TRG Motorsports has tapped veteran NASCAR crew chief Jay Guy to sit atop its No. 71 pit box for the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Guy, who begins his new assignment this weekend in Daytona, will call the race for Andy Lally, who was announced last week as theContinue Reading
When the Wood Brothers No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion hits the track for Daytona 500 practice on Saturday, it’ll represent both ends of the Speedweeks experience spectrum. The Woods have been racing at Daytona in February for 61 years, since team founder Glen Wood was driving in races onContinue Reading
Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the lucky draw on Friday night at the Budweiser Shootout Draw Party. Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, drew the lucky Budweiser bottle with the pole position for Saturday’s Budweiser Shootout, the star-studded NASCAR Sprint Cup Series non-points race set forContinue Reading
Daytona International Speedway and Chevrolet officials announced today that the Chevrolet Camaro SS will serve as the official pace car for the 53rd running of the Daytona 500 – the second time in the past three years that the iconic automobile has paced the field for the “The Great AmericanContinue Reading
Eddie Sharp Racing announced veteran NASCAR driver Mike Skinner will pilot the No. 45 Cushman Toyota Tundra at Daytona International Speedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event on February 18. “I’m thrilled for the opportunity to have Mike Skinner drive for us at Daytona,” said team owner EddieContinue Reading
Carl Edwards will start third in tomorrow night’s Budweiser Shootout, after pulling the spot in Friday night’s random drawing. Greg Biffle will start 11th and Matt Kenseth drew the 19th place spot for the all-star event that kicks off the 2011 season. Edwards led 42 laps in the race lastContinue Reading
In eight short weeks the gates to to North Wilkesboro Speedway will swing open for THE RACE at Historic North Wilkesboro, asphalt super late modelracing’s richest event of 2011. The 300 lap Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South race is shaping up to be a short track race fan’s dreamContinue Reading
Race fans visiting Daytona International Speedway for SpeedWeeks and the season-opening Daytona 500 will have the opportunity to experience the Team Chevy Racing Display, filled with show cars, production vehicles, GM Performance Parts crate engines, parts and accessories, and participate in question-and-answer sessions with five-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson, 2010Continue Reading
There has been an outpouring of community support since the airing of six-year-old Jordan Jemsek’s story on SPEED’s NASCAR Race Hub last Wednesday night. She is in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant, fighting Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia (AML) and people want to know how to help. Recently, Tom’s Snacks,Continue Reading
Cargill’s Blackwell Angus® beef brand expanded its sponsorship of Roush Fenway’s NASCAR Nationwide Series team with an eight-race commitment as the primary sponsor of the No. 6 Ford Mustang driver, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Blackwell Angus beef sponsored the team for four races during the 2010 racing season. Stenhouse, a 23-year-oldContinue Reading