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2024 TRUCK SERIES STANDINGS

Rank/Driver Points Rank/Driver Points 1 Christian Eckes #19 618 2 Corey Heim #11 586 3 Nicholas Sanchez #2 505 4 Ty Majeski #98 490 5 Rajah Caruth #71 430 6 Tyler Ankrum #18 414 7 Grant Enfinger #9 411 8 Taylor Gray #17 404 9 Ben Rhodes #99 383 10 Daniel Dye #43 366 11 Tanner Gray #15 365 12 Stewart Friesen #52 362 13 Matt Crafton #88 319 14 Chase Purdy #77 314 15 Jake Garcia #13 293 16 Dean Thompson #5 277 17 Layne Riggs #38 271 18 Bayley Currey #41 250 19 Ty Dillon #25 249 20 Bret Holmes #32 247 NEXT RACE: TSPORT 200, Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, 8:30 p.m. ET Friday, FS1 .
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XFINITY RECAP

• Saturday’s EXPLORE POCONO MOUNTAINS 225, Pocono Raceway Reigning Xfinity champion Cole Custer claimed his first win of the season Saturday, beating his closest championship challenger Justin Allgaier to the Explore The Pocono Mountains 225 checkered flag and giving Ford its first series win of 2024. Custer’s No.
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Two women with NM ties head to olympics

LAS VEGAS — New Mexico sports fans will see at least two names they recognize when they turn on the Olympic Games later this month. Former University of New Mexico track and cross country star Weiti Kelati will be representing the United States in the 10,000-meter run, while former Los Alamos High School star Chase Ealey Jackson will represent the United States in the shot put.
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Former Carlsbad coach takes NMMI Broncos job

Former Carlsbad High School head football coach Oliver Soukup has a new job with New Mexico Military Institute’s college football team. He was hired June 18 replacing former Bronco football coach Kurt Taufa’asau who resigned in May to become the new head coach at New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, according to a press from New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI).
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Practicing in Pads

Football season is under way! For the first time, this year the New Mexico Activities Association is allowing a limited number of full-contact practices in helmets and pads over the offseason. Roughly 160 prospective Bulldogs, according to athletic director Brian Taylor, are working through the hot summer heat to help the Bulldogs defend their back-to-back state titles. Check out Artesia football on Thursday night at the Bulldog Bowl as they take on Deming in a 7-on-7 scrimmage at 6:30 p.m.
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