 

Together, Worldwide Express, GlobalTranz and Unishippers offer market-leading solutions for parcel, less-than-truckload (LTL) and truckload shipping and managed transportation services delivered through proprietary technology. With the company’s unique data assets and business intelligence capabilities, more than 115,000 shippers benefit from enhanced visibility and efficiency for their supply chains. The company will manage more than 35 million shipments in 2022 through its network of carrier partners, including over 65 leading LTL carriers and more than 85,000 truckload carriers. To learn more about Worldwide Express, visit wwex.com.

 

 

source: Richmond Raceway

Detailed NASCAR Schedule for Richmond

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on Saturday & NASCAR Cup Series on Sunday

 

NASCAR Cup Series

• Next Race: Federated Auto Parts 400

• 

  
  

  The Place: Richmond Raceway 
  
• The Date: Sunday, August 14
• The Time: 3 p.m. ET
• The Purse: $7,144,995
• TV: USA, 2 p.m. ET
• Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
• Distance:  300 miles (400 laps)
• Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 70)
• Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 230)
• Final Stage (Ends on Lap 400)

 

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 

• 
  Next Race: Worldwide Express 250 for Carrier Appreciation
• The Place: Richmond Raceway
• The Date: Saturday, August 13
• The Time: 8 p.m. ET
• The Purse: $744,951
• TV: FS1, 7 p.m. ET
• Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
• Distance: 187.5 miles (250 Laps)
• Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 70)
• Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 140)
• Final Stage (Ends on Lap 250)

 

As the Round of 10 moves forward in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs, the 0.75-mile D-shaped oval of Richmond Raceway awaits the drivers for some Saturday night short track racing with the ‘Worldwide Express 250 for Carrier Appreciation’ on August 13th at 8 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

 

Further, for the second time this season, the NASCAR Cup Series will head to Richmond Raceway for some Sunday afternoon side-by-side short track action in the Federated Auto Parts 400 on August 14 at 3 p.m. ET (USA, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

 

Sunday 08/14/2022

• 8:00 am Parking Lots Open
• 9:00 am Midway Opens
• 9:30 am - 10:20 am Cody Christian Band at Trackside Live (Trackside Live Stage in Midway)
• 9:30 am - 2:45 pm Face Painter at NASCAR Kids Zone (Midway)
• 9:30 am - 2:45 pm Caricature Artist at NASCAR Kids Zone (Midway)
• 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Military Hospitality presented by Dominion Energy (Horticulture Garden)
• 10:30 am - 10:50 am King BMX Stunt Show (Midway)
• 11:00 am - 11:45 am Celeste Kellogg Band at Trackside Live (Trackside Live Stage in Midway)
• 11:30 am Gates (40, 50, 70, Frontstretch), FanGrounds, Suites, Ally Torque Club, & Dixie Vodka Victory Lane Club Opens
• 11:50 am - 12:10 pm King BMX Stunt Show
• 12:00 pm NASCAR Cup Series Garage Fan-Viewing Walkway Open
• 12:00 pm - 12:20 pm Art of Dance Group Performance (Group Performance Stage in Midway)
• 12:00 pm - 1:45 pm Track Access for FanGrounds Pass Holders
• 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm Ross Chastain Q&A at Worldwide Express Display (Midway)
• 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm Joey Logano Q&A in FanGrounds (Markel Entertainment Plaza Stage)
• 12:15 pm - 12:30 pm Alex Bowman Q&A in FanGrounds (Markel Entertainment Plaza Stage)
• 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm Trackside Live Program (Trackside Live Stage in Midway)
• 12:15 pm - 12:30 pm Denny Hamlin Q&A at Trackside Live (Trackside Live Stage in Midway)
• 12:20 pm - 12:40 pm Adorn Dance & Fitness Group Performance (Group Performance Stage in Midway)
• 12:30 pm NASCAR Cup Series VIP Garage Access Permitted
• 12:30 pm - 12:45 pm Martin Truex Jr. Q&A in Fangrounds (Markel Entertainment Plaza Stage)
• 12:30 pm - 12:45 pm Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Q&A at Trackside Live (Trackside Live Stage in Midway)
• 12:40 pm - 1:00 pm A1 Studios Group Performance (Group Performance Stage in Midway)
• 12:45 pm - 1:00 pm Chase Young Q&A at Trackside Live (Trackside Live Stage in Midway)
• 1:00 pm - 1:15 pm Lori Waran Q&A in FanGrounds (Markel Entertainment Plaza)
• 1:00 pm - 1:20 pm Dreams of Dance Group Performance (Group Performance Stage in Midway)
• 1:15 pm - 1:30 pm Chase Young Q&A in FanGrounds (Markel Entertainment Plaza)
• 1:15 pm - 1:40 pm King BMX Stunt Show (Midway)
• 1:20 pm - 1:40 pm Tidal Wave Athletics Group Performance (Group Performance Stage in Midway)
• 1:30 pm NASCAR Cup Series Grid Access Open to Properly Credentialed Guests
• 1:40 pm - 2:00 pm Main Attraction Divaz Group Performance (Group Performance Stage in Midway)
• 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm Reeve Stimpson & The Scarlett Band at Trackside Live (Trackside Live Stage in Midway)
• 2:20 pm - 2:30 pm NASCAR Cup Series Red Carpet Walk
• 2:30 pm NASCAR Cup Series Driver Introductions
• 3:00 pm NASCAR Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400

 

Saturday 08/13/2022

• 9:00 am Parking Lots Open
• 11:00 am Midway Opens
• 11:00 am NASCAR Camping World Truck Series VIP Garage Access Permitted
• 11:00 am - 3:30 pm Face Painter at NASCAR Kids Zone (Midway)
• 11:00 am Wristbands Distributed for NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Autograph Session (Worldwide Express Display in Midway)
• 11:30 am - 11:45 am Cory Heim Q&A at Trackside Live (Trackside Live Stage in Midway)
• 11:45 am - 12:00 pm Grant Enfinger Q&A at Trackside Live (Trackside Live Stage in Midway)
• 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm Carson Hocevar & Dean Thompson Q&A at Trackside Live (Trackside Live Stage in Midway)
• 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm Everwilde Band at Trackside Live (Trackside Live Stage in Midway
• 1:00 pm - 7:30 pm NASCAR Cup Series VIP Garage Access Permitted
• 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm Lori Waran Q&A at Trackside Live (Trackside Live Stage in Midway)
• 1:15 pm - 1:40 pm King BMX Stunt Show (Midway)
• 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Celeste Kellogg Band at Trackside Live (Trackside Live Stage in Midway)
• 2:30 pm Gates (40,70, Frontstretch), FanGrounds, Suites, Ally Torque Club, & Dixie Vodka Victory Lane Open
• 2:30 pm - 7:30 pm NASCAR Cup Series Garage Viewing Area Open
• 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Practice
• 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm Daniel Suarez Q&A at Worldwide Express Display (Midway)
• 3:30 pm - 3:50 pm King BMX Stunt Show (Midway)
• 3:30 pm - 7:30 pm Caricature Artist at NASCAR Kids Zone (Midway)
• 4:45 pm - 5:00 pm Lawless Alan Q&A in FanGrounds (Markel Entertainment Plaza Stage)
• 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Autograph Session (Virginia Credit Union LIVE!)
• 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm NASCAR Cup Series Practice
• 5:45 pm - 7:00 pm NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying
• 6:00 pm - 6:20 pm King BMX Stunt Show (Midway)
• 7:20 pm NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Grid Access Open to Properly Credentialed Guests (Pit Road)
• 7:30 pm NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Driver Introductions
• 8:00 pm NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Worldwide Express 250 for Carrier Appreciation

 

Friday 08/12/2022

• 12:00 pm Boy Scouts Village presented by Sheetz Opens
• 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Acoustic After Hours with Reeve Stimpson (Horticulture Gardens)

 

NEW EVENT TONIGHT: Acoustics After Hours from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m in the Horticulture Garden!

Campers can enjoy food, games, giveaways, a photo op with the race trophies, along with an acoustic set by Richmond native & rising country star in Nashville, Reeve Stimpson!

— Richmond Raceway (@RichmondRaceway) August 12, 2022

 

source: NASCAR Media

NASCAR / ARCA / INDY Race Weekend Recap (IMS & IRP)

Winners: Tyler Reddick (Cup); AJ Allmendinger (Xfinity); Grant Enfinger (Trucks); Chandler Smith (ARCA) plus Alexander Rossi (Indy Car)

 

 

NASCAR Cup

Tyler Reddick Scores Overtime Victory

 

The NASCAR Cup Series has a new road course conqueror.

 

Tyler Reddick survived a wild overtime battle against Ross Chastain — who, as it turned out, was under penalty for finagling the first corner — to win Sunday’s Verizon 200 at the Brickyard. Reddick’s NASCAR Cup Series victory at the 2.439-mile, 14-turn Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course was his second this month, the second of his career and his second at a road course.

 

“Well, we just know what we’re capable of, and we did that at Road America,” said Reddick, who led a race-high 38 laps on Sunday. “Certainly, (the announcement) was a little bump in the road, but we went out and won a race fair and square a couple weeks ago, and if we change nothing, we keep working really, really hard, we find a way back to Victory Lane.

 

“Just really glad to be able to do it here in Indianapolis. This is one really special place to race, and really excited to kiss the bricks here in a little bit and really excited we got (sponsor) 3CHI their win in their hometown.”

 

Unreal. What a special day. We won at Indy!!! pic.twitter.com/at3DcIdjAR

— Tyler Reddick (@TylerReddick) August 1, 2022

Pole: Tyler Reddick

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Next Race: The Cup Series will return on Sunday, Aug. 7 for the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway.

 

 

NASCAR Xfinity

AJ Allmendinger Cruises to Xfinity Win

 

The NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff is still six races away, but AJ Allmendinger has already clinched one title.

 

With his victory in Saturday’s Pennzoil 150 at the Brickyard, the driver of the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet is the undisputed King of the Road.

 

Allmendinger was an irresistible force at the 2.439-mile, 14-turn Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. He led 42 of the 62 laps and overcame a fraught 25-second pit stop that dropped him from the lead to 13th for a restart on Lap 19.

 

The victory was Allmendinger’s third of the season — all on road courses — and his fourth win in the last five Xfinity Series races on circuits that turn right as well as left, dating to his triumph in last year’s fall event at the Charlotte Roval.

 

“I knew (Alex) Bowman was really good at the long runs, and so I tried to gap him as much as I could. God, I love Indy!”

 

“We gave up stage points a little bit there as well, to the guys we’re fighting for points,” Allmendinger said. “But you know what? Points don’t mean a damn thing — we’re kissing the bricks. Hell, yeah!”

 

Domination mode at @IMS! 🏁@AJDinger races his way to a 9️⃣th career #XfinitySeries road course win! pic.twitter.com/4uCpA1IKUt

— NASCAR Xfinity (@NASCAR_Xfinity) July 30, 2022

Pole: AJ Allmendinger

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Next Race: The Xfinity Series will return on Saturday, August 6 for the New Holland 250 at Michigan International Speedway. 

 

 

NASCAR Trucks

Grant Enfinger Powers to Dramatic Truck Victory

 

Grant Enfinger picked a fine time to win his first race of the season.

 

Charging to the front on fresh tires after the TSport 200 went to overtime on Friday night, Enfinger passed Zane Smith for the lead on Lap 206 of 207 and went on to win the first event in the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs. 

 

 

“We’ve just been off a little bit as an organization,” Enfinger said. “We’ve been working so hard because we’ve been sucking. It hurts to say it, but we’ve had a terrible season to this point. But we had a great Chevrolet all day. It felt like every time we got into the lead, a caution came out, and it put Hensley in a bad spot. I knew from experience to just trust his gut.”

 

🏁@GrantEnfinger kicks off the @NASCAR_Trucks Playoffs with an overtime win at @RaceIRP. pic.twitter.com/u9NiOmoHrN

— Chevrolet Motorsports (@TeamChevy) July 30, 2022

Pole: John H. Nemechek

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Next Race: The Truck Series will return on Saturday, August 13 for the Worldwide Express 250 for Carrier Appreciation at Richmond Raceway.

 

 

ARCA

Chandler Smith, Truck Series Star, Rules IRP

 

It was a battle of two Smiths on Friday night at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.

 

When the checkered flag waved, it was Chandler Smith who bested Sammy Smith to earn his first ARCA Menards Series victory of the season during the Reese’s 200 at the 0.686-mile asphalt oval. The event was also part of the Sioux Chief Showdown schedule.

 

The triumph also marked Chandler Smith’s third-straight ARCA Menards Series victory at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park dating back to 2019.

 

“Track position was pretty big,” said Chandler Smith, who is also one of 10 Playoff drivers who will battle for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship starting Friday night at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. “You wouldn’t think short track racing (that) aero matters, but it really does. After you’ve done some mile-and-a-half races in Trucks you start coming back and picking up on this a little bit.”

 

What a dominant performance for @CSmithDrive!

He wins the Reese's 200 at @RaceIRP for his 10th career ARCA victory. pic.twitter.com/5QOQdlBWZV

— ARCA Menards Series (@ARCA_Racing) July 30, 2022

Pole: Sammy Smith

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Next Race: The ARCA Menard Series will return on Saturday, August 6 for the Henry Ford Health 200 at Michigan International Speedway. 

 

 

Indy Car Series

Rossi Wins Gallagher Grand Prix To End Three-Year Dry Spell

 

The drought finally is over for Alexander Rossi.

 

Rossi won the Gallagher Grand Prix on Saturday on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course to snap a 49-race winless streak, earning his first victory since capturing the NTT INDYCAR SERIES race June 23, 2019 at Road America, 1,133 days ago. This was Rossi’s eighth career victory.

 

“It’s a relief, man,” Rossi said. “It’s been so many things for so long. Thankfully something came our way.”

 

#INDYCAR // @AlexanderRossi pic.twitter.com/C2in30smbu

— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) July 30, 2022

Pole: Felix Rosenqvist

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Next Race: The Indy Car Series will return on Sunday, August 7 for the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix on the streets of Nashville, Tennessee.

 

source: NASCAR Media & Indy Car