Dustin Long
NASCAR Editor and Writer at NBC Sports
Editor/Writer for NBC Sports covering all things NASCAR and an author. Opinions are my own.
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4 days ago |
nbcsports.com | Dustin Long
LEBANON, Tenn. — A look at the winners and losers from Sunday night’s Cup race at Nashville Superspeedway. WINNERS Ryan Blaney — He led 139 laps, including the final 32, to score his first Cup victory of the season. It marks the eighth time in the last nine seasons that he’s scored at least one Cup victory. “It was nice to finally get in Victory Lane tonight after a rocky start to the year,” said Blaney, who has failed to finish five races this year.
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nbcsports.com | Dustin Long
LEBANON, Tenn. — Carson Hocevar apologized. No, not for the contact with Ricky Stenhouse Jr., a matter Hocevar said he needed to review. And Hocevar didn’t apologize for being a bull in a china shop, at least that’s how some competitors see him. After matching his career-best finish of second Sunday night at Nashville Superspeedway, Hocevar apologized — for cutting an interview short. “I’m about to throw up,” he said. The 22-year-old turned and walked over to the infield grass and did just that.
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nbcsports.com | Dustin Long
LEBANON, Tenn. — The second half of the NASCAR Cup regular season begins with tonight’s race at Nashville Superspeedway and there’s much at stake for several drivers in the field. Here are a few things to keep an eye on in tonight’s race (7:19 p.m. ET green flag on Prime): Taking advantage of the pole …Chase Briscoe gets another chance to take advantage of winning the pole.
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5 days ago |
nbcsports.com | Dustin Long
LEBANON, Tenn. — Brad Keselowski said two recent penalties against RFK Racing teams were not related to pushing the limits but “not having enough regard to understand the rule book and all of its complexities.”Keselowski said that the organization has done some restructuring to prevent the matters from happening again. Two penalties in the last five weeks have cost RFK Racing teams a combined 69 points and five playoff points.
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nbcsports.com | Dustin Long
LEBANON, Tenn. — Justin Allgaier swept both stages, led a race-high 101 laps, including the final 48, to win Saturday’s Xfinity race at Nashville Superspeedway. The victory is the third of the season for Allgaier and 28th of his career. He passes Jeff Burton for ninth on the all-time Xfinity wins list. Allgaier earned his second career win at Nashville. MORE: Nashville resultsConnor Zilisch finished second, giving JR Motorsports the top-two finishers in the race.
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