{"id":42652,"date":"2017-08-07T16:35:04","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T23:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=42652"},"modified":"2017-08-07T16:35:04","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T23:35:04","slug":"this-week-in-motorsports-121","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-121\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Motorsports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"42653\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-121\/attachment\/08042017\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/08042017.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"650,400\" 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=\"08042017\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/08042017-300x185.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/08042017.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42653 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/08042017.jpg\" alt=\"08042017\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/08042017.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/08042017-300x185.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\/458-2017-race-reports\/4653-daryn-pittman-earns-first-win-of-the-season\">Daryn Pittman Scores First Victory of 2017 at I-55<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"42654\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-121\/0727ransomville-reschedule\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/0727RANSOMVILLE-RESCHEDULE.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"650,400\" 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=\"0727RANSOMVILLE RESCHEDULE\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/0727RANSOMVILLE-RESCHEDULE-300x185.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/0727RANSOMVILLE-RESCHEDULE.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42654\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/0727RANSOMVILLE-RESCHEDULE.jpg\" alt=\"0727RANSOMVILLE RESCHEDULE\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/0727RANSOMVILLE-RESCHEDULE.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/0727RANSOMVILLE-RESCHEDULE-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.woosprint.com\/news\/latest-news\/4655-ransomville-speedway-rescheduled-for-october-16\">The Big \u201cR\u201d Outlaw Shootout presented by Budweiser Rescheduled for October 16, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"42655\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-121\/monster-energy-nascar-cup-series-i-love-ny-355-at-the-glen-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/WG_Feature-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"610,340\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;WATKINS GLEN, NY - AUGUST 06:  Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Beer Ford, and Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row\\\/Denver Mattress Toyota, lead a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series I Love NY 355 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 6, 2017 in Watkins Glen, New York.  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