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A CLEAN SWEEP. Martin Truex Jr. swept all three stages en route to his 16th career series victory, and the first victory for Toyota in 2018. GETTY IMAGES
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5 Familiar Faces Are Atop Standings
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ive races into the 2018 Monster Energy Series season, the top eight drivers in the standings are all drivers who won at least one race last season. Arguably even less surprising is that of the top four drivers in points, three of them — Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski — made it to Homestead last season as part of the Championship 4 who competed heads-up for the title in the 2017 season finale. The one championship finalist from last season who is not among the top four in points so far this season? Kevin Harvick — who has won three of the season’s first five races but sits eighth in the standings due to a pair of poor finishes. The bottom line? As much as things change from year to year in NASCAR, they also stay the same. A look at the current standings is living proof of it.
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Breakthrough Win Is Proving Difficult For Kyle Busch
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t might have taken reigning series champion Martin Truex Jr. five races to secure his first victory of 2018, but rest assured: Truex and his No. 78 Furniture Row Racing team aren’t all that far removed from their dominant 2017 form. The most convincing evidence yet of that came Sunday at Auto Club Speedway, where Truex led 125 of 200 laps and took the checkered flag more than 11 seconds ahead of second-place Kyle Larson. Prior to Fontana, Truex had finished no worse than fifth in his three previous outings. While it’s fair to say that Truex hasn’t been the top performer of 2018 to date (that honor clearly goes to Kevin Harvick, a winner of three of the season’s first five races), Truex is inching pretty darn close to his form from a season ago when he notched a career-high eight victories on the way to the title. auto club rearview: march 19, 2018
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I’M JUST SAYIN’ Jimmie Johnson’s No. 48 Chevrolet will not be sponsored by Lowe’s beyond this season. GETTY IMAGES
Jimmie Johnson Losing Lowe’s Doesn’t Bode Well For Sponsorship Climate By Jared Turner
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any in the NASCAR world were shocked by last week’s bombshell news that, beginning next season, Lowe’s will discontinue its longstanding primary sponsorship of Jimmie Johnson’s No. 48 Chevrolet. The end of this nearly two-decadesold partnership is significant for many reasons, not the least of them being that Johnson still has two more full seasons left on his current contract with Hendrick Motorsports. So, in order for Johnson to fill out the terms of his contract, a major primary sponsor or multiple
smaller primary sponsors must be found. More troubling than the question marks Johnson faces, however, are the implications of this breakup for the sport as it relates to the current sponsorship climate. Although Johnson has been a bit sluggish out of the gate in 2018, it doesn’t change the fact that he’s still a historymaking seven-time Monster Energy Series champion who might even eventually go down as the greatest driver in the history of the sport. The fact that Johnson has to face even the slightest uncertainty about his future is a sad testament to how difficult it is to land — and keep — top sponsors in today’s climate. Johnson, however, doesn’t view his impending sponsor loss as a bad sign for NASCAR’s overall health. “I see our sport growing. I see many new sponsors coming into Hendrick Motorsports,” he said. “I see a returning sponsor coming to NASCAR. I’ve seen full grandstands. It’s been an exciting start to the season. I really don’t feel it has a reflection on the sport. It’s a business decision that Lowe’s needed to make, and that stuff happens.” Give Johnson credit for trying to spin this as positively as possible, but here’s the reality: If Johnson can’t keep Lowe’s on board, no driver and team in 2018 are immune from sponsorship concerns. auto club rearview: march 19, 2018
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Kevin Harvick 170 3 Martin Truex Jr. 216 1 Austin Dillon 141 1 Kyle Busch 207 0 Joey Logano 197 0 Brad Keselowski 183 0 Ryan Blaney 181 0 Denny Hamlin 176 0 Kyle Larson 174 0 Clint Bowyer 155 0 Aric Almirola 148 0 Kurt Busch 144 0 Erik Jones 132 0 Ryan Newman 117 0 Paul Menard 115 0 Alex Bowman 115 0 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 107 0 Jimmie Johnson 97 0 Darrell Wallace Jr. 94 0 William Byron 91 0 Chase Elliott 87 0 Chris Buescher 82 0 Daniel Suarez 81 0 Michael McDowell 75 0 AJ Allmendinger 74 0 Jamie McMurray 73 0 Trevor Bayne 68 0 David Ragan 66 0 Kasey Kahne 65 0 Matt DiBenedetto 49 0 Ty Dillon 47 0 Gray Gaulding 30 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt 28 0 Cole Whitt 27 0 D.J. Kennington 19 0 Mark Thompson 15 0 Brendan Gaughan 9 0 Harrison Rhodes 4 0 Reed Sorenson 3 0 Danica Patrick 2 0 Corey LaJoie 2 0
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Tyler Reddick 195 1 Elliott Sadler 199 0 Justin Allgaier 194 0 Christopher Bell 172 0 Daniel Hemric 169 0 Cole Custer 144 0 Spencer Gallagher 143 0 Ryan Truex 140 0 Brandon Jones 139 0 Matt Tifft 132 0 Ryan Reed 127 0 Kaz Grala 119 0 Ross Chastain 115 0 Michael Annett 86 0 Jeremy Clements 85 0 Alex Labbe 85 0 Garrett Smithley 81 0 Austin Cindric 71 0 Ryan Sieg 68 0 Joey Gase 66 0 Josh Williams 64 0 Vinnie Miller 50 0 Stephen Leicht 46 0 Dylan Lupton 45 0 David Starr 43 0 J.J. Yeley 42 0 Spencer Boyd 35 0 Jeff Green 30 0 Chad Finchum 18 0 John H. Nemechek 45 0 B.J. McLeod 44 0 Tommy Joe Martins 39 0 Kyle Benjamin 34 0 Ryan Preece 30 0 Caesar Bacarella 24 0 Chase Briscoe 22 0 Josh Bilicki 19 0 Matt Mills 13 0 Timmy Hill 12 0 Mike Harmon 9 0 Ryan Ellis 7 0
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Johnny Sauter Brett Moffitt Grant Enfinger Noah Gragson Ben Rhodes Stewart Friesen Spencer Davis Dalton Sargeant Matt Crafton Myatt Snider Cody Coughlin Justin Fontaine Austin Hill Justin Haley Joe Nemechek Wendell Chavous Jordan Anderson Austin Self Robby Lyons Norm Benning Scott Stenzel Jennifer Cobb Korbin Forrister Parker Kligerman Jesse Little David Gilliland Clay Greenfield Bo Le Mastus Josh Reaume Bryan Dauzat Michel Disdier Bayley Currey Tommy Regan Chris Fontaine Mike Senica Akinori Ogata Travis Kvapil
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race fans in their growing role as health care consumers, the objective is to influence behavioral changes, to provide racing’s brand-loyal audience with the medical knowledge to make informed, preventative decisions that directly affect the wellness of their families. “From the perspective of the fan, the first question to ask is whether you packed appropriately to prepare for the racetrack,” Cormier said. “Your health doesn’t start with us; it starts with you. Did you show up hydrated on a hot day? Did you consume anything that might be detrimental to your health like fried foods, processed foods or alcoholic beverages on an empty stomach. Have you had annual check-ups which include auto club rearview: march 19, 2018
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2/18/18 2/25/18 3/4/18 3/11/18 3/18/18 3/25/18 4/8/18 4/15/18 4/21/18 4/29/18 5/6/18 5/12/18 5/19/18 5/27/18 6/3/18 6/10/18 6/24/18 7/1/18 7/7/18 7/14/18 7/22/18 7/29/18 8/5/18 8/12/18 8/18/18 9/2/18 6/6/18 9/16/18 9/22/18 9/30/18 10/7/18 10/14/18 10/21/18 10/28/18 11/4/18 11/11/18 11/18/18
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DAYTONA 500 austin dillon FOLDS OF HONOR QUIKTRIP 500 kevin harvick PENNZOIL 400 kevin harvick TICKETGUARDIAN 500 kevin harvick AUTO CLUB 400 martin truex jr. STP 500 O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 500 FOOD CITY 500 TOYOTA OWNERS 400 GEICO 500 AAA 400 DRIVE FOR AUTISM MENCS RACE AT KANSAS MENCS ALL-STAR RACE AT CHARLOTTE COCA-COLA 600 POCONO 400 FIREKEEPERS CASINO 400 TOYOTA/SAVE MART 350 MENCS RACE AT CHICAGOLAND COKE ZERO 400 QUAKER STATE 400 NEW HAMPSHIRE 301 GANDER OUTDOORS 400 GOBOWLING AT THE GLEN MENCS RACE AT MICHIGAN BASS PRO SHOPS NRA NIGHT RACE BOJANGLES’ SOUTHERN 500 BIG MACHINE BRICKYARD 400 SOUTH POINT 400 FEDERATED AUTO PARTS 400 BANK OF AMERICA 500 MENCS AT DOVER ALABAMA 500 HOLLYWOOD CASINO 400 FIRST DATA 500 AAA TEXAS 500 CAN-AM 500 FORD ECOBOOST 400
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2018 schedule & results
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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 CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES RACE AT DOVER CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES RACE AT KANSAS NORTH CAROLINA EDUCATION LOTTERY 200 RATTLESNAKE 400 IOWA 200 CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES RACE AT GATEWAY CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES RACE AT CHICAGOLAND 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
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Myrtle Beach Thompson Stafford Seekonk Thompson Langley Riverhead New Hampshire New Hampshire Stafford Thompson Bristol Oswego Riverhead New Hampshire Stafford
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