The North Carolina Senate voted yesterday to establish stock car racing as the “official state sport” by a margin of 46-3 and as the largest motorsports facility in the state, Charlotte Motor Speedway is celebrating the Senate’s ruling. “North Carolina is truly the world capital of motorsports and we applaudContinue Reading
A schedule tweak in the spring Sprint Cup schedule at Martinsville Speedway will also be used for the TUMS Fast Relief 500 weekend Oct. 28-30. Qualifying for the TUMS Fast Relief 500 will be held on Saturday, October 29 along with time trials for the Kroger 200 NASCAR Camping WorldContinue Reading
Roush Fenway’s Carl Edwards has accumulated quite a few trophies since joining the NASCAR circuit, but he will have a special use for the unique Sam Bass-painted Gibson guitar trophy he won with his dominating performance last weekend in Nashville. Edwards is auctioning off the famous trophy, along with aContinue Reading
Pocono Raceway will be one of the recipients of the 2011 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence, presented each year by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. The award highlights the best in environmental innovation and expertise throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the highest statewide honor bestowed upon businessesContinue Reading
Infineon Raceway and FLASQ Wines have entered into a new agreement giving the St. Helena (Calif.)-based winery its first-ever sports venue alliance in the United States. Located in the beautiful Sonoma Valley, the raceway is an ideal fit for FLASQ, as it is the first domestic wine sold in convenient,Continue Reading
Iowa Speedway is pleased to announce Sukup Manufacturing Co., as the official sponsor of the Sukup 100 Firestone Indy Lights race on Saturday, June 25. The Sukup 100 Firestone Indy Lights race will be held prior to the Iowa Corn Indy 250 IZOD IndyCar race, as part of an action-packedContinue Reading
Roush Fenway’s Trevor Bayne has been hospitalized and is undergoing tests for symptoms that are thought to be related to the insect bite he sustained earlier this month. “Trevor was not feeling well early this week and he is currently being evaluated for lingering symptoms that may be related toContinue Reading
Many areas in the southeast region of the country have been affected and are seeing mass destruction and devastation, in what the National Weather Service is calling one of the largest tornado outbreaks in the county. NASCAR Nationwide Series driver, Eric McClure, who resides in Abingdon, Virginia with his family,Continue Reading
Tickets for NASCAR’s Ford Championship Weekend go on-sale to the general public Monday, May 2. For the 10th consecutive year, Homestead-Miami Speedway will host NASCAR during Ford Championship Weekend. South Florida again will be the site where NASCAR crowns its Champions in all three of its top national divisions—the SprintContinue Reading
Robby Gordon Motorsports has a busy weekend ahead as the finale of the Fast Five movie promotion takes place at Richmond International Raceway this weekend. In a promotional partnership with Dodge Motorsports, Gordon has been running the Fast Five paint scheme on his #7 Dodge Charger for the last fourContinue Reading