Sprint Cup driver Travis Kvapil set to achieve two milestones Sunday at Fontana - MotorSportsTalk

Travis Kvapil may not be the flashiest or most successful driver in NASCAR, but he definitely has staying power.

Ever since he made his first starts in 2001 in both the-then Craftsman Truck Series (now Camping World Series) and the-then Busch Series (now Nationwide Series), he’s built a career based upon decent talent, persistence and a drive that is still as strong today as when he first began.

In Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway, Kvapil will set not one but two significant personal milestones.

First, the Janesville, Wis., native will make his 250th career Sprint Cup start.

In addition, he’ll make his 400th overall career start across all three NASCAR national professional series.

Here’s his career breakdown to date, by series:

Sprint Cup: 249 career starts, no wins, no top-fives and seven top-10s.

Nationwide (formerly Busch): Five career starts.

Camping World Trucks (formerly Craftsman Trucks Series): 145 starts, nine wins, 51 top-fives and 85 top-10s.

Kvapil turned 38 on March 1 and is in his first season of driving for team owner Frank Stoddard.

Thus far in the Sprint Series this season, he failed to qualify for Daytona, finished 38th at Phoenix, 39th at Las Vegas and 33rd this past Sunday at Bristol.

Overall, he is 41st in the Sprint Cup standings coming into Sunday’s race.

While those may not be the greatest of stats, Kvapil deserves a lot of credit: he’s been running at the end of each event.

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With three multiple winners now vying for the championship, the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series heads to Round 11 at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington.

Chase Sexton earned his second victory of the season in Detroit when Aaron Plessinger fell on the final lap. Though he was penalized seven points for disobeying a flag, Sexton is third in the championship race. The Honda rider trails leader Cooper Webb (two victories) by 17 points, and defending series champion Eli Tomac (five wins) is three points behind Webb in second with seven races remaining.

Tomac won last year in Seattle on the way to his second season title.

Honda riders have a Supercross-leading 20 victories in the Seattle event but none at Lumen Field since Justin Barcia in 2013. Tomac and Barcia are the only past 450 Seattke winners entered in Saturday’s event.

Here are the pertinent details for watching Round 11 of the 2023 Supercross season in Seattle:

(All times are ET)

BROADCAST/STREAMING SCHEDULE: TV coverage of Round 11 will begin Saturday at 10 p.m. ET streaming on Peacock with a re-air Monday at 1 a.m. ET on CNBC. The Race Day Live show (including qualifying) will begin on Peacock at 4:30 p.m. ET Saturday.

NBC Sports will have exclusive live coverage of races, qualifiers and heats for the record 31 events in SuperMotocross. The main events will be presented on Peacock, NBC, USA Network, CNBC, and NBC Sports digital platforms.

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POINTS STANDINGS: 450 division l 250 division

ENTRY LISTS: 450 division l 250 division

EVENT SCHEDULE (all times ET):

Here are the start times for Saturday’s Supercross Round 11 in Seattle, according to the Monster Energy Supercross schedule from the AMA:

4:50 p.m.: 250SX Group B Qualifying 1
5:05 p.m.: 250SX Group A Qualifying 1
5:20 p.m.: 450SX Group A Qualifying 1
5:35 p.m.: 450SX Group B Qualifying 1
6:25 p.m.: 250SX Group B Qualifying 2
6:40 p.m.: 250SX Group A Qualifying 2
7:55 p.m.: 450SX Group A Qualifying 2
8:10 p.m.: 450SX Group B Qualifying 2
10:06 p.m.: 250SX Heat 1
10:20 p.m.: 250SX Heat 2
10:34 p.m.: 450SX Heat 1
10:48 p.m.: 450SX Heat 2
11:22 p.m.: 250SX Last Chance Qualifier
11:34 p.m.: 450SX Last Chance Qualifier
11:54 p.m.: 250SX Main Event
12:28 a.m.: 450SX Main Event