The Brooklyn-Irish Hills Chamber of Commerce will officially kick off race season in Southeastern Michigan by hosting the annual Brooklyn-Irish Hills Race Fest presented by Country Market on Thursday, June 16, on the square in downtown Brooklyn, Mich. The free day-long festival from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. will featureContinue Reading
Homestead-Miami Speedway in conjunction with the NASCAR Foundation are soliciting local nominations for the Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award. As part of The NASCAR Foundation’s NASCAR Unites campaign, the Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award has been established to pay tribute to Mrs. France’s philanthropic efforts and to local humanitarian advocatesContinue Reading
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) added another mark in the history books this weekend, as the competitive series completed its 400th race on Saturday afternoon at Kansas Speedway. Despite making his first NCWTS start at the 1.5-mile oval, Max Papis looked to collect a top-10 finish in theContinue Reading
First of all, I’m responsible for my actions, plain and simple. As you know, I am a very principled person and have a passion for what we do at Richard Childress Racing. I believe passionately in defending my race teams and my sponsor partners. In this instance, I let thatContinue Reading
NASCAR has fined owner Richard Childress $150,000 and placed him on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31 for violating Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing – involved in an altercation in the garage area) of the 2011 NASCAR rule book. The violation occurred following the NASCAR Camping WorldContinue Reading
The NASCAR Nationwide Series made another trip to a 1.5 mile track this past weekend at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois. Blake and his MacDonald Motorsports team were eager to get another shot at it after the motor failure the week prior in Charlotte. Unfortunately, the Daystar.com No. 81 hadContinue Reading
Eric McClure and the Hefty Racing® team utilized a solid racecar, a timely caution and pit strategy to earn an 18th-place finish at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday night. The finish, which came at the “home track” of the Hefty® brand, based in nearby Lake Forest, IL, was not only theContinue Reading
General Mills Inc. is putting Sprint Cup Series driver Clint Bowyer back in black. Beginning today through June 15, fans have the opportunity to put “Bowyer in Black” by voting which black Wheaties FUEL paint scheme Richard Childress Racing driver Bowyer will pilot at the Coke Zero 400 at DaytonaContinue Reading
Race Highlights: RCR teammates finished 11th (Kevin Harvick), 18th (Clint Bowyer), 19th (Paul Menard) and 25th (Jeff Burton). RCR teammates are fourth (Harvick), ninth (Bowyer), 20th (Menard) and 24th (Burton) in the Sprint Cup Series point standings following Sunday’s race at Kansas Speedway. Harvick posted an average running position of 8.25, seventh bestContinue Reading
Pocono Raceway and 5-hour ENERGY® are proud to announce the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, to be held on Sunday, June 12 at “The Tricky Triangle,” will be titled the “5-hour ENERGY® 500.” NASCAR fans will be able to stay even more alert while watching all the exciting racing actionContinue Reading