CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A visionary and transformative figure in both business and entertainment, Ollen Bruton Smith, the founder and executive chairman of Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH), Speedway Motorsports and Speedway Children’s Charities died today of natural causes. He was 95.
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Carey Bringle and Peg Leg Porker Announce BJMM Partnership
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (JUNE 22, 2022): This week, Nashville is hitting the races, and our beloved local, independently-owned BBQ brand, Peg Leg Porker, will be making pigs fly as Carey Bringle partners with racer Josh Williams for the seventh year in a row. One of Williams’ first corporate partners while driving in the ARCA Racing Series back in 2015 was Peg Leg Porker, a restaurant concept by renowned Pitmaster Carey Bringle.
Read MoreFOX Sports, NASCAR Bring Back Emmy-Award-Winning Short Film Series ‘Beyond the Wheel’
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. and CHARLOTTE, N.C. (June 22, 2022) – Beginning Thursday on NASCAR Race Hub, FOX Sports and NASCAR Productions bring fans the latest edition of the three-time Sports Emmy-Award-winning short-form documentary series “Beyond the Wheel.”
Read MoreAnticipation Building For Granite State Pro Stock Series $10,000 Race at Lee USA in July
The Granite State Pro Stock Series has one more race date on the schedule before July’s Keen Parts 150 at Lee USA Speedway, but the mid-summer spectacular is already on the minds of both drivers and fans.
Read MoreRyan Preece Set to Return to B. J. McLeod Motorsport’s No. 5 at Nashville
NASHVILLE, TN. JUNE 21: When the NASCAR Xfinity Series returns to Nashville Superspeedway on June 25th, B.J. McLeod Motorsports (BJMM) will welcome back Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT, as the driver of the team’s No. 5 Ford Mustang.
Read MoreR&R Street Stock Series Makes it Thunder Road Debut with Late Model Double Features
Barre, VT — Following their extremely successful one-off V-8 Street Stock opens at Lee USA Speedway and White Mountain Motorsports Park in the past, the newly established R&R Race Parts Open Street Stock Series is ready to invade Barre, Vermont’s Thunder Road International Speedbowl this Thursday, June 23rd for Community College of Vermont Night.
Read MoreTilley to Return to NASCAR Cup Kwik Trip 250
Indianapolis, Ind., (June 22, 2022) – Era Motorsport founder Kyle Tilley is set to return to the NASCAR Cup Series for the Kwik Trip 250 Presented by Jockey Made in America. The race, taking place July 3rd, 2022, in the rolling hills of Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin’s Road America, will consist of 62 laps (approximately 250 miles) through the 14 turns that make up the 4.05 mile road course of America’s National Park of Speed. Tilley will be behind the wheel of the Live Fast Motorsports next generation Ford Mustang.
Read MoreConcrete Crunch: NASCAR Cup Series Prepares For Nashville Superspeedway
After a weekend of rest, the competitors in the NASCAR Cup Series prepare for one of the schedule’s most unique tracks – Nashville Superspeedway – with the Ally 400 on June 26 at 5 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90). Cup competitors are challenged with grappling the D-shaped, concrete oval that stretches 1.33-miles on Sunday – the longest concrete surface track on the 2022 schedule.
Read MoreNASCAR Xfinity Series Heads To Music City
After a two-week break, the NASCAR Xfinity Series will head back to the track for the Tennessee Lottery 250 at Nashville Superspeedway on Saturday June 25 at 3:30 p.m. ET on the USA Network, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).
Read MoreNASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Team DGR’s Todd Gilliland Wins Knoxville, Steals Opportunity To Win A Spot In The Playoffs
Team DGR called upon the expertise of NASCAR Cup Series driver Todd Gilliland to pilot their No. 17 Ford at Knoxville Raceway last weekend and the decision paid off big-time with a trip to Victory Lane, the first for the organization this season. Ultimately the win was great for Gilliland, but for the drivers vying for the final five spots in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs, it stole a chance for one of the championship contenders to lock themselves into the postseason with a win.
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