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The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States and owner of 14 of the nation’s major motorsports entertainment facilities. NASCAR sanctions races in three national series (NASCAR Cup Series™, NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series™, and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series™), four international series (NASCAR Brasil Series, NASCAR Canada Series, NASCAR Euro Series, NASCAR Mexico Series), four regional series (ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East & West and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour) and a local grassroots series (NASCAR Local Racing Series Powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts). The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. NASCAR also owns Motor Racing Network, Racing Electronics, and ONE DAYTONA. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in five cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races annually in 11 countries and more than 30 U.S. states.

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Chase Media Day Notebook

 

Notebook Items:

  • Riggs re-signs with Front Row Motorsports, sets sights on title
  • Honeycutt leans on championship-caliber team in Truck title pursuit
  • Championship would provide fitting farewell for Smith, Front Row
  • Fourth-seeded Eckes takes big-picture approach into title run
  • Championship hopefuls brace for hectic Chase opener at Bristol
  • Proven Chase-track winner Enfinger believes championship is within reach

 

September 15, 2026

 

By Holly Cain

NASCAR Wire Service

 

Riggs re-signs with Front Row Motorsports, sets sights on title

 

Layne Riggs has had a career year – winning six NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races and earning the No. 1 seed in the seven-race Chase that will decide who hoists the big trophy at the end of the year.

 

He confirmed Tuesday during the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Chase Media Day interview session featuring the 10 championship-eligible drivers that he had re-signed with Front Row Motorsports for next season and is eager to continue that tenure with a “champion” in front of his first name.

 

The series opens its Chase run Thursday under the bright lights on the famous Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway high banks in the UNOH 250 Presented by Ohio Logistics (8 p.m. ET on FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The defending race winner? None other than Riggs.

 

The 24-year-old second-generation NASCAR driver was his typically friendly-self during Tuesday’s interview session, but he was also quick to emphasize that he’s absolutely ready to raise his game in the championship run. And that says a lot, considering he’s already claimed a career-best six wins this season, including the most recent race – from pole position, no less – at New Hampshire three weeks ago.

 

Three of his six wins have come from pole (also Nashville and Indianapolis Raceway Park), and he’s finished first or second in three of the last four races entering the Chase. He takes a 25-point lead over TRICON Garage’s Kaden Honeycutt into Thursday’s Chase opener.

 

“We’ve just been getting stronger and keeping our minds sharper in situations that aren’t ideal for us, and we’ve just got to keep that same mindset rolling that we’ve been doing all year long," said Riggs, who drives the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford. “This is nothing new for us. We’ve been points racing the entire year.

 

“What we’ve been doing the last two months, keep doing it just have to focus on keep doing that. Don’t do anything any different if it’s working."

 

He acknowledged there may be the proverbial “target” on his back to decide this title and said he’s absolutely prepared to meet that challenge.

 

“I do [have a target] because everybody wants to be me, who doesn’t want to be the number one guy with the target on the back. Someone asks, ‘how do you like being hunted?’ I’m not, I’m still the hunter, hunting for a bigger points lead. I’m not on defense, I’m on just as much offense as I have been all year long and that’s not going to change."

 

Honeycutt leans on championship-caliber team in Truck title pursuit

 

Entering the Chase second in points, there’s plenty of reason for Honeycutt to enter this week’s postseason opener feeling confident and optimistic. And he is both.

 

The 23-year-old Texan likes the seven-race schedule that will determine the series championship saying he and his team really have “no weak spots” in that stretch. He led the championship (for five weeks) for the first time in his career and enters the Chase 25-points behind Riggs in the points reset – the two drivers dominating first or second place in the standings all season.

 

It’s already been a career year for Honeycutt, whose 11 top-five finishes are nearly triple his previous best entire-season tally. Most reassuring to his title chances, he earned his first two career series wins at the Watkins Glen, N.Y. road course and then the Richmond, Va. short oval only two weeks before the pre-championship stretch break.

 

“If we can go out and start really good at Bristol, be really consistent," Honeycutt said, noting that Chase competition in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series has been quite dramatic already.

 

“We've obviously seen the last couple races for Cup have completely turned upside down for most of the guys," he added. “I feel like if we just execute, do our own deal, race our race, and not try to do anything else other than that and not focus on points so much, just focus on winning, and everything kind of takes care of itself after that.”

 

Importantly, his No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota team is led by one of the winningest crew chiefs in series history, Scott Zipadelli, who led Corey Heim to the championship just last year.

 

“Having a crew chief like Scott and the whole team that's a championship caliber team is definitely very easy to get used to," Honeycutt said. “Scott has helped me tremendously on my race craft and he's done a lot of things for me outside of truck racing that's led to winning races.

 

Championship would provide fitting farewell for Smith, Front Row

 

Chandler Smith comes into the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Chase ranked third in the seeding – only 35 points behind his Front Row Motorsports’ teammate Riggs atop the standings - and Smith says he’s ready to harness a whole lot of that momentum.

 

It goes beyond his innate competitive push to hoist the season trophy. Only weeks ago, the 24-year-old Georgia native was signed by Richard Childress Racing to return to the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series fulltime in 2027. So, Smith is determined to make this championship-run a celebratory farewell.

 

The driver of the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford started the year with a win in the season-opener at Daytona and added his ninth career series victory in July at North Wilkesboro, N.C. He’s earned top-10 finishes in 12 of the 18 races to date, including the four leading into this Chase run.

 

“We’re 35 points out and if you look at the last few races of the regular season how we started cutting that points deficit. … I think our team is in a good spot right now and I’m driving in a good spot," Smith said.

 

“Here recently we’ve really been consistent and seen the fruits of the labor," Smith said of the team’s efforts, praising his team owner Bob Jenkins for “taking a risk” on hiring him two years ago.

 

“I’d like to leave them on a good note, leave them with a good solid foundation that whatever driver they have coming in and go out and win races and contend for championships, that they have the notebook, they have the trucks, they have everything at their disposal."

 

Smith finished third in the championship in 2022 boasting three trips to Victory Lane, but says he looks forward to the new championship format this year that rewards a season-long effort.

 

“To be a part of the Chase and be part of a format that I watched Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch just dominate, or Tony Stewart, those guys - to be a part of that format is really cool for me," he said. “I wanted to be a part of it and now here I am, so it’s a little bit of a dream come true.

 

"The other thing that makes it different from this year to last year is now we have a most a full other year of working as a team and the fruit of that labor has been showing here recently with the consistent finishes. Chemistry is big. It takes time and patience and I’m proud to see the 38-team growing and getting better week by week.”

 

Fourth-seeded Eckes takes big-picture approach into title run

 

Christian Eckes, driver of the No. 91 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet, enters the Chase ranked fourth among the 10 championship-eligible drivers – 40 points off Rigg’s lead.

 

This is the first time he’s competed in the series fulltime since 2024 when he finished third in the championship and won four races. Eckes is still winless on the year but is taking a big picture approach to this title run. Nearly half (four) of his nine career wins in the series have come at tracks in this postseason stretch. And his 11 top-10 showings on the year are as many as the points leader Riggs.

 

“For us, it’s definitely not dragging us down at all," Eckes said of going into the Chase without a victory yet. “If anything, I’d say it really puts us into a position where we don’t have anything to lose because we’re not the [championship] favorite and we haven’t been the best running truck throughout the year. So, it puts us in a spot, where whatever happens, happens and we’ll do the best we can.”

 

Championship hopefuls brace for hectic Chase opener at Bristol

 

All of the 10 drivers competing for the 2026 NASCAR CARFTSMAN Truck Series title allowed a slight smile or shook their head when asked about the challenging Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway to open the Chase this week. Many spoke of the action-packed NASCAR Cup Series and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Chase openers that have already immediately impacted the championship standings.

 

TRICON Garage’s Gio Ruggiero, who drives the No. 17 Toyota and is making his first ever Chase appearance did not mince words. The 21-year-old finished third in the series’ Spring visit to Bristol and acknowledges the intensity will be picking up this go-round at the half-mile Bullring.

 

“We've been off for a couple weeks now and everybody's hungry to get back out there and race," said Ruggiero, who is ranked fifth in the reseeded Chase standings. “Starting up the Chase, everybody's trying to make up those points now. I feel like it's going to be a hectic race for sure. I think everybody's going to race each other hard and restarts there are super important because it can be a hard track to pass at, if the bottom lane is super gripped up. I think the restarts; you're going to see some really good racing and hopefully not too many wrecks.”

 

Proven Chase-track winner Enfinger believes championship is within reach

 

Series veteran Grant Enfinger may head into the Chase ranked seventh among the 10 drivers, but the 41-year-old Alabama-native sounded optimistic about his ability to contend in the right circumstances.

 

The driver of the No. 9 CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet is a 14-time race winner, hoisting his most recent trophy this July at the Lime Rock, Conn. road course. He’s finished seventh or better in the championship in seven of the last eight years with a career best showing of runner-up in 2023.

 

He’s won at four of the Chase tracks, including the site of the finale, Homestead Motor Speedway.

 

“We can absolutely do this," Enfinger said.

 

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 WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR

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The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States and owner of 14 of the nation’s major motorsports entertainment facilities. NASCAR sanctions races in three national series (NASCAR Cup Series™, NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series™, and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series™), four international series (NASCAR Brasil Series, NASCAR Canada Series, NASCAR Euro Series, NASCAR Mexico Series), four regional series (ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East & West and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour) and a local grassroots series (NASCAR Local Racing Series Powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts). The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. NASCAR also owns Motor Racing Network, Racing Electronics, and ONE DAYTONA. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in five cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races annually in 11 countries and more than 30 U.S. states.

 

 

PIT BOX: Modified Tour championship battle heads to Riverhead Saturday for the Eddie Partridge 206

 

September 15, 2026

 

By Adam Fenwick

For the NASCAR Wire Service

 

With only two races left in the 2026 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season, the race for the championship heads back to Long Island’s Riverhead Raceway this Saturday night for the running of the Eddie Partridge 206 (8 p.m. ET on FloRacing).

 

Held in honor of late Riverhead Raceway owner Eddie Partridge, Saturday’s event will be the 79th Modified Tour race at the quarter-mile bullring. Austin Beers is the defending winner of Saturday’s event, an achievement he’ll attempt to repeat as he continues his pursuit of championship leader Patrick Emerling as the season inches closer to its conclusion.

 

Justin Bonsignore, who will make his 250th Modified Tour start Saturday, leads all drivers with 12 victories at Riverhead Raceway. Other notable winners through the years at Riverhead include Mike Ewanitsko, Mike Stefanik, Donny Lia, Ryan Preece, Ted Christopher, Doug Coby and Timmy Solomito, just to name a few.

 

Tickets to Saturday’s Eddie Partridge 206 will be available trackside. Below is everything you need to know before Saturday’s race.

 

Eddie Partridge 206 at Riverhead Raceway

 

Riverhead Raceway and Modified racing have gone hand in hand for decades.

 

Not only is the quarter-mile asphalt oval one of the most traditional venues on the Modified Tour schedule, it is also one of the few tracks left in the United States with Modifieds as their premier weekly racing division.

 

As a result, some of the best and brightest Modified competitors have honed their skills at Riverhead Raceway. That includes local star Mark Stewart, who won the most recent Modified Tour race at Riverhead earlier this season.

 

Stewart will be back in the Modified Tour field for Saturday’s Eddie Partridge 206 as he looks to add a second victory with NASCAR’s oldest division to his résumé. In order to do that, he’ll have to outrun some of the best Modified competitors in the United States.

 

That includes Bonsignore, the winningest Modified Tour driver in Riverhead Raceway history. Bonsignore, who started his career as a local racer at Riverhead, will make his landmark 250th career start during Saturday’s race aboard the No. 51 for Ken Massa Motorsports.

 

Fresh off his fourth victory of the 2026 campaign two weeks ago at Oswego Speedway, Patrick Emerling heads to Riverhead with an 18-point advantage on Austin Beers in the Modified Tour standings. Emerling and Beers have both won races at Riverhead in the past, which means the battle for the series championship is far from over.

 

In addition to Stewart, a few more local competitors will join the field for Saturday’s race. They include Chris Rogers, Chase Grennan, Timmy Solomito, Roger Turbush, Joey Braun and Matt Brode. They’ll battle against Modified Tour regulars like Jon McKennedy, Matt Hirschman, Stephen Kopcik, Mike Christopher Jr., Teddy Hodgdon, Tyler Rypkema, Paulie Hartwig III and Andrew Molleur.

 

Race: Eddie Partridge 206

Date: Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026

Track: Riverhead Raceway

Layout: Quarter-mile asphalt oval

Location: Riverhead, New York

Start time: 8 p.m. ET

Laps: 206

Posted Awards: $104,092

Tickets: Trackside

How to Watch: FloRacing

 

SCHEDULE: Saturday, Sept. 19: Practice from 3:30 to 4:05 p.m. … Final practice from 4:15 to 4:45 p.m. … American Racer Pole Award qualifying at 6:15 p.m. … Start of the Eddie Partridge 206 (206 Laps / 51.5 Miles) at 8 p.m. ET.

 

QUALIFYING: Two consecutive qualifying laps. Faster lap determines qualifying position. Adjustments or repairs may not be made on the vehicle after the vehicle has taken the green flag at the start/finish line. NASCAR reserves the right to have more than one vehicle engage in qualifying runs at the same time. Starting field for The Eddie Partridge 206 presented by My Guy Auto Supply NAPA / Hoss Communications Inc. is limited to 26 starters including Provisional Positions.

 

TIRE ALLOTMENT: The maximum tire allotment available for this event is eight (8) tires per team. All tires used for qualifying and the race must be purchased at the track and scanned by NASCAR Officials, unless otherwise approved in advance by the Series Director. The same four (4) tires must be used for qualifying and to begin the race. The remaining tire allotment may be used for practice tires during the event. The tire change rule is zero (0) tires, any position for the event.

 

RE-DRAW PROCEDURE: The fastest qualifier will spin the wheel to determine the number of drivers that will re-draw for their starting positions: 4, 6, 8 or 10 positions will re-draw. Once the fastest qualifier spins the wheel, NASCAR will have the various buckets ready to immediately start the re-draw procedure. Driver will re-draw in their qualifying order after qualifying has been completed (1 through 10, or however many are applicable). The pole position and/or any bonus point(s), if applicable, will be awarded to the fastest qualifier and will be the pole of record. If, due to adverse conditions, qualifying is canceled, the field will be set in accordance with the 2026 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Rule Book. The re-draw procedure will still take place regardless of how the field is set.

 

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PIT BOX: Whelen Modified Tour title fight heads to Oswego’s Steel Palace this Saturday night

 

September 2, 2026

 

By Adam Fenwick

For the NASCAR Wire Service

 

The battle for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship heads to Central New York this Saturday night as Oswego Speedway welcomes NASCAR’s oldest division for the running of the Toyota Mod Classic 150 (8 p.m. ET on FloRacing).

 

With just three races left in the 2026 season, the championship lead belongs to Patrick Emerling after a top-five finish last Friday at Stafford Speedway. Defending series champion Austin Beers sits second, 10 points behind Emerling ahead of Saturday’s 150-lap test of skill at the track known as “The Steel Palace.”

 

The historic 0.625-mile oval has hosted the Modified Tour 18 times dating back to 1988. The first two Modified Tour events held at Oswego were won by New York native Brian Ross. Other notable Oswego winners include Mike McLaughlin, Tony Hirschman, Mike Stefanik, Doug Coby, Ryan Preece, Matt Hirschman, Justin Bonsignore, Ron Silk and Emerling, among others.

 

Below is everything you need to know about the 14th race of the 2026 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season.

 

Toyota Mod Classic 150 at Oswego Speedway

 

With only three races remaining in the 2026 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season, the championship chase remains incredibly tight.

 

Patrick Emerling has reassumed sole possession of first in the series standings after entering last Friday’s GAF 150 at Stafford Speedway tied at the top of the standings with Austin Beers. However, a fifth-place finish by Emerling has allowed him to regain command of the championship chase entering Saturday’s Toyota Mod Classic 150 at Oswego Speedway.

 

Emerling enters Saturday’s Oswego event with statistical advantage on Beers at the 0.625-mile asphalt oval. Emerling is a previous Oswego Speedway winner, having conquered The Steel Palace during the 2024 season when he led a race-high 81 laps. Beers, who is now 10 points behind Emerling in the title hunt, has finished in the top five at Oswego in each of the last three seasons.

 

Both drivers should be among the contenders Saturday night, but they’ll be far from the only drivers to watch.

 

Another will be Teddy Hodgdon, who stunned Modified Tour teams and fans by winning the Tour’s return to Stafford Speedway one weekend ago. The driver he beat last Friday night, Matt Hirschman, is a previous Oswego victor and should be another driver to watch this weekend.

 

Jon McKennedy and Stephen Kopcik are still in the hunt for the Modified Tour championship, but both need a win at Oswego to keep pace with Emerling and Beers. Tyler Rypkema, aboard the Ole Blue No. 3, will make his 100th Modified Tour start during Saturday’s Oswego Speedway event.

 

Additional entries for Saturday’s event include Mike Christopher Jr., Tommy Catalano, Eric Goodale, Andrew Molleur and Trevor Catalano, among others.

 

Race: Toyota Mod Classic 150

Date: Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026

Track: Oswego Speedway

Layout: 0.625-mile asphalt oval

Location: Oswego, New York

Start time: 8 p.m. ET

Laps: 150

Posted Awards: $109,132

How to Watch: FloRacing

 

SCHEDULE: Saturday, Sept. 5: Practice from 3:05 to 3:45 p.m. ET … Final practice from 4:15 to 4:45 p.m. ET … American Racer Pole Award qualifying at 5:40 p.m. ET … Start of the Toyota Mod Classic 150 (150 Laps / 93.75 Miles) at 8 p.m. ET.

 

QUALIFYING: Two consecutive qualifying laps. Faster lap determines qualifying position. Adjustments or repairs may not be made on the vehicle after the vehicle has taken the green flag at the start/finish line. NASCAR reserves the right to have more than one vehicle engage in qualifying runs at the same time. Starting field for the Toyota Mod Classic 150 is limited to 24 starters including Provisional Positions.

 

TIRE ALLOTMENT: The maximum tire allotment available for this event is eleven (11) tires per team. All tires used for qualifying and the race must be purchased at the track and scanned by NASCAR Officials, unless otherwise approved in advance by the Series Director. The same four (4) tires must be used for qualifying and to begin the race. The remaining tire allotment may be used for practice and/or change tires during the event. A maximum of three (3) tires of the allotment may be used for change tires. The tire change rule is two (2) tires per stop. This includes “swapping” tires front to back.

 

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National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing

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The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States and owner of 14 of the nation’s major motorsports entertainment facilities. NASCAR sanctions races in three national series (NASCAR Cup Series™, NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series™, and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series™), four international series (NASCAR Brasil Series, NASCAR Canada Series, NASCAR Euro Series, NASCAR Mexico Series), four regional series (ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East & West and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour) and a local grassroots series (NASCAR Local Racing Series Powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts). The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. NASCAR also owns Motor Racing Network, Racing Electronics, and ONE DAYTONA. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in five cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races annually in 11 countries and more than 30 U.S. states.

 

Jim Foster Named 2027 Squier-Hall Award Recipient

Former Spartanburg Herald sports editor helped take NASCAR from the sports pages to airwaves across the country

  

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 4, 2026) — Longtime motorsports journalist and key figure in the creation of the Motor Racing Network Jim Foster has been named recipient of the 2027 Squier-Hall Award for NASCAR Media Excellence, becoming the 15th winner of the prestigious award.

 

Foster spent 15 years as a sports journalist, with a newspaper career that included stops at The Salisbury Post and The Greensboro Record, followed by seven years as sports editor of the Spartanburg Herald. It was there that Foster covered some of NASCAR’s early years, including the inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959.

 

After a brief stint in public relations with Chrysler’s Dodge Division, NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. hired Foster in 1967 as press director and assistant to the president. When France wanted the inaugural race at Talladega Superspeedway broadcast on radio in 1969, he turned to Foster to help make it happen. That effort ultimately helped spark the creation of the Motor Racing Network, with Foster playing a key role in assembling the team, which included legendary broadcaster and Squier-Hall Award namesake Ken Squier, that launched the network during Daytona Speedweeks in 1970.

 

“Jim Foster helped set a standard for NASCAR media coverage during the sport’s formative years, bringing its stories and personalities to life for a growing audience of readers and, later, listeners,” said Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR CEO. “From his years covering NASCAR for several newspapers in the Carolinas to helping establish the Motor Racing Network, Jim understood the power of connecting fans directly to the sport through vibrant storytelling. His vision and passion left a lasting impact on both the media landscape and NASCAR, and we’re proud to recognize him with the Squier-Hall Award for NASCAR Media Excellence.”

  

The Squier-Hall Award is voted upon by a panel of NASCAR and NASCAR Hall of Fame executives, active and retired media members, and former NASCAR competitors and industry leaders. Foster will be honored during NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony festivities on January 22, 2027, and featured in an exhibit in the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Tickets to the Induction Weekend events are available at NASCARHall.com.

 

The Squier-Hall Award for NASCAR Media Excellence was named after legendary NASCAR media figures Ken Squier and Barney Hall, the first two recipients of the award.

 

The other seven nominees for the award were:

 

Russ Catlin, one of the best-known early racing writers and historians; editor of Speed Age Magazine

 

George Cunningham, long-time beat writer for The Charlotte Observer, Atlanta Constitution and NASCAR Scene; is the namesake for the annual NMPA award for Excellence in Writing

 

Bob Montgomery, co-founder and announcer for the Universal Racing Network

 

Bob Moore, spent more than 20 years as a NASCAR beat writer including stints with the Daytona Beach News-Journal and The Charlotte Observer

  

Al Pearce, covered NASCAR for more than 50 years including 56 consecutive Daytona 500s, with a long tenure at AutoWeek

 

Dr. Jerry Punch, veteran ESPN broadcaster whose NASCAR career spanned decades from pit road to the broadcast booth

 

Hank Schoolfield, a jack of all trades bringing NASCAR racing to rans across the Southeast through newspapers, magazines and radio

 

 

CRAFTSMAN truck series Whelen Modified Tour
 Fri. Feb. 13 Fresh From Florida 250 7:30PM FS1
Sat. Feb. 21 FR8 208 1:30PM FS1
Sat. Feb. 28 Series Race at St. Petersburg 12:00PM FOX
Fri. March 20 Sober or Slammer 200 7:30PM FS1
Fri. April 3 Black’s Tire 200 4:30PM FS1
Fri. April 10 Tennessee Army National Guard 250 7:30PM FS1
Fri. May 1 SpeedyCash.com 250 8:00PM FS1
Fri. May. 8 Mission 176 at The Glen 4:30PM FS1
Sat. May 15 ECOSAVE 200 5:00PM FS1
Fri. May 22 NC Education Lottery 200 7:30PM FS1
Fri. May 29 Flote 200 8:00PM FS1
Sat. June 6 DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 1:30PM FS1
Fri. June 19 Series Race at San Diego 7:00PM FS1
Sat. July 11 LiUNA 150 1:00PM FS1
Sat. July 18 Window World 250 12:30PM FS1
Fri. July 24 TSport 200 8:00PM FS1
Fri, Aug. 14 eero 250 7:30PM FS1
Sat. Aug. 22 Team EJP 175 1:30PM FS1
Thurs. Sep. 17 UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics 8:00PM FS1
Sat. Sep. 26 Heart of Healthcare 200 1:00PM FS1
Fri. Oct. 9 Series Race at Charlotte 5:00PM FS1
Fri. Oct. 16 Series Race at Phoenix 7:30PM FS1
Fri. Oct. 23 Love’s RV Stop 225 4:00PM FS1
Fri. Oct. 30 Zip Buy Now Pay Later 200 6:00PM FS1
Fri. Nov. 6 Championship race 7:30PM FS1

 

2027 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES SCHEDULE

Date

Event / Racetrack

Friday, February 19

Daytona International Speedway

Saturday, February 27

EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta)

Saturday, March 6

Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

Friday, April 2

Darlington Raceway

Friday, April 9

Bristol Motor Speedway

Friday, April 30

Texas Motor Speedway

Saturday, May 8

Kansas Speedway

Friday, May 21

North Wilkesboro Speedway

Friday, May 28

Charlotte Motor Speedway

Friday, June 4

Nashville Superspeedway

Friday, June 11

Pocono Raceway

Saturday, June 19

Michigan International Speedway

Saturday, July 10

Lime Rock Park

Saturday, July 17

EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta)

Friday, July 23

Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park

Thursday, August 12

Bristol Motor Speedway

Friday, August 20

Bowman Gray Stadium

Sunday, September 5

Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

Saturday, September 25

New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Friday, October 1

Kansas Speedway

Friday, October 15

Charlotte Motor Speedway

Friday, October 22

Phoenix Raceway

Friday, October 29

Talladega Superspeedway

Friday, November 5

Martinsville Speedway

Friday, November 12

NASCAR Championship (Homestead-Miami Speedway)
New Smyrna Beach Area Visitors Bureau 200 New Smyrna Speedway Saturday, Feb. 7

7:30 p.m. ET

      
Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200 Martinsville Speedway Saturday, March 28

7:30 p.m. ET

      
Icebreaker 150 ^ Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park Sunday, April 12

4:30 p.m. ET

 Matt Hirschman Stephen Kopcik  
J&R Precast 150 Seekonk Speedway Saturday, May 16

8 p.m. ET

      
Miller Lite Salutes Don Howe 200 Riverhead Raceway Saturday, May 30

8 p.m. ET

      
All States Materials Group 150 Oxford Plains Speedway Saturday, June 6

TBA

      
Thunder in the Mountains 200 White Mountain Motorsports Park Saturday, June 20

8 p.m. ET

      
Firecracker 150 presented by the Bethesda Leadership Group * Seekonk Speedway Wednesday, July 1

8 p.m. ET

      
2nd Annual Clash at Claremont * Claremont Motorsports Park Friday, July 10

8:30 p.m. ET

      
5th Annual Duel at the Dog 200 powered by USNE * Monadnock Speedway Saturday, July 25

7:30 p.m. ET

      
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park ^ Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park Wednesday, Aug. 5

8 p.m. ET

      
Mohegan Sun 100 New Hampshire Motor Speedway Saturday, Aug. 22

4:30 p.m. ET

      
GAF 150 ^ Stafford Speedway Friday, Aug. 28

8 p.m. ET

      
Oswego Speedway Oswego Speedway Saturday, Sept. 5

8 p.m. ET

      
Eddie Partridge 206 Riverhead Raceway Saturday, Sept. 19

8 p.m. ET

      
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park ^ Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park Sunday, Oct. 11

4:30 p.m. ET

    

 

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