Veteran crew chief Kenny Francis will lead the No. 5 Sprint Cup Series team when driver Kasey Kahne moves to Hendrick Motorsports for the 2012 season. Francis will join the organization after the conclusion of the 2011 NASCAR schedule. The 41-year-old Francis has 11 Sprint Cup victories as a crewContinue Reading
The Atlanta Motor Speedway Ticket Office will open on weekends beginning on July 30 to accommodate increased demand surrounding the track’s three-day, Sept. 2-4 Labor Day NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AdvoCare 500 night racing weekend. With tickets selling at a higher pace as the NASCAR schedule approaches Atlanta, the speedway’sContinue Reading
Last year at this time, Gray Gaulding made his mark in the record books as the youngest competitor to run in the Legends Million, the largest grassroots race in history, at the tender age of 12. Now 13 years old, he plans to make history again this year by winningContinue Reading
It’s been nearly two months since a Big Red Tundra has roared in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the last being Germain Racing’s Brendan Gaughan in June at Texas Motor Speedway. This Friday, for what many fear is the final NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at the storiedContinue Reading
Brendan Gaughan is a person who thrives on being very busy. It makes one wonder why Gaughan doesn’t love all short track racing as much as he loves what .686-mile Indianapolis Raceway Park has to offer. Gaughan didn’t grow up racing short tracks as many of his fellow NASCAR CampingContinue Reading
It’s been a year of snapping jinxes for Regan Smith, who is looking to erase more bad memories while competing in this weekend’s Brickyard 400 Sprint Cup race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Furniture Row Racing driver is looking to reverse the misfortunes that he encountered at the last two Brickyard races.Continue Reading
P1 Groupe driver Scott Wimmer was given the opportunity to drive the #87 NEMCO Motorsports Toyota for friend Joe Nemechek in Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series Race at Nashville Superspeedway. Nashville has always been a track that suits Wimmer’s driving style, and he once again proved that this past weekend. WimmerContinue Reading
This year’s Brickyard 400 is especially significant as it’s being run in the year that Indianapolis Motor Speedway celebrated the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. For the Wood Brothers and their Motorcraft/Quick Lane crew, the history of the Indy 500 is also part of the team’s history. In 1965,Continue Reading
NASCAR veteran Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M’s Toyota, will be in Atlanta on August 16 to promote the upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. While at the speedway, Busch, who won his 100th NASCAR race last weekend, will be giving ride-alongs toContinue Reading
Ryan Newman prides himself on being a racing historian. Over the years, the Purdue University engineering graduate has meticulously studied the history of motorsports. He has learned name after name of numerous drivers in a variety of series and has put to memory stories of racetracks, racecars and the bestContinue Reading