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▶▶ With only seven Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races in the record book, there is very little history to help predict what will happen during the Quaker State 400. However, the small sample size suggests that it could be a two-man battle for the win between Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch. Keselowski won here in 2012, 2014 and 2016. Busch took the checkered flag in 2011 and 2015.

▶▶ Kentucky Speedway has played host to seven Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races. Brad Keselowski has three wins to Kyle Busch’s two.

RACE REWIND ▶▶ Heading into last year’s race at Kentucky, Martin Truex Jr. was second in the points race and looking to avenge a disappointing finish in the 2016 race. The New Jersey native dominated last year in a victory he called “sweet redemption” at the time.

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TRACK FACTS LENGTH: 1.5 MILES (267 LAPS = 400.5 MILES) BACKSTRETCH: 1,600 FEET FRONTSTRETCH: 1,662 FEET BANKING IN TURNS: 14 DEGREES BANKING ON STRAIGHTAWAYS: VARIES BETWEEN 4 AND 8 DEGREES FIRST RACE: JULY 9, 2011 – QUAKER STATE 400 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES QUALIFYING RECORD: BRAD KESELOWSKI, JUNE 27, 2014, 188.791 MPH RACE RECORD: BRAD KESELOWSKI, JUNE 30, 2012,

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EXPECT THE EXPECTED AT KENTUCKY THE TOP DRIVERS ARE PLANNING TO RETURN TO FORM

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he Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is set to go Saturday night racing for the second time in as many weeks with the running of this weekend’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway.

However, unlike last Saturday night’s race at Daytona International Speedway where secondyear Monster Energy Series driver Erik Jones scored his first career victory, don’t expect a

surprise winner in the Bluegrass State.

Here’s why: Seven Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Kentucky Speedway have produced only four different winners. And of those four different winners, two are among this season’s three dominant drivers. Add it all up and that makes those two drivers — Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. — the odds-on favorites to go to Victory Lane this Saturday.

Busch, who won the inaugural Monster Energy Series race at Kentucky in 2011 and then returned to Victory Lane at the 1.5-mile track in 2015, is understandably confident heading back there this weekend.

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Kevin Harvick will be looking for his sixth win of 2018 at Kentucky.

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there, and it stayed that way during our win there three years ago,” said Busch, a five-time race winner in 2018 along with Kevin Harvick.

“I look forward to going back every year. It’s a pretty challenging racetrack. It used to be a place that lends itself to different kinds of setups because it was so rough. Fast lap times at Kentucky come from momentum.

“The place is so round that there’s not a ton of banking

compared to some other 1.5-milers. It’s all about how round the corners are and just being able to maintain corner speed and stay on the gas. We certainly think we have as good a shot as any to get back to Victory Lane there with our Camry. It’s a place we get excited about, for sure.”

Truex, the reigning series champion and a threetime winner in 2018, is the defending race winner at

Kentucky, having led 152 of 274 laps there last year on the way to victory. He looks forward to trying to pick up his second Kentucky victory this weekend and meanwhile continue what has been a stellar season to date.

“I have some good runs at Kentucky Speedway,” said Truex, who swept all three stages in last year’s race.

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RACE PREVIEW Martin Truex Jr. will be looking to win at Kentucky for the second year in a row.

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But with our past history at the mile-and-a half tracks, I am confident that Cole (Pearn, crew chief) and his engineering team will once again figure it out.”

While Truex and Busch are undoubtedly the favorites this weekend, the third member of this season’s dominant trio can’t be forgotten. That would be Harvick, who, unlike Busch and Truex, has never been

to Victory Lane at Kentucky.

Harvick hopes to change that on Saturday night at a track that he admittedly likes more since it was recently repaved and lost its historically bumpy nature.

“It feels great, to tell you the truth,” said Harvick, who has five top 10s but no top fives in seven Kentucky starts. “My neck doesn’t hurt and it doesn’t pound your heels and your neck to the point where you can’t hardly walk for two days.”

While it seems rather unlikely that a driver not named Harvick, Kyle Busch or Truex will win this weekend, the rest of the field is understandably not willing to concede defeat just yet.

“Kentucky, it’s a track that I really do like,” said Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin, who is still seeking his first Kentucky win. “For us, the focus has got to be qualifying well and making sure we put ourselves up front early.”

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▶▶ Martin Truex Jr. executed an old-fashioned beatdown of the competition at Kentucky Speedway one year ago. Based on Truex’s performance so far this season, history repeating itself at Kentucky is quite plausible. ▶▶ The only three-time Monster Energy Series winner at Kentucky, Brad Keselowski has every reason to feel good about returning to the Bluegrass State — other than the fact that he’s failed to impress in 2018. ▶▶ Kyle Busch won the inaugural race at Kentucky in 2011 and then won again three years ago at the 1.5-mile track. Busch is busting with confidence right — and it’s certainly justified based on his season to date. ▶▶ Undoubtedly still on top of the world less than a week removed from scoring Monster Energy Series career win No. 1, Erik Jones knows Kentucky is a completely different animal than Daytona.

Then again, he did finish sixth at Kentucky in 2017. ▶▶ He’s never been overly impressive at Kentucky, but Kevin Harvick has been downright stellar in 2018. The 2014 Monster Energy Series champion seems ripe for a breakthrough in the Bluegrass State.

PREVIEW PREDICTIONS DRIVER TO BEAT: KYLE BUSCH TEAM TO BEAT: JOE GIBBS RACING SLEEPER: CHASE ELLIOTT

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2018 NASCAR SERIES STANDINGS MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES NO. DRIVER

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KYLE BUSCH 749 KEVIN HARVICK 692 MARTIN TRUEX JR. 629 CLINT BOWYER 594 JOEY LOGANO 618 ERIK JONES 448 AUSTIN DILLON 347 BRAD KESELOWSKI 596 KURT BUSCH 566 KYLE LARSON 544 DENNY HAMLIN 538 ARIC ALMIROLA 503 RYAN BLANEY 496 JIMMIE JOHNSON 461 CHASE ELLIOTT 444 ALEX BOWMAN 426 RICKY STENHOUSE JR. 407 PAUL MENARD 371 RYAN NEWMAN 332 DANIEL SUAREZ 318 WILLIAM BYRON 318 JAMIE MCMURRAY 316 AJ ALLMENDINGER 307 CHRIS BUESCHER 293 BUBBA WALLACE 292 KASEY KAHNE 269 DAVID RAGAN 263 MICHAEL MCDOWELL 260 TY DILLON 244 MATT DIBENEDETTO 214 TREVOR BAYNE 185 GRAY GAULDING 113 LANDON CASSILL 89 COLE WHITT 87 D.J. KENNINGTON 82 JEFFREY EARNHARDT 61 COREY LAJOIE 58 BRENDAN GAUGHAN 49 MATT KENSETH 49 REED SORENSON 36 HARRISON RHODES 23

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JUSTIN ALLGAIER 528 CHRISTOPHER BELL 547 TYLER REDDICK 503 ELLIOTT SADLER 582 DANIEL HEMRIC 570 COLE CUSTER 556 BRANDON JONES 488 RYAN TRUEX 455 MATT TIFFT 425 AUSTIN CINDRIC 388 RYAN REED 370 ROSS CHASTAIN 342 MICHAEL ANNETT 300 KAZ GRALA 298 RYAN SIEG 292 JEREMY CLEMENTS 244 ALEX LABBE 241 GARRETT SMITHLEY 240 JOEY GASE 229 J.J. YELEY 165 SPENCER BOYD 159 VINNIE MILLER 157 DAVID STARR 157 JEFF GREEN 78 SPENCER GALLAGHER 277 JOHN H. NEMECHEK 276 B.J. MCLEOD 152 CHASE BRISCOE 151 JOSH WILLIAMS 141 SHANE LEE 136 RYAN PREECE 127 TOMMY JOE MARTINS 126 DYLAN LUPTON 103 JOSH BILICKI 92 CHAD FINCHUM 88 TIMMY HILL 82 STEPHEN LEICHT 61 JEB BURTON 60 TY MAJESKI 54 RAY BLACK JR. 43 BRANDON HIGHTOWER 42

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or NASCAR fans, it’s a lot like Christmas. The only differences? The gifts come 10 months out of the year instead of just one, and they’re wrapped in a Speed Crate instead of a box.

By signing up and picking a driver at the Speed Crate website, https://speedcrate. co/, fans receive a monthly shipment of 4-5 - (3-5) items related to their driver of choice.

Speed Crate delivers right to your front door via the United States postal service.

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SPECIAL DELIVERY: A fan of Ryan Blaney could receive a Speed Crate package that includes 4-5 items such as shirts, hats, socks, credential holders, car decals, travel coffee mugs, lanyards, pens or flags. Courtesy Photo

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“We’re really growing every day, which is really cool to see,” Cox said. “We know that we’ve really just scratched the surface of where we can go with it, because every day we have people inquiring, ‘What is Speed Crate? Where do I sign up?’ And all that stuff. So, we’re still really just being

introduced at this point.”

Fans never know exactly what they will find in a Speed Crate. They just know that all products in a Speed Crate come from officially licensed NASCAR partners and manufacturers.

“It changes every month,” Cox said. “We don’t do any duplicates. Our big thing is we’re not going to send you the same item twice.”

While Speed Crate’s inventory of NASCAR collectibles and paraphernalia is made up mostly of items you might find in souvenir trailers at the track, Speed Crate has expanded this season to include more custom-style merchandise. – a large portion of the items are actually not available at the track and many are custom so they cannot be found any where besides Speed Crate, not online or at the track For example, Alex Bowman — the new driver of the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet — recently donated some autographed Hero Cards that 10 lucky fans would receive in a future Speed Crate.

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SPOTLIGHT “We think that the more we can just provide really cool products that fans want, the more Speed Crate will grow,” Cox said.

“That’s kind of what we’re doing.”

Speed Crate originally featured just 12 drivers from whom subscribers could choose. Now there are 20 active drivers and one retired driver — NASCAR’s 15-time most popular driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Subscriptions are on a month-to-month basis, and subscribers are free to change drivers at any time. Tired of getting Chase Elliott gear, for example? You can switch to Brad Keselowski or someone else with a simple click — and not be charged extra. Speed Crate ships items FebruaryNovember and takes a break in December and January to beef up its inventory for the upcoming NASCAR season.

Perhaps the best news of all? Speed Crate is looking to broaden its inventory even more in the months and years to come.

“People want die-casts and some other items that aren’t the easiest to get, and we’re working hard to make that happen,” Cox said. “We’re listening to the feedback and making sure we’re kind of adjusting with what people want to see.”

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aurice Petty, the youngest son of three-time NASCAR champion Lee Petty, worked primarily behind the scenes, but his tireless efforts helped Petty Enterprises become a NASCAR dynasty.

The man known simply as “Chief” was a self-taught mechanical wizard who squeezed horsepower – and longevity

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His engines supplied the horsepower that propelled older brother Richard Petty to a majority of his record 200 NASCAR premier series victories, plus his seven NASCAR championships and seven Daytona 500 victories.

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Pete Hamilton also won NASCAR premier series races with his engines.

In addition to his efforts building the team’s engines, Maurice Petty served as a crew chief. He won three races in that role, including the 1970 Daytona 500 with Hamilton.

“He (also) drove the truck and worked as a tire changer,” said Richard Petty. “He was the complete package. We just had our own little part and we kept to it. We were all successful. We didn’t think about

Brothers Maurice it at the time, we and Richard Petty were too busy during Maurice’s 2014 getting ready for induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. the next race.”

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Brandon Jones is on track to make the XFINITY Series Playoffs. (Photo by Getty Images for NASCAR)

JONESING FOR AN XFINITY SERIES TITLE JOE GIBBS RACING DRIVER IS IN PRIME PLAYOFF POSITION

BY JOSEPH WOLKIN

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randon Jones needed to have a strong 2018 outing, his first season with Joe Gibbs Racing. Thus far, the Atlanta native has done just that with multiple top fives and top 10s, putting himself in playoff position.

What is the biggest difference for you as a driver to start the season?

“The biggest change for us year-over-year has probably been all of the prep work that

we did over the off-season to get ready for this year. Switching to a new team can be difficult at times. But coming to Joe Gibbs Racing and having Toyota behind us with the ability to use their simulator, as well as having the support of my teammates, have all contributed to helping me get ready for this year.”

How do you feel you’ve improved since you joined JGR? “We set goals at the start of the year; we didn’t necessarily know what our goals should be or where we’d be at as a team, so we just set some basic ones. We accomplished those pretty quick and had to look at setting some new, bigger goals pretty early in the season.

We’ve been sitting down to look at our goals and assess where we’re at every quarter.

Every time we do, we’ve accomplished what our goals were, so then we set new ones.”

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ick Bourgeois, crew chief for StarCom Racing and driver Joey Case, became a race fan through the acquaintance of one of a NASCAR’s greatest modified drivers.

“I grew up around Rome, N.Y., and my Dad knew a gentleman by the name of Jerry Cook,” Bourgeois said. “I was no more than probably 14 or 15 years old the first time I went to Dover, De. I got to push the tires around and didn’t know anything about what I was doing. I kind of caught the bug from there.”

Bourgeois worked with Cook in a Super Modified event at Daytona International Speedway in 1979. He credits that trip for

helping get his career path in motion. When Cook retired from driving, Bourgeois tried his hand at dirt racing and also ventured into racing snowmobiles. In 1997, he moved south where he began working with Joe Gibbs Racing.

“I was hired by Jimmy Makar (senior vice president of racing operations) and he is a great, great man,” Bourgeois said. “Not a day goes by that I don’t think of something he taught me. He basically hired me to be a mechanic when he was starting the No. 20 team. One thing I’m proud of is I think I was employee No. 37 (out of 500).”

Bourgeois joined Petty Enterprises in 2006, followed by Red Bull Racing Racing in 2008, BK Racing in 2010, and then StarCom Racing starting at the beginning of July.

His responsibilities are similar to being a head coach.

“Basically, we try to rally together the road crew for the day-to-day operation and make sure the cars are prepared as best as possible. At the track, as crew chief I control the changes made to the car, stay in constant contact with the driver and give him what he wants. Then I’d say maybe 22 other things that I really don’t want to think about.”

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SPOTLIGHT The Minnesota lakes will play host to PIRTEK-branded boats on the 2018 fishing circuit.

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innesota is the “land of 10,000 lakes.” Several of those beautiful lakes are playing host to PIRTEKbranded boats on the 2018 fishing circuit,

a season that includes an annual outing with veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.

PIRTEK USA’s corporate headquarters is sponsoring one fishing boat in the summer-long tournament, while multifranchise owner Craig Heitkamp is sponsoring two. “One of the big pluses is being able to participate in Take a Vet Fishing, which we always like to do,” said Heitkamp, owner of PIRTEK Midway and KENTUCKY PREVIEW: JULY 12, 2018

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The Take a Vet Fishing event is scheduled for Aug. 19 on Mille Lacs Lake Isle, MN. It’s an annual excursion in which anglers take military veterans out for a day of fun on the water.

“This is a great opportunity for PIRTEK people to show some appreciation to our military veterans who have made so many sacrifices on our behalf,” said Georganne DeSeve, marketing manager of PIRTEK USA. “It’s one small way to give something back. The fishing event offers them a day of peace and recreation on some of the most beautiful waters in the country.”

Every year during the fishing season, the PIRTEK boats glide across Minnesota lakes as anglers compete to haul in prize catches. The fishing began May 5 at Big Stone Lake in Ortonville and runs until Sept. 14 at Lake of the Woods in Baudette.

Participating in the fishing excursions are Minnesotans Keith Kapaun, operations manager at PIRTEK Midway in St. Paul, and Rich Thies, operations manager at PIRTEK Plymouth. It’s the fifth year the pair has

been involved in the competition.

The competitive fishing, organized by Minnesota Tournament Trail, is a popular series of events that offer prizes to the most successful fishermen. The tournament finale on Lake of the Woods draws many enthusiasts – sometimes more than 100 boats – to a body of water nearly 70 miles long that borders both Minnesota and Canada.

But the big event for both Kapaun and Thies is always Take a Vet Fishing. Both men served in the military and welcome the opportunity to provide their fellow vets with an enjoyable time on the lake.

“Considering I’m one of them, this is important to me,” Kapaun said. “After all, we are a band of brothers and sisters.”

Thies also expressed appreciation at being able to serve the vets. “They’ve done so much in the service of our country,” he said. “It’s a great privilege to take them out to enjoy the unspoiled lakes and the thrill of pulling in walleye, bass or whatever else they can land. They’re great people and it’s a pleasure to serve them.”

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Acknowledged as one of the country’s leading neurosurgeons, Dr. Jason Cormier has helped MSG provide a comprehensive, grassroots marketing campaign focused on preventative health care education and wellness training.

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SPOTLIGHT brand-loyal audience with the medical knowledge to make informed, preventative decisions that directly affect the wellness of their families.

One such area for preventative measures is spinal cord injuries (SCI). The incidence of SCI is highest among persons age 16-30, in whom 53.1 percent of injuries occur; more injuries occur in this age group than all other age groups combined. Males represent 81.2 percent of all report SCIs and 89.8 percent of all sports-related SCIs. Auto accidents are the leading cause of SCI in the United States for people age 65 and younger, while sports and recreation-related SCI injuries primarily affect people under age 29.

“In terms of prevention of these types of injuries, there are simple things a person can do like wearing a seatbelt and making sure all passengers are wearing a seatbelt,” Cormier said. “Make sure all car parts are up to date, and the rearview and side mirrors are adjusted to provide more attention to blind spots. Pay attention to the speed limit, and always avoid drunk driving or driving under

the influence of drugs.”

If a citizen happens to encounter a car accident in which a driver may have suffered a spinal cord injury, Cormier recommends the ABC steps – airway, breathing, circulation.

“When you approach any kind of trauma, it’s important to assess if the person has suffered a neck injury,” Cormier said. “Are they able to move their extremities without any difficulty? Outside of that, it’s important to take in-line cervical precautions by keeping the head in line with the neck and the neck in line with the body. Make sure there are no other red flags.”

For people 65 and older, falls are the leading cause of SCI. Cormier offered some preventative steps to avoid these types of injuries.

“Preventing these falls is about making sure there are no obstacles in the way at home,” Cormier said. “Make sure it’s well lit. Make sure medication doses are appropriate, and the floor is clear of debris. Don’t overly wax the floors without placing appropriate signs to keep free of traffic.”

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SPOTLIGHT INTRODUCING DR. MARK NORMAN HADLEY Dr. Mark Hadley, M.D., is a member of the Motorsports Safety Group Medical Advisory Board and a mentor of Dr. Cormier. He has been actively involved in medical student, resident, and fellow education at UAB and serves as the Director of the Residency Training Program, and the Director of the Neurosurgical Spinal Surgery Fellowship program. He has served as the Medical Director of an active regional Think First Injury Prevention Program and has served as Team Physician to the University of Alabama and the University of Alabama at Birmingham athletic programs.

Dr. Hadley has authored over 200 scientific articles and chapters in medical textbooks. He serves editorial roles for Spine, Nutrition, and several foundations, and serves on the Editorial Boards of Neurosurgery (1999 to present) and Journal of Neurosurgery, Spine (2008 to present).

“Dr. Hadley has been a primary mentor to me,” Cormier said. “I did the majority of my training directly under him in regards to spinal trauma and deformity. He maintains positions on several editorial boards. I am thankful for and have extreme gratitude for what he’s taught me over the years.”

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Melanio’s son Hipolito took over from his father in 1920 eventually passing it on to his son Gilberto Oliva, Sr.

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By 1969, Gilberto was growing tobacco once again, this time in Nicaragua whose rich soil and climate was close to that of his homeland. Ten years later the Sandanista revolution in

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By 1995, with stability back in Nicaragua, Gilberto moved home to Esteli, and resumed his growing and added cigar making to his portfolio. After the cigar boom in the 90s, Gilberto continued making cigars, but being cash strapped like others after the boom, he was able to push ahead by using all the Nicaraguan tobacco

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His tobacco forced a change in the Oliva blends to all Nicaraguan tobacco and improved his quality.

The company’s offerings improved year after year.

By 2005, Oliva was being honored by Cigar Aficionado in its top 10 cigars of the year with the Oliva Serie O Classic scoring a 91. The following year, the Oliva Serie G Cameroon made the list of best cigars of the year with a 91. That same year,

Oliva released its Serie V to great acclaim and in 2007 it was rated 4th best cigar with a 93 rating.

Oliva cigars continually ranks as one of the best cigars of the year. In 2012, the family released a new Serie V the Melanio edition to honor the man who started it all. Two years later in 2014, the Serie V Melanio would be named the Cigar of the Year with a 96 rating! Near perfection. Just this year, the Serie V rated a 95 and

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In addition, to the highly rated Serie cigars, Oliva also makes the Nub, which also makes the year’s best cigar list. In fact, Oliva cigars have remained on Cigar Aficionado’s top 25 cigars of the year for 12 years straight.

On top of that, Oliva believes in keeping prices in check.

The company’s cigars start at under $4 and go up to about $15. The highly rated Serie V belicoso is just over $8.00 depending on local taxes.

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The native of nearby Timmonsville, S.C., sealed the deal by leading 159 of 367 laps including the final 122 around the slick and treacherous 1.366-mile track. He won by one lap over Darrell Waltrip, driving his own No. 17 Chevrolet.

Richard Petty fell victim to a crash with Richard Childress on lap 37, while Buddy

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Yarborough proved once again he was a master on his home track, keeping his Chevrolet in one piece to collect his ninth of 10 wins that season. Yarborough went on to finish second to Petty in championship points.

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DAYTONA ATLANTA LAS VEGAS PHOENIX AUTO CLUB TEXAS BRISTOL RICHMOND TALLADEGA DOVER CHARLOTTE POCONO MICHIGAN IOWA CHICAGOLAND DAYTONA KENTUCKY NEW HAMPSHIRE IOWA WATKINS GLEN MID-OHIO BRISTOL ROAD AMERICA DARLINGTON INDIANAPOLIS LAS VEGAS RICHMOND CHARLOTTE DOVER KANSAS MARTINSVILLE TEXAS

TRACK

WINNER

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DATE LOCATION

TRACK

2/16/18 DAYTONA 2/24/18 ATLANTA 3/2/18 LAS VEGAS 3/24/18 MARTINSVILLE 5/4/18 DOVER 5/11/18 KANSAS 5/18/18 CHARLOTTE 6/8/18 TEXAS 6/16/18 IOWA 6/23/18 GATEWAY 6/29/18 CHICAGOLAND 7/12/18 KENTUCKY 7/18/18 ELDORA 7/28/18 POCONO 8/11/18 MICHIGAN //15/18 BRISTOL 8/26/18 CANADIAN 9/14/18 LAS VEGAS 10/13/18 TALLADEGA 10/27/18 MARTINSVILLE 11/2/18 TEXAS 11/9/18 PHOENIX 11/16/18 HOMESTEAD-MIAMI

NEXTERA ENERGY RESOURCES 250 JOHNNY SAUTER ACTIVE PEST CONTROL 200 BRETT MOFFITT CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES RACE AT LAS VEGAS KYLE BUSCH ALPHA ENERGY SOLUTIONS 250 JOHN H. NEMECHEK CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES RACE AT DOVER JOHNNY SAUTER CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES RACE AT KANSAS NOAH GRAGSON NORTH CAROLINA EDUCATION LOTTERY 200 JOHNNY SAUTER RATTLESNAKE 400 JOHNNY SAUTER IOWA 200 BRETT MOFFITT CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES RACE AT GATEWAY JUSTIN HALEY CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES RACE AT CHICAGOLAND BRETT MOFFITT CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES RACE AT KENTUCKY ELDORA DIRT DERBY GANDER OUTDOORS 150 CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES RACE AT MICHIGAN UNOH 200 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 250 CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES RACE AT LAS VEGAS FRED’S 250 POWERED BY COCA-COLA TEXAS ROADHOUSE 200 JAG METALS 350 LUCAS OIL 150 FORD ECOBOOST 200

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2/11/18 4/14/18 4/28/18 5/12/18 5/12/18 6/2/18 6/16/18 7/14/18 7/21/18 7/27/18 8/3/18 8/24/18 9/22/18 10/5/18

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WINNER

DATE TRACK

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3/17/18 4/8/18 4/29/18 6/2/18 6/13/18 6/23/18 7/7/18 7/20/18 7/21/18 8/3/18 8/8/18 8/15/18 9/1/18 9/8/18 9/22/18 9/30/18

MYRTLE BEACH THOMPSON STAFFORD SEEKONK THOMPSON LANGLEY RIVERHEAD NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW HAMPSHIRE STAFFORD THOMPSON BRISTOL OSWEGO RIVERHEAD NEW HAMPSHIRE STAFFORD

KERN TUCSON ORANGE COLORADO SONOMA DOUGLAS SPOKANE IOWA EVERGREEN GATEWAY LAS VEGAS MERIDIAN ALL AMERICAN KERN

WINNER

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K&N PRO SERIES WEST

WINNER

DATE TRACK

JON MCKENNEDY JUSTIN BONSIGNORE RYAN PREECE JUSTIN BONSIGNORE JUSTIN BONSIGNORE RYAN PREECE JUSTIN BONSIGNORE

5/20/18 6/16/18 6/30/18 7/14/18 7/25/18 7/28/18 8/12/18 8/18/18 8/26/18 9/8/18 9/22/18 9/29/18

WINNER

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WHELEN EURO SERIES DATE TRACK

4/13/18 4/14/18 4/15/18 5/18/18 5/19/18 5/20/18 6/9/18 6/10/18 6/30/18 7/1/18 9/14/18 9/15/18 9/16/18 10/19/18 10/20/18 10/21/18

WINNER

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MEXICO SERIES DATE TRACK

3/25/18 4/22/18 5/20/18 6/10/18 7/8/18 7/29/18 8/19/18 9/9/18 9/30/18 10/21/18 11/11/18 12/2/18

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