The 45th Annual Rattler 250 at South Alabama has come and gone. (more…)
Motorsport in the United States
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…)
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…)
Logano Left Puzzled After Runner-up Finish at Phoenix
Joey Logano didn’t lose the Instacart 500 at Phoenix Raceway because of a lousy last restart or a vibration. Logano admitted afterward that even if he had broken away from Martin Truex Jr. on the final restart, he would probably have been overtaken by Truex at some point during the run to the checkered flag.
Logano, however, was still left puzzled Sunday night. (more…)
Track Talk: Phoenix Results for Drivers With New England Connections
Austin Cindric took Saturday’s Xfinity race at Phoenix. Bret Moffit came in ninth driving Cape Cod’s Chris Our entry, and Santino Ferrucci of Woodbury, CT placed 15th.
In Sunday’s Cup race at PIR, Martin Truex, Jr. was the winner, and Joey Logano of Middletown, CT settled for another runner-up spot. Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT ended up 26th. Corey LaJoie, son of two-time Xfinity Series Champion Randy LaJoie (a Norwalk, CT native), was 27th after leading the grind in the early going! Anthony Alfredo of Ridgefield, CT had another bad day crashing out and placing 37th.
The NASCAR Circus moves to the Atlanta Motor Speedway next weekend.
Tyler Leary Focusing on SK Modified® Effort at Stafford
Tyler Leary heads into the 2021 season at Stafford Motor Speedway for what will be his 6th full-time season at the Connecticut half-mile. Leary came to Stafford in 2016 as a Late Model driver and for the past 2 seasons he has pulled double duty, racing in both the premier SK Modified® division as well as the Late Model division. For the 2021 season, Leary will forgo racing in the Late Model division to focus solely on his #1 Amherst Trucking SK Modified® car. (more…)
ARCA Menards Series News & Notes – Phoenix Raceway
Next Race: General Tire 150
The Place: Phoenix Raceway
The Date: Friday, March 12
The Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
TV: MAVTV
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 150 miles (150 laps)
Homecoming Weekend for Daytona 500 Champion. Alfredo Talks About Early Season Expectations
You can’t find a better jewel in the desert than the Phoenix Raceway. The 1 mile, tri-oval shaped track is always a popular visit on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule. Phoenix Raceway hosts two events- this weekend and the season finale in November. The track recently went through major renovations making it one of the premier facilities on the circuit.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco Uniforms 300 from Las Vegas | NASCAR ON FOX HIGHLIGHTS
Click past the jump for full highlights from Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco Uniforms 300 in Las Vegas. AJ Allmendinger was the winning driver. (more…)
Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas | NASCAR ON FOX HIGHLIGHTS
Click past the jump to see full video highlights from Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race from Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the Pennzoil 400. (more…)