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DiBenedetto Finishes 9th at Darlington

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Views: 48 Despite struggling to find the speed he hoped to have at Darlington Raceway, Matt DiBenedetto came away from two races in four days with two solid finishes, including his second top-10 finish of the season, a ninth-place effort in Wednesday night’s 500-kilometer race at the Lady in Black. DiBenedetto and his No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang fired off fast in Wednesday’s race, the start of which was delayed by rain throughout the day. He started seventh after the qualifying order was set through an inversion of the finishing…

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Wood Brothers Racing: Wednesday Night Race at the Lady in Black

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Views: 33 Matt DiBenedetto and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team head back to Darlington Raceway Wednesday night for an encore performance with the Lady In Black. DiBenedetto finished 14th in this past Sunday’s The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington, which marked NASCAR’s return to racing after a 10-week hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. With that race in the books, DiBenedetto and the team are working to find more speed for Wednesday’s 500-kilometer race, a rare midweek prime-time TV appearance for the sport. Once again, there will be no fans…

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DiBenedetto Ready To Slide Around Phoenix

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Views: 97 In their first three races together, Matt DiBenedetto and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team have been to a superspeedway (Daytona), a 1.5-mile track (Las Vegas) and a two-mile oval (Auto Club Speedway). Over that stretch they’ve had a best finish of second, at Las Vegas, and an average finish of 11.3, which has propelled them to eighth place in the Cup Series points standings.

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DiBenedetto Finishes Second At Las Vegas

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Views: 130 In his second ride in the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang, Matt DiBenedetto finished second in the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, tying his best career Cup finish and posting his first-ever top-10 on an intermediate track.

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American Trucks: F-150 News- Rivian, RTR, Bronco + GIVEAWAY

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Views: 565 In this episode of AmericanTrucks’ “Truck News” YouTube Series, Justin Dugan has the inside scoop on the new Rivian RT1 and Ford’s half-billion-dollar investment, news from RTR on their latest F-150 as well as an update from Ford on the highly-anticipated Bronco concept. All of this and more plus a chance to win an AT gift card!

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How to Choose F-150 Bed Covers + Knife Test

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Views: 506 What’s Up With That? | Tonneau Covers Explained PAOLI, Pa. (March 20th, 2019) –AmericanTrucks’ (AT) “What’s Up With That?” YouTube series is a new approach to highlighting different product categories to educate consumers on the subtle or not so subtle differences between product lines. In AT’s most recent episode, host Justin Dugan sharpens his pocketknife to talk all about F-150 bed covers.

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The Haul | F-150 Factory Tour

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Views: 583 How F-150s are Made from Start to Finish DEARBORN, Mi. (March 6th, 2019) – AmericanTrucks’ (AT) Justin Dugan recently visited Dearborn, Michigan for a tour of Ford Motor Company’s F-150 plant to see how they build the number one selling vehicle in the world. From stamped metal, to riveting, laser welding, and robots nicknamed “Godzilla”, Justin provides his point of view while being guided through the various stages and areas of the facility.

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Menard Ready For More New Rules At Las Vegas

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Views: 417 Phase Two of NASCAR’s new intermediate track handling package for Monster Energy Cup Series cars kicks in this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and Paul Menard and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team are among those wondering how the racing will be once a full field of cars is on the track.

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THE HAUL | The 2019 Ranger is Here!

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Views: 609 Official Review + Dyno Test PAOLI, Pa. (February 19th, 2019) – In this episode of AmericanTrucks’ (AT) “The Haul” YouTube video series, Justin Dugan introduces the latest edition to AT’s vehicle fleet: A Lightning Blue 2019 Ford Ranger XLT SuperCrew®. The reintroduction of the Ranger nameplate helps fill a void in Ford’s mid-sized truck line-up, which many blue oval faithfuls and American truck consumers have missed since it took a hiatus in 2011.

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