{"id":43315,"date":"2017-08-29T12:02:09","date_gmt":"2017-08-29T19:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=43315"},"modified":"2017-08-29T12:02:09","modified_gmt":"2017-08-29T19:02:09","slug":"this-week-in-motorsports-124","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-124\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Motorsports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"43316\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-124\/pittmanbillings-copy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PittmanBillings-copy.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"650,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1503785345&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PittmanBillings copy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PittmanBillings-copy-300x185.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PittmanBillings-copy.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43316 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PittmanBillings-copy.jpg\" alt=\"PittmanBillings copy\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PittmanBillings-copy.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/PittmanBillings-copy-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\/4699-pittman-scores-2nd-win-of-2017-at-bmp\">WITH KAHNE IN ATTENDANCE, PITTMAN SCORES 2ND WIN OF 2017 AT BMP<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"43317\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-124\/stewartvlblackhills-copy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/StewartVLBlackHills-copy.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"650,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1503695875&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"StewartVLBlackHills copy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/StewartVLBlackHills-copy-300x185.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/StewartVLBlackHills-copy.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43317\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/StewartVLBlackHills-copy.jpg\" alt=\"StewartVLBlackHills copy\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/StewartVLBlackHills-copy.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/StewartVLBlackHills-copy-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\/4695-shane-stewart-sets-ntr-claims-5th-win-of-season-at-black-hills\">SHANE STEWART SETS NTR, CLAIMS 5TH WIN OF SEASON AT BLACK HILLS<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"43311\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/jeremy-clements-races-to-win-at-road-america\/nascar-xfinity-series-johnsonville-180-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Road-America-Feature.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,340\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;ELKHART LAKE, WI - 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