Alumni on Top in NASCAR and NHRA!

Joey Logano finished runner-up in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, narrowly missing out on the win by 1.190 seconds. Survival was the name of the game as the driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford survived 16 cautions and a red flag throughout the 500 miles. Skip Barber Alumni currently occupy the Top 2 positions on the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs standings. Logano now sits at sits at the top of the charts, with Ross Chastain in second place. In the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, Noah Gragson claimed his fourth victory in a row, tying the record set by Sam Ard in 1983. The driver of the No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet led the most laps of the race with 85 laps at the front of the field. Austin Hill piloted his No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet to a runner-up finish. A.J. Allmendinger also had a strong showing, finishing the day in fourth place. A trio of Skip Barber graduates sit in the Top 4 of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs standings. Noah Gragson and A.J. Allmendinger occupy the Top 2 spots respectively, with Austin Hill seated in fourth place. Ron Capps sealed the victory at the NHRA Carolina Nationals in Funny Car. Capps, the defending world champ, won in the final round with a 3.967 second run at 267.32 mph behind the wheel of the NAPA Auto Parts Toyota GR Supra. Capps has won four races this season so far and sits second in the Funny Car standings.