After last week’s rainout at Bowman Gray Stadium, two familiar names dotted the marquee in the two 25-lap races in the Brad’s Golf Car’s Modified Series Saturday night. Lee Jeffreys, who picked up his 26th victory, won the first race, and Burt Myers, who has won 94 races and 10Continue Reading
For Evergreen Raceway the third time was the charm in finally getting the 2024 season of weekly racing underway after twice being rained out, and it was racing under the lights for the first time also for owner/promoter Jason Makarewicz as the track hosted a Saturday evening program. In theContinue Reading
Grandview Speedway will close out the month of May with the first Thunder on the Hill Racing Series program of the year, as Levan Machine & Truck Equipment presents the RichMar Florist Kubota High Limit Racing 410 Sprint Cars on Tuesday, May 28 starting at 7:30 pm with a rainContinue Reading
Today, Greg Walter, a 25-year veteran of Speedway Motorsports, was promoted from Executive Vice President and General Manager to President of Charlotte Motor Speedway. Speedway Motorsports President and CEO Marcus Smith made the announcement today in the media center at Charlotte Motor Speedway on the eve of the 65th running ofContinue Reading
Mount Pleasant High School graduate Logan Quinn and West Cabarrus High School graduate Bronwen Bates were named recipients of the Jimmie Johnson Scholarship, Charlotte Motor Speedway officials announced ahead of this weekend’s Coca-Cola 600. Established in October of 2020 to honor seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and future Hall ofContinue Reading
Nick Sanchez never led in the first 125 laps of Friday’s North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, but he was out front when it mattered most. Sanchez took the lead on Lap 126 after the race’s final restart, then held off Corey Heim for the last nine laps to captureContinue Reading
An early flat tire kept Tanner Gray from dominating Friday’s ARCA Menards Series General Tire 150 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, but it didn’t keep him from winning. Gray began Friday by claiming the pole for the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series’ North Carolina Education Lottery 200 — the second of his career andContinue Reading
Charlotte Motor Speedway kicked off its 65th Coca-Cola 600 weekend with a salute to “The King” and NASCAR’s royal family. The speedway on Friday unveiled a six-foot, 1,000-pound, fiberglass and concrete hat honoring seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Richard Petty and the Petty family’s 75th year in NASCAR. The ceremony took place atContinue Reading
Ty Gibbs will begin his quest for a second BetMGM 300 victory from the perfect position on Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Gibbs, the driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, scored the pole for Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race on the strength of a 30.475-second, 177.194-mile-per-hour lapContinue Reading
Scott Gafforini, the winningest driver in the history of the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, died Thursday after a short illness. He was 57. Gafforini amassed 69 victories and seven track championships at the Bullring as well as winning the first ever race on the track after itsContinue Reading