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The Motorsports Weekend – Austria, Sonoma, Road America and more

This weekend is full of Road Course Racing from NASCAR to F1 as we break it down in the Motorsports Weekend.  The Cup Series takes their annual trip to Sonoma while the Nationwide Series heads to Road America.  Formula One goes to Austria as Red Bull looks for more podiums.  All this action and fans will also see Formula Drift and Global Rallycross on the same weekend!

 

 

NASCAR Sprint Cup at Sonoma

Qualifying: Saturday at 1:40pm EST on FS1
Race: Sunday at 3:00pm EST on TNT
Previous winner: Martin Truex Jr.

As the Sprint Cup roars into their first road course of the season and Hendrick Motorsports goes for their sixth straight win; fans, journalists, even drivers, are starting to realize that this is beginning to look like the most entertaining season of all time.  Surprises have come in all shapes and sizes this year and we could see one at Sonoma.  As for a non surprise; Jeff Gordon, Marcos Ambrose, and Boris Said are my favorites to take a win at Sonoma.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Grid going into Sonoma

Driver Pts. Wins
1 Jimmie Johnson 522 3
2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 514 2
3 Joey Logano 454 2
4 Kevin Harvick 447 2
5 Jeff Gordon 537 1
6 Brad Keselowski 490 1
7 Carl Edwards 462 1
8 Kyle Busch 446 1
9 Denny Hamlin 435 1
10 Kurt Busch 241 1
11 Matt Kenseth 513
12 Kyle Larson 454
13 Ryan Newman 440
14 Paul Menard 420
15 Clint Bowyer 417
16 Greg Biffle 409
17 Tony Stewart           402
18 Austin Dillon           400
19 Brian Vickers           394
20 Kasey Kahne           391

 

NASCAR Sprint Cup Entry List

CAR # DRIVER SPONSOR
1 Jamie McMurray CESSNA
2 Brad Keselowski Alliance Truck Parts
3 Austin Dillon DowChemicals
4 Kevin Harvick Outback / Budweiser Folds of Honor
5 Kasey Kahne Great Clips
7 Michael Annett Pilot Flying J
9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt
10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy
11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight
13 Casey Mears GEICO
14 Tony Stewart Mobil 1 / Bass Pro Shops
15 Clint Bowyer 5-Hour Energy
16 Greg Biffle 3M
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. EcoPower Oil
18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Pretzel
20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General
22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil
23 Alex Bowman Dr. Pepper
24 Jeff Gordon Panasonic
26 Cole Whitt Rinnai Tankless Water Heaters
27 Paul Menard Richmond/Menards
31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar
32 Boris Said 7eleven/AmeriGas
33 Alex Kennedy Media Cast
34 David Ragan Long John Silver’s “Free Fish & Fries”
36 Reed Sorenson Theme Park Connection
38 David Gilliland LOVE’S TRAVEL STOP
40 Landon Cassill Hillman Racing
41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation
42 Kyle Larson Target
43 Aric Almirola Nathan’s Famous
44 J.J. Yeley Phoenix Warehouse
47 AJ Allmendinger Kingsford-Clorox
48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s
51 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Professional Agriculture
55 Brian Vickers Aaron’s Dream Machine
66 Joe NemechekLand Castle Title
78 Martin Truex Jr Furniture Row
83 Ryan Truex Burger King
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Kelley Blue Book
95 Michael McDowell K-LOVE
98 Josh Wise Dogecoin/Reddit.com
99 Carl Edwards Aflac

 

NASCAR Nationwide at Road America

Qualifying: Saturday at 11:40am EST on ESPN2
Race: Saturday at 2:45pm EST on ABC
Previous winner: AJ Allmendinger

The Nationwide Series approaches Road America this weekend for the longest stop (track distance) on the tour.  The top three drivers in the series are battling at the top and have been separated by less than 20 points in each of the last three weeks.  Ty Dillon took noticed and has began chasing down the lead group as he is just 15 points out of third.  Trevor Bayne and Brian Scott aren’t far behind.

NASCAR Nationwide Series Points going into Road America

Driver Pts. Behind
1 Regan Smith 485
2 Elliott Sadler 471 -14
3 Chase Elliott 465 -20
4 Ty Dillon 450 -35
5 Trevor Bayne 435 -50
6 Brian Scott 430 -55
7 Brendan Gaughan 363 -122
8 Chris Buescher 362 -123
9 James Buescher 361 -124
10 Ryan Reed 333 -152
11 Landon Cassill 332 -153
12 Dylan Kwasniewski 316 -169
13 Dakoda Armstrong 314 -171
14 Mike Bliss 310 -175
15 Jeremy Clements 260 -225

 

NASCAR Nationwide Series Entry List

Car# Driver Sponsor
101 Landon Cassill G&K Services
22 Brian Scott Shore Lodge
33 Ty Dillon Bass Pro Shops
44 Jeffrey Earnhardt teamjdmotorsports.com
56 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare
67 Regan Smith TaxSlayer.com
79 Chase Elliott NAPA AUTO PARTS
810 Jeff Green Supportmilitary.org
911 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial
1014 Eric McClure Hefty Ultimate / Reynolds Wrap
1115 Carl Long Lily Trucking
1216 Ryan Reed ADA Pathway to stop Diabetes
1317 Tanner Berryhill NationalCashLenders.com
1419 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports
1520 Kenny Habul Sun Energy 1
1622 Alex Tagliani Discount Tire
1723 Robert R. Jr. Rick Ware Racing
1828 J J YeleyTexas 28 Spirits Stage
1931 Justin Marks SOL REPUBLIC
2039 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing
2140 Josh Wise(i) Curtis Key Plumbing
2242 Dylan Kwasniewski Up & Up
2343 Dakoda Armstrong WinField
2444 Carlos Contreras 38 Special / Ingersoll Rand / VOLI
2546 Matt Dibenedetto Curtis Key Plumbing
2651 Jeremy Clements Allsouthelectric.com-RepairableVehicles.com
2752 Joey Gase Donate Life
2854 Sam Hornish, Jr. Monster Energy
2955 Andy Lally Viva Auto Group
3060 Chris Buescher Roush Performance Parts
3162 Brendan Gaughan South Point
3270 Derrike Cope YOUTHEORY
3374 Bobby Reuse TBA
3476 Tommy J. Martins Cross Concrete Construction
3587 Joe Nemechek(i) JTBD
3693 Kevin Lepage JGL Racing
3799 James Buescher Rheem

 

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on a bye week

It’s been a Kyle Busch Motorsports Season that continued after Darrell Wallace’s win at Gateway.  Here are the standings going into Kentucky next Friday

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Standings

Driver     – Pts Behind
1 Johnny Sauter 261
2 Matt Crafton 251 -10
3 Ron Hornaday Jr. 248 -13
4 Timothy Peters 246 -15
5 Ryan Blaney 244 -17
6 German Quiroga 243 -18
7 John W. Townley 234 -27
8 Ben Kennedy 229 -32
9 Darrell Wallace 218 -43
10 Jeb Burton 211 -50

 

ARCA at Elko

Qualifying: Saturday 6:30pm EST
Race: Saturday at 9:00pm EST on CBSSN
Previous winner: Frank Kimmel

Mason Mitchell will be celebrating his birthday in Elko this weekend and looks to make it is first win in an effort to pull away from second place Grant Enfinger.  Mitchell finished 2nd three times in the past four races.

ARCA Points going into Elko

Driver Pts. Behind
1 Mason Mitchell 1995
2 Grant Enfinger 1965 -30
3 Frank Kimmell 1840 -155
4 John Wes Townley 1765 -230
5 Tom Hessert 1710 -285

 

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Formula 1 at Australian Grand Prix

Qualifying: Saturday at 8:00am EST on NBCSN
Race: Saturday at 7:30am EST on NBCSN
Previous winner: No race last season

While Red Bull thrived on Mercedes slip up in Canada, Daniel Ricciardo is moving up in points standings and could challenge Nico Rosberg if you give him a few more races.  This season isn’t over yet and points could heat up shortly.

F1 Standings going into Austria

Driver Pts. Behind
1 Nico Rosberg 140
2 Louis Hamilton 118 -22
3 Daniel Ricciardo 79 -61
4 Fernando Alonso 69 -71
5 Sebastian Vettel 60 -80

 

IndyCar on a bye week

Before the IndyCar series will run a double header for the weekend, we take a look at the standings.  Team Penske is running away with the series right now, but a good top 5 finish in both races could launch anyone into the top.

Driver Pts. Behind
1 Will Power 370
2 Helio Castroneves 331 -39
3 Ryan HunterRae 310 -60
4 Simon Pagenaud 279 -91
5 Marco Andretti 235 -135

 

Red bull Global Rallycross at Washington DC

Race: Saturday at 2:00pm EST on NBC
Previous winner: N/A

The Red Bull Global Rallycross Series comes into Washington after a stop at the X Games with Scott Speed getting out to a big lead for the Andretti team.  Former NASCAR drivers Nelson Piquet Jr. and Brian Deegan are also creeping in on the points lead.

Global Rallycross Standings going into Washington DC

Driver Pts. Behind
1 Scott Speed 110
2 Nelson Piquet Jr. 83 -27
3 Brian Deegan 70 -40
4 Steve Arpin 69 -41
5 Austin Dyne 50 -60

Formula Drift Round 4 at Wall Speedway

*Qualifying: Friday at 2:00pm EST
*Race: Sunday at 1:30pm EST
*Previous winner: N/A

Formula Drift will have a big turning point in the season after this weekends round at Wall Speedway.  Points Leader Chris Forsberg took the number one seed in the bracket while current second place Vaughn Gittin Jr. sits 14th on the opposite side of the bracket.  Seeds are listed below.

Formula Drift Wall Speedway Seeds

1 Forsberg 17 Landreville
2 DeNofa 18 Goodin
3 Essa 19 Mertzanis
4 Yoshihara 20 Saito
5 Bakchis 21 Baribeau
6 McQuarrie 22 Pawlak
7 Aasbo 23 Castro
8 Moen 24 Osaki
9 Grunewald 25 Gushi
10 Wang 26 Angelo
11 Mohan 27 Ng
12 Field 28 Kado
13 Tuerk 29 Briggs
14 Gittin Jr. 30 Kearney
15 McNamara 31 Mordaunt
16 Nishida 32 Maeng

 

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