Truex ends short-track spell Saturday in Richmond
- Martin Truex Jr. earned the victory in Saturday night’s Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, his first short track victory and first win of the season
- Defending series champion Joey Logano finished in second, 0.178 seconds behind Truex, his fifth top five in nine races this season
- Clint Bowyer lost the second position to Logano with just 15 laps remaining and held on for a third-place run
- Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top five
- The stage winners were Kyle Busch (S1) and Logano (S2)
- There were eight lead changes among five drivers: Truex (186 laps led), Busch (101), Logano (52), Brad Keselowski (31), and Harvick (30)
- The race was slowed five times for 41 laps, including the stage breaks and a competition caution
- Kyle Larson and Michael McDowell were the only drivers involved in on-track incidents
Additional info: Full results … Full points standings … Full race recap
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Carson Hocevar wins ARCA pole in Salem
- 16-year-old Carson Hocevar won the pole for Sunday’s ARCA 200 at Salem Speedway in the ARCA Menard’s Series, posting a fastest time of 17.073 seconds (117.027 mph) on the 0.555-mile oval
- Current points leader, and the defending winner of this event, Christian Eckes qualified second behind Hocevar
- Ty Gibbs, Michael Self, and Joe Graf Jr. rounded out the top five
- The race will begin Sunday, April 14 at 2:00PM ET and will be televised on MAVTV
Additional info: Full qualifying results … Full qualifying report … Carson’s Facebook page
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Ty Gibbs leads ARCA practice in Salem
- Four of the top five drivers in ARCA Menard’s Series practice at Salem Speedway on Saturday were 16 or younger
- 16-year-old Ty Gibbs led the practice session with a lap of 17.032 seconds (117.309 mph)
- Carson Hocevar and Chandler Smith are also 16 years of age and were second and third in the session, respectively
- 15-year-old Sam Mayer and 20-year-old Joe Graf Jr. rounded out the top five
- The race will begin Sunday, April 14 at 2:00PM ET and will be televised on MAVTV
Additional info: Full practice results … Full practice report … Ty Gibbs’ career stats
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Jarrett Andretti will race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- Jarrett Andretti — son of former IndyCar and NASCAR driver, John Andretti — will compete for Andretti Autosport in the Indy Lights’ Freedom 100 on Friday, May 24 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- The Freedom 100 takes place two days before the 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500
- Jarrett Andretti currently competes for Andretti Autosport in the Pirelli GT4 America Series and U.S. Auto Club sprint cars
- Jarrett will become the seventh Andretti to compete at IMS, joining father, John; uncle, Adam; great uncle, Mario; and cousins Michael, Jeff and Marco
- Michael Andretti — team owner of Andretti Autosport — is Jarrett’s first cousin once removed and godfather
- This will be Jarrett Andretti’s Indy Lights debut
- Jarrett’s father John is currently battling colon cancer
Additional info: Full story from IndyCar.com’s Christopher DeHarde … Story from IndyStar.com’s Jim Ayello … Story from Fox59.com’s Dave Griffiths
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Eli Tomac, Adam Cianciarulo win in Denver
- Though Marvin Musquin got the holeshot in the 450SX Main Event in Denver, Eli Tomac would soon grab the lead and hang on for his fifth victory of the season
- Cooper Webb was also able to get by Musquin late in the race and finished in the second position
- Musquin held on for third, followed by Justin Bogle and Joey Savatgy
- Adam Cianciarulo earned the victory in the 250SX Main Event, following a battle for the lead with Dylan Ferrandis
- Colt Nichols finished in third, followed by RJ Hampshire and Michael Mosiman
Additional info: Full 450SX results … Full 250SX results … Full points standings
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