At a track known for wild finishes, Sunday’s Virginia is for Racing Lovers 300 produced one of the wildest ever in the 64-year history of Martinsville Speedway. In a race filled with 17 caution periods, a next-to-the-last-lap bumping incident between eventual winner Lee Pulliam and leader Matt McCall had fansContinue Reading
A 17-year-old who has helped more than 3,000 area youth become involved in various service opportunities … a New Jersey women who delivers hope for underprivileged children by providing them with books … an avid NASCAR fan who provides emotional healing for at-risk youth and families through animal-assisted activities …Continue Reading
NASCAR announced today that the No. 32 team that competes in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East has been penalized as a result of rules violations committed Friday, Sept. 30, at Dover (Del.) International Speedway. The car was found to be in violation of Sections 12-1 (Actions detrimental to stockContinue Reading
Even though it was just practice, Philip Morris continued his torrid season Friday afternoon, leading two practice sessions for Sunday’s Virginia is for Racing Lovers 300 at Martinsville Speedway. Morris, who recently claimed his fourth NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national championship, never relinquished the top of the leader board throughContinue Reading
Another great weekend of ASA Racing is on the schedule for this weekend. Two ASA Series will determine their 2011 champions while some ASA Member Tracks will be in action with special events. Here is a look at what is happening this weekend. ASA SANCTIONED SERIES ASA MIDWEST TOUR (SUPERContinue Reading
You can find them at every short track around the country, drivers who work full-time jobs, then work on their race cars in their spare time. Most of the drivers in the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour do just that. This week, they’ll be preparing their cars to race onContinue Reading
It may not be a world record, but Martinsville Speedway will be hosting a pretty large autograph session Sunday morning prior to the running of the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 300. And it’s not an ordinary, sitting-behind-a-table autograph session. It will held be on the front stretch of theContinue Reading
The fastest up-and-coming female driver from the Northeast has proved again she has what it takes to be a champion. Ali Kern, an 18-year-old driver from Fremont (Ohio) recently won her first asphalt late model touring series championship this past weekend. Kern won the Template Body Racing Association (TBRA) championshipContinue Reading
Chris Windom finished second in Saturday’s AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship at Lawrenceburg Speedway. Windom and Levi Jones qualified with identical lap times, but position was set by a tie breaker, in which Jones won, based on the driver’s first qualifying lap being slightly better than Windom’s. Windom won hisContinue Reading
The top-five in the Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil ASA Member Track National Championship each have their own stories, each is unique and worth sharing. Their stories give a great inside glimpse to the competitors who compete at short tracks across the United States and Canada. BARRY BEGGARLY – ACEContinue Reading