{"id":44789,"date":"2017-10-10T09:45:53","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T16:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=44789"},"modified":"2017-10-11T11:16:50","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T18:16:50","slug":"this-week-in-motorsports-130","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-130\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Motorsports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"44790\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-130\/2017p19-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2017p19-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"524,350\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2017p19 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2017p19-1-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2017p19-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44790\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2017p19-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"524\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2017p19-1.jpg 524w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2017p19-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ultimatesupers.com\/\">Late Race Pass Earns Davenport Ultimate SE Win at 311<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"44791\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-130\/midwest-dash-logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/midwest-dash-logo.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"311,149\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"midwest-dash-logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/midwest-dash-logo-300x144.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/midwest-dash-logo.jpeg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44791\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/midwest-dash-logo.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"311\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/midwest-dash-logo.jpeg 311w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/midwest-dash-logo-300x144.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/midwest-dash-logo-308x149.jpeg 308w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gopromo.racing\/1072017-oktoberfest-results-midwest-dash-series\/\">Oktoberfest Results Midwest Dash Series<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"44792\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-130\/stovall-10-9-2017\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/stovall-10-9-2017.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/stovall-10-9-2017.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/stovall-10-9-2017-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lucasoilspeedway.com\/news\/3741-stovall-breaks-through-for-mlra-fall-nationals-win-anglin-captures-street-stocks-big-buck-50-at-lucas-oil-speedway\">Stovall Breaks Through for MLRA Fall Nationals Win<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"44785\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/bowman-and-truex-earn-victories-at-charlotte-motor-speedway\/monster-energy-nascar-cup-series-bank-of-america-500\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Charlotte-Feature_NASCAR.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,340\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;CHARLOTTE, NC - OCTOBER 08:  Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 Tide Pods Toyota, and Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Office Toyota, lead the field at the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 8, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina.  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width=\"620\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Charlotte-Feature_NASCAR.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Charlotte-Feature_NASCAR-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Charlotte-Feature_NASCAR-376x206.jpg 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/2017\/10\/09\/bowman-and-truex-earn-victories-at-charlotte-motor-speedway\/\">Bowman and Truex Earn Victories at Charlotte Motor Speedway<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"44760\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/phillips-crowned-2017-season-champion-at-lucas-oil-mlra-fall-nationals\/fall-nationals-feature\/\" 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wp-image-44760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Fall-Nationals-Feature.jpg\" alt=\"Phillips Crowned 2017 Season Champion at Lucas Oil MLRA Fall Nationals\" width=\"620\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Fall-Nationals-Feature.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Fall-Nationals-Feature-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Fall-Nationals-Feature-376x206.jpg 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/2017\/10\/09\/phillips-crowned-2017-season-champion-at-lucas-oil-mlra-fall-nationals\/\">Phillips Crowned 2017 Season Champion at Lucas Oil MLRA Fall Nationals<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"44756\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/capps-chasing-his-nhra-back-to-back-funny-car-championship\/drag-racing-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Ron-Capps_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;photo by Auto Imagery, Inc.&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1506899067&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2017 autoimagery.com&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Drag Racing&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Capps Chasing His NHRA Back to Back Funny Car Championship\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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Chasing His NHRA Back to Back Funny Car Championship<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"44794\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-130\/gravelnattyopen-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/GRAVELNATTYOPEN-1.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=\"GRAVELNATTYOPEN\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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Victory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Your weekly source for all things 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