The 2011 NASCAR Weekend once again proved to be a huge economic windfall for the Las Vegas economy. This year’s event posted the third-highest financial impact on the community in the 14-year history of the event. This year’s event, held March 4-6, contributed $194,699,000 to the local economy, according toContinue Reading
Though competition in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) has come to a halt for the week, 20-year-old driver Dakoda Armstrong and his ThorSport Racing team have a full schedule on tap during the break from the track. Amidst testing and preparation for the Grand Opening at the newContinue Reading
More than 600,000 horsepower will surge through Charlotte Motor Speedway, zMAX Dragway and The Dirt Track at Charlotte as the legendary motorsports complex showcases its 2011 Fall Season of Speed. During the next four months, Charlotte Motor Speedway will host thousands of race cars, monster trucks, motorcycles and classic carsContinue Reading
In a NASCAR season unlike any other, first-time winners are grabbing the headlines. Never before have drivers scored their first career wins in the Daytona 500, Southern 500, Coke Zero 400 and Brickyard 400 during the same year, but that’s exactly what Trevor Bayne, Regan Smith, David Ragan and PaulContinue Reading
David Gilliland might not top your list of drivers considered road-course specialists, but his 12th-place run at Sonoma in June should have you keeping an eye on him at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International this weekend. Gilliland commanded attention at Infineon Raceway during the Sprint Cup Series’ first road-course race thisContinue Reading
Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Terry Labonte will return to Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International for the first time since 2007 – and he’ll do it for the first time in the seat of the No. 38 Long John Silver’s Ford. “Texas Terry” has had solid runs in his career atContinue Reading
Including this Sunday’s Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen, only five races remain before the 12-driver “Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup” field is set. For Jeff Gordon at this point of the season, who is “following” him may be more critical than who is ahead. Halfway toContinue Reading
CapitalDPO, Inc., and Summit Trust are sponsoring 2000 champion driver Bobby Labonte and the No. 47 Toyota Camry in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Series Helluva Good! Sour Cream Dips Race at the Glen at Watkins Glen International Raceway on Sunday, August 14, 2011. JTG Daugherty Racing, owned by former advertisingContinue Reading
Ryan Newman will be back in the No. 39 U.S. Army Chevrolet for this weekend’s Sprint Cup road race at Watkins Glen International. The last time Newman climbed out of the Soldiers’ car it was in Victory Lane on July 17 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway where he celebrated his 15thContinue Reading
What better way to kick off a race weekend in the Irish Hills then by fishing your bass off! Michigan International Speedway’s non-profit arm, MIS Cares, will host the second annual “Fish Your Bass Off” tournament at Jerry’s Pub & Restaurant on scenic Wampler’s Lake just minutes from the IrishContinue Reading