he most exciting week in racing once again kicks off with the 13th Annual Speedway Children’s Charities Golf Tournament presented by Baker’s Construction Services at Tri-Cities Golf Course Aug. 22. The tournament, one of the Bristol Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities largest fundraisers each year, is a prelude to threeContinue Reading
The Bristol Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities Board of Trustees today announced the establishment of the Jeff Byrd Grant, in honor of the long-time Bristol Motor Speedway president and general manager who passed away Oct. 17, 2010. The $50,000 grant, which will be awarded each year, is one of theContinue Reading
Four longtime volunteers in the Martinsville and Henry County area have been nominated for the inaugural Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award by Martinsville Speedway. Linda Bowman, Dr. Mark Crabtree, Dr. David Jones and Lydia Pegram have been nominated by the Speedway staff for their service to the Martinsville and HenryContinue Reading
Imagine being on the track, lined up alongside some of the top drivers in NASCAR. As the green flag waves, you accelerate down the frontstretch before heading into Turn 1. Seems far-fetched, right? Maybe not, if you’re traveling at four miles per hour. On August 21 at Michigan International Speedway,Continue Reading
Country recording artist, Lauren Briant, will sing the National Anthem prior to the Good Sam RV Emergency Road Service 125, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Pocono Raceway on Saturday August 6. Later that evening (7:00 PM -9:30 PM) she will perform a free concert in the Pocono RacewayContinue Reading
Just like drivers of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Texas Motor Speedway is on the chase this summer. The speedway is looking for the newest member of “The Great American Sweethearts!” to join Becky, Brittany and Stephanie for the Nov. 3-6 AAA Texas 500 weekend and the entire 2012 raceContinue Reading
The Racing School brings its unique brand of racing instruction back to Martinsville Speedway for the second consecutive year on October 15. The Racing School, which has been giving fans driving lessons and thrills for more than a decade, offers fun, hands-on training. “Last year was the first time weContinue Reading
The Atlanta Motor Speedway Ticket Office will open on weekends beginning on July 30 to accommodate increased demand surrounding the track’s three-day, Sept. 2-4 Labor Day NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AdvoCare 500 night racing weekend. With tickets selling at a higher pace as the NASCAR schedule approaches Atlanta, the speedway’sContinue Reading
Talladega Superspeedway officials announced today that Polk’s has been named the pole award sponsor for the upcoming Coca-Cola 250 Powered By fred’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race. The multi-year agreement will include sponsorship of the pole award for both NASCAR races during the spring Aaron’s Dream Weekend as well.Continue Reading
On Friday, August 19 at the Budweiser Acceleration Club at Michigan International Speedway, the VFW Foundation will hold its first-ever “Fight Night for the Troops” event benefiting its Return the Favor campaign, which supports the military assistance programs of the VFW. The event will feature live amateur boxing sanctioned byContinue Reading