Today we celebrate Paul Newman’s 98th Birthday! Lime Rock Park continues to honor his legacy through our partnership with The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, which provides a true camp experience for more than 20,000 children with serious illness annually. Click the button to learn more about the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp & how you can help us support their mission.
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Paul Newman Straight Revealed During Lime Rock Park Historic Festival
LAKEVILLE, CT (3 September 2022)- Some 65 years after the first race at Lime Rock Park, the famous “No Name Straight” was finally bestowed with a very memorable name this weekend. During a special ceremony held at the Historic Festival 40 presented by Corvette, the not quite straight but very fast backstretch of the Connecticut circuit was dedicated as the “Paul Newman Straight.”
Read MoreRyan Newman Wins Superstar Racing Experience Feature at Stafford Speedway
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway welcomed the Superstar Racing Experience back for another visit to the Connecticut half-mile facility that was shown live on CBS. Ryan Newman took the lead from Marco Andretti with 5 laps to go in the 75-lap feature event and went on to take down the checkered flag.
Read MoreRyan Newman Enters GAF Open Modified 80 at Stafford with Support from Casella Waste Systems
(Stafford Springs, CT)—The 2008 Daytona 500 winner, Ryan Newman, has filed his entry to compete in the July 1st GAF Roofing Open Modified 80 at Stafford. Newman has entered the #53 Mike Curb owned Troyer Modified with support from Casella Waste Systems.
Read MoreNASCAR great Ryan Newman to honor Mishawaka organ donor while racing in 74th annual Lucas Oil Little 500
ANDERSON, Ind. – Robert Van Acker has been around racing all his life. He started drag racing on road courses throughout the U.S. and continued racing as an adult.
Read MoreRyan Newman Uncertain of 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Plans, Still Wants To Run Full-Time
With the announcement that Brad Keselowski will move to Roush Fenway Racing in 2022 to drive the team’s No. 6, Ryan Newman has been cast firmly into the NASCAR Cup Series free agent pool. Given Newman’s circumstances, his outlook for next season is difficult to project.
Read MoreMartin Truex, Jr. Grabs His Third Victory With Darlington Win
Martin Truex, Jr. went out and showed everyone how it’s done. He won the first two Stages, led 248 of 293 laps and then went to victory lane for his series-leading third win — something no other Stage winner has done. That’s what we call a spanking.
Read MoreNASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Darlington Raceway
The Next Gen car is a collaboration of the brightest engineering minds in racing, with contributions coming from all sides of the NASCAR and automotive industries. The design of the Next Gen car gives the drivers greater control while putting an emphasis back on race strategies, team personnel and vehicle setups. While wind tunnels and computer simulations play an important role in racing, we want the competition to remain focused on the racetrack.
Read MoreNASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Kansas Speedway
After a wild race at the behemoth that is Talladega Superspeedway last weekend, the NASCAR Cup Series prepares for this Sunday’s Buschy McBusch Race 400 (3 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Kansas Speedway, its fourth event of the 2021 season on a 1.5-mile track.
Read MoreJoey Logano Flips In Wild Crash at Talladega
As the field raced on the final lap of stage one of Sunday’s (April 25) GEICO 500 at Talladega, Joey Logano of Middletown, CT was in the middle of the pack and in contention for some stage points entering the backstretch. By turn 3, Logano was sliding on his roof, launched airborne and wrecked out of the race.
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