NOVEMBER 6 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
CHANDLER SMITH #81 - TOYOTA - JOE GIBBS RACING
33 STARTS •
2 WINS •
3 POLES
#81 - TOYOTA - JOE GIBBS RACING
33 STARTS
2 WINS
3 POLES
NASCAR Xfinity Driver Handed Fine After Punching Rival In Heated Confrontation Chandler Smith was fined $10,000 by NASCAR for punching Cole Custer following a contentious race at Martinsville Speedway.
NASCAR to crown champions in all 3 series at Phoenix; Formula 1 takes 2-week break before Vegas
NASCAR will determine champions across all three national touring series this weekend at Phoenix Raceway in ArizonaNOVEMBER 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chandler Smith Threatens Cole Custer After NASCAR Xfinity Punch-Up - 'Get His F-ing A- Beat' Chandler Smith and Cole Custer engaged in a heated confrontation after the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway.
NOVEMBER 3 • KANSASCITY.COM
Xfinity race at Martinsville ends in brawl with Chandler Smith throwing punches The NASCAR Xfinity race at Martinsville concluded with Chandler Smith throwing punches at Cole Custer.
NOVEMBER 3 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM
Almirola wins at Martinsville as Custer makes enemies as he moves on to defend Xfinity title
Aric Almirola won the Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway in a victory that allows Cole Custer to defend his NASCAR championshipNOVEMBER 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chandler Smith's NASCAR Career in Jeopardy in Sad Admission NASCAR driver Chandler Smith faces an uncertain future and potential career change due to a lack of contract and funding challenges.
OCTOBER 27 • THESTATE.COM
Logano heads to Homestead as first NASCAR Cup finale qualifier; Verstappen takes F1 lead to Mexico
NASCAR heads to Homestead-Miami this weekend for the next playoff raceOCTOBER 21 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Byron leads NASCAR Cup playoffs as series shifts to Charlotte roval; Formula 1 has another week off
NASCAR's Cup and Xfinity series playoffs head to Charlotte Motor Speedway's road course with William Byron and Chandler Smith atop the standings, respectively, after a wild weekend...OCTOBER 8 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sammy Smith locks into 2nd round of Xfinity Series playoffs as several top names face elimination
Sammy Smith jumped from last in the Xfinity Series playoff standings to the first driver to move on to the second round by winning Saturday’s race in overtime at Talladega Superspe...OCTOBER 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
NASCAR playoffs in all three series head to Talladega, Formula 1 off until mid-October
NASCAR is bringing its postseason to Talladega Superspeedway where all three series will continue their championship chases this weekendOCTOBER 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
NASCAR News: Cole Custer Sends Threat to Chandler Smith - 'Pay the Consequences' Cole Custer threatens Chandler Smith after aggressive driving in NASCAR Xfinity Series race.
SEPTEMBER 29 • SACBEE.COM
Aric Almirola crashes victory lane in NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff opener at Kansas Speedway
Aric Almirola crashed victory lane in the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff opener Saturday at Kansas Speedway for his second victory of the seasonSEPTEMBER 28 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Xfinity Series playoffs set to open this weekend at Kansas with van Gisbergen studying the rules
Welcome to the Xfinity Series playoffs, Shane van GisbergenSEPTEMBER 27 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Larson begins 2nd round of NASCAR playoffs at Kansas on top after owning Bristol. F1 gets month off
Kyle Larson enters the second round of the NASCAR Cup playoffs at Kansas Speedway fresh off a career performance in the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor SpeedwaySEPTEMBER 24 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Custer wins Xfinity Series title. Earnhardt Jr. overcomes follies to finish 7th
Cole Custer won the final race of the Xfinity Series regular season to seal the regular season championship, as wellSEPTEMBER 21 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
NASCAR Cup playoffs to run under the lights at Bristol bullring; F1 preps for streets of Singapore
Chris Buescher was the surprise winner of NASCAR's second Cup playoff race at Watkins Glen, New York, leading five non-championship drivers to the finish on the road courseSEPTEMBER 17 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Teen sensation Connor Zilisch wins at Watkins Glen in 1st career NASCAR Xfinity Series start
Teen sensation Connor Zilisch raced to a win in his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut, saving enough fuel in a wreck-marred finish to take the first of what many in the industry expect t...SEPTEMBER 14 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
NASCAR playoffs go to Watkins Glen, IndyCar finale at Nashville, F1 returns to track in Azerbaijan
NASCAR moves to the road course at Watkins Glen for its second playoff race after two-time Cup Series champion Joey Logano won the postseason opener at AtlantaSEPTEMBER 10 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hill wins again at Atlanta to sweep Xfinity Series season at home track
Austin Hill swept the Xfinity Series season at Atlanta Motor Speedway as the Georgia native continued to excel under the venue reconfigurationSEPTEMBER 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
NASCAR Cup Series closes regular season at Darlington, IndyCar doubles up at Milwaukee Mile
The NASCAR Cup Series closes the regular season at Darlington Raceway on Sunday nightAUGUST 27 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ryan Truex wins the Xfinity Series race at Daytona for his 2nd victory in 8 starts this season
Ryan Truex won the Xfinity Series race at Daytona International SpeedwayAUGUST 24 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
NASCAR close to regular-season finish with playoffs on the line, F1 back in action after a month off
NASCAR's regular season is closing in on the end with just two races remaining for drivers to win their way into the 16-team playoff fieldAUGUST 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
NASCAR midseason prospect rankings: Corey Heim, Connor Zilisch headline top 20
Who's got next in the Cup Series? These are the 20 prospects to keep an eye on as future mainstays in NASCAR's premier series.JULY 30
AUTO RACING: Team Penske aims to follow up NASCAR-IndyCar sweep in Indy oval return, Toronto streets
Team Penske has a tough act to follow at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the streets of Toronto after weekend victories in NASCAR at Pocono and both IndyCar oval races at Iowa Spee...JULY 16 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Almirola grabs lead on overtime restart, wins Xfinity race at Martinsville Driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, he outran Sam Mayer and teammate Chandler Smith before a crash made the race official.
APRIL 7 • PENNLIVE.COM
