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18 Brett Moffitt and Hattori Racing Enterprises Were The Little Team That Could By jared turner

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ands-down the biggest championship upset among NASCAR’s top three divisions came in the Camping World Truck Series where driver Brett Moffitt beat long odds to capture an unlikely championship for underfunded, little-known Hattori Racing Enterprises. Moffitt, who as recent as this summer didn’t even know if he would be able to run the full season due to lack of sponsorship, delivered six race victories and a championship for a group that has only 10 full-time employees and that prior to 2018 had never won a NASCAR national series race. As Cinderella stories go, you won’t find one better than that of Hattori Racing Enterprises and Moffitt — a 26-year-old Iowa native who made his Monster Energy Series debut in 2014 in a seven-race substitute role but who had never run a full season in one of NASCAR’s top three divisions until this year. Japanese team owner Shigeaki Hattori is a former IndyCar racer whose Truck Series team just finished its second year of full-time competition. “We’re a small team, but everybody did a great job,” Hattori said.

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T Sometimes It’s How You Start — AND How You Finish

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he old adage holds that it’s not how you start but how you finish. For Tyler Reddick in 2018, it was both. Reddick punched his ticket into the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs by winning the season opener at Daytona in thrilling fashion, nipping JR Motorsports teammate Elliott Sadler at the finish line by the narrowest margin of victory in NASCAR history. But after the thrill of Daytona, reality quickly set in for Reddick as the series rookie endured the kind of ups and downs typical of a newcomer in one of NASCAR’s top three series.

However, by the time the playoffs commenced, Reddick was well past a midseason slump that saw him finish outside the top 20 six times over a nine-race stretch. Having clinched a berth in the Championship 4 after a solid performance in the Round of 8, Reddick finished the year as he started it — with a trip to Victory Lane. Only in the latter instance, winning the race also meant becoming the new series champion when few people considered him the championship favorite.

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16 Time Hasn’t Made Joey Logano Any Less Aggressive

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emember back in 2015 when Joey Logano drew the intense ire of Matt Kenseth for wrecking the veteran driver in a playoff race at Kansas Speedway? So angry was Kenseth that he retaliated two weeks later at Martinsville Speedway by intentionally wrecking Logano, the race leader, despite being multiple laps down. Since the whole Kenseth fiasco, Logano had managed to keep his nose mostly clean and make few, if any, enemies aside from Kyle Busch, with whom he memorably came to blows after a last-lap collision at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March 2017. Logano’s run of steering clear of controversy ended abruptly at Martinsville this October, however, when the driver of the No. 22 Ford body-slammed the car of reigning series champion Martin Truex Jr. as the two battled for the win and an automatic berth in the Championship 4. While Truex angrily hinted at future retaliation, Logano made no apologies for his aggressive last-lap move, making it clear that time has made him no less bold when there’s a big prize on the line.

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In 2018, Winning Was Harder Than Ever

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n the 2017 season, 15 different drivers won at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race. In 2018, the number of different winners was reduced to 12, or, to put it in other terms, by 20 percent.

Of course, when three drivers combine for at least 20 wins, as Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. did in 2018, there’s not a whole lot of winning left to go around. The fact that Hendrick Motorsports — the organization with the most wins in NASCAR premier series history — went to Victory Lane only three times in 2018 and did so with only one of its four drivers is perhaps the most glaring example of how difficult wins were to come by this year. “We haven’t seen this in a long time where three cars have been that dominant and been able to win races,” said Team Penske driver Joey Logano, who joined the “Big 3” of Harvick, Busch and Truex as part of the Championship 4 who raced straight up for the title at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

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14 The NASCAR Schedule Is Too Long For Some Drivers

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hen Elliott Sadler made the somewhat surprising announcement in August that 2018 would be his last season as a full-time competitor in NASCAR, the veteran driver and four-time Xfinity Series championship runner-up offered a thorough explanation of his decision to hang it up. In a nutshell, the 43-yearold married father of two was simply burnt out and tired of the grind that comes with a NASCAR schedule that begins in mid-February and ends mid-to-late November. “It’s time for me, as a dad, to help my kids pursue their dreams,” Sadler said. “Both of them are very active in school and in extracurricular activities. I want to be with them for all their special moments. … It’s time for me to be the full-time dad that I want to be.” Monster Energy Series driver Kasey Kahne — also a father — expressed a similar sentiment in announcing plans to call it quits at season’s end. “The grueling schedule takes a toll on your quality of life,” Kahne said. “I need to spend time doing the things I enjoy.”

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AN UPSET SPECIAL. Joey Logano was the underdog in NASCAR’s title race, the driver few thought capable of keeping pace with the Big Three and stealing the title from one of the favorites. He proved everyone wrong with an upset victory in a season in which he only became a true contender once his Team Penske group started the postseason. GETTY IMAGES

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Kasey Kahne Used The Safest— And Wisest— Exit Strategy

fter already announcing his intention to retire at season’s end, Kasey Kahne competed in his final race much sooner than originally planned. After Kahne was treated for severe dehydration following the Labor Day weekend race at Darlington Raceway, further testing revealed that the Leavine Family Racing driver suffers from a condition that causes him to sweat excessively inside a race car, increasing his chances of becoming dehydrated regardless of how much fluid he takes in over the course of a race. Initial plans for Kahne to return for select races were scrapped when his doctors deemed this a risk he shouldn’t take. So, instead of finishing out his career in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway as originally planned, Kahne never returned to the seat after his medical scare at Darlington. While Kahne certainly would have loved to have finished out his driving career on his terms, the veteran driver and winner of 18 Monster Energy Series races clearly made the wisest decision for his health and family.

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12 Matt Kenseth Lended A Hand And Surprised In Coming Out Of Retirement

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ne of the most pleasant surprises of 2018 occurred when Matt Kenseth came out of retirement and rejoined Roush Fenway Racing in a part-time driving role, sharing the No. 6 Ford with Trevor Bayne. Kenseth, of course, began his career in NASCAR’s top series with RFR and competed full time for RFR from 2000-2012, delivering the organization’s first premier series championship in 2003.

He left RFR for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2013 and spent five seasons with JGR before calling it quits from full-time driving. While Kenseth doesn’t intend to compete next season, it was neat to see him back behind the wheel of a race car — especially one co-owned by his longtime boss, Jack Roush. Although Kenseth didn’t exactly set the woods on fire in his return to RFR, the veteran driver did what he was rehired to do — help the company assess the areas where its cars need more speed, and help RFR prepare for the future.

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11 It Was A Season Of Growing Pains For The Rookies

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ookies William Byron and Bubba Wallace arrived in the Monster Energy Series with hopes of avoiding the pitfalls and growing pains that plague many newcomers to NASCAR’s premier division. Unfortunately for Byron and Wallace, it didn’t happen. While both youngsters showed flashes of tremendous potential and even brilliance (remember Wallace’s amazing second-place finish in his first Daytona 500?), the season as a whole was a disappointment for the two rookies. The good news is that both will be back in their respective rides next season and should be more prepared for the challenges of competing at the sport’s highest level. Byron especially has reason for optimism, as he will be paired next season with crew chief Chad Knaus — winner of a record-tying seven Monster Energy Series championships and more than 80 races with Jimmie Johnson. “You can’t quantify how much Chad’s leadership and championship experience will benefit William, who is a special talent,” team owner Rick Hendrick said. “The two of them are a great match, and I’m excited to see what they can do together.”

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WINNING WHEN IT MATTERS. Joey Logano won the title with two victories and eight top-10 finishes in the postseason. At Homestead, where it was winner-take-all, Logano led a race-high 80 laps. GETTY IMAGES

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10 Jimmie Johnson/ Chad Knaus Lost Their Magic

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fter 17 seasons together, the dynamic driver/crew chief duo of Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus have gone their separate ways for 2019. Johnson, who earned seven championships and 81 victories with Knaus atop the No. 48 pit box (Johnson has also won twice with an interim crew chief), was shut out of Victory Lane in 2018, making it the first season of his career that he failed to win a single race (Johnson actually won at least twice in each of his previous seasons).

Recognizing that the close but sometimes contentious relationship between Johnson and Knaus had seen better days, team owner Rick Hendrick announced in October that the two men wouldn’t work together in 2019 but would remain with Hendrick Motorsports, where Johnson will be paired with new crew chief Kevin Meendering and Knaus will over to be the crew chief for second-year Hendrick driver William Byron. Johnson and Knaus contend there are no hard feelings between them. “We’ve lasted longer than the average length of a marriage in the United States,” Knaus quipped.

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9 StewartHaas Racing is NASCAR’s Most Balanced Organization

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ands-down the most balanced organization from top to bottom in 2018 was Stewart-Haas Racing. In addition to being the only organization in the Monster Energy Series to reach Victory Lane with four different drivers, SHR placed all four of its drivers in the Round of 8 — a truly remarkable feat by any measure. While SHR’s Kevin Harvick was by far the cream of the Stewart-Haas crop, the company co-owned by three-time Monster Energy Series champion Tony Stewart and well-known businessman Gene Haas did a stellar job of giving each of its drivers top-notch equipment week in and week out. Particularly notable was the fact that Aric Almirola, in his first season with SHR, went to Victory Lane for the first time since 2014 and for only the second time in his career. Equally notable was the success of teammate Clint Bowyer, who snapped a five-and-a-half year winless streak with his victory at Martinsville Speedway in late March and then picked up a second victory at Michigan in June.

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N Blatant Cheating Won’t Be Tolerated

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ASCAR won’t put up with blatant rule bending. Just ask Kevin Harvick and crew chief Rodney Childers. After Harvick scored a dominant victory in early November at Texas, NASCAR threw the proverbial book at Harvick, Childers and the entire No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing team when officials discovered the spoiler on the No. 4 SHR Ford had been manipulated to give Harvick what NASCAR deemed to be a significant aerodynamic advantage. NASCAR subsequently levied a huge penalty against the offending parties — stripping Harvick of 40 points, expelling Childers and the team’s car chief for the season’s final two races, and ruling that Harvick’s victory at Texas would no longer automatically qualify him for the Championship 4. While Childers claimed that the issue with Harvick’s spoiler wasn’t what made the No. 4 car so fast at Texas, the team didn’t even file an appeal, suggesting they must have been convinced that NASCAR wouldn’t ultimately lessen the severity of the punishment. The bottom line? NASCAR has a zero tolerance these days for cheating.

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NEW ENGLAND PRIDE. Joey Logano won the title in his 10th season at NASCAR’s top level and is the first driver from Connecticut to win a championship. GETTY IMAGES

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I The ‘Young Guns’ Failed To Live Up To The Hype

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n the weeks leading up to the 2018 season, considerable buzz centered around the Monster Energy Series’ promising crop of “young guns,” whom many observers predicted would steal some major thunder from the veterans who have more or less ruled the sport for the past decade. During the preseason media tour held in January, news outlets even went as far as to virtually pit the old guard and young guard against each other in an effort to create a fresh, compelling storyline. Well, suffice it to say that the kids vs. old guys story turned out to be little more than a lot of hype. Of the dozen drivers who went to Victory Lane in 2018, only three came into the season with fewer than three full seasons under their belt. And, those three drivers — Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney and Erik Jones — combined to win just five of 36 points races. While there’s no doubt that several of NASCAR’s young guns have a bright future, 2018 belonged to the guys who’ve been around the block.

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6 Life After Dale Jr. Went About As Expected

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hen Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced that the 2017 season would be his last one as a driver in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, everyone associated with the sport — if they were completely honest with themselves — knew that overall interest in the sport would inevitably suffer without NASCAR’s 15-time most popular driver on the track every weekend. Exactly how much the absence of Earnhardt would affect things, of course, no one knew. But from the sharp decline in TV ratings to the more-noticeable-than-ever number of empty seats at virtually every track on the tour, it’s fair to say that Earnhardt’s absence from competition was felt in a big way. Was it more than expected? It really just depends on whom you ask. This much is indisputable, however: Fan interest and enthusiasm waned considerably and was impossible not to notice with Earnhardt no longer behind the wheel of his familiar No. 88 car.

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5 Sponsorship Dollars Are As Hard As Ever To Come By

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ant to know how hard it is to land a major sponsor willing to foot the bill for most or all of a Monster Energy Series season these days? Witness the plight of Furniture Row Racing. Less than a season removed from driver Martin Truex Jr.’s remarkable title run — and in the middle of a 2018 campaign where Truex was once again a consistent frontrunner — team owner Barney Visser announced that Furniture Row would cease operations at season’s end due to lack of funding brought on by the impending departure of primary sponsor 5-hour Energy. Unable to secure a comparable primary sponsor to replace 5-hour Energy in 2019, Visser was forced to do what would have once seemed unfathomable for a team less than a year removed from a championship at NASCAR’s top level. “This is not good for anybody,” Visser said. “The numbers just don’t add up. I would have to borrow money to continue as a competitive team, and I’m not going to do that.

This was obviously a painful decision to arrive at.”

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THE PENSKE PUSH. Joey Logano capped a banner year for Roger Penske, who also was elected into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, won the Indianapolis 500 for a record 17th time and celebrated Team Penske’s 500th victory. GETTY IMAGES

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R NASCAR Is Shaking Things Up With 2019 Aero Package

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eversing course from its trend in recent years toward downforce reduction, NASCAR announced in early October that the Monster Energy Series will move to a higher downforce aerodynamic package next season. The 2019 baseline aero package — a form of which debuted in the May 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway — features a 1/8 inch by 61-inch rear spoiler, a 37-inch-wide radiator pan that tapers to 31 inches, and a front splitter with a two-inch overhang. The main goal of the new package is stabilizing a race car’s handling, which NASCAR believes will enhance its on-track product, particularly at the 1.5- and 2-mile tracks where the field tends to get strung out. “The biggest difference is you’re accelerating into a corner, which is a different feel for most of us,” driver William Byron said of the 2019 package versus the lowerdownforce 2018 package. “Other than that, I feel like guys can figure it out pretty soon. (The 2019 package) is more about precision with how you’re around guys and how you make moves.”

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3 Chase Elliott Is A Bonafide Superstar, At Last

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t took Chase Elliott 99 races and eight second-place finishes to finally score a breakthrough Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory. But when he finally did — at Watkins Glen International in early August — the proverbial floodgates opened up for the secondgeneration driver. Two months later, he won at Dover. Then, two weeks after that, he won at Kansas. After more than two-and-a-half seasons of running well but being shut out of Victory Lane, the son of 1988 NASCAR premier series champion Bill Elliott has emerged as the bonafide superstar that so many people thought he would be even before he signed with Hendrick Motorsports and entered NASCAR’s premier series full-time in 2016. With more success, the young fanfavorite from Dawsonville, Georgia appears to be gaining confidence.

“I definitely think there’s been some mental confidence that grew from Watkins Glen. It certainly didn’t hurt,” Elliott said. “But I think just ontrack performance, making our cars better and things has probably been the biggest thing to help us run better and put ourselves in these positions.”

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Apart From Homestead, The “Big 3” Ruled The Roost

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hile the appropriately labeled “Big 3” of Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. ultimately came up short in their respective championship quests as they were defeated by Joey Logano in the season finale where four drivers — not three — race straight up for the title, the final outcome at Homestead does nothing to negate the fact that Harvick, Busch and Truex were in a league of their own when it came to the season as a whole. Collectively, the “Big 3” captured 20 of 36 points races and led the series in virtually every statistical category, including laps led, top-five finishes and stage wins. So dominant were Harvick, Busch and Truex that each man was virtually guaranteed a berth in the Championship 4 before the playoffs even started — thanks to the massive amount of playoff points they accumulated for race wins and stage wins over the course of the regular season. The bottom line? It’s been a long time since three drivers were collectively as dynamite as Harvick, Busch and Truex were in 2018.

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1 Joey Logano Saved His Best For Last

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ake no mistake about it: Joey Logano and his No. 22 Team Penske team were solid throughout the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. However, it really wasn’t until Logano knocked Martin Truex Jr. out of the way to win the fall playoff race at Martinsville and lock up an automatic berth in the Championship 4 that Logano was considered a serious championship contender. From that moment on, Logano believed — even if most others still weren’t quite convinced — that this championship was actually his to lose. Turns out he couldn’t have been more right. Driving nearly the perfect race in the season finale at Homestead, Logano capped his run with a bold move to the outside of race leader Truex with 12 laps to go. Logano completed the pass and cruised from there, speeding away to claim his third win of the season and his first championship at NASCAR’s highest level. As clutch performances go, they don’t get any more clutch than Logano’s performance on arguably NASCAR’s biggest stage — that of the Championship 4.

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Joey Logano’s career seemed to destined for a Cup series championship during his teenage years, but adversity followed.

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PROMISE FULFILLED Once the sport’s next best thing, Joey Logano captures vaunted Cup Series championship

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hen Joey Logano signed a multi-year contract with Joe Gibbs Racing and joined NASCAR’s premier series in 2009, the young, energetic 18-year-old from Middletown, Conn., had no reason to expect anything but quick success.

He’d already won a NASCAR Xfinity Series race.

He’d already won a NASCAR K&N Pro Series

East Championship.

He’d already earned a reputation as the sport’s next big thing, with widely respected, veteran driver Mark Martin going as far as to give him the nickname, “Sliced Bread.”

But if Logano was indeed, “Sliced Bread,” it sure didn’t take long for the bread to mold.

From 2009-2012, Logano won just two races — one of them the result of a fluky strategy call to stay out before the rains came and ended a race prematurely. After four seasons at JGR, Logano had finished no better than 16th in points and never qualified for the playoffs.

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Championship Recap Joey Logano earned the 2009 Rookie of the Year Award while racing in the Cup Series with Joe Gibbs Racing.

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“I expected to go out there and win, and just got my butt handed to me on a platter,” Logano said. “It was hard. There’s a lot of times that I felt really weak, and I’d break down, and it was just hard. You know, when you’re confused, you don’t know how to be better. You’re 18 years old or 19 or 20, and this is some pretty big stuff for a teenager to go through.”

Persuaded that the driver dubbed “Sliced Bread” wasn’t quite ready for prime time, team owner Joe Gibbs did what no one would have believed possible just four years earlier — he let Logano go.

Now, six years after being released from his first Monster Energy Series ride and 10 seasons into his Monster Energy Series career, Logano is a Monster Energy Series champion.

It’s been a long, surprising and sometimes painful road to the top for Logano, but one he wouldn’t trade for anything.

“As the kid growing up, I was an aggressive racer, and I was able to win a lot of races,” Logano said as he reflected on his championship-clinching victory in Sunday night’s season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. “I got humbled pretty quick. I guess ‘humbled’ is the word. I don’t know; I got beat up. I got pushed around a lot. I wasn’t fast. I didn’t have any respect. I think that beats up on your confidence pretty quickly, and you have to kind of dig back inside. Every sport is a mental sport, so you have to really figure out how to be strong again and dig out of holes.”

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“At the time that I was losing my job at Gibbs, that was a pretty low point for me,” Logano said after Sunday night’s championship race. “I don’t think I was thinking as clearly as I am now about all the lessons I learned. I was thinking about, ‘Oh, my gosh, I’m not going to be a race car driver anymore, and what am I going to do with my life?’”

After winning a race and qualifying for the playoffs in Year One with Team Penske, Logano won five races and earned a place

Joey Logano joined Team Penske in 2013 after being let go by Joe Gibbs Racing.

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among the inaugural Championship 4 in Year Two. But his growing and maturing was hardly finished.

It took him four more years to finally reach the pinnacle of the sport.

And during that time, he faced more setbacks.

Like in 2015, when an ongoing feud with Matt Kenseth cost him a shot at the championship.

Like in 2017, when he won just one race, had that lone victory deemed “encumbered” because of an issue in post-race inspection, and failed to make the playoffs.

Even 2018 wasn’t smooth-sailing for Logano.

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Championship Recap Oh sure, it had a happy ending, but he was beaten — actually man-handled — for most of the year by the trio of Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. Logano’s run through the playoffs also wasn’t without controversy. After all, to punch his ticket to the Championship 4, he had to boot Truex out of the way on the final lap at Martinsville — a move that angered Truex so much that he all but guaranteed retaliation.

But when the checkered flag waved on Sunday night at Homestead, it was Logano — with his familiar squinty eyes and smile a mile wild — celebrating in Victory Lane with his wife, Brittany, and infant son, Hudson. For the first time in a long time, perhaps ever, all the world seemed right for the driver who has been tested so often over a decade in NASCAR’s premier series.

“God teaches you many lessons, sometimes the hard way, but I wouldn’t take any of them back,” Logano said late Sunday night, long after the sun had set over Homestead-Miami. “Even if we hadn’t won, I wouldn’t.”

Against the odds?

Not in Logano’s mind While many observers considered Joey Logano to be a longshot heading into Sunday night’s winner-take-all finale, Logano didn’t see it that way. In fact, the Team Penske driver actually expected to win.

“We didn’t have a reason to not feel confident. We really didn’t,” said Logano, who punched his ticket to the Championship 4 with a victory in the opening race of the Round of 8. “We’ve executed under highpressure situations before, and we’ve been here before and done a great job. My pit crew was incredible.”

Logano went on to cross the finish line 1.725 seconds ahead of Truex, his closest championship pursuer, as fellow championship finalists Harvick and Busch finished third and fourth, respectively. “All you guys thought we were the underdog,” Logano said to a room full of reporters after

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the race. “I didn’t think that, but most everyone did. Maybe someone won some money in Vegas.”

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2018 nascar series standings monster energy nascar nascar cup series xfinity series no. Driver Pts.

1 Joey Logano 2 Martin Truex Jr. 3 Kevin Harvick 4 Kyle Busch 5 Aric Almirola 6 Chase Elliott 7 Kurt Busch 8 Brad Keselowski 9 Kyle Larson 10 Ryan Blaney 11 Denny Hamlin 12 Clint Bowyer 13 Austin Dillon 14 Jimmie Johnson 15 Erik Jones 16 Alex Bowman 17 Ryan Newman 18 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 19 Paul Menard 20 Jamie McMurray 21 Daniel Suarez 22 AJ Allmendinger 23 William Byron 24 Chris Buescher 25 David Ragan 26 Michael McDowell 27 Ty Dillon 28 Bubba Wallace 29 Matt DiBenedetto 30 Kasey Kahne 31 Trevor Bayne 32 Matt Kenseth 33 Regan Smith 34 Corey LaJoie 35 Cole Whitt 36 Gray Gaulding 37 Jeffrey Earnhardt 38 Kyle Weatherman 39 Harrison Rhodes 40 Blake Jones 41 Mark Thompson 42 Cody Ware 43 Derrike Cope 44 Chris Cook 45 Tomy Drissi 46 Danica Patrick 47 Alon Day 48 Stanton Barrett Hermie Sadler

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no. Driver Pts.

1 Tyler Reddick 4040 2 Cole Custer 4035 3 Daniel Hemric 4033 4 Christopher Bell 4026 5 Elliott Sadler 2255 6 Matt Tifft 2254 7 Justin Allgaier 2251 8 Austin Cindric 2231 9 Brandon Jones 2186 10 Ross Chastain 2184 11 Ryan Reed 2170 12 Ryan Truex 2160 13 John Hunter Nemechek 643 14 Michael Annett 632 15 Jeremy Clements 619 16 Ryan Sieg 589 17 Alex Labbe 540 18 Spencer Gallagher 524 19 Garrett Smithley 496 20 Joey Gase 495 21 Ryan Preece 483 22 Kaz Grala 439 23 David Starr 352 24 Chase Briscoe 334 25 Shane Lee 315 26 Spencer Boyd 302 27 Vinnie Miller 279 28 J.J. Yeley 276 29 B.J. McLeod 276 30 Chad Finchum 253 31 Tommy Joe Martins 216 32 Josh Williams 208 33 Josh Bilicki 202 34 Ty Majeski 155 35 Ray Black Jr. 131 36 Timmy Hill 119 37 Jeff Green 108 38 Mike Harmon 105 39 Dylan Lupton 103 40 Kyle Benjamin 102 41 Justin Marks 99 42 Brandon Brown 94 43 Stephen Leicht 81 44 Brendan Gaughan 71 45 Brandon Hightower 64 46 Andy Lally 60 47 Jeb Burton 60 48 Landon Cassill 59 49 Quin Houff 56 50 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 51

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nascar camping world truck series no. Driver Pts.

1 Brett Moffitt 2 Noah Gragson 3 Justin Haley 4 Johnny Sauter 5 Grant Enfinger 6 Matt Crafton 7 Stewart Friesen 8 Ben Rhodes 9 Myatt Snider 10 Todd Gilliland 11 Austin Hill 12 Austin Self 13 Cody Coughlin 14 Dalton Sargeant 15 Jordan Anderson 16 Justin Fontaine 17 Wendell Chavous 18 Harrison Burton 19 Jesse Little 20 Jennifer Cobb 21 Joe Nemechek 22 Norm Benning 23 Korbin Forrister 24 Parker Kligerman 25 Tanner Thorson 26 Josh Reaume 27 Bo Le Mastus 28 Timothy Peters 29 David Gilliland 30 Spencer Davis 31 Bayley Currey 32 Robby Lyons 33 Sheldon Creed 34 Tyler Dippel 35 Christian Eckes 36 Chris Eggleston 37 Cory Roper 38 Clay Greenfield 39 Riley Herbst 40 D.J. Kennington 41 Kyle Donahue 42 Tyler Ankrum 43 Dawson Cram 44 Reed Sorenson 45 Chris Windom 46 Bryan Dauzat 47 Logan Seavey 48 Tyler Young 49 Chad Finley 50 Brennan Poole

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Predictions for 2019

by jared turner

Jimmie Johnson will be paired with crew chief Kevin Meendering in 2019.

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The 2018 season only recently ended, but the green flag will be ready to wave on the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season before you know it. Here are five fearless predictions for 2019:

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Jimmie Johnson Will Return To Top Form Weeks before Jimmie Johnson’s disappointing and ultimately winless 2018 season came to an end, team owner Rick Hendrick made the blockbuster announcement that Johnson and longtime crew chief Chad Knaus would go their separate ways in 2019. Johnson, who has won all seven of his premier series championships with Knaus atop the pit box, will now be paired with Kevin Meendering — a former Hendrick Motorsports lead engineer who has spent the past three seasons as Xfinity Series crew chief for Elliott Sadler. For all the success that Johnson and Knaus enjoyed together, change is likely all Johnson needs to return to his familiar frontrunning ways.

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Denny Hamlin Will Leave Joe Gibbs Racing From his rookie season of 2006 through 2017, Denny Hamlin won at least one race every year at Joe Gibbs Racing.

The streak ended in 2018 as Hamlin endured his first winless season as a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver. Not surprisingly, it was announced heading into the final race weekend of the season that Hamlin will have a new crew chief in 2019, as Mike Wheeler will move elsewhere. If Hamlin’s new crew chief — whomever that may be — doesn’t get Hamlin back to Victory Lane in 2019, expect JGR to replace Hamlin in 2020 with rising talent Christopher Bell.

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Martin Truex Jr. and Cole Pearn will move to Joe Gibbs Racing in 2019. GETTY IMAGES

Martin Truex Jr. Won’t Miss A Beat With New Team From his rookie season of 2006 through 2017, Denny Hamlin won at least one race every year at Joe Gibbs Racing. The streak ended in 2018 as Hamlin endured his first winless season as a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver.

Not surprisingly, it was announced heading into the final race weekend of the season that Hamlin will have a new crew chief in 2019, as Mike Wheeler will move elsewhere. If Hamlin’s new crew chief — whomever that may be — doesn’t get Hamlin back to Victory Lane in 2019, expect JGR to replace Hamlin in 2020 with rising talent Christopher Bell.

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The Wealth Will Be More Evenly Distributed The 2018 season was a season when the few did a lot of winning. Expect the wealth to be more evenly spread around in 2019 when it’s highly doubtful that we’ll see a year like 2018 when six drivers — Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr., Brad Keselowski, Chase Elliott and Joey Logano — combined to win 29 of 36 races, and only 12 drivers won at all. Based on nothing more than the simple law of averages, back-to-back seasons of such concentrated dominance is not likely. Instead, look for no driver to win more than five races, and for 15 or more drivers to win at least once.

Chase Elliott is our pick to win the Cup series championship in 2019. GETTY IMAGES

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Chase Elliott Will Win The Championship By virtually all accounts, Chase Elliott enjoyed a breakout season in 2018. In 2019, the second-generation driver will keep building on his momentum from 2018 and ride it all the way to his first Monster Energy Series championship.

Elliott, who needed 99 starts and more than twoand-a-half seasons to collect his first premier series victory, finished 2018 with three victories and looking like a driver who promises to factor heavily into the championship discussion for many years to come. Elliott’s enormous popularity, combined with the fact that he now knows how to win and finished last season in superb fashion, make him the title favorite in 2019.

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IN MEMORY: david Pearson

David Pearson, a three-time champion in NASCAR’s premier series widely regarded as one of the sport’s finest drivers, died on Nov. 12. He was 83. Pearson was welcomed into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2011 as the top vote-getter in the shrine’s second induction class. His cause of death is unknown at this time. His family had reported that Pearson suffered a stroke in December 2014.

Nicknamed “The Silver Fox” in a nod to both his late-race guile and prematurely gray hair, Pearson won 105 races in NASCAR’s top division, placing him second only to Richard Petty’s 200 victories on the all-time list.

Perhaps more remarkably, Pearson never competed in a full season and his win total came in 574 starts — less than half of Petty’s 1,184.

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2018 Season recaps

NASCAR XFINITY Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Tyler Reddick

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Champion: Tyler Reddick Top Newcomer: Christopher Bell Best Race: Lilly Diabetes 250 at Indianapolis

Top Moment: John Hunter Nemechek wins at Kansas

Ross Chastain earns ride with Chip Ganassi Racing Never give up. That’s what Ross Chastain says and he lives by it every day. The former watermelon farmer will no longer have a red XFINITY Series car for JD Motorsports.

Instead, he’ll be making the

yler Reddick didn’t enter Homestead-Miami Speedway as the title favorite and he knew that, especially since he already announced he’s moving to Richard Childress Racing next year. But Reddick took over at Homestead, leading 44 laps en route to winning JR Motorsports’ third title in five years. The No. 9 car won the first and final races of the season, and that’s all Reddick needed to steal a title away from runnerup Cole Custer, who won with just three races left in the year at Texas. Daniel Hemric went winless on the year, but finished third in the championship battle before moving up to Cup next year with RCR. Then, there was Christopher Bell, who was the most dominant driver on the year, winning seven races as a rookie for Joe Gibbs Racing. Justin Allgaier earned five triumphs for JRM, but failed to make the Championship 4. But it was still Allgaier’s best season to date and now, he takes over as the elder statesman of the series because teammate Elliott Sadler is retiring. Ryan Preece, John Hunter Nemechek, Chase Briscoe and Ross Chastain each won a race this year. Seven Cup drivers also visited Victory Lane in 2018.

jump over to Chip Ganassi Racing, where he’ll take over the No. 42 machine full-time in 2010 thanks to impressive performances not only for his small No. 4 team, but in a three-race stint with CGR late in the year. Chastain was in prime playoff position even

prior to his time with CGR, and sealed the deal with a triumph at Las Vegas. The win wasn’t surprising given the equipment, but it stands for much more.

It gives small XFINITY Series teams hope that their drivers, too, can one day compete for larger, winning teams.

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2018 Season recaps

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Funding issues aside, Moffitt wins truck series championship NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Brett Moffitt. GETTY IMAGES

Champion: Brett Moffitt Top Newcomer: Todd Gilliland Best Race: World of Westgate 200 at Las Vegas

Motor Speedway Top Moment: Timothy Peters returns to Truck Series and wins at Talladega

Kyle Busch’s youth movement on the rise

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elieve it or not, a driver without funding for a chunk of the year won the Truck Series title. Yes, Brett Moffitt and Hattori Racing did the unthinkable.

With a blank No. 16 truck multiple times this year, sometimes barely getting to the track, Moffitt captured a NASCAR title for this small team. Moffitt earned six trophies this year, including the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway to win the championship as he faces an uncertain future. Moffitt held off Noah Gragson, who earned a win at Kansas, along with threetime winner Justin Haley and fellow six-time winner Johnny Sauter to earn the crown. Sauter entered the championship race as the favorite, but Moffitt’s determination with crew chief Scott Zipadelli gave the small team a huge reason to celebrate. Also earning wins in 2018 were Grant Enfinger, Timothy Peters, Kyle Busch, John Hunter Nemechek, Chase Briscoe and Ben Rhodes.

as the “veteran,” winning a race and coming up just short Just call it the Kyle Busch of winning the championship show. OK, you’re probably used by finishing second to Brett to that by now, but this is a new Moffitt. Gragson earned eight episode. It’s Busch’s band, and top fives and 17 top 10s this boy are they getting a start to year. Though rookie Todd their NASCAR careers. Noah Gilliland couldn’t compete Gragson led the team this year for a championship since he

wasn’t eligible to run the bigger tracks at first, he finished 10th in points with four top fives.

Besides the two, Harrison Burton, Christian Eckes, Spencer Davis and Riley Herbst each had impressive performances in KBM equipment. Look out for these young guns in the future.

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2018 Season recaps

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East

A dream come true: Ankrum’s rookie season ends with championship NASCAR K&N Pro Series East champion Tyler Ankrum.

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Champion: Tyler Ankrum Top Newcomer: Tyler Ankrum Best Race: Great Outdoors RV

Superstore 100 at Watkins Glen Best Moment: Brandon McReynolds wins at Loudon

Toyota dominates in 2018 It was the year of the Toyotas in the K&N Pro Series East.

From DGR Crosley to Rev Racing and several other teams, the Toyota squad took over in 2018. Only two drivers beat the Toyota camp all year.

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yler Ankrum’s rookie year was a dream-come-true for the California native. Driving for David Gilliland’s new team, Ankrum stunned the competition, winning four contests on his way to capturing the championship trophy at Dover International Speedway in October. Ankrum scored wins at South Boston, Thompson, New Hampshire and Iowa, earning top-10s in all but two races in 2018. His No. 17 car dominated the season, defeating teammate Tyler Dippel, who won at Langely Speedway, by 84 points.

Ruben Garcia Jr., who finished third in the standings, earned triumphs at both Memphis and Dover. Todd Gilliland picked up a pair of wins to start the season at New Smyrna and Bristol. Truck Series regular Brett Moffitt won at Watkins Glen, too. Also earning wins this year were Brandon McReynolds (Loudon), Will Rodgers (New Jersey Motorsports Park), Anthony Alfredo (South Boston) and Derek Kraus (Gateway).

Will Rodgers beat the squad at a road course, his specialty, and Brandon McReynolds stole a victory at New Hampshire Motor Speedway from Derek Kraus, who was in a Toyota.

Overall, the Toyotas won 12 races in 2018, a sign they have plenty of talent for the

future. While Gilliland’s team might have dominated, the Rev Racing crew picked up a few wins of its own with Ruben Garcia Jr. to highlight NASCAR’s diversity program.

It will be up to the other teams next year to see if they can catch up to the Toyota camp.

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2018 Season recaps

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West

Thorn wins K&N Pro Series West championship for first time since 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West champion Derek Thorn.

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Champion: Derek Thorn Top Newcomer: Hailie Deegan Best Race: NAPA Auto Parts 175

at Colorado National Speedway Best Moment: Hailie Deegan wins at Meridian

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ob Bruncati’s Sunrise Ford team was back at it in 2018, determined to take home another championship.

Derek Thorn did just that in his return to full-time racing. The 2013 K&N Pro Series West champion repeated the feat in 2018, taking home a pair of trophies at Colorado and Evergreen to give Bruncati another title. Thorn earned 13 top-fives and 14 top-10s this year, earning an average finish of 3.1. He beat out teammate Ryan Partridge, who came up just 27 points short. Partridge won at Orange Show Speedway, but fewer win and top-five put him behind Thorn. Cole Rouse and Derek Kraus each won for Bill McAnally this year, with Rouse winning at Roseville and Kraus picking up two wins at Bakersfield, plus triumphs at Douglas County and Gateway. Will Rodgers won at Sonoma, while Kody Vanderwal earned two wins at Tucson. Sheldon Creed also scored a victory at the LVMS Dirt Track. And to wrap it off, the year was highlighted by Hailie Deegan’s historic win at Meridian.

Hailie Deegan becomes was seen on-track this year, and opportunities to win a NASCAR star Hailie Deegan might be the next Danica Patrick – if not even better. The daughter of motocross star Brian Deegan is a NASCAR Next member and is one of NASCAR’s top prospects. Her determination

were created thanks to Bill McAnally Racing. She was one of the most consistent drivers in the field, placing her No. 19 car in the top 10 for all but two contests. Her win at Meridian Speedway highlights her year,

but it was no surprise given the raw speed she showed in the 11 races before the triumph. The pressure of possibly being NASCAR’s next female star is nothing she can’t handle and with a great team behind her, she finished fifth in the standings.

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2018 Season recaps

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

A long-time coming: Bonsignore breaks through with a Whelen Modified title

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Champion: Justin Bonsignore Top Newcomer: Ronnie Williams Best Race: Musket 250 at New

Hampshire Motor Speedway Best Moment: Jon McKennedy wins for Tommy Baldwin at Myrtle Beach

Doug Coby finally gets beat It took more than four years, but the Modified Tour finally had someone who could beat Doug Coby. The five-time champion’s title streak concluded this year at four in a row thanks to Justin

his was Justin Bonsignore’s year to shine. The driver of Kenneth Massa’s No. 51 machine finished runner-up in 2016, but never was able to clinch a title until now. In dominating fashion, Bonsignore won eight of the Whelen Modified Tour’s 16 races, winning the championship by an astonishing 97 points over Chase Dowling. Not only did Bonsignore win all three races at Thompson Speedway, but he was victorious at Seekonk, Bristol and both Riverhead races, ending the year with a 3.4 average finish. Dowling won at New Hampshire in September but didn’t come close to Bonsignore in the title fight. Doug Coby earned a win at Stafford, finishing third in the standings. Soon-to-be Cup Series driver Ryan Preece was triumphant at Stafford and Langley, running a part-time schedule this year. Jon McKennedy, Kyle Bonsignore, Bobby Santos III and Matt Hirschman each won a race a piece in 2018.

Bonsignore’s amazing season.

Coby, driving his famous No. 2 machine, earned only one triumph this year at Stafford.

Unlike 2017, one win couldn’t earn him the championship.

He had eight top-fives and 11 top-10s this year, but finishing on average over five positions

behind his championship rival meant there was no shot to get the job done this time around. Three finishes of 21st or worse put him behind early in the year, and he couldn’t recover. Looking forward to next year, Coby is ready to get back to his winning ways.

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2018 Season recaps

NASCAR Whelen euro series

Back-to-back Whelen Euro Series championship for Alon Day

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Best Moment: Alon Day edged out Cup Series champion Bobby Labonte at Tours Speedway

Frederic Gabillon comes up just short in title hunt

lon Day made history once again in 2018, capturing his second straight Euro Series title.

The Israeli driver became just the second driver in series history to win two championships in a row, defeating Frederic Gabillon by just 28 points. Day tied a series-record seven wins in a season. Gabillon earned two wins on the year, with top-10 finishes in all but one race. Lucas Lasserre took home a win in Italy, and Loris Hezemans earned a triumph in Germany. When the series arrived in at Brands Hatch, Gianmarco Ercoli stole a victory on his way to an eighth-place finish in the standings. Anthony Kumpen, the 2016 champion, didn’t run the whole season, but managed to earn five top-fives in the first five races of the year.

He finished second in 2016, a year that saw him enter Victory Lane four times. This It seemed like it was Frederic year, he was almost perfect.

Gabillon’s time to shine. The Gabillon earned triumphs at RDV Competition driver came Tours and at Brands Hatch. up short before in his search On top of that, he earned topfor a Whelen Euro Series title, 10s in all but one race. But but this one stings a bit more. that wasn’t enough to beat a

dominant Alon Day. His No. 3 car was consistently in the top five, finishing near the front of the pack in nine contests.

With an average finish below fifth this year, it just wasn’t enough to beat a seven-time race winner.

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2018 Season recaps

NASCAR Pinty’s series

Dumoulin’s dominance: His three wins were the difference NASCAR Pinty’s Series champion L.P. Dumoulin.

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Champion: L.P. Dumoulin Top Newcomer: Brett Taylor Best Race: Total Quartz 200 at Canadian Tire

Motorsport Park Best Moment: D.J. Kennington breaks winless drought at Jukasa Motor Speedway

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.P. Dumoulin started off the NASCAR Pinty’s season with a bang, winning the season-opener at the famed Bowmanville. From there-on, Dumoulin seldom looked back, earning another two triumphs at Edmonton and Antigonish to capture his second championship. But the title didn’t come easy for Dumoulin, defeating Alex Tagliani by a mere seven markers. And D.J. Kennington, who ran several Cup Series races this year, finished just behind Tagliani, trailing Dumoulin by 12 points. Tagliani won at Bowmanville and Trois-Rivieres, but Dumoulin had two more top-10s to earn the title. Kennington won the season finale at Hamilton. Andrew Ranger and Kevin Lacroix also won two races each this year. Donald Theetge, Marc-Antoine Camirand and Cole Powell each picked up victories this year, giving the series a total of eight different winners in 13 contests.

Alex Tagliani becomes more consistent in 2018, on top of competing for wins. title contender It might have taken a few years for Alex Tagliani to get adjusted to stock car racing, but he finally made himself a title contender in 2018.

The former IndyCar Series driver made it a goal to be

and it left the former openwheeler in the runner-up He did just that. His two position. He earned eight toptriumphs at Trois-Rivieres and fives on the year, plus 10 topBowmanville set him up to win 10s. If it weren’t for two “off” a title. Tagliani entered the races for Tagliani, he might championship race just four have been crowned champion. points behind L.P Domoulin, but both drivers struggled, Homestead rearview November 19, 2018

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David Pearson Cale Yarborough Darrell Waltrip Tony Stewart Herb Thomas Tim Flock

Buck Baker Joe Weatherly Ned Jarrett Terry Labonte Red Byron

Bill Rexford Rex White

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Rusty Wallace Alan Kulwicki Dale Jarrett Bobby Labonte Matt Kenseth Kurt Busch Brad Keselowski Kevin Harvick Kyle Busch Martin Truex Jr.

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Christopher Bell

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hall of fame spotlight: Richard petty

Hall of Fame Spotlight Richard Petty

By Keith Waltz

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ichard Petty, the oldest son of NASCAR pioneer Lee Petty, did much more than carry on a family tradition as he became one of the most successful and popular figures in motorsports history.

Born on July 2, 1937, in Level Cross, North Carolina, Petty grew up in the sport. After years of working on his father’s cars, Richard Petty made his first NASCAR Cup Series start

on July 18, 1958, in Richard Petty during his induction into the Toronto, Ontario, NASCAR Hall of Fame in launching a record- 2010. (Photo by Getty Images via NASCAR) breaking career that continued for more than three decades.

Statistically, Petty is the most accomplished driver in NASCAR history. He won a record 200 times in 1,184 NASCAR Cup Series starts, finished among the top 10 on 712 occasions and started from the pole a record 123 times.

Petty was the first driver to earn seven

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NASCAR premier series championships and he is the only person to win the Daytona 500 seven times. His most successful season came in 1967 when he won 27 races, including 10 in a row.

Petty ended his driving career on Nov. 15, 1992, at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Since stepping out of the cockpit, he has remained active in NASCAR as a car owner and an ambassador. Richard Petty Motorsports currently fields the No. 43 Chevrolet driven by Bubba Wallace.

Petty was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame as part of the inaugural class in 2010.

Richard Petty and his No. 43 Plymouth during the 1964 NASCAR season. (Photo from ISC Archives via Getty Images)

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spotlight

Dr. Jason Cormier has helped MSG provide a comprehensive, grassroots marketing campaign focused on preventative health care education and wellness training.

MSG: Making Racing Safer

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otorsports Safety Group is a collaboration of innovators in the sport who are determined to improve the safety of racing. MSG shares tips for race car drivers and fans to help avoid injuries during races and practice sessions.

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.

With an emphasis to educate and engage 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.

This month, Dr. Cormier answered a series of questions about his preferred concussion evaluation tool, the I-Portal Portable Assessment System (I-PAS). ▶▶ What impact do you think the implementation of the I-PAS will have on NASCAR? “We always want to make sure it’s more of a help to NASCAR than a scare. We’re not trying to pull drivers out of the car. We’re trying to help them feel better so they perform better.” ▶▶ How does the I-PAS compare with other concussion tests?

“From the standard of detecting and diagnosing oculomotor, vestibular and reaction time deficiencies, it takes the subjectivity out of the hands of the examiner.

It gives us good information about what is

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spotlight going on in the brain without the subjectivity of some exams, or without an athlete trying to trick a certain test.” ▶▶ Will a driver go through baseline testing at the start of the season so that the test will detect discrepancies from those metrics head impacts?

“You don’t need any baseline testing. The system is able to track and develop a data bank of what’s normal for people of a certain age group. It can alter some of the parameters. When dealing with racecar drivers, it considers that their reflex timing and reaction timing is going to be quicker than the average population. Once you establish a normal value for a particular sport, you can test and see variances when there’s some sort of issue.” ▶▶ How is the test administered?

“You put these goggles on, and you have the ability to make sure your vision is completely clear. You can see the stimuli.

Then you follow the stimuli. It’s testing the functionality of smooth pursuits and looking for stagnants. Blurred vision isn’t a part of it. It will find what’s going on in the microscopic function of the brain. Say you’re having difficulty looking to your left. If we find that’s where the deficit is occurring, then we can focus on those areas to rehab and get where they need to be.” ▶▶ When do you expect to administer this test to racecar drivers? After races?

“This isn’t necessarily going to take the place of a clinician’s medical acumen. If a driver didn’t lose consciousness and his car wasn’t altered, he’s going to continue to drive. A driver won’t come off the track for testing. If the car flips or collides, then I see the utility in using this. IndyCar has already started to use this at the track. For NASCAR and ARCA, from what we’ve been told, it doesn’t look like it will be an issue, but we haven’t been given the green light yet.”

Meet MSG Advisory Board Member Alan Appley

Alan Appley, MD, FACS, FAANS, remains an avid swimmer and the consummate Neurosurgeon. After joining Acadiana Neurosurgery in 2010, he jumpstarted Dr. Cormier’s career in the field. Both his fellowship and guidance made Cormier’s transition the very best that anyone could ask for.

He brings to MSG a myriad of both knowledge and experience in terms of brain and spinal cord trauma, in addition to many other facets of complex neurosurgery. Operating with Dr. Cormier in complex spinal and brain surgeries continues to be an invaluable part of so many great outcomes.

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A LONG TIME COMING. Team Penske also has been the cornerstone for Ford the last six seasons, and Logano gave the manufacturer its first Cup title since 2004. GETTY IMAGES

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Carlos Shortt, owner of PIRTEK Doral in Doral, Fla.

Made in the shade: Miami-area PIRTEK helps keep sun off Dolphin fans Football fans watching the Miami Dolphins in Hard Rock Stadium enjoy shade from the sun during the games, thanks to some huge, retractable awnings installed overhead a few years ago.

The structures provide the fans with a much-needed respite from the southern Florida sun while allowing natural grass to grow on the field the rest of the time.

PIRTEK had a hand in the installation of this

important amenity. During the stadium’s renovations, a crane that was working on the canopy needed some new hydraulic hoses.

Without the hoses, the work wasn’t getting done.

The crane company called PIRTEK Doral in Doral, FL. PIRTEK provides hydraulic and industrial hose replacement sales and services. There are 78 PIRTEK Service & Supply Centers and a fleet of Mobile

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After replacing the hoses that needed immediate attention, the PIRTEK technician did a check of the other hoses and discovered three more that would need servicing in the near future.

The company decided to call PIRTEK back onsite to replace those hoses a few weeks later as a proactive measure.

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spotlight Stadium: A crane involved in Hard Rock Stadium’s renovation required new hydraulic hoses, which were installed by Pirtek.

“They really didn’t want to wait until the hoses blew, so they called us to replace those, too,” said Carlos Shortt, owner of PIRTEK Doral since it opened in October 2015.

PIRTEK technicians can perform all the necessary hose work from their Service & Supply Vehicles, where they customize the hoses and fittings onsite. Onsite hose replacement saves customers time, getting critical equipment up and running again after a hose failure.

The proactive hose inspection was consistent with Shortt’s philosophy of serving customers in the long term – not just during emergencies.

“We want to build relationships with the customer, so it’s more than just doing one job for them,” he said. “We want to tell them, ‘We’ll be here for you, you can count on us.’ They can be confident that we’ll do all the work in the long term, not just in the moment.”

At the time PIRTEK performed that hose

work on the crane, the stadium was called Sun Life Stadium. Soon afterward, it was renamed Hard Rock Stadium – its current name. Located north of Miami in Miami Gardens, FL, the venue is home for the Dolphins and the University of Miami football team. It also hosts the Orange Bowl and is the former home of the Florida Marlins Major League Baseball Team.

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Harvick is best at Homestead Stewart-Haas Racing collected second title in four years

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n Nov. 16, 2014, Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet, went to Homestead-Miami Speedway as a Final Four driver eligible to race for the coveted Cup series championship.

The Bakersfield, Calif. native did so by leading 54 of 267 laps including the final eight circuits to win the Ford Econo Boost 400 and his first career title. He sealed the deal by holding off Ryan Newman of RCR Enterprises to claim his 28th of 45 career victories.

“For sure it’s an incredible feeling of accomplishment,” Harvick said during his

champion’s interview. “…I dreamed about being a race car driver and, at the time, winning a Winston Cup Championship … and being able to fulfill your lifelong dream and reality is something that a lot of people can’t really say that they’ve ever done.”

Harvick, crew chief Rodney Childers and team owner Tony Stewart decided early in the season that taking chances in critical situations was the only way to win NASCAR’s biggest prize.

“In the end, it turned out you had to go for broke just to be competitive,” Harvick said.

“That’s really what this format has turned every week into over the last 10 weeks. If you want to win the championship, you’re going to have to figure out how to win races, and in the end, that’s what it came down to was winning this race.”

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XFINITY SERIES GLORY. Tyler Reddick won the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship for JR Motorsports by winning the Ford EcoBoost 300, book-ending his year after his season-opening win in his first full-time campaign in the series. The 22-year-old Reddick beat out Championship 4 contenders Christopher Bell, Cole Custer and Daniel Hemric to reach the series pinnacle. GETTY IMAGES

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Available at various retail locations listed on our website magneticfinger.com and also directly from us. Enter “RACING18” at checkout for 15% off your order for the upcoming holidays. These make great stocking stuffers for the person that loves tools.

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FAVORITE FINDS: Gaming

THRUSTMASTER RACING WHEELS

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he Thrustmaster line of wheels provides a great entry point for new racers. It offers full-force feedback, so players get the realistic tug and pull of a real steering wheel without breaking the bank. The TX model includes wheel-mounted sequential paddle shifters, but is also compatible with a variety of gearshift accessories, depending on how you build your setup. We personally like the Thrustmaster wheels because they work well with all kinds of setups, from cramped office spaces to full-on man cave racing setups. They won’t get in your way and they’re solid and stable in your hands when you do want to use them. As a plus, the Thrustmaster wheels also come in console-compatible versions if you play on Xbox or PlayStation.

XOTIC GAMING PC’s

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otic’s line of gaming PCs covers everyone from the rookie to the old pro. The company’s Optimal series has everything you’ll need to yank it out of the box and start racing. On the other end, the Xotic Ultimate series stays true to the “your rig is your ride” motto and gives you a beast. Not only a beast on day one, but the PC has the upgradability to rival working in the garage on your own race car. Xotic has a fairly robust customization app on their website that allows you to fine tune the rig to your requirements. The key that really puts Xotic over the top is the support. They’re known for their service and they also have an active forum community where you can talk to other gearheads.

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t’s surprising how many gamers miss this crucial piece, but we race for fun, for competition and, most importantly, we race for hours. That means your setup needs to be easy to jump in and play, and it needs to be comfortable for those long endurance races. We like DX Racer because of the sheer variety of customization options. There’s a line of chairs for essentially every body type. The Racing series, for instance, is perfect for a slim body type, while the King line is better for athletic and larger builds. There are accessories available depending on your setup, from armrest mouse pads to neck pillows. Check out the shopping guide on the company’s website to see which one works for you.

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f you’re a controller user, we recommend Scuf Gaming controllers for both Xbox and PlayStation. These units are perfect for racing because of their design, which has been honed over the years in the first-person shooter esports scene. As a result, the controller feels rugged and comfortable, perfect for a long session of intense racing. With that esports pedigree, comes durability so you can definitely tote these things around to tournaments or your buddy’s house without it giving out on you. What puts Scuf over the top, though, are their paddles and what the company calls Sax Buttons, customizable side-action buttons. These are perfect for manual transmission players in particular.

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here’s a reason why everyone from Gordon Hayward to the World Street Fighter V champion uses Kingston HyperX headphones. There are no “gamer” gimmicks here, just premium designed headphones. This is particularly important for racing because in the heat of the moment, your eyes can only watch so much. You need to hear every last RPM, hear exactly how close your rival is. You need to hear the details. HyperX’s Cloud Alpha line, for instance, uses dual chambers to dramatically reduce distortion, so there’s no missing your gear shifts because your power curve sounded garbled. What seals us on HyperX is how usable they are. The design is subtle enough that you can use the headphones on your commute without embarrassment, but high end enough to feel every ping your sim engine makes.

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ehind every Icons 1:24 scale die-cast replica is a memorable story of passion, dreams and commitment to excellence.

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P.O.R.-15 rust remover High-performance coatings made in the USA

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ast-Acting, Water-Based, Rust-Dissolving Solution.

POR-15 Rust Remover will safely and completely remove light to even heavy rust from metal surfaces without affecting non-rusted steel, plastic, PVC and most paints. POR-15 Rust Remover is formulated with a fastacting, water-based technology that is biodegradable and reusable with no fumes or bad odors. The easy-to-use formula requires no sanding or scrubbing and is ideal for all metal parts, including small delicate items with hard-toreach surfaces.

Available for purchase at POR15.com.

PULLRITE SUPERGLIDE

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ince its creation, the SuperGlide fifth wheel hitch has taken dominance in the market. It was the first, fully automatically turning fifth wheel hitch for short bed trucks. It remains the model all other competitors try to emulate...without the same results and quality of manufacture and innovation. Throw out those foreign-made, manual sliding hitches, or inferior domestic “want-to-be’s” and choose the industry standard leader. PullRite has been innovating, designing and manufacturing our hitches for over 40 year’s right here in the USA. And because we are the Short Box experts, we have a SuperGilde for every truck, including our newest hitch -- the “OE Puck Series SuperGilde”, that fits directly into Chevy/Ford/Dodge factory mounting systems. Don’t settle for second best.

Go with the proven winner in fifth wheel towing.

Learn more at pullrite.com.

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TH E STRONG , S I LE NT T YPE .

B F G O O D R I C H ® RU G GED T ER R A I N T/A ® T I R ES .

ARE YOU DRIVER ENOUGH?

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Just because a tire looks good on your truck doesn’t mean you have to hear about it on the highway. Introducing the BFGoodrich® Rugged Terrain T/A® tire – it sounds nothing like it looks.

Learn more at Walmart.com.

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Geico

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reat news! There’s a quick way you can save money: Switch to GEICO. All it takes is 15 minutes to find out if you could save 15 percent or more on car insurance. And GEICO offers coverage for more than just car insurance. Got a motorcycle? GEICO’s got you covered.

Got an RV? Covered. Got a boat? Covered. How about homeowners or renters insurance? You bet GEICO’s got you covered. And there’s so much more GEICO could help with, plus don’t forget the discounts.

Go to geico.com today and see how much you could save.

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HOWES MULTI-PURPOSE OIL

Tiger balm

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Whether you’re a worldclass athlete or a weekend warrior, you can trust Tiger Balm for proven, pill-free pain relief. It’s the world’s No. 1 selling painrelieving ointment, made from a blend of herbal ingredients, based upon annual sales of ointment sold worldwide.

Visit tigerbalm.com or facebook.com/ TigerBalmUS for your nearest retailer.

owes Multi-Purpose Lubricator and Penetrating Oil is the ultimate solution to all of your penetrating oil needs.

Made from a secret formula of highly refined petroleum ingredients, Howes Multi-Purpose contains no alcohols or harmful solvents, making it safe to use on virtually any surface including electrical wires.

With Howes Multi-Purpose, you can dissolve rust, sludge and gunk while displacing water and repelling dust. It permeates, penetrates and does not evaporate so each job lasts.

From stopping squeaky door hinges to preventing locks from freezing or getting sticky, the uses are almost never ending!

Spray on nuts, bolts, tools and more to remove and prevent rust and corrosion. Lubricate and drive water out of cable housings or spray on wires, leads and distributor caps to start damp engines.

Join the likes of national fleets as well as thousands of automotive repair shops and marinas nationwide by grabbing a can of Howes Multi-Purpose today!

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The All-New Honda EU2200i Super Quiet Inverter Generators. It’s Power You Can Trust.

Now packed with more features and 10% more power.

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WALEX PORTA-PAK

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he No. 1 RV Holding Tank Treatment. Porta-Pak RV Holding Tank Deodorizer and Waste Digester was introduced

by Walex Products Co., Inc., to provide the ease and convenience of the water-soluble drop-in for Recreational Vehicle enthusiasts. Porta-Pak revolutionized the RV industry when it was introduced and is now used globally by millions in a variety of applications, including: Portable Restrooms, RV, Marine, Bus and Trains. Porta-Pak remains the industry’s leading portion control product by offering the best deodorizer and waste digester in the industry at an affordable price. Porta-Pak is formaldehyde free, biodegradable, contains non-staining color and offers the most powerful odor prevention in the market. The ease of use makes Porta-Pak the product of choice for millions of customers around the world. Available in two fragrances: fresh scent and lavender breeze.

Check your local retail outlet for your favorite Walex product, or visit Walex at rvsanitation.com.

POPUP TOWING

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or many, animals are part of the family. So why not protect them from unwanted stress and fatigue by reducing the rough ride they experience while being trailered. Many cushion coupler owners claim PopUp Towing’s CC2 coupler reduces a rough ride by 59 percent, but we want you to decide by feeling the difference for yourself. Equipped with a high-density polyurethane cushion and a rubber-damping sleeve, the CC2 is the most reliable, maintenance-free, cushion coupler on the market today. Stop stressing about air bags, worrying about leaks, adjusting the air pressure for the climate, and wondering if its set properly for elevation and tongue weight. Various models are available, including 9-inch offsets for short bed truck owners. Each coupler comes complete with a self-latching coupler, release cable system, powder coat finish, GVWR of 24,000 pounds and a limited lifetime warranty. It simply doesn’t get any better than that.

Visit popuphitch.com to find out more..

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FAVORITE FINDS

bubba burger

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UBBA burger ® is sold in grocery stores throughout the United States as well as worldwide through the U.S. Military Commissary system. BUBBA burger ® is a natural choice for quality and convenience, using only the highest quality meat to produce our uniquely shaped, gluten-free BUBBA burgers®. You can take them right from your freezer to your grill or skillet and BUBBA burgers® come in many varieties to fit any taste. Race to your favorite local grocer’s freezer today and grab a box of BUBBA burgers® so that you are sure to have a winning race weekend! bubbafoods.com

ARKAY

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he world’s first non-alcoholic, whisky-flavored drink, Arkay has been rapidly gaining popularity and is pleased to launch this truly unique and innovative drink to consumers worldwide who are looking for an alcohol-free beverage alternative. Arkay non-alcoholic, whisky-flavored drink is for everyone and can be enjoyed anytime, anywhere! Worried about your waistline? With zero calories, zero carbs and zero percent alcohol, Arkay makes a delicious, figure-friendly drink on its own, or when mixed with other low-cal, no-cal beverages! Straightup, “on-the-rocks” or with your favorite mixer, any way is a good way to Arkay!

Check out our cocktails section for creative and classic recipes featuring Arkay for a non-alcoholic alternative.Originally intended as an alternative to liquor when it was invented in late 2007, Arkay’s recipe remains a trade secret. Although a variety of reported recipes and experimental recreations have been published, the main active Arkay ingredient is the warm molecule.

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Cain Daytona

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ain Daytona is the latest release from Studio Tobac. The Jalapa Ligero is more refined than other Ligeros. Jalapa Ligero, plus Cain’s triple fermentation, makes Cain Daytona a medium to full-bodied, smooth, rich and flavorful smoke.

Making a Straight Ligero cigar requires a unique understanding of the leaf. Ligero comes from the top of the tobacco plant. Its direct exposure to the sun darkens and thickens the leaf. Smaller than leaves lower on the plant, it also enjoys a concentration of nutrients. Habano Seed Ligero is recognized as the most full flavored leaf. Additionally, the region in which this Habano Seed is grown plays a significant role in its flavor and strength.

Jalape Ligero is the smoothest of these powerhouses. Jalapa is the northern most tobacco region of Nicaragua. Jalapa Ligero is grown in a valley and enjoys less direct sun, the result is a full body leaf with a more noticeable range of flavor.

Cain Daytona is exclusively manufactured and distributed by Tabacalcera Oliva Cigar Co. Learn more at CainCigars.com.

BFGoodrich Rugged Terrain T/A

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re you driver enough? Just because a tire looks good on your truck doesn’t mean you have to hear it on the highway. Introducing the BFGoodrich® Rugged Terrain T/A® tire – it sounds nothing like it looks.

Learn more at Walmart.com.

BFGoodrichTires.com © 2017 MNA, Inc. All rights reserved.

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FAVORITE FINDS

Bond

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EAUTY & BRAINS: Ceiling fans and fireplaces make your home beautiful and comfortable, and BOND makes them smarter!

The BOND is a wireless device that connects remote-controlled ceiling fans and fireplaces to Wifi and lets you control them from anywhere using smart phones or tablets, or with voice control using Google Home or Amazon Echo.

As demand for smart products skyrockets, BOND is perfect for consumers interested in getting more smart home control. BOND saves you money: use your existing appliances, no need to buy a new expensive “smart device” or modify your appliance; one BOND can control up to six devices; improve energy efficiency and lower your electric bill by connecting BOND to your smart thermostat using IFTTT applets. Set it up in minutes, and never worry about losing your remote control again! (Future use cases: electric window shades, security gates and garage doors.)

Learn more at Walmart.com and bondhome.io.

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NEXIUM 24 HOUR

ADVIL FILM COATED TABLETS

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exium® 24HR is the No. 1 selling frequent heartburn brand*.

More than 10 years and millions of prescriptions later, The Purple Pill® you know and trust is available without a prescription for frequent heartburn. Nexium® 24HR works by blocking acid directly at the source, giving you complete protection^ from frequent heartburn – no matter what triggers it. This is Nexium Level Protection®. * Based on IRI sales data 52 weeks ending 2/14/16 among OTC brands. May take 1 to 4 days for full effect. Use as directed. ^ It’s possible while taking Nexium 24HR. Use as directed for 14 days to treat frequent heartburn. Do not take for more than 14 days or more often than every 4 months unless directed by a doctor. Not for immediate relief.

oes to work in minutes on tough pain. This Advil® has a Rapid Release formula to stop tough pain before it gets worse – in fact, nothing is proven to work faster.* Use fastacting Advil® Film-Coated for headaches, muscle aches, toothaches, menstrual cramps, back pain, and aches and pains associated with the common cold. Fast-acting Advil® Film-Coated leverages the rapid absorption properties of ibuprofen sodium, which dissolves faster than standard ibuprofen.

The makers of Advil® do not produce store brand ibuprofen pain medicine. * Among OTC pain relievers.

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The Kurt Busch, name, likeness and signature, are used under license from Kurt Busch, Inc. The Stewart-Haas Racing® logo and the #41 State Water Heaters race car are trademarks of Stewart-Haas Racing and are used under license. © State Industries, LLC.

SHR LOGO USAGE:

Logo to be used for print, digital, and embroidery.

When embroiderd, logo should measure 3.875” wide x 1.225” tall in most instances.

COLORS:

644 Blue (Maderia Thread 1360)

White

Black

State Water Heaters is a proud sponsor of NASCAR® Champions Kurt Busch and the Stewart-Haas Racing team.

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2018 schedule & results

monster energy nascar cup series date location

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 9/10/18 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

track

winner

Daytona DAYTONA 500 austin dillon Atlanta FOLDS OF HONOR QUIKTRIP 500 kevin harvick Las Vegas PENNZOIL 400

kevin harvick phoenix TICKETGUARDIAN 500 kevin harvick Auto Club AUTO CLUB 400 martin truex jr.

Martinsville STP 500 Clint Bowyer Texas O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 500 Kyle Busch Bristol FOOD CITY 500 Kyle Busch Richmond TOYOTA OWNERS 400 Kyle Busch Talladega GEICO 500 Joey Logano Dover AAA 400 DRIVE FOR AUTISM Kevin Harvick Kansas MENCS RACE AT KANSAS Kevin Harvick Charlotte MENCS ALL-STAR RACE AT CHARLOTTE Kevin Harvick Charlotte COCA-COLA 600

Kyle Busch Pocono POCONO 400 Martin Truex Jr. Michigan FIREKEEPERS CASINO 400 Clint Bowyer Sonoma TOYOTA/SAVE MART 350 martin truex jr.

Chicagoland MENCS RACE AT CHICAGOLAND Kyle Busch Daytona COKE ZERO 400 Erik Jones Kentucky QUAKER STATE 400 Martin Truex Jr. New Hampshire NEW HAMPSHIRE 301 Kevin Harvick Pocono GANDER OUTDOORS 400 Kyle Busch Watkins Glen GOBOWLING AT THE GLEN Chase Elliott Michigan MENCS RACE AT MICHIGAN Kevin harvick Bristol BASS PRO SHOPS NRA NIGHT RACE Kurt Busch Darlington BOJANGLES’ SOUTHERN 500 Brad Keselowski Indianapolis BIG MACHINE BRICKYARD 400 Brad Keselowski Las Vegas SOUTH POINT 400 Brad Keselowski Richmond FEDERATED AUTO PARTS 400 Kyle Busch Charlotte BANK OF AMERICA 500 Ryan blaney Dover Gander outdoors 400 Chase Elliott Talladega 1000bulbs.com 500 Aric Almirola Kansas HOLLYWOOD CASINO 400 Chase Elliott Martinsville FIRST DATA 500 Joey logano Texas Motor AAA TEXAS 500 Kevin Harvick phoenix CAN-AM 500 Kyle Busch Homestead-Miami FORD ECOBOOST 400 Joey logano

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2018 schedule & results

xfinity series date location

2/17/18 Daytona 2/24/18 Atlanta 3/3/18 Las Vegas 3/10/18 phoenix 3/17/18 Auto Club 4/7/18 texas 4/14/18 Bristol 4/20/18 Richmond 4/28/18 Talladega 5/5/18 Dover 5/26/18 Charlotte 6/2/18 Pocono 6/9/18 Michigan 6/16/18 Iowa 6/30/18 Chicagoland 7/6/18 Daytona 7/13/18 Kentucky 7/21/18 New Hampshire 7/28/18 Iowa 8/4/18 Watkins Glen 8/11/18 Mid-Ohio 8/17/18 Bristol 8/25/18 Road America 9/1/18 Darlington 9/10/18 Indianapolis 9/15/18 Las Vegas 9/21/18 Richmond 9/29/18 Charlotte 10/6/18 Dover 10/20/18 Kansas 11/3/18 Texas 11/10/18 phoenix 11/17/18 Homestead-Miami

track

winner

POWERSHARES QQQ 300 tyler reddick RINNAI 250

kevin harvick BOYD GAMING 300 Kyle Larson DC SOLAR 200 Brad Keselowski XFINITY SERIES RACE AT AUTO CLUB Kyle Larson My Bariatric Solutions 300 Ryan Blaney FITZGERALD GLIDER KITS 300 Ryan Preece TOYOTACARE 250 Christopher Bell SPARKS ENERGY 300 Spencer Gallagher ONEMAIN FINANCIAL 200 Justin Allgaier HISENSE 4K TV 300 Brad Keselowski POCONO GREEN 250 Kyle Busch LTI PRINTING 250 Austin Dillon AMERICAN ETHANOL E15 250 Justin Allgaier XFINITY SERIES RACE AT CHICAGOLAND Kyle Larson COCA-COLA FIRECRACKER 250 Kyle Larson ALSCO 300 Christopher Bell LAKES REGION 200 Christopher Bell U.S. CELLULAR 250 Christopher Bell ZIPPO 200 Joey Logano MID-OHIO CHALLENGE Justin Allgaier FOOD CITY 300 Kyle Larson JOHNSONVILLE 180 Justin Allgaier SPORTS CLIPS HAIRCUTS VFW 200 Brad Keselowski LILLY DIABETES 250 Justin Allgaier XFINITY SERIES RACE AT LAS VEGAS Ross Chastain GO BOWLING 250 Christopher Bell DRIVE FOR THE CURE 300 Chase Briscoe XFINITY SERIES RACE AT DOVER Christopher Bell KANSAS LOTTERY 300 John Hunter Nemechek O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 300 Cole Custer Whelen Trusted to Perform 200 Christopher Bell FORD ECOBOOST 300 Tyler Reddick

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2018 schedule & results

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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 8/15/18 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 Ben Rhodes ELDORA DIRT DERBY Chase Briscoe GANDER OUTDOORS 150 kyle Busch CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES RACE AT MICHIGAN Brett Moffitt UNOH 200 Johnny Sauter CHEVROLET SILVERADO 250 Justin Haley CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES RACE AT LAS VEGAS Grant Enfinger FRED’S 250 POWERED BY COCA-COLA Timothy Peters TEXAS ROADHOUSE 200 Johnny Sauter JAG METALS 350 Justin Haley LUCAS OIL 150 Brett Moffitt FORD ECOBOOST 200 Brett Moffitt

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2018 schedule & results

k&n pro series east Date Track

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

New Smyrna Bristol Langley South Boston South Boston Memphis New Jersey Thompson New Hampshire Iowa Watkins Glen Gateway New Hampshire Dover

Winner

Date Track

todd gilliland todd gilliland Tyler Dippel Tyler Ankrum Anthony Alfredo Ruben Garcia Will Rodgers Tyler Ankrum Tyler Ankrum Tyler Ankrum Brett Moffitt Derek Kraus Brandon McReynolds Ruben Garcia Jr.

3/15/18 5/5/18 5/19/18 6/9/18 6/23/18 6/30/18 7/27/18 8/11/18 8/24/18 9/13/18 9/29/18 10/13/18 10/27/18

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 10/14/18

Myrtle Beach Thompson Stafford Seekonk Thompson Langley Riverhead New Hampshire New Hampshire Stafford Thompson Bristol Oswego Riverhead New Hampshire Stafford Thompson

Kern Tucson Orange Colorado Sonoma Douglas Iowa Evergreen Gateway Las Vegas Meridian All American Kern

Winner

Derek Kraus Kody Vanderwal Ryan Partridge Derek Thorn Will Rodgers Derek Kraus Tyler Ankrum Derek Thorn Derek Kraus Sheldon Creed Hailie Deegan Cale Rouse Derek kraus

pinty’s

whelen modified Date Track

k&n pro series west

Winner

Date Track

Jon McKennedy Justin Bonsignore Ryan Preece Justin Bonsignore Justin Bonsignore Ryan Preece Justin Bonsignore Justin Bonsignore Bobby Santos III Doug Coby Justin Bonsignore Justin Bonsignore Matt Hirschman Justin Bonsignore Chase Dowling Kyle Bonsignore 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

Canadian Jukasa Autodrome Pinty’s toronto Wyant Edmonton Circuit Trois-Rivieres Antigonish, N.S. Canadian St. Eustache, Que. New Hampshire Hamilton, Ont.

Winner

LP Dumoulin Kevin Lacroix Andrew Ranger Andrew Ranger LP Dumoulin LP Dumoulin Alex Tagliani LP Dumoulin Alex Tagliani Marc-Antoine Camirand Kevin Lacroix DJ Kennington

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2018 schedule & results

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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

Valencia, Spain Valencia, Spain Valencia, Spain Franciacorta, Italy Franciacorta, Italy Franciacorta, Italy Brands Hatch, UK Brands Hatch, UK Tours, France Tours, France Hockenheim, Germany Hockenheim, Germany Hockenheim, Germany Zolder, Belgium Zolder, Belgium Zolder, Belgium

Alon Day Wilfred Boucenna Wilfred Boucenna Guillaume Dumarey Lucas Lasserre Maxim Pampel Florian Venturi Gianmarco Ercoli Alon Day Ulysse Delsaux Ulysse Delsaux Loris Hezemans Alon Day Alon Day Ulysee Delsaux Alon Day

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Monterrey Potosino El Dorado de Cajititlan Miguel E. Abed Aguascalientes la Union Ganadera Miguel E. Abed Chiapas Aguascalientes Cajititlan Hermanos Rodriguez

Winner

Homero Richards Irwin Vences Irwin Vences Irwin Vences Hugo Oliveras Ruben Garcia Jr. Hugo Oliveras Ruben Rovelo Michael Dörrbecker Abraham Calderon Salvador de Alba Jr.

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