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NASCAR Trucks: Stewart Freisen back in victory lane on what has been a chain reacting end to the 2025 DQS Solutions & Staffing 200 at Michigan

by Sports Benches June 7, 2025

One too many end of Stage 3 yellows but great afternoon by Stewart Freisen and his family-run Truck Series organization.

Not only he waited for the right moment, he picked and held off the winning moment at overtime and did just that at the finish line – well deserved right there.

So close from Grant Enfinger when he thought the door was open for his to take and stay up front but then repeated overtime yellows and restarts puts him at second best just like a few other front-running contenders through the field.

Cool moment from polesitter Luke Fenhaus in 3rd; not much for the most part but at least he kept it clean & somehow he finished what he built.

Those blocks goes to show that Luke can cut it as he just needs a smooth long run finish more often whenever he’s back in the ThorSport Ford truck next time & you never know what could happen next.

Ben Rhodes posted his best result so far this year in 4th also at ThorSport & Corey LaJoie back in Spire colours part-time who made a lot of ground in Stage 3 with a extended shot before he signed off in 5th.

You can also catch Corey again but in a different view as a studio analyst for Amazon Prime tomorrow’s Cup day coverage since Amazon has three races left before TNT takes over from there.

Big Sunday coming up tomorrow with Cup racing to settle like Kyle Busch in the 8 Chevy for Childress from 2nd as well as a bunch of mid-pack Fords filling in the Top 10 following a great qualifying session.

Three Ford drivers from three of their own teams are looking to rip out the top ones by making this race their own, especially at the Motor City like Michigan.

There’s Chris Buescher at RFK Racing starting 6th ahead of Las Vegas march winner Josh Berry 7th in the Wood Brothers 21 and Zane Smith 10th in the 38 Front Row despite not having a charter.

Also look out for some off-track news with some other previous car maker now wanting to re-enter the sport initially at Trucks level starting next season towards an eye on Cup racing again at some point.

This has been going on since the start of 2025 and it’s been widely expected that Dodge via Ram Trucks will be back in it once again with Cleetus McFarland onboard as the brand ambassador.

June 7, 2025 0 comment

NASCAR Race Review: Tyler Reddick guides 23XI Racing home with his and the team’s 2nd win of 2024 at Michigan

by Sports Benches August 19, 2024

The 2024 FireKeepers Casino 400 was finally over early on Monday morning due to rain that begins with a Denny Hamlin group battle between his own No.11 Joe Gibbs car and his 23XI employee of Bubba Wallace before he spun himself out off Turn 4 as the race had to be pushed back to Monday. Then we saw a William Byron & Kyle Busch Chevy dominance up front for the most part but at the end of the day, glad there’s a Toyota win to celebrate thanks to Denny’s other 23XI employee Tyler Reddick over in the No.45 team.

Huge day from 23XI once again with Reddick having a super day where he thanks these 2nd half cautions en route to his 2nd win of 2024 since the Spring Talladega race back in late April.

The tables will now turn now on Denny to hopefully get back into victory lane himself as a racer soon enough this weekend at Daytona, having caught back lots of time well to finish 9th. Meanwhile, Chevy weren’t bad with Byron 2nd (Hendrick), Kyle Busch 4th (Childress) & Daniel Suarez 8th (Trackhouse). Also good seeing two Spire cars in the Top 10 such as Zane Smith (7th) & Carson Hocevar once again from another stellar Top 10 run last week in Richmond (10th).

And shoutout to RFK Racing Ford who had an excellent day with co-owner Brad Keselowski 5th in his hometown event ahead team-mate Chris Buescher in 6th.

Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona here we come under the lights this weekend with two regular races to go before Playoffs.

August 19, 2024 0 comment

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NASCAR News Today: Justin Allgaier wins over Sheldon Creed who finished 2nd yet again in the Cabo Wabo 250 at Michigan

by Sports Benches August 18, 2024

So close from Sheldon Creed yet again who finished 2nd for the 12th time now in his 88-race Xfinity Series career for the No.18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. He had a really good start from pole before he got spun out late whilst leading in stage 1 by the No.98’s Riley Herbst from Stewart-Haas Ford, then he had to work his way back up there as the race goes on thanks to several yellows along the way (some in Stage 2 and lots late in Stage 3) but unfortunately, Creed just couldn’t catch up race winner Justin Allgaier (No.7 Chevy for JR Motorsports) on time towards the checkered flag when it was done via overtime.

If the Kyle Sieg crash occurred and NASCAR held the race back once more if it wasn’t for the white flag overtime, then Creed would’ve surely had the perfect weekend out and shut Allgaier down in the Cabo Wabo 250 at Michigan International Speedway. Not only he had a long on-track day in the office, but we now all know that Creed will be moving teams once again regardless of his 2024 results this time for the Haas Factory Team’s Xfinity side next year. Looks like we could see another Daniel Hemric type story for Creed when Hemric left it so late until the Championship 4 at Phoenix with both the win & championship before he left Gibbs on a high for his previously announced Kaulig Racing ride back in November 2021.

As long as Creed does well without issue when he was so unlucky not to make it to the Championship 4 late last year at Martinsville for Richard Childress Racing, there’s no reason why he can’t win another championship when Creed won the Trucks title back in 2020. He will be replacing Cole Custer in the No.00 Ford Mustang with Custer already confirmed his return to full-time Cup level last month within the same newly-reformed squad since his dad is the president there and Creed will be joined by former GMS Racing Truck Series team-mate Sam Mayer for the other No.98 Haas Xfinity seat in place of Herbst.

Other than Creed falling short yet again, John Hunter Nemechek did well in 3rd for Gibbs as still a long way to go with his Cup progress at Legacy Motor Club, Anthony Alfredo finished 4th who survived every bit of yellow to bring himself home towards an excellent performance on show today, and Stewart-Haas’s Noah Gragson finished 6th for Rette Jones Racing having not heard much from him other than his good start of the Cup year but you never know when it comes to these big track races.

August 18, 2024 0 comment