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Austin Theriault - Ken Schrader Racing-52-ARCA

Austin Theriault (No. 52 Federated Auto Parts Toyota) held off a hard charge from Zane Smith in the end to win the Montgomery Ward 200 Friday night at Madison Int'l Speedway.

He also increased his ARCA Racing Series championship points lead, added his third win of the season and fourth of his career. Smith (No. 55 Toyota) got to Theriault's rear bumper but fell back two lengths coming to checkered flag as the leaders sliced their way through lapped traffic. Riley Herbst (No. 18 Toyota) finished third, Shane Lee (No. 22 Ford) fourth and Christian Eckes (No. 15 Toyota) finished fifth.
Source: ARCA Racing Series
Jun 24 - 9:58 AM
John Hunter Nemechek - SWM-NEMCO Racing-8-CWT

John Hunter Nemechek (No. 8 Fire Alarm Services Inc. Chevrolet Silverado) won the M&M's 200, his fifth victory in 62 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) races.

This is his second victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2017 and his first victory and second top-10 finish in four races at Iowa Speedway. Johnny Sauter (second) posted his eighth top-10 finish in 11 races at Iowa. Brandon Jones (third) posted his second top-10 finish in four races at Iowa. Grant Enfinger (fourth) was the highest finishing Rookie of the Year contender. Pole-sitter Noah Gragson led 16 laps and finished the 200-lap race in sixth place. Johnny Sauter leads the point standings by 42 points over Christopher Bell (finished fifth).
Jun 23 - 11:40 PM
Michel Jourdain Jr. - Jourdain Motorsports-40-NPMS

Michel Jourdain Jr. (No. 40 Jourdain Motorsports Toyota) led the second practice for Sunday's NASCAR Peak Mexico Series Sidral Aga 90 at Autódromo de León in Leon, Mexico.

A 38.596 second lap was the quickest of the 25 cars out on the track for the second practice session. No. 15 Rubén Pardo, No. 48 Salvador De Alba Jr., No. 11 Hugo Oliveras and No. 2 Abraham Calderón are the rest of the top-five on the speed chart. No. 37 Max Gonzalez was the slowest.
Jun 23 - 11:26 PM
Hugo Oliveras - HO Speed Racing-11-NPMS

Hugo Oliveras (No. 11 HO Speed Racing Chevrolet) led the first practice for Sunday's NASCAR Peak Mexico Series Sidral Aga 90 at Autódromo de León in Leon, Mexico.

A 38.566 second lap was the quickest of the 24 cars out on the track for the first practice session. No. 15 Rubén Pardo, No. 17 Luis Felipe Montaño, No. 48 Salvador De Alba Jr. and No. 08 José Luis Ramírez are the rest of the top-five on the speed chart. No. 37 Max Gonzalez was the slowest.
Jun 23 - 11:20 PM
Dalton Sargeant - Cunningham Mtrsprts-77-ARCA

Dalton Sargeant had never seen Madison Int'l Speedway before Friday. It didn't matter though when Sargeant, in the No. 77 Big Tine Ford for Cunningham Motorsports, won the General Tire Pole for Friday night's Montgomery Ward 200.

Sargeant circled the half-mile short track in 18.138 seconds, just .045 seconds off the track record set by Alex Bowman in 2012. Venturini Motorsports' Zane Smith, in the No. 55 Icon Vehicle Dynamics-LaPaz Margarita Mix Toyota, qualified second at 18.200 seconds. Current championship points leader Austin Theriault was third in Ken Schrader's No. 52 Federated Auto Parts Toyota.
Source: ARCA Racing Series
Jun 23 - 8:09 PM
Kyle Larson - Chip Ganassi Racing-42

Kyle Larson posted the fastest single lap in final practice for the Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway with a speed of 94.389 mph.

Larson is not the first driver one thinks of on road courses, but he does have a fourth at Watkins Glen International in his rookie season. He finished in the top 15 in three consecutive races, so he might be a pleasant surprise.
Jun 23 - 8:01 PM
Noah Gragson - Kyle Busch Motorsports-18-CWT

Noah Gragson (No. 18 Switch Toyota Tundra) won the 21 Means 21 Pole Award for the M&M's 200 at Iowa Speedway with a lap of 136.151 mph.

This is his second pole in 11 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) races. It is his second pole and seventh top-10 start in 2017. Christopher Bell (second) posted his eighth top-10 start of 2017 and his second in three races at Iowa. Chase Briscoe (third) posted his first top-10 start at Iowa Speedway and his sixth in nine races this season. Gragson becomes the youngest NCWTS pole winner at Iowa at the age of 18 years, 11 months and 8 days. The previous record was held by John Hunter Nemechek at 19 years, 0 months and 7 days.
Jun 23 - 7:55 PM
Chase Elliott - Hendrick Motorsports-24

Chase Elliott got loose entering turn 10 and spun into the wall during the final 15 minutes of practice for the Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. He made hard contact and will have to roll out a backup.

Elliott had climbed to seventh on the leaderboard, so he was starting to get comfortable on the road course. Perhaps he was a little too comfortable. He spun harmlessly in the first practice session.
Jun 23 - 7:50 PM
Michael Self - Sunrise Ford Racing-9-KNW

Michael Self was quickest in the first and only practice session on Friday afternoon for the Carneros 200 at Sonoma Raceway in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West. Self's No. 9 Sunrise Ford/Eibach Springs Lucas Oil/Braille Batteries Ford turned a lap of 1:18.524 seconds (91.233 mph) around the 12-turn road course.

His lap came on his 15th and final circuit of the session and was one of three drivers to clock laps north of the 90-mph bracket. Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender, Daniel Suarez, was second fastest with a lap of 1:18.970 seconds (90.718 mph) in his No. 12 ARRIS Toyota. Will Rogers was third fastest in the session, followed by David Mayhew and 2014 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick rounding out the top five.
Source: NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
Jun 23 - 7:40 PM
Christopher Bell - Kyle Busch Motorsports-4-CWT

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regular Christopher Bell (No. 4 Toyota Tundra), driving the No. 20 ToyotaCare Toyota Camry, had the best 10-lap consecutive average speed in the XFINITY Series final practice for the American Ethanol E15 250 at Iowa Speedway.

The average speed of 129.196 mph was best of the 17 cars that ran at least 10 consecutive laps on the track for this final practice session. No. 18 Kyle Benjamin, No. 19 Matt Tifft, No. 00 Cole Custer and No. 22 Sam Hornish Jr. are the rest of the top-five on this list.
Jun 23 - 7:36 PM
Cole Custer - Stewart-Haas Racing-00-NXS

Cole Custer (No. 00 Haas Automation Ford Mustang) tops the speed chart in the Final Practice session for the XFINITY Series American Ethanol E15 250 at Iowa Speedway.

He ran a fast lap of 132.164 mph. No. 20 Christopher Bell, No. 11 Blake Koch, No. 33 Brandon Jones and No. 2 Ben Kennedy round out the top-five of the 40 cars out on the track. The No. 74 Dodge, driven by Mike Harmon, was the slowest in the final practice session.
Jun 23 - 7:33 PM
Erik Jones - Furniture Row Racing-77

Erik Jones crashed with an hour remaining in final practice and will have to go to a backup.

This is the first time Jones has been to Sonoma and road course racing is a unique skill. He will improve throughout the weekend, but he is not going to be a good fantasy value.
Jun 23 - 6:58 PM
Denny Hamlin - Joe Gibbs Racing-11

Denny Hamlin posted the fastest single lap in the first practice session for the Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway with a speed of 94.068 mph.

Hamlin found something last year with a first and second-place finish on the road courses and apparently that has persisted into 2017.
Jun 23 - 4:57 PM
Jimmie Johnson - Rick Hendrick/Jeff Gordon-48

Chad Knaus had his laptop stolen from his rental car prior to the Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway and reportedly has lost his race notes.

One suspects that he has a backup someplace. When strange things start happening to teams, momentum often shifts, however.
Jun 23 - 4:36 PM
Matt Kenseth - Joe Gibbs Racing-20

Matt Kenseth sustained mechanical failure with about 25 minutes remaining in the first practice session for the Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. He was 25th on the speed chart at the time with a speed of 91.846 mph.Somehow during the process, he blew his engine and will have to replace it before practice 2.

Kenseth reported that he had broken something in the suspension but it might also have been a brake issue. Kenseth is not a particularly strong road racer and cannot afford any failures. Kenseth will start from the rear of the field.
Jun 23 - 4:33 PM

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