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Ryan Ellis Finishes Ninth, Scoring First Career NASCAR Xfinity Series Top 10

6 days ago | kickinthetires.net | Jerry Jordan

By Jerry Jordan, EditorCONCORD, N.C. – Before the BetMGM Xfinity Series race, the best finish Ryan Ellis ever had in NASCAR’s second-tier series was 11th, which came twice, once at Talladega in 2023 and Daytona in 2024. Since then, he has done everything he could to break into the Top 10 but it never happened … until Saturday night. Ellis now has 144 starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series but his most recent one will forever be one that stands out for him.
GALLERY: Carb Day At The Indianapolis 500

2 weeks ago | kickinthetires.net | Jerry Jordan

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Corey Heim Gets It Done At Charlotte Motor Speedway

2 weeks ago | kickinthetires.net | Jerry Jordan

By Jerry Jordan, EditorCONCORD, N.C. – If there was a way for Corey Heim to not win a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race in 2025, he’d probably find it through no fault of his own, except on Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Heim found his way to Victory Lane instead of behind the pit wall. Despite having incredible racing stats, so far this year, with three previous wins, Heim has also been snakebit.
Taylor Gray records career-best Xfinity finish at Texas Motor Speedway

1 month ago | kickinthetires.net | Matt Crider

By Matt Crider, Staff WriterFORT WORTH, Texas — Kyle Larson rode off with another victory Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway, leaving a handful of NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers lamenting what could have been. Taylor Gray emerged from double overtime in the Andy’s Frozen Custard 300 with a career-best second-place finish in the No. 54 Toyota. “It shouldn’t be, right? It shouldn’t be a career best,” Gray said. “It’s nice to finish second; obviously I want to win.
GALLERY: A Look At The SpeedyCash.com 250 At Texas Motor Speedway

1 month ago | kickinthetires.net | Jerry Jordan

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Preece, Logano Stripped of Top-5 Finishes After Failing Inspection in Talladega

1 month ago | kickinthetires.net | Zach Catanzareti

By: Zach Catanzareti, Staff WriterMore than 2.5 hours after the checkered flag fell at Talladega Superspeedway, two of the race’s top finishers were disqualified. Ryan Preece, who crossed the finish line in second place was DQ’d due to a spoiler infraction. Specifically, the car was found to have three shims instead of two on its spoiler.
Kyle Larson Now Has Back-to-Back Top-5 Finishes at Talladega

1 month ago | kickinthetires.net | Zach Catanzareti

By: Zach Catanzareti, Staff WriterKyle Larson once went seven years with only a single top-10 finish at Talladega Superspeedway. That’s 13 starts with one top 10. And prior to a year ago, the 2021 Cup Series champion had only one top-five in 19 career starts. Now, the Hendrick Motorsports man has managed to press together back-to-back top fives, finishing fourth in the fall and besting his career-best ‘Dega run with a third place Sunday afternoon.
Kickin' the Tires

1 month ago | kickinthetires.net | Zach Catanzareti

By: Zach Catanzareti, Staff WriterRyan Preece only had the side-draft to make the difference on the last lap of Sunday’s Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. Running side-by-side with Austin Cindric on his inside, Preece lost the drag race to the line, as the 500-miler ended by 0.022 in Cindric’s favor. “I feel like we did everything right today. We just needed that little bit,” Preece said.
Jeb Burton Frustrated Following Photo-Finish Call at Talladega

1 month ago | kickinthetires.net | Zach Catanzareti

By: Zach Catanzareti, Staff WriterJeb Burton had family, friends and team to console after losing Saturday’s Xfinity race under caution. The result came after minutes of NASCAR reviewing the time of caution when race leader Connor Zilisch got turned and plowed the inside backstretch wall. Burton was three-wide for the lead with Austin Hill and Jesse Love. And though Burton was confident he was a nose ahead, NASCAR found Hill to be the leader at the caution light, granting him the victory.
Tighter Relationship with RCR Causing Kaulig Racing Gains, Says Allmendinger

1 month ago | kickinthetires.net | Zach Catanzareti

By: Zach Catanzareti, Staff WriterKaulig Racing saw a complete driver shake-up for 2025. Out was Daniel Hemric, in was AJ Allmendinger and Ty Dillon. For the first time since 2023, Kaulig is running two full-time cars and the results have been the topic of conversation in the first quarter of the year. “Going into Talladega, we are going to be right on the edge of the playoffs,” Allmendinger said Saturday. “If you asked me after the disappointment at COTA, I wasn’t even looking at the points.