Josh Richards put his heart and soul into pursuing an unprecedented third consecutive World of Outlaws Late Model Series championship, but in the end the racing luck necessary to complete the job just wasn’t on his side. In a heartbreaking conclusion to his otherwise spectacular 2011 campaign, Richards fell oneContinue Reading
Returning to Perris Auto Speedway as the reigning Budweiser Oval Nationals champion, 20-year-old Chris Windom tightened the points gap between himself and frontrunner Levi Jones on Saturday. Second in the USAC Sprint Car National Championship point standings, Windom left the three-night show with only 33 markers separating him from Jones.Continue Reading
Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DJRT), a “Full Throttle” lifetime experience company, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a subsidiary of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (NYSE: TRK), and will establish a western operations hub in Las Vegas, effectively opening upContinue Reading
A week after a raid at his home that deputies say turned up meth, 69 guns and $100,000 in stolen goods, Jeremy Mayfield has been indicted by a grand jury on drug charges. Mayfield, a former NASCAR driver, was indicted by the Catawba County grand jury on Monday for felonyContinue Reading
Daytona International Speedway has partnered with Predator Performance/50+ Racing to create a special ticket package to commemorate the team’s participation in the historic 50th anniversary of the Rolex 24 At Daytona on Jan. 28-29. Brian Johnson, vintage racing competitor and lead singer for popular rock band AC/DC, along with ByronContinue Reading
Race Highlights: Richard Childress Racing teammates finished ninth (Clint Bowyer), 13th (Kevin Harvick), 15th (Paul Menard) and 27th (Jeff Burton) in the AAA Texas 500. Bowyer collected his 14th top-10 finish of the 2011 NSCS season. Bowyer made 154 green-flag passes, second-most of any driver in the 43-car field, duringContinue Reading
Today, November 3, marks the official 100th anniversary of Chevrolet. To help celebrate this milestone and a relationship between IMS and the Chevrolet name that pre-dates Chevrolet’s official start date, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has completed a project that has been left undone for 65 years. Many people don’t know,Continue Reading
Get ready to experience blindingly fast arcade speed and over-the-top racing action as Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), expands on the success of the NASCAR videogame franchise with NASCAR® Unleashed . Now available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment systemContinue Reading
The cars of the CARS Pro Cup Series and the UARA Late Model Series roar into Rockingham Speedway Thursday, Nov. 3 for practice for Saturday’s running of the American 200. The UARA Late Models will begin their first practice session at noon with the Pro Cup to follow at 1Continue Reading
Starting in November, fans of BC and Goody’s Headache Powders and country music superstar Trace Adkins and racing legend Richard Petty, will have another opportunity to help honor and empower wounded service members as well as children with chronic medical conditions. The ‘Pick a Powder’ campaign (www.pickapowder.com) that began duringContinue Reading