Jones powers past Dillon for third win of the season

July 30, 2016 By Brian Eberly NASCAR Wire Service NEWTON, Iowa – For 83 laps, it looked like Ty Dillon's winless drought would finally end. That was until Erik Jones flashed the brilliance that has many predicting big things for the Joe Gibbs Racing prodigy. Jones led a race-high 154 laps in the No. 20 DeWalt Toyota en route to victory lane on Saturday night in the U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway. Jones passed Dillon with 15 laps remaining to retake the lead for the final time of the night and beat Dillon’s No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet to the…

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Byron breaks rookie record with Truck Series win at Pocono

July 30, 2016 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service LONG POND, Pa. – Saturday’s Pocono Mountains 150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at Pocono Raceway featured no Sprint Cup drivers in the field. Then again, the race didn’t need any representation from NASCAR’s top division, as dominant as William Byron was. The 18-year-old from Charlotte, N.C., led 44 of 60 laps in the No. 9 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota in a caution-filled event and pulled away to beat runner-up Cameron Haley to the finish line by a comfortable 1.407 seconds. The victory was the fifth in 12th starts this year for…

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Driver Profile: Michael Lira Is on the Rise

By Joseph Wolkin Michael Lira began a new journey this past weekend at Iowa Speedway. The Florida native piloted the No. 15 car in the Xfinity Series, taking a giant leap from the ARCA Racing Series. For Lira, who just turned 19 years old, the chance to move up into the NASCAR realm is one his family has worked hard for after starting an ARCA program in hopes of starting something special. How difficult has it been for you to work through the rankings and make a name for yourself? “It’s definitely not an easy fight to make it to the top…

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NASCAR Pole Position Watkins Glen Edition Now Available!

NASCAR Pole Position Watkins Glen edition is now available. Please head to Walmart, or other area retailers that offer free magazines, to pick up your free copy. You can find a list of preferred retailers distributing NASCAR Pole Position here. Magazines were shipped to area Walmarts that feature Tire & Lube Express departments. Be sure to tell them NASCAR Pole Position sent you! And remember the magazine is free for all race fans! If you are not in the race market, you can get a subscription to NASCAR Pole Position here right now. WANT A FREE WEEKLY NASCAR MAGAZINE? ROAR! is a digitally-delivered, weekly magazine that reviews the…

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