Here’s a guide to major racing, recent race rewinds on TV and major streaming services this week. NHRA Countdown to the Championship continues at Charlotte; NASCAR Playoffs head to Texas.
Listings were compiled by Mike Pryson at AutoWeek.
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2023 NASA Championships Will Take Place at Pittsburgh International Race Complex
Las Vegas, Sept. 16, 2022 — The NASA Championships moves each year to give racers around the country equal opportunities to compete on a national level at some of the finest road-racing venues all across the country.
For 2023, NASA is pleased to announce it will be hosting its Championships event Sept. 7-10 at Pittsburgh International Race Complex in Wampum, Pa.
Second Career Trans Am Win Extra Sweet for TeamSLR’s Connor Mosack
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (Sept. 13, 2022) – Connor Mosack called last Saturday’s Franklin Road Apparel Classic at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International the most fun race he’s ever had in the TA2 class of the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli.
Three First-Time Track Champions Crowned on 63rd WDEV/Calkins Thunder Road Championship Night
Barre, VT — One of the most important events of the Thunder Road season did not disappoint as drivers in all divisions went all out on WDEV/Calkins Portable Toilets Championship Night. With founder Ken Squier in the house to view the culmination of the 63rd season of racing at the track he helped build and maintained for well over 50 years, the drivers sure put on a show to remember. In the end, three first-time track champions were crowned to put a pin in a stellar points season. (more…)
Top Drivers to Watch at the 2022 NASA Championships
If you want to get a spot on the podium at the 2022 NASA Championships, you have to be prepared and very quick, and that’s where a few of the names on the entry list begin to stand out as some of the favorites at this year’s NASA Championships.
What’s also unique about the event is that even though it’s being held in California, neither the Southern nor Northern California regions of NASA race there with any regularity. (more…)
Rain Doesn’t Dampen Vintage Spirit During Historic Festival 40 Finale at Lime Rock Park
LAKEVILLE, CT (5 September 2022)- The uncertain forecast didn’t dampen the final day of the Historic Festival 40 presented by Corvette, as drivers braved the variable track conditions to put on a show for the faithful Lime Rock Park fans who endured the rain on Monday.
Fans Fill Lime Rock Park For Sunday In The Park
LAKEVILLE, CT (September 5th 2022)- More than a thousand cars ranging from the eclectic and fun to the distinguished and rare made their way to Lime Rock Park on Sunday for another successful staging of the Sunday in The Park as part of the Historic Festival 40 presented by Corvette. The day featured both the Gathering of the Marques presented by FCP Euro and The Lime Rock Concours.
D.J. Shaw Joins his Father on Thunder Road Granite at NEFCU Labor Day Classic
Barre, VT — The 44th New England Federal Credit Union Labor Day Classic at Barre, Vermont’s Thunder Road was a rollercoaster ride for the ages and one that will be talked about for years to come. Twenty-five American-Canadian Tour pilots took to the Thunder Road challenge on the annual end-of-summer event with all expectations turned on their head with just fifteen laps remaining in the epic 200 lap extravaganza. (more…)
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.”
Lime Rock Park Stages Super Saturday of Historic Festival
LAKEVILLE, CT (3 September 2022)- General Motors President Mark Reuss waved the green flag to kick-off a perfect day of racing at Lime Rock Park on Saturday during the Historic Festival 40 presented by Corvette. The longstanding Lime Rock Park Labor Day tradition continued with a busy day of activity both on and off the track.