1. Quake shakes teams at Motegi: An earthquake registering magnitude 6.2, centered about 137 miles east of Tokyo, was felt at Twin Ring Motegi and Mito — where many teams are headquartered for the Indy Japan — struck about 5 p.m. local time Sept. 15. “Just a little shaking toContinue Reading
After a week off, a new episode of “This Week in ASA Racing” will debut tonight at 7pm Eastern on RaceTalkRadio.com. Tonight’s guests include the 2011 ASA Advance Testing British Columbia Late Model Tour Champion and the Promoter of Newport Motor Speedway. Geoff Morris recently became the first ever ASAContinue Reading
There are only two weekends remaining in the 2011 Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil ASA Member Track National Championship chase. While Barry Beggarly may be in the lead on the rest of the competition, he is in a tight points battle at Ace Speedway. Meanwhile, three drivers at Newport MotorContinue Reading
Outdoor and motorsports worlds combine in a special Aaron’s Outdoors television episode that follows the Brannen family on a behind-the-scenes visit to Michael Waltrip Racing and the world of NASCAR. The 30-minute Aaron’s Outdoors episode airs Thursday Sept. 15 at 12:30 p.m. ET on VERSUS and again on Fox SportsContinue Reading
Richard Childress Racing and The Professional Bull Riders, Inc., are teaming up September 28 for a one-of-a-kind experience at BB&T Ballpark in Winston-Salem. The “Race or Ride” fan event is open to the public from 3-6 p.m. General admission for adults is only $5, children 11-17 is $3 and childrenContinue Reading
NASCAR today announced the expansion of its successful NASCAR Kinetics program from 12 to 20 schools, further increasing the breadth of the program to 17 states and dozens of additional students for the fall 2011 semester. This innovative case study competition gives college students the opportunity to work through real-worldContinue Reading
Chrissy Wallace did something no other female Late Model driver has ever done in ASA competition over the weekend. She clinched the ASA Late Model championship at her home track of Lebanon I-44 Speedway on Saturday night. In turn, that also put her back in the lead for the WestContinue Reading
Just as NASCAR® launches its playoff season this week, so does the campaign for the NASCAR National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) Wheaties FUEL® Most Popular Driver. Voting for the full field of drivers ended September 10 and only the 10 drivers with the most votes remain to battle it outContinue Reading
Race Highlights: Kevin Harvick won the Wonderful Pistachios 400 while his RCR teammates were caught up in separate incidents and finished 22nd (Clint Bowyer), 29th (Jeff Burton) and 34th (Paul Menard). Harvick picked up his 18th career victory in his 348th start and, in turn, clinched one of theContinue Reading
Eighty-five caution laps in Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Wonderful Pistachios 400 at Richmond International Raceway means a donation of $17,000 to the American Cancer Society, courtesy of Chevrolet. Chevy pledged to make a donation to the American Cancer Society in the amount of $200 for each caution lapContinue Reading