CHANDLER SMITH NEWS

Hill wins again at Atlanta to sweep Xfinity Series season at home track

Austin Hill swept the Xfinity Series season at Atlanta Motor Speedway as the Georgia native continued to excel under the venue reconfiguration

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASCAR Cup Series closes regular season at Darlington, IndyCar doubles up at Milwaukee Mile

The NASCAR Cup Series closes the regular season at Darlington Raceway on Sunday night

AUGUST 27, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ryan Truex wins the Xfinity Series race at Daytona for his 2nd victory in 8 starts this season

Ryan Truex won the Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway

AUGUST 24, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASCAR close to regular-season finish with playoffs on the line, F1 back in action after a month off

NASCAR's regular season is closing in on the end with just two races remaining for drivers to win their way into the 16-team playoff field

AUGUST 20, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASCAR midseason prospect rankings: Corey Heim, Connor Zilisch headline top 20

Who's got next in the Cup Series? These are the 20 prospects to keep an eye on as future mainstays in NASCAR's premier series.

JULY 30, 2024

AUTO RACING: Team Penske aims to follow up NASCAR-IndyCar sweep in Indy oval return, Toronto streets

Team Penske has a tough act to follow at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the streets of Toronto after weekend victories in NASCAR at Pocono and both IndyCar oval races at Iowa Spee...

JULY 16, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Almirola grabs lead on overtime restart, wins Xfinity race at Martinsville Driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, he outran Sam Mayer and teammate Chandler Smith before a crash made the race official.

APRIL 7, 2024 • PENNLIVE.COM

AUTO RACING: Hamlin steals a `W' from Truex on pit road to win at Richmond. Martinsville is next

Denny Hamlin didn't have a winning car until a caution flew with two laps to go at Richmond Raceway, forcing overtime

APRIL 2, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gibbs has good problem after Hamlin's pit crew steals a win from dominant, agitated Truex

Joe Gibbs probably expects the organizational meeting of his four NASCAR Cup Series teams to be somewhat challenging this week, even after a weekend sweep at Richmond Raceway

APRIL 1, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chandler Smith wins spring NASCAR Xfinity race at Richmond Raceway for the second year in a row Chandler Smith took the lead with 59 laps to go and won the spring NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Richmond Raceway for the second year in a r...

MARCH 30, 2024 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

AUTO RACING: NASCAR heads to Texas, Indy debuts all-star event and F1 heads Down Under

NASCAR now has five different winners through five races after Denny Hamlin prevailed in another dominant weekend for Joe Gibbs Racing at Bristol

MARCH 19, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

AUTO RACING: Bell gets Toyota into Victory Lane in Cup Series and Newgarden and Verstappen get wins

Toyota is finally on the board in NASCAR's top series

MARCH 12, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Christopher Bell's win caps Toyota's stellar weekend at Phoenix Raceway

Chevrolet dominated the start of the NASCAR Cup Series by claiming three straight wins, starting with William Byron’s Daytona 500 victory

MARCH 11, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chandler Smith wins Xfinity Series race after Justin Allgaier's late flat tire The 21-year-old Smith took the lead after Allgaier’s stunning crash and got a huge jump on the overtime restart, easily holding off Jesse Lo...

MARCH 10, 2024 • PENNLIVE.COM

Chandler Smith wins second career Xfinity Series race after Justin Allgaier's late flat tire

Chandler Smith won his second career Xfinity Series race on Saturday at Phoenix Raceway, earning a surprise victory for Toyota and Joe Gibbs Racing after leader Justin Allgaier cra...

MARCH 10, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nemechek ends Chevrolet's early NASCAR dominance with Xfinity Series win for Toyota at Las Vegas

John Hunter Nemechek ended Chevrolet’s early dominance by winning the wind-swept Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday in a Toyota

MARCH 3, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASCAR prospect rankings: Corey Heim rises to No. 1

Who's got next in the world of NASCAR? Keep an eye on these 20 up-and-coming drivers for this season and beyond.

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

NASCAR midseason prospect list: Ranking 20 Cup Series hopefuls

Zane Smith, Corey Heim and Carson Hocevar headline prospects poised for future Cup rides. See which other young drivers made the list.

AUGUST 7, 2023

AUTO RACING: Bell emerging as a star; IndyCar to Long Beach

Christopher Bell is off to a historic start in NASCAR's top series

APRIL 11, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chandler Smith earns first NASCAR Xfinity Series win

Chandler Smith outran John Hunter Nemechek out of a restart with six laps to go and won in NASCAR’s Xfinity Series for the first time at Richmond Raceway

APRIL 1, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

High-schooler Sammy Smith wins Xfinity race at Phoenix

Sammy Smith has won the Xfinity Series race at Phoenix Raceway

MARCH 12, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Austin Hill rallies to win NASCAR Xfinity race in Las Vegas

Austin Hill overtook Chandler Smith just before the final lap to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

MARCH 5, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Johnson, Pastrana land spots in Daytona 500 as Daly breaks

Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson and action sports star Travis Pastrana grabbed two of the remaining four open spots in the Daytona 500 during pole qualifying

FEBRUARY 15, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Top 20 NASCAR prospects for the next decade

Bob Pockrass identifies the 20 young drivers most likely to make an impact in NASCAR over the next 10 years.

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Laps Led Percentage PCT. LAPS 1 William Byron 47.0 94 2 Todd Gilliland 38.7 58 3 Kyle Busch 18.1 108 4 Zane Smith 15.5 492 5 Chandler Smith 14.1 449 6 John H. N...

JANUARY 31, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM