Philip Morris is on top of the world. He’s just won his fourth NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national championship. He’s the defending champion for next Sunday’s Virginia is for Racing Lovers 300 at Martinsville Speedway. But one thing is for certain, the veteran Virginia driver refuses to become over confident,Continue Reading
Experienced sports marketing and sales executives Brent Schoeb and Patrick Merna have joined the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, focusing on corporate partnership and sales services for the facility and its events. Schoeb will serve as the director of corporate partnerships, overseeing the IMS corporate partnership sales strategy and corporate partnership salesContinue Reading
In 16 events this season, he had five wins, four seconds, two thirds, four fourths, and one fifth place finish at an ASA Member Track that had many talented drivers and fantastic on-track battles every weekend. It was no surprise when earlier today, ASA President Dennis Huth contacted Barry Beggarly,Continue Reading
To further strengthen its executive leadership team and create stronger links to key NASCAR assets, GRAND-AM Road Racing announced today that longtime NASCAR executive Ed Bennett has been named chief executive officer of the sports car sanctioning body. Bennett will continue as an officer of NASCAR, serving as a viceContinue Reading
ASA officials have confirmed that they will announce the 2011 Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil ASA Member Track National Champion tonight on “This Week in ASA Racing” radio show. The show will air tonight at 7pm Eastern on RaceTalkRadio.com. The show will include an interview with the National Champion andContinue Reading
There are just two events remaining in the inaugural season for the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by GM Performance Parts season. Both events for the Salem, Indiana based series are in the series home state and at two of the most prestigious facilities in the country. This Saturday and Sunday,Continue Reading
Fresh off her ASA Late Model championship at Lebanon I-44 Speedway, Chrissy Wallace has been tabbed to run the ARCA season finale at Toledo (Ohio) Speedway next month. The Toledo ARCA 200, presented by Federated Car Care, will be held on Sunday, October 16 to wrap up the 2011 seasonContinue Reading
Philip Morris was back at the front of the field at Martinsville Speedway Wednesday, but to hear the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 300 defending champion talk, you wouldn’t know it. Morris, who is from Ruckersville, was consistently at the top of the leader board Wednesday in an open testContinue Reading
INDYCAR has fined driver Helio Castroneves $30,000 and placed him on probation for the remainder of the season for actions following the Sept. 18 IZOD IndyCar Series race at Twin Ring Motegi. Castroneves was penalized for use of improper, profane or disparaging language in reference to officials for comments heContinue Reading
Brett Moffitt kept his NASCAR K&N Pro Series East title hopes alive with a rain-shortened win in the New Hampshire 125 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Friday. Moffitt led a race-high 53 laps en route to his seventh career win and first at the “Magic Mile.” The Michael Waltrip RacingContinue Reading