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Kyle Busch wins trucks race at Homestead
Read full article: Kyle Busch wins trucks race at HomesteadBusch won the NASCAR Trucks Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday night, his 58th career win on the circuit and his eighth victory in his last 10 trucks starts. Busch hadnt gone winless in three consecutive trucks starts since 2017. Brett Moffitt won the trucks race at Homestead in 2018 but didnt even get through 20 laps Saturday night, after he was part of a crash that also ended Zane Smiths race early. Elliott pitted, got four new tires to replace those ruined in the skid, and was part of the race within the race the battle for second behind Busch at the end. Ray Ciccarelli was in the race after a week where he made plenty of news for perhaps less-than-ideal reasons.
NASCAR driver Ray Ciccarelli quitting after sport bans Confederate flag from its races, venues
Read full article: NASCAR driver Ray Ciccarelli quitting after sport bans Confederate flag from its races, venuesFILE - In this Sept. 5, 2015, file photo, a Confederate flag flies in the infield before a NASCAR Xfinity auto race at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C. Bubba Wallace, the only African-American driver in the top tier of NASCAR, calls for a ban on the Confederate flag in the sport that is deeply rooted in the South. (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)For more than 70 years, the Confederate flag was a common and complicated sight at NASCAR races. The decision had Confederate flag loyalists howling in protest and vowing to swear off the sport. Policing the policy may prove challenging and NASCAR did not offer details. The issue was pushed to the forefront this week by Bubba Wallace, NASCARs lone black driver and an Alabama native who called for the banishment of the Confederate flag and said there was no place for it in the sport.