In a race twice delayed by lightning, Chase Elliott stole the thunder from a contingent of Toyota drivers who showed early dominance. After a late caution slowed the action in Sunday’s Ally 400, Elliott remained on the track and led the field to a restart with four laps left at Nashville Superspeedway.
Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Office Toyota, exits pit road. MEG OLiPHANT/GETTy iMAGES Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Cup Series.
On a blindingly hot day at Nashville Superspeedway, Justin Allgaier fulfilled a dream in one of the best race cars he has ever had. Leading five times for 134 laps and sweeping the first two stages of Saturday’s Tennessee Lottery 250, Allgaier breezed to his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory at the 1.33-mile concrete track, his second of the season and the 18th of his career.
Even though it’s the middle of summer vacation, the Waxahachie ISD athletics department is still busy adding new coaches to various staffs. The Lady Indians softball team and recently-promoted head coach Ariel Raney announced on Monday that they have added Bridgett Melton to their staff as an assistant coach.
University of Texas-bound Waxahachie High School graduate Jared Thomas has added another award to his resume: that of Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association Elite All-Star for 2022. Thomas, the 2022 Ellis County High School Sports Awards baseball Player of the Year, was chosen as an outfielder on the THSBCA’s Class 6A team, the THSBCA announced Thursday.
New Southwestern Assemblies of God University head football coach Greg Ellis has appointed Brent Battle as his offensive coordinator, the SAGU athletics department announced Thursday. “I am looking forward to Coach Brent Battle joining our football staff as the Offensive Coordinator.
WIMBLEDON, England — Brandon Nakashima’s victory over 2021 Wimbledon semifinalist Denis Shapovalov at Court 12 on Thursday at the All England Club? Martin Blackman was there. That came after Taylor Fritz used a fullon, headfirst dive to reach an unreachable shot on the way to eliminating Alastair Gray on the same patch of grass.
Moonlighting in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Todd Gilliland took control of Saturday night’s Clean Harbors 150 after the sun set on Knoxville Raceway. Gilliland grabbed the lead from John Hunter Nemechek for the final time on Lap 140 of 150 and pulled away after a restart on Lap 147 to beat Nemechek to the finish line by .945 seconds and win in his first start of the season and for the third time in his career.
Derek Kraus, driver of the #19 NAPA AutoCare Chevrolet, poses for a photo after winning pole position. KYLE RIVAS/GETTY IMAGES Carson Hocevar, driver of the #42 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, drives during the Camping World Truck Series.
The roar of engines will fill the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum once again when NASCAR’s Busch Light Clash returns to the iconic venue in 2023. Following the resounding success of the inaugural event, the exhibition race will return to the quarter-mile race track to begin the 2023 season on Feb. 5th on FOX.