The 45th Annual Rattler 250 at South Alabama has come and gone. (more…)
Auto racing
Seekonk Speedway’s 2021 Season Includes Plenty of Extra-Distance Racing
SEEKONK, Mass. — Drivers, teams, and specifically fans, are itching for the first green flag to fly at Seekonk Speedway in 2021. Outside of plenty of regular Fast Friday and NASCAR Saturday night racing, Seekonk Speedway’s schedule includes countless examples of races that will see drivers go extra miles on the track. (more…)
Martin Truex Jr. to Drive No. 51 Auto-Owners Insurance Tundra at Bristol Dirt Race
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (March 17, 2021) – Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) announced today that 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. will pilot the No. 51 Tundra March 27 in the Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. Truex’s Tundra will carry primary sponsorship from Auto-Owners Insurance, one of the nation’s largest insurers. Noble Aerospace, one of the largest and most capable aerospace metal finishing business in the United States, will serve as a major associate sponsor. (more…)
Former NASCAR Star Ken Schrader To Race April 25 At Salem Speedway
Salem, IN (March 16, 2021) – Former NASCAR star Ken Schrader will compete in his first ever Van Hoy Oil CRA Street Stocks Powered by JEGS event, in the 50-lap special non-points event with the upcoming Midwest 250 Presented by Scott County Tourism & Lucas Oil on the famous High Banks of Salem Speedway Fueled by the Hoosier Lottery, located in Salem, Indiana on Sunday, April 25th. (more…)
ARCA Menards Rewind: What We Learned At Phoenix
Conventional wisdom suggested the General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway would apply some heat to the early ARCA Menards Series championship race.
Indeed, through two races in 2021, the winner of the season-opener at Daytona International Speedway, Corey Heim, has just a three-point lead in the standings over second-place Ty Gibbs after the latter won Friday’s 150-lap race in Avondale, Arizona. (more…)
Northeast Classic Schedule and Pricing Announced for New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Waterbury, VT and Naples, ME — The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) have announced the schedule of events and pricing for the inaugural Northeast Classic at Loudon’s New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, April 17. The long-awaited event on the “Magic Mile” has a six-division card featuring the biggest auto racing stars in the region. (more…)
NH’s Lee USA Speedway Announces 2021 Plans, Sponsors
With the weeks quickly counting down to the start of the 2021 season at Lee USA Speedway, track owners Norm and Shirley Wrenn and GM Joe Bassett are pleased to welcome two new sponsors who will be joining the team for the upcoming season. (more…)
“Queen Of The Nurburgring” Sabine Schmitz Dies Aged 51
Sabine Schmitz, racing driver and television personality has passed away at the age of 51. The TopGear co-host and famed “Queen Of The Nürburgring” had been battling cancer since 2017. (more…)
Purse Structure Announced For Thompson Speedway Weekly Divisions
WATERBURY, VT and NAPLES, ME — American-Canadian Tour (ACT) and Pro All Star Series (PASS) officials have announced the purse structure for the five weekly divisions set for competition at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in 2021. (more…)
60th Rose Cup Races coming to Portland International Raceway, July 9-11
PORTLAND, Ore—( March 16, 2021 )—Following an unprecedented one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Portland’s iconic Rose Cup Races has announced it will return this summer to celebrate 60 years of high-speed racing. The Rose Cup Races will take place July 9—11 at Portland International Raceway (PIR). (more…)