{"id":29772,"date":"2016-08-29T17:36:02","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T00:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=29772"},"modified":"2016-08-29T17:36:02","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T00:36:02","slug":"this-week-in-motorsports-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-89\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Motorsports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29773\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-89\/knoxvilleracewaylogo-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/KnoxvilleRacewayLogo.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,476\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"KnoxvilleRacewayLogo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/KnoxvilleRacewayLogo-300x179.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/KnoxvilleRacewayLogo.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29773\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/KnoxvilleRacewayLogo.jpg\" alt=\"KnoxvilleRacewayLogo\" width=\"640\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/KnoxvilleRacewayLogo.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/KnoxvilleRacewayLogo-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/KnoxvilleRacewayLogo-768x457.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.knoxvilleraceway.com\/Article\/2046\/three-champions-three-winners-at-knoxville-raceway\">Three Champions, Three Winners at Knoxville Raceway!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29774\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-89\/donnyhome\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DonnyHome.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"650,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1440671056&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;45&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DonnyHome\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DonnyHome-300x185.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DonnyHome.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29774\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DonnyHome.jpg\" alt=\"DonnyHome\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DonnyHome.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DonnyHome-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.woosprint.com\/news\/race-reports\/451-2016-race-reports\/4023-double-sweep-for-schatz\">Double Sweep for Schatz<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29775\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-89\/082816_woolm_merritt\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/082816_WOOLM_Merritt.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"650,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Aixa Esquilin&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1472379975&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"082816_WOOLM_Merritt\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/082816_WOOLM_Merritt-300x185.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/082816_WOOLM_Merritt.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29775\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/082816_WOOLM_Merritt.jpg\" alt=\"082816_WOOLM_Merritt\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/082816_WOOLM_Merritt.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/082816_WOOLM_Merritt-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.woolms.com\/news\/race-reports\/259-2016-race-reports\/1986-runaway-richards\">Runaway Richards<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29745\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/nascar-sprint-cup-series-pure-michigan-400-michigan-international-speedway\/nascar-sprint-cup-series-pure-michigan-400-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MIS_NSCS_Larson_Celebrate_0828163.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4114,2742\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;NASCAR via Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;BROOKLYN, MI - AUGUST 28:  Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Target Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 28, 2016 in Brooklyn, Michigan.  (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky\\\/NASCAR via Getty Images)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1472401080&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2016 NASCAR&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;102&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BROOKLYN, MI &amp;#8211; AUGUST 28:  Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Target Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 28, 2016 in Brooklyn, Michigan.  (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky\/NASCAR via Getty Images)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MIS_NSCS_Larson_Celebrate_0828163-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MIS_NSCS_Larson_Celebrate_0828163-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29745 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MIS_NSCS_Larson_Celebrate_0828163-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"BROOKLYN, MI - AUGUST 28:  Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Target Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 28, 2016 in Brooklyn, Michigan.  (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky\/NASCAR via Getty Images)\" width=\"638\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MIS_NSCS_Larson_Celebrate_0828163-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MIS_NSCS_Larson_Celebrate_0828163-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MIS_NSCS_Larson_Celebrate_0828163-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/2016\/08\/29\/nascar-sprint-cup-series-pure-michigan-400-michigan-international-speedway\/\">NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Pure Michigan 400, Michigan International Speedway<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29764\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/brett-moffitt-scores-first-nascar-camping-truck-win-at-careers-for-veterans-200\/nascar-camping-world-truck-series-careers-for-veterans-200-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MIS_NCWTS_Moffitt_Checkers_0827161.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4520,3014\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;NASCAR via Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;BROOKLYN, MI - AUGUST 27:  Brett Moffitt, driver of the #11 Red Horse Racing Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Careers for Veterans 200 at Michigan International Speedway on August 27, 2016 in Brooklyn, Michigan.  (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky\\\/NASCAR via Getty Images)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1472316720&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2016 NASCAR&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Careers for Veterans 200&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Careers for Veterans 200\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MIS_NCWTS_Moffitt_Checkers_0827161-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MIS_NCWTS_Moffitt_Checkers_0827161-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29764 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MIS_NCWTS_Moffitt_Checkers_0827161-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Careers for Veterans 200\" width=\"638\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MIS_NCWTS_Moffitt_Checkers_0827161-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MIS_NCWTS_Moffitt_Checkers_0827161-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MIS_NCWTS_Moffitt_Checkers_0827161-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/2016\/08\/29\/nascar-xfinity-series-road-america-180-road-america\/\">NASCAR Xfinity Series, Road America 180, Road America<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29776\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-89\/16c_2215-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/16C_2215-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"932,524\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Chris Owens 2016&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1465589233&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;IMS Photo 2016&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"16C_2215-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/16C_2215-1-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/16C_2215-1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29776\" 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