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Tony Stewart To Make NHRA Driving Debut at Las Vegas

Mike

COLUMBUS, Ind. (Oct. 24, 2022) – After two multi-day sessions at Frank Hawley’s Drag Racing School and a handful of tests over the last two years in both a Top Alcohol dragster and a Top Fuel dragster, Tony Stewart is ready for the real thing. The versatile racer who owns driving championships across NASCAR, INDYCAR and USAC, along with hundreds of victories on oval tracks, dirt tracks and road courses, will throttle up behind the wheel of a Top Alcohol dragster during the NHRA Nevada Nationals Oct. 28-30 at The…

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Circle City (IN) Raceway Awaits USAC’s Final 2022 Visit Friday Night

Mike

(Indianapolis, IN) The stars of the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship Series make their Indianapolis, IN return this coming Friday night, September 16. It will be the final appearance of the season for the series, which has had two highly entertaining events at the ¼-mile track dating back to its first appearance one year ago. Friday night’s event is presented by Mastin and Cain Warehousing Services.

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NASCAR Camping World Trucks: GMS Racing’s Grant Enfinger Jumps Out Front With Victory In Playoff Opener

Mike

Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park’s first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race in 11 years did not disappoint. Tasked with opening the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs, the 0.686-mile flat paved track located just outside Indianapolis, Indiana produced some stellar side-by-side racing that went into overtime ultimately naming Grant Enfinger of GMS Racing the victor.

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Circle City Raceway To Host First USAC Indiana Sprint Week Event

Mike

(Indianapolis, IN) The 35th NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week gears up for 9 nights of action packed USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship Racing July 22nd-30th. One of the most anticipated stops will be at the newly built Circle City Raceway in Indianapolis, IN, where the USAC Sprint Cars will make their first ever Indiana Sprint Week appearance.

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New Zealand Truck Racing Team Sticks With Allison Transmission For Land Speed Record Attempts

Mike

AUCKLAND – Dave West Motorsport, a race team competing in the New Zealand Supertruck Racing Championships, is building a custom Freightliner M2 Supertruck with an Allison 4500 Series™ fully automatic transmission as part of an attempt on the New Zealand and World land speed records for heavy trucks over both 0-500 metres and 0-1,000 metres.

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Jeff Champagne Will Race Indoors at Ft. Wayne, Indiana on Dec. 17

Lou Modestino

Jeff Champagne has raced sports cars, micro sprints, caged karts, midgets, and TQ’s in his young career. With success in each category bringing him solid recognition the young racer is now fielding new opportunities.

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Camping World SRX Series at Lucas Oil Raceway – News & Notes

Mike

WHAT:  Camping World SRX Series (Round 4 of 6) WHERE:  Lucas Oil Raceway in Brownsburg, Indiana WHEN:  8 p.m. EDT on Saturday, July 3 DISTANCE:  Feature consists of 76 laps (preceded by two 12-minute heat races, which sets starting lineup) CARS:  Purpose-built SRX racecars   TV: LIVE on the CBS Television Network with streaming on Paramount+ Premium at 8 p.m. EDT on Saturday, July 3 ●  Host: Lindsay Czarniak ●  Booth: Allen Bestwick (play-by-play) and Dario Franchitti (driver analyst) ●  Pit Reporter: Matt Yocum ●  Roaming Analyst: Brad Daugherty ●  Producer: Pam Miller ●  Director: Jim Cornell   THE TRACK: Lucas Oil Raceway…

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Indy 500 Attendance Capped at 40 Percent Capacity

Lou Modestino

The Indianapolis 500 will not take place behind closed doors this year, nor will it take place far removed from its traditional Memorial Day Weekend slot. The state of Indiana and Marion County will permit the Greatest Spectacle in Racing up to 40 percent capacity next month, meaning a maximum of 135,000 fans will be allowed to attend the May 30 race, as confirmed by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday.

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Amateur Drivers Join Racing Legends for Inaugural SRX Season

Mike

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (April 9, 2021) – Ever wonder how grassroots racing legends would fare against drivers who made their careers earning national championships and winning the most prestigious races in North America? Wonder no more as the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) will pit an amateur driver against its star-studded lineup in the first five of its six-race inaugural season, which debuts this summer on Saturday nights in primetime on CBS.

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ACT switching to Hoosier Tires Beginning With Community Bank NA 150

Lou Modestino

Waterbury, VT – The American-Canadian Tour (ACT) will be sporting some new shoes in 2021. ACT announced today that its officially sanctioned series and tracks are switching to Hoosier tires starting with the Community Bank N.A. 150 at Thunder Road on Sunday, May 2.

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