NASCAR: 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup/XFINITY/ Camping World Truck Series season thread:

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XFINITY: Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 @ Bristol Motor Speedway:

Pole: 00-Custer;

Stage 1 85: 20-Bell;

Stage 2 170:18-Preece;

Stage 3 300: Preece;

Notes: 1st of 4 consecutive Dash 4 Cash races through Dover; all 4 drivers finished in the 1st 4 positions in Stage 1, Bell eliminated halfway through stage 2;

Allgaier, Sadler, Hemric, & Gallagher at Richmond for #Dash4Cash
 
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MENSC: Food City 500 @ Bristol Motor Speedway:

Pole: 18-Kyle Busch;

Stage 1: 125: 2-Keselowski;

Stage 2 250: 2-Keselowski;

Stage 3 500: 18-Kyle Busch;

Updates: Race is now a 1:15 START due to weather; Race stargted in 30 minute hold pattern; back in a hold at lap 49;Red returned at lap 119 for multi-car incident involving then race leader Ryan Blaney; Red returns at lap 165 for weather; Weather interrupts stage 2 again with 48 to run to 250; Race Suspended on lap 204, Kyle Larson leads Fox resumes coverage at 1 pm Monday; 30 minutes into Day 2, still on Fox, still frozen on lap 204; cars are rolling at 1:41; Bristol marathon ends at 3:45;

41-Kurt Busch to backup car
 
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Today's schedule:

8:30: MENSC: Food City 500 2nd practice FS1;
9:30: XFINITY: Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 Qualifying FS1;
11:00: MENSC: Food City 500 "Happy Hour" practice FS1;
12:30: XFINITY: Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 FS1

 
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38 entries for Richmond entered; no official list released;

Roush Fenway retains all current sponsors for the 17 of Stenhouse, Jr.; FASTENAL/5/3,/Sunny D are retained through 2021;

Mustang becomes the 4th Ford model in Cup following its XFINITY efforts in 2019; replacing the Fusion after this season;

Gase to Starcom Racing (00) at Richmond;

XFINITY: 40 entries for Friday at Richmond;

CWTS: Modified/Truck race now Thursday of August race week at Bristol;
 
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Today's schedule at Richmond:

09:30 am: XFINITY: Toyota Care 250 Practice FS1;
11:00 am: MENSC: Toyota Owners 400 Practice 1 FS1;
01:00 pm: MENSC: Toyota Owners 400 final Practice FS1;
04:00 pm: XFINITY: Toyota Care 250 Qualifying FS1;
05:30 pm: MENSC: Toyota Owners 400 Qualifying FS1;
07:00 pm: XFINITY: Toyota Care 250 FS1;


 
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XFINITY: Toyota Care 250 @ Richmond Raceway (FS1):

Pole:00-Custer;

Stage 1 (75); 21-Hemric;

Stage 2 (150); 1-Sadler;

Stage 3 (100/250);20-Bell;

Notes: #Dash4Cash bonus to 1-Sadler ($100K)
 
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MENSC: Toyota Owners 400 @ Richmond Raceway (FS1):

Pole: 78-Truex, Jr.;

Stage 1 (100); 22-Logano;

Stage 2 (100/200);22-Logano;

Stage 3 (202/402);18-Kyle Busch;
 
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Potential shift in Roush Fenway Racing TO BEGIN at Kansas and for the balance of 2018:

Presser scheduled for the Hall of Fame Wednesday, that Matt Kenseth will be rehired as a co-driver of the #6 Autocare Ford and Trevor Bayne will be dropped to co-driver status
 

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Confirmed: Wyndham joins NASCAR as a team sponsor with Roush Fenway Racing; Matt Kenseth to return to the famed 6 ENTRY in a dual co-driver role at Kansas with Bayne
 

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Today's "Fast Friday" from Talledega Superspeedway:

11:30 am: XFINITY: Sparks Energy 300 practice FS1;
12:30 pm: MENSC: GEICO 500 practice FS1;
01:30 pm: XFINITY: Sparks Energy 300 2nd practice FS1;
02:30 pm: MENSC: GEICO 500 2nd practice FS1
 

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4 car incident mars Talledega final Cup practice sending the 1-McMurray, 13-Ty Dillon, 19-Suarez, and 31-Newman to backup cars.... McMurray's car blew left rear tire as he was then collected by the 31 of Newman, as speeds reached 210 mph, averaging 204..... there's no determination as to whether an aero change or restrictor plate change will be instituted for the balance of the Talledega weekend, although Brad Keselowski said it is likely either may be instituted.... Mc Murray is OK, after his primary # 1 Camaro ZL1 virtually is destroyed as it barrel rolled 6 to 7 times after the initial tire failure and became airborne when Newman's Camaro collected his Camaro; Restrictor plates reduced from 7/8 to 55/64 AS a result of above incident

ARCA will remain a separate division through 2019, but has been merged into the NASCAR umbrella as Jim France takes over the operation
 
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Weekend schedule @ Talledega Superspeedway:

Saturday:

11 am: XFINITY: Sparks Energy 300 Qualifying FS1;
01 pm: MENSC: GEICO 500 Qualifying FOX;
03 pm: XFINITY Sparks Energy 300 FOX

DRIVERS only broadcast for XFINITY: Harvick, Bowyer, Keselowski, Logano, Blaney, Stenhouse, Jr.; Wallace, Jr.; and Erik Jones running the show for FOX Sports' broadcast;

Sunday:

2 pm: MENSC: GEICO 500 FOX


 
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XFINITY: Sparks Energy 300 at Talledega Superspeedway (FOX);

Pole: 21-Hemric;

Stage 1 25: 21-Hemric;

Stage 2 25: 1-Sadler;

Stage 3 65:23-Gallagher** 3rd 1st winner ever at Talledega;

Sadler takes #Dash4Cash 100K bonus
 
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MENSC: GEICO 500 @ Talledega Superspeedway (FOX):

Pole: 4-Harvick;

Stage 1 55: 2-Keselowski;

Stage 2 110:21-Menard;


Stage 3 188: 22-Logano;

Notes: 1 big one eliminating/damaging 14 cars with 25 to go.

 
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Breaking news from Talledega Superspeedway.....

James Harvey Hylton and son, killed leaving Talledega.... Hylton had competed in ARCA until age 78 and had attempted every Daytona Speedweek up to 2009..... 2 career Wins in what is now Monster Energy Series 1970-Richmond 1972-Talledega

4 XFINITY events for Hylton, last at Darlington Raceway and 1 career Truck Series appearance at Pocono finishing 29th
 

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Entry List released for the AAA 400 presented by Drive for Autism at Dover International Speedway; 38 entries on original list;

6 race sponsorship for the famed 43/Wallace, Jr. beginning at Sonoma as World Wide Technologies joins RPM;

Dale and Amy Earnhardt welcome Isla Rose Earnhardt as the next generation continues;

Starcom Racing to expand at Dover: will enter the 00 with Landon Cassill and the 99 for Derrike Cope;

XFINITY:

41 entries listed for Saturday's OneMain Financial 200 at Dover;

CWTS:

34 Entries now posted for Friday's JEGS 200 @ Dover;
 
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GMS Racing and NASCAR announce in a joint statement that Spencer Gallagher, who had won Talledega this past Saturday, has been found in violation of section 19 of the NASCAR Rule Book which covers Substance Abuse, as of 5/1/18, Gallagher is placed in the Road to Recovery Program and has been indefinitely suspended from the XFINITY Series and the sport.... GMS Racing fully backs this unfortunate violation and will announce at a future time who will be driving the #23 Allegiant Airlines Camaro indefinitely;

Update: It's almost like a bad dream you cannot awake from, and eerily similar to Joey Logano's "Phantom/Unencumbered" WIN at Richmond in 2017, where a rules infraction barred the 22 from the playoffs...

Here, the same thing occurs, just without the Unencumbered caveat which was stricken from the NASCAR Lexicon 4 short months ago;

Gallagher will temporarily be replaced by Johnny Sauter at least through Dover and no Dash 4 Cash eligibility nor will a waiver be granted to maintain playoff eligibility
 
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Bayne update: Conflicting issues now as to how the 6 will be handled on a week to week basis depending on sponsorship at Kansas and beyond? Will Bayne return past 2018 or simply how his contract is scheduled to be done when Advocare sponsors the 6 car.... Speculation persists that there either is a split coming or what Advocare does going forward by RFR is stating they remain committed to Bayne even as the Wyndham/Kenseth combination evolves;

CWTS: opens practice for JEGS 200 this afternoon
 

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Today's schedule from Dover International Speedway:

09:30 am: XFINITY: One Main Financial 200 practice FS1;
10:30 am: MENSC: AAA Drive for Autism 400 practice FS1;
01:00 pm: CWTS: JEGS 200 Qualifying FS1;
02:00 pm: XFINITY: One Main Financial 200 final practice FS1;
03:00 pm: MENSC: AAA Drive for Autism 400 Qualifying FS1;
05:00 pm: CWTS: JEGS 200 FS1
 
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CWTS: JEGS 200 @ Dover International Speedway on FS1:

Pole: 18-Gragson;

Stage 1 45:18-Gragson;

Stage 2 90:21-Sauter;

Stage 3 112/202: 21-Sauter;
 
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XFINITY: One Main Financial 200 @ Dover International Speedway on FS1;

Pole: 19-Jones;

Stage 1 45: 1-Sadler;

Stage 2 90: 7-Allgaier;

Stage 3 110/200: 7-Allgaier;

Notes: Start time shifted to 12:30 FOR WEATHER ISSUES; John Hunter Nemechek damages 42 entry during final practice; Allgaier sweeps Dash 4 Cash bonus
 
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MENSC: AAA Drive for Autism 400 @ Dover International Speedway on FS1;

Pole: 42-Larson;

Stage 1 120: 4-Harvick;

Stage 2 240: 4-Harvick;

Stage 3 160/400: 4-Harvick;

42/72/3/88 SENT TO BACK FOR Inspection/unapproved splitter/engine change;

18-Kyle Busch shatters rear gear causing caution;

and now the weather enters the equation with 81 miles remaining; 30 minute delay and resumes
 
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