By Tony DiZinno IMSA Wire Service The numbers 6 and 7 hold special historical significance to Roger Penske for his sports car program from when it first started back in the 1960s. They also serve as a nice statistical barometer for one of its two Porsche 963 cars covering theContinue Reading
Racing on Memorial Day Weekend is a NASCAR tradition and Charlotte Motor Speedway will once again take center stage by hosting all three national series. Ford is the defending winner of two events after Ben Rhodes won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race last season and Ryan Blaney followed inContinue Reading
NASCAR announced today that Ricky Rudd, Carl Edwards and Ralph Moody have been selected as members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2025. In addition, Dr. Dean Sicking was named the recipient of the Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR. The members of the NASCAR Hall ofContinue Reading
The opening night of the 2024 racing season at Jackson Motorplex is this Friday with the Livewire Printing Company 360 Shootout presented by Tweeter Contracting. A pair of winged sprint car divisions fill the program with the Gunderson Racing Inc. Midwest Sprint Touring Series 360 sprint cars and the WyffelsContinue Reading
The Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota takes on one of the busiest stretches of the season this week with four races in five days spread across North Carolina and Ohio. A homecoming at Millbridge Speedway in Salisbury, NC, kicks off the action Tuesday-Wednesday, May 21-22, with the thirdContinue Reading
It was not the weekend Kevin Lacroix had hoped for, as he was forced to retire during the ASSA ABLOY Accentra 200 last Sunday. The driver of the #74 Adaptive One Calipers/NAPA Auto Parts car experienced a transmission problem while leading the race. The weekend had started well for Lacroix,Continue Reading
It was a noble experiment—and one with promising possibilities. Under fire in the crucible that is the NASCAR All-Star Race, the sanctioning body tested a new concept—two different types of Goodyear tires with distinctly different characteristics available to competitors. The primary tire, designated by yellow lettering, was the more durableContinue Reading
LEGACY MOTOR CLUB™ today announced Missouri’s very own Bommarito Automotive Group, will serve as the primary sponsor on the No. 42 Bommarito Toyota Camry XSE driven by John Hunter Nemechek at World Wide Technology Raceway for the Enjoy Illinois 300 on Sunday, June 2. “It’s an honor to be ableContinue Reading
This Memorial Day weekend will serve as the launching pad for the NASCAR community to formally honor and recognize the United States Armed Forces through its annual NASCAR Salutes Together with Coca-Cola program. Anchoring the opening weekend is the powerful “600 Miles of Remembrance” tribute, where every NASCAR Cup SeriesContinue Reading
Austin Butler and Jodie Comer, who star in the upcoming film “The Bikeriders,” will serve as honorary starters for the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, waving the green flag Sunday, May 26 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. “Austin and Jodie star in a movie focused on twoContinue Reading