Ryan Newman never has been one to back down from a challenge. So, last year when the opportunity to compete in the UNOH Perfect Storm 150 Whelen Modified Series at Bristol Motor Speedway presented itself, he was like a kid in a candy store. Newman, who had been involved inContinue Reading
Summer has almost come to an end. Schools around East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia are back in session and, that ultimately means the start of Friday night high school football. Under the guidance of former NASCAR racer Robert Pressley, Kingsport Speedway’s rebirth in 2011 has been very successful with good crowdsContinue Reading
JR Motorsports co-owner and general manager Kelley Earnhardt announced today the addition of Jim Caudill Jr. to the team’s late model driver lineup for races at Motor Mile Speedway (Radford, Va.) on Aug. 13th and 20th with sponsorship from iRacing.com. Caudill will pilot the No. 88 iRacing.com Chevrolet and join teammate JoshContinue Reading
The field has been narrowed and only 20 finalists remain for induction into the Class of 2012 International Motorsports Hall of Fame, IMHOF officials announced today. The final inductees will be elected when the last round of voting begins in August. “Practically every form of racing, from stock cars toContinue Reading
A Memorial Day weekend television tradition will continue with a new, six-year rights agreement that will keep the Indianapolis 500 on ABC through 2018, extending one of the longest-running relationships between a sporting event and a television network past the half-century mark. ESPN on ABC will broadcast the Indianapolis 500Continue Reading
More than 1,000 fans converged at the Mecca of Motorsports today for a fan forum and driver autograph session after Charlotte Motor Speedway’s Parade of Power rumbled down Bruton Smith Boulevard to launch the track’s Fall Season of Speed. Fans gathered at Concord Mills Mall and lined Bruton Smith BoulevardContinue Reading
The No. 13 team that competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the No. 6 and 14 teams that compete in the NASCAR Nationwide Series were penalized Tuesday as a result of rules violations committed this past weekend. The No. 13 truck was found to be in violationContinue Reading
The 2011 NASCAR Weekend once again proved to be a huge economic windfall for the Las Vegas economy. This year’s event posted the third-highest financial impact on the community in the 14-year history of the event. This year’s event, held March 4-6, contributed $194,699,000 to the local economy, according toContinue Reading
Mary Hendrick, mother of Hendrick Motorsports owner Rick Hendrick, passed away Monday afternoon at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Mrs. Hendrick, a native of Palmer Springs, Va., was 88. Fondly referred to as “Miss Mary,” Mrs. Hendrick was the car owner of the No. 25 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in theContinue Reading
L.W. Miller made it two in a row in NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour action in 2011, and two in a row at Bowman Gray Stadium when he repeated as victor of the Strutmasters.com 199. Miller, from Dushore, Pa., wrestled the lead from pole winner George Brunnhoelzl III on LapContinue Reading