NASCAR announced penalties today for the No. 23 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team of Joe Denette Motorsports and driver Jason White. The penalties levied against the team are a result of alleged rule infractions on a fuel cell discovered during opening-day inspection at Lucas Oil Raceway on July 29.Continue Reading
P1 Groupe driver Scott Wimmer was tagged to drive the #70 Foretravel Motorcoach Chevrolet Impala for ML Motorsports this weekend at Iowa Speedway for the US Cellular 250. This weekend’s race marks the twenty-second race on the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Schedule. This will mark the third race this seasonContinue Reading
The Bristol Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities Board of Trustees today announced the establishment of the Jeff Byrd Grant, in honor of the long-time Bristol Motor Speedway president and general manager who passed away Oct. 17, 2010. The $50,000 grant, which will be awarded each year, is one of theContinue Reading
Chad Kendrick, crew chief for the No. 23 team in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, has been penalized for rule violations committed last week at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. Kendrick violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-J (any determination by NASCAR officials that the raceContinue Reading
Four longtime volunteers in the Martinsville and Henry County area have been nominated for the inaugural Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award by Martinsville Speedway. Linda Bowman, Dr. Mark Crabtree, Dr. David Jones and Lydia Pegram have been nominated by the Speedway staff for their service to the Martinsville and HenryContinue Reading
Leavine Family Racing (LFR), the No. 95 Texas-based NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team, is coming to The Speedway Club at Texas Motor Speedway, on Saturday, August 13. Leavine Family Racing was founded by Tyler, Texas native and Speedway Club member, Bob Leavine. After sponsoring David Starr in both the NASCARContinue Reading
Dover Motorsports, Inc. (NYSE: DVD) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Nashville Superspeedway, has notified NASCAR that it will not seek any 2012 race sanctions. Vice President and General Manager of Nashville Superspeedway, Cliff Hawks, stated, “Nashville is a tremendous market filled with passionate race fans. We have some extremelyContinue Reading
Imagine being on the track, lined up alongside some of the top drivers in NASCAR. As the green flag waves, you accelerate down the frontstretch before heading into Turn 1. Seems far-fetched, right? Maybe not, if you’re traveling at four miles per hour. On August 21 at Michigan International Speedway,Continue Reading
T.J. Bell is building momentum. The driver of the No. 50 Green Smoke Chevrolet made good on his attempts to compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events at Pocono (Penn.) Raceway and Indianapolis (Ind.) Motor Speedway. Now having three new cars in his LTD Powersport team’s arsenal, along withContinue Reading
In his ARCA Racing Series (ARS) presented by Menards debut at the legendary Lucas Oil Raceway (LOR), Grant Enfinger delivered another top-10 finish in the Ansell Protective Gloves 200 further solidifying a season of consistency for the Allgaier Motorsports operation. The Springfield, Illinois-based team entered the 12th race of theContinue Reading