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At-track photos: Chicagoland weekend
By | Published: September 15, 2017 94
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Martin Truex Jr. and Sherry Pollex add another sticker to the No. 78 car symbolizing his fifth win this season.
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Playoffs are officially a go.
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All smiles for Martin Truex Jr.
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The No. 78 pilot wipes slime off his face after being dumped on after his Tales of the Turtles 400 win.
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After a burnout, Martin Truex Jr. gets slimed after winning with Tale of the Turtles 400 in Chicago.
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Truex Jr. takes a slime dump like a champ.
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Martin Truex Jr. throws up his hands to celebrate notching his fifth Victory Lane appearance this season.
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Martin Truex Jr. finds Victory Lane in the first race of the 2017 Playoffs.
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Martin Truex Jr. celebrates with a burnout at Chicago.
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Martin Truex Jr., driver of the No. 78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning at Chicago.
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The No. 78 driver takes home his checkered flag -- his fifth of the season.
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Martin Truex Jr. is the first to cross the finish line at Chicagoland Speedway.
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Martin Truex Jr. hits pit row to fuel up to stay in the lead at Chicago.
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Erik Jones, driver of the No.77 5-hour ENERGY Extra Strength Toyota, comes to pit row after spinning out with 58 laps to go.
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Austin Dillon, driver of the No. 3 DOW Chevrolet, pits the Tales of the Turtles 400.
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Danica Patrick, driver of the No. 10 Aspen Dental Ford, gets new tires at Chicagoland Speedway.
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In his last race at Chicago, Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 AXALTA Chevrolet, hits pit row.
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Kevin Harvick makes a pit stop during the Tales of the Turtles 400 in Chicago.
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Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 42 Target Chevrolet, races during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Tales of the Turtles 400.
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Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford, leads Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 FedEx Office Toyota, at Chicagoland Speedway.
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Martin Truex Jr. drives the No. 78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota and continues to battle after a rough start at Chicagoland.
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Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Jimmy John's Ford, takes over first place off a restart with less than 100 laps to go at Chicago.
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Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 24 NAPA Brakes Chevrolet, pits during the Tales of the Turtles 400 at Chicago.
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Kevin Harvick drives the No. 4 Jimmy John's Ford during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Tales of the Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.
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Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 Skittles Sweet Heat Toyota, pits at Chicagoland Speedway.
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Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 41 Monster Energy/Haas Automation Ford, hunts down Clint Bowyer, driver of the No. 14 Rush Truck Centers Ford.
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Kyle Busch takes Stage 1, his 12th of the season, at Chicagoland Speedway.
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Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 Skittles Sweet Heat Toyota, leads the field to Turn 1 after taking the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 88, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 17, battle it out at Chicagoland Speedway.
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Kyle Busch, No. 18 driver, gets it started for the first race in the 2017 Playoffs.
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Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin lead the pack to start the Tales of the Turtles 400 in Chicago.
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JOLIET, IL - SEPTEMBER 17: Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 AXALTA Chevrolet, is introduced prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Tales of the Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 17, 2017 in Joliet, Illinois. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
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JOLIET, IL - SEPTEMBER 17: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Office Toyota, is introduced prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Tales of the Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 17, 2017 in Joliet, Illinois. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
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JOLIET, IL - SEPTEMBER 17: Matt DiBenedetto, driver of the #32 Incredible Bank/Ninja Turtles Samurai Ford, is introduced prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Tales of the Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 17, 2017 in Joliet, Illinois. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
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Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet, shares a moment with his daughter, Lydia, on the grid at Chicagoland Speedway.
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A race fans shows her support for Kyle Busch, driver of the No.18 Skittles Sweet Heat Toyota, prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Tales of the Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. stands on the grid with Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports at Chicagoland Speedway.
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The No. 88 AXALTA Chevrolet waits on pit road prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Tales of the Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.
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Justin Allgaier, driver of the No 7 BRANDT/Celebrating the Future of AG Chevrolet, and his daughter Harper Grace pose with the winner's decal on his car in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series TheHouse.com 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday.
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Justin Allgaier, driver of the No. 7 BRANDT/Celebrating the Future of AG Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series TheHouse.com 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday.
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Justin Allgaier, driver of the No. 7 BRANDT/Celebrating the Future of AG Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series TheHouse.com 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday.
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Justin Allgaier, driver of the No. 7 BRANDT/Celebrating the Future of AG Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR XFINITY Series TheHouse.com 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday.
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Elliott Sadler, driver of the No. 1 OneMain Financial Chevrolet, celebrates winning the regular season championship with a burnout following the NASCAR XFINITY Series TheHouse.com 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday.
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Elliott Sadler, driver of the No. 1 OneMain Financial Chevrolet, poses for a photo opportunity with the regular season championship trophy following the NASCAR XFINITY Series TheHouse.com 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday.
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Erik Jones, driver of the No. 20 NBA 2K18/GameStop Toyota, and Daniel Suarez, driver of the No. 18 Comcast Business/Juniper Toyota, lead the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR XFINITY Series TheHouse.com 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday.
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The green flag is displayed to start the NASCAR XFINITY Series TheHouse.com 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday.
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Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 Skittles Sweet Heat Toyota, poses for a photo opportunity in the garage area prior to practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Tales of the Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday.
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Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 20 DEWALT/Flexvolt Toyota, stands in the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Tales of the Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday.
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Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 24 NAPA Brakes Chevrolet, stands in the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Tales of the Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday.
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Erik Jones, driver of the No. 20 NBA 2K18/GameStop Toyota, poses with the Coors Light Pole Award after qualifying in the pole position for the NASCAR XFINITY Series TheHouse.com 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. drives the No. 88 AXALTA Chevrolet through the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Tales of the Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday.
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Daniel Suarez, driver of the No. 18 Comcast Business/Juniper Toyota, speaks with Darrell Wallace Jr., driver of the No. 98 Nickelodeon Green Slime Ford, during qualifying for the NASCAR XFINITY Series TheHouse.com 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 AXALTA Chevrolet, signs autographs for fans during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Tales of the Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday.
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Daniel Suarez, driver of the No. 18 Comcast Business/Juniper Toyota, looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR XFINITY Series TheHouse.com 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday.
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Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Jimmy John's Ford, speaks with his crew chief, Rodney Childers, in the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Tales of the Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday.
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Chad Knaus, crew chief of the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet, inspects the car in the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Tales of the Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday.
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Paul Wolfe, crew chief of the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford, stands in the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Tales of the Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday.
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Martin Truex Jr., driver of the No. 78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota, walks through the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Tales of the Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday.
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The eight-driver NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoff field poses for a photo with the championship trophy. Front row (L-R): Johnny Sauter, Matt Crafton, John Hunter Nemechek and Ben Rhodes. Back row: (L-R): Austin Cindric, Chase Briscoe, Christopher Bell and Kaz Grala.
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Johnny Sauter, left, and Matt Crafton share a lighthearted moment after the playoff field was set at Chicagoland.
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Camping World Truck Series Regular Season Champion Christopher Bell poses with the championship trophy. He'll be atop the playoff points standings to start off the seven-race title stretch.
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GMS Racing teammates Johnny Sauter, left, and Kaz Grala pose with the championship trophy. Sauter will start the playoffs as the second seed, while Grala will bring up the rear in eighth.
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ThorSport Racing teammates Matt Crafton, left, and Ben Rhodes pose with the championship trophy. Crafton will start the playoffs as the fourth seed, while Rhodes is seventh after winning a tiebreaker between he and Ryan Truex to make it in.
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Austin Cindric, left, holds the sixth seed in the playoffs, while Brad Keselowski Racing teammate Chase Briscoe has the fifth seed.
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John Hunter Nemechek, third seed in the playoffs, poses with the Camping World Truck Series championship trophy.
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With hardware in hand, Christopher Bell poses next to his No. 4 Toyota after capturing the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Regular Season Championship.
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Johnny Sauter celebrates with his GMS Racing crew as the confetti flies in Victory Lane in Chicago.
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Johnny Sauter performs an impressive burnout after winning his second race of the season.
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Johnny Sauter, in the No. 21 Chevrolet, races under the checkered flag, winning the regular-season finale at Chicagoland Speedway.
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Ben Rhodes, driver of the No. 27 ThorSport Racing Toyota, and Johnny Sauter fight for position as they fly down the Chicagoland Speedway frontstretch.
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Christopher Bell's crew services the No. 4 Kyle Busch Motorsports truck during a round of pit stops. Bell won Stage 2 of Friday night's TheHouse.com 225.
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Pole-sitter Ryan Truex rockets down the frontstretch. Truex won the first stage of Friday night's Camping World Truck Series race.
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Ryan Truex, driver of the No. 16 Toyota, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series TheHouse.com 225 at Chicagoland Speedway.
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Matt Crafton in the No. 88 Toyota and Johnny Sauter, driver of the No. 21 GMS Racing Chevrolet lead a group of trucks through the corner.
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Matt Crafton, driver of the No. 88 ThorSport Racing Toyota, hangs out on the grid by his truck prior to the start of the race.
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Kyle Busch and his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing team pose with the Coors Light Pole Award after qualifying on the pole for Sunday's first Monster Energy Series playoff race.
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr., left, shares a laugh with Denny Hamlin on the grid prior to qualifying.
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Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet, talks with his crew prior to qualifying for Sunday's Tales of the Turtles 400.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr., left, Alexis Fasseas, co-founder of PAWS Chicago, and Scott Paddock, President of Chicagoland Speedway, pose for a photo opportunity following a press conference prior to Friday's qualifying session. The track donated $8,800 to PAWS of Chicago in the name of Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Bubba Wallace, driving the No. 98 Nickelodeon Green Slime Ford in Saturday's NASCAR XFINITY Series race, gets doused with the green stuff on Friday after practice. Nickelodeon serves as the sponsor for Sunday's Monster Energy Series Tales of the Turtles 400, where the winner will also get slimed in Victory Lane.
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Martin Truex Jr. brings the Furniture Row Racing No. 78 Toyota through the garage area after a Friday practice run at Chicagoland Speedway. Truex enters the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs as the top seed.
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Ryan Blaney, left, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. chat before Friday's first practice at Chicagoland Speedway. Both Ford drivers clinched playoff berths by becoming first-time winners this season.
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Kyle Busch loads into his Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 Toyota before opening practice at Chicagoland Speedway. He wound up atop the leaderboard after the 85-minute session with a best lap of 184.143 mph.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes time out to sign autographs for fans in the Chicagoland Speedway garage area.
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Matt Kenseth makes his way through the Chicagoland Speedway garage before first practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
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Kyle Larson waits his turn for practice in the Chicagoland garage. Larson wound up sixth-fastest on the opening practice leaderboard, tops among Chevrolet drivers.
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Former champion Kevin Harvick awaits the opening of practice for his Stewart-Haas Racing team. Harvick is a two-time winner at the 1.5-mile Chicagoland track.
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Seven-time series champ Jimmie Johnson gears up for opening practice in the Hendrick Motorsports No. 48 Chevrolet.
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Ryan Newman hustles the Richard Childress Racing No. 31 Chevy through the turns in the opening practice at Chicagoland Speedway.
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David Ragan stands in a waiting mode near his Front Row Motorsports No. 38 Ford before opening practice at Chicagoland Speedway.
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Joey Logano roars down the frontstretch in the Team Penske No. 22 Ford during first practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Chicagoland Speedway.
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Rookie Daniel Suarez strolls to his No. 19 Toyota in the Chicagoland Speedway garage. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver was second-fastest in opening practice.
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Darrell Wallace Jr. awaits the opening of practice for the NASCAR XFINITY Series at Chicagoland Speedway. Wallace will be driving the No. 98 Ford for Biagi-DenBeste Racing this weekend.
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Brendan Gaughan chats with his Richard Childress Racing crew during a break in practice at Chicagoland Speedway.