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AUTO RACING: Auto racing season opens with 3 NASCAR races at Daytona, the last the premier 500

The NASCAR season kicks off the auto racing calendar with the first points races of the season following the conclusion of Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway

FEBRUARY 13 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASCAR Year In Review: Top 23 stories of 2023

Counting down the top stories of the 2023 Cup season, including Chase Elliott's woes, Kevin Harvick's farewell and racing in the streets of...

DECEMBER 27, 2023

NASCAR descends on Nashville for Champions Week, end-of-season awards ceremony The champions of all three NASCAR national series — Ryan Blaney, Cole Custer and Ben Rhodes — will be honored Thursday.

NOVEMBER 30, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

NASCAR descends on Nashville for Champions Week, end-of-season awards ceremony The champions of all three NASCAR national series — Ryan Blaney, Cole Custer and Ben Rhodes — will be honored Thursday.

NOVEMBER 30, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

NASCAR penalizes Corey Heim for wrecking Carson Hocevar in Phoenix truck race

Corey Heim was fined and docked points for his move that impacted the result of the Truck Series championship race on Friday night.

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

AUTO RACING: Blaney, Custer and Rhodes win NASCAR championships. Verstappen wins 17th in 20 starts

Ryan Blaney, Cole Custer and Ben Rhodes are the NASCAR champions in the Cup, Xfinity and Truck series after the championship weekend in Arizona

NOVEMBER 7, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASCAR predictions: Will Kyle Larson get title No. 2 or will it be a first-timer?

Bob Pockrass makes his pick among Kyle Larson, William Byron, Ryan Blaney and Christopher Bell, plus his Xfinity and Truck predictions.

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Ben Rhodes earns first NASCAR Truck Series win of season at Charlotte Motor Speedway Rhodes is the ninth different winner in 11 races in the NASCAR Truck Series this season.

MAY 27, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Ben Rhodes on parenthood, honking, and seeking another Cup shot: 12 Questions "I'm pretty content," Ben Rhodes says of the idea of chasing another Cup shot. "Does that mean I don't have ambitions to do it? Not at all."

MARCH 22, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Laps Led Percentage PCT. LAPS 1 William Byron 47.0 94 2 Todd Gilliland 38.7 58 3 Kyle Busch 18.1 108 4 Zane Smith 15.5 492 5 Chandler Smith 14.1 449 6 John H. N...

JANUARY 31, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

NASCAR-Gander Outdoors Truck Laps in Top 15 PCT. LAPS 1. Christian Eckes 87.8 2666 2. Chandler Smith 85.7 2602 3. Zane Smith 83.4 2532 4. Ty Majeski 83.1 2523 5. Stewart Friesen 82 249...

JANUARY 31, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Average Running Position RACES POS. 1. Chandler Smith 22 8.616 2. Zane Smith 22 8.718 3. Christian Eckes 22 9.338 4. John H. Nemechek 22 9.76 5. Stewart Friesen 22 1...

JANUARY 31, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Hailie Deegan joins ThorSport Racing for pivotal NASCAR Truck Series season

Hailie Deegan hopes a team switch will lead to better results as the fan favorite enters her third truck series campaign.

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Zane Smith will get opportunities after NASCAR Truck Series championship

Zane Smith, the 2022 NASCAR Truck Series champion, is expected to run a handful of races in the Cup Series for Front Row Motorsports next se...

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Zane Smith wins NASCAR Truck Series title: "We got the big one”

Zane Smith led 77 laps and his Front Row Motorsports truck was the dominant truck of the race. He emerged as the 2022 NASCAR Truck Series ch...

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Ben Rhodes takes second: 'We didn't have the pace' Ben Rhodes ends his day with second place after fighting for position all night.

NOVEMBER 5, 2022 • NASCAR.COM

Zane Smith wins Truck Series championship in 3rd attempt

It took overtime in his third attempt for Zane Smith to finally win a NASCAR championship

NOVEMBER 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rhodes to defend Truck Series title, Majeski has momentum

Ben Rhodes and Ty Majeski give ThorSport Racing a solid shot at bringing home the NASCAR Truck Series championship on Friday night at Phoenix Raceway

NOVEMBER 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

AUTO RACING: NASCAR to crown three champions at Phoenix

NASCAR crowns three series champions this week at Phoenix Raceway

NOVEMBER 2, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

AUTO RACING: Last race for NASCAR drivers to make Final Four

The final race to set the four-driver field for the NASCAR Cup Series championship finale figures to be intense

OCTOBER 25, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASCAR truck finale set after Saturday's race in Homestead

Chandler Smith, Zane Smith and Ben Rhodes became the final drivers to punch their tickets to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series finale next month after Saturday’s race at Homest...

OCTOBER 22, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rhodes leads Truck Series field to green at Homestead Ben Rhodes leads the field to the green flag for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series' final Round of 8 race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

OCTOBER 22, 2022 • NASCAR.COM

AUTO RACING: Logano's in and awaiting 3 fellow contenders

Joey Logano is in, and three more drivers have two races remaining to earn a berth in this season's NASCAR Cup Series championship finale in Arizona

OCTOBER 18, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

DiBenedetto wins 1st career Truck Series race under caution

Matt DiBenedetto was named winner of the Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway after a lengthy review by NASCAR officials of the finishing order

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

AUTO RACING: Talladega's next in NASCAR; F1 to Singapore

The next playoff contender to win a race will be the first one of this season

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS