Race Reports

Koch Wins First Stage, Leads 28 Laps at Daytona

 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 1, 2017) – Kaulig Racing driver Blake Koch experienced the highs and lows of racing over the two-day NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway (DIS), culminating in a 38th-place finish. Koch earned a career-best start, won the first stage and led 28 laps in the event before being…Read More

Blake Koch – Daytona International Speedway Advance

Blake Koch at Daytona International Speedway… Blake Koch has 10 previous starts in the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) at Daytona International Speedway (DIS). Koch’s track-best finish of ninth came in February 2016. The last time the NXS visited DIS, Koch earned a track-best start of eighth before finishing 15th in a battered No. 11 LeafFilter Gutter…Read More

Untimely Caution Relegates Koch to 25th-Place Finish at Iowa

NEWTON, Iowa. (June 25, 2017) – Kaulig Racing driver Blake Koch finished 25th at Iowa Speedway on Saturday night after getting caught a lap down when an an untimely caution was displayed on Lap 218, just as the team had completed their final green-flag pit stop of the race. Koch was running in the top 10 before the series…Read More

Kaulig Race Report Featured on WKYC

Matt Kaulig and University of Akron Spotlight on Success

The Kaulig Racing Race Report was back for another installment on WKYC this weekend. Matt Kaulig, owner of the NASCAR XFINITY team, Kaulig Racing, gave his report straight from Michigan International Speedway. Check out this week’s installment now: If you weren’t able to catch the full broadcast, here’s what you missed: Kaulig, along with his wife, daughter, and…Read More

Blake Koch – Iowa Speedway Advance

Blake Koch at Iowa Speedway… Blake Koch has 11 previous starts in the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) at Iowa Speedway. His earned a track-best start of 13th the last time the NXS visited Iowa Speedway. He tied his track-best finish, also 13th, in that race. In his last race at the track in July 2016,…Read More

Blake Koch Perseveres to Finish 17th at Michigan

BROOKLYN, Mich. (June 17, 2017) – Kaulig Racing driver Blake Koch drove the No. 11 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet Camaro to a 17th-place finish on Saturday in his seventh start at Michigan International Speedway (MIS). The West Palm Beach, Fla. native started 13th after posting top-12 practice times in both practice sessions on Friday, but…Read More

Blake Koch – Michigan International Speedway Advance

Blake Koch at Michigan International Speedway… Blake Koch has six previous starts in the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) at Michigan International Speedway (MIS). His best start and finish at the track came in this race last year when he finished 13th after starting seventh.  Sounding Off – Blake Koch… “Michigan is so fast and smooth…and so much…Read More

Flat Tire Leads to 27th-Place Finish for Koch at Pocono

    LONG POND, Pa. (June 10, 2017) – Kaulig Racing driver Blake Koch finished 27th on Saturday at Pocono Raceway after suffering a flat tire on Lap 84. Koch qualified 12th for the 100-lap event after posting top-five lap times in both practice sessions on Friday and the first round of qualifying on Saturday morning.  “We…Read More

Blake Koch Returns to Tricky Triangle This Weekend

Blake Koch at Pocono Raceway… Blake Koch has one previous start in the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) at Pocono Raceway. The NXS made its first visit to the 2.5-mile triangular-shaped track in 2016 for a rain-shortened 53-lap race. Koch started 12th and finished 15th in his first trip to the “Tricky Triangle.”  Sounding Off- Blake Koch… “Last…Read More

Late-Race Incident Relegates Koch to 32nd-Place Finish at Dover

DOVER, Del. (June 3, 2017) – Kaulig Racing driver Blake Koch earned a track-best starting spot of 16th at Dover International Speedway on Saturday morning, but his quest for a top-10 finish was foiled by an incident on Lap 135. Running as high as ninth during the 200-lap event, Koch and the team had found their groove before…Read More