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All-Star Showdown Kicks Off 2021 Season for Logan Bearden

by MikeFebruary 5, 2021February 5, 2021

IRWINDALE, Calif.: After taking a brief sabbatical during the 2020 season to regroup and prepare for the 2021 racing season, Logan Bearden and his Bearden Motorsports team return to Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway for Saturday afternoon’s SPEARS Southwest Tour Series All-Star Sunrise Ford Showdown.

A native of Austin, Texas, Bearden is leaning on his Super Late Model experience and former competition in the All-Star Showdown to pay dividends in the highly touted 200-lap slugfest that often features some of the toughest drivers in the country.

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Joey Logano is Going Dirt Racing This Week in Florida

by Lou ModestinoFebruary 5, 2021February 5, 2021

Barberville, FL – Ryan Flores built a UMP Modified with full intentions of racing it himself until an unexpected voice spoke up with interest in the ride.

That voice belonged to 2018 NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano. (more…)

Siblings and Racing at Stafford Speedway

by MikeFebruary 5, 2021

(Stafford Springs, CT)—During a person’s lifetime, family connections are often one of the strongest bonds that one can form. Strong bonds can also be formed by working together on a race team not only while at the race track, but during the week in a garage or race shop. When family is combined with racing it can form an unbreakable bond. Currently Stafford Speedway has 10 sibling combinations signed up to hit the track during the 2021 season. (more…)

NASCAR, ARCA and NBC Sports Announce 2021 Grassroots Racing Coverage

by MikeFebruary 5, 2021

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 4, 2021) – NASCAR, ARCA and NBC Sports announced today broadcast coverage for the 2021 slate of grassroots races across TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold and NBCSN, including events in the ARCA Menards Series East and West, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.

All races from the ARCA Menards Series East and West, and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will air live on TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold. NBCSN will air tape-delayed coverage of every race from the three series –except those that are combined ARCA Menards Series events – for a total of 27 race broadcasts. (more…)

Perry Patino Joins BJMM X Braden for 7-Race LateModel Schedule

by MikeFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 2021

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Feb 4, 2021) — Montgomery, Alabama native Perry Patino will compete in 7 races for the newly founded BJ McLeod Motorsports with Travis Braden short track racing program in 2021. The schedule will consist of select events in the Southern Super Series and CARS Super Late Model Tour. (more…)

eBay Motors Named Title Sponsor of 602 Crate Modifieds for Three-Night Shootout at New Smyrna Speedway’s World Series of Asphalt

by MikeFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 2021

New Smyrna Beach, FL – 602Racing.com announced today that eBay Motors has become the title partner of the 602 Crate Modifieds class for New Smyrna Speedway’s World Series of Asphalt. The famed racing event is held annually as part of Speed Weeks in Florida. (more…)

Marco Andretti Joins SRX Driver Line-up

by Lou ModestinoFebruary 4, 2021February 4, 20212

When Marco Andretti made the surprise announcement that he is stepping back from full-time IndyCar racing, he left the door open to exploring “different opportunities in all of motorsports”. Just two weeks later, he’s already made good on that by becoming the latest driver to commit to the inaugural season of the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX). (more…)

Late Model Challenge Cup Ready for 2021 Debut on Grand Scale

by Lou ModestinoFebruary 3, 2021February 3, 2021

Waterbury, VT — After a one-year delay, The New England Late Model Challenge Cup (NELMCC) is finally debuting in 2021 — and it will be even bigger than originally planned. American-Canadian Tour (ACT) officials confirmed today that nine tracks have signed up for the first season of the series that will pit weekly Late Model racers from across the region in a summer-long battle for pride, glory, and some serious prize money. (more…)

Kurt Vigeant Looks To Make His Tri Track Open Modified Mark in 2021

by Lou ModestinoFebruary 1, 2021February 1, 2021

SEEKONK, Mass. — Kurt Vigeant of Oxford, MA will look to make his mark in the Tri Track Open Modified Series in 2021. The driver of the familiar white and orange No. 7 is set to compete in all of the races in the new season and hopes to continue to make gains into the top 10 as part of one of the most competitive fields in Modified racing. (more…)

SRX Nashville Tickets go on Sale February 15th

by MikeFebruary 1, 2021

Nashville, TN (Monday, February 1, 2021) – One of the highlights of the 2021 Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway (NFS) schedule is the championship race for the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX), the brand-new series created by racing icons Ray Evernham and Tony Stewart, with CBS Sports. The Series will visit some of the most recognized short-tracks across the country during its six-week schedule that begins June 12^th in Connecticut, and concludes on July 17^th in Nashville, Tennessee. (more…)