Edan Thornburrow is gearing up to go to the United States in a bid to further his Trans Am career. The Sydneysider is set to test a TA2 car with F.A.S.T Auto Racing at Sebring International Raceway across January 20-21. Thornburrow is planning to contest the season-opener at the same circuit on February 20-23 with a view towards a full-time campaign. (more…)
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United Rentals Racing: Ryan Preece Michigan Advance
Sandwiched between the tight confines of Richmond (Va.) Raceway last weekend and the wide-open speedfest two weekends hence at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway is Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, where Ryan Preece and his fellow NASCAR Cup Series competitors will get to stretch their racing legs this weekend before heading to “The World Center of Racing” for the penultimate race of the regular season. (more…)
Chandler Smith – No. 81 Mobil 1 Toyota GR Supra – United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway
Chandler Smith will make his inaugural start with Joe Gibbs Racing this weekend at Daytona International Speedway (DIS). Smith has several starts across NASCAR series the World Center of Racing. The young driver has two NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) starts and two NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) starts at the track. He also raced in the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) Coke Zero Sugar 400 in 2023 and finished 15th. (more…)
Sheldon Creed / No. 18 Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota GR Supra – United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway
Sheldon Creed will make his Joe Gibbs Racing debut in the No. 18 Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota GR Supra this weekend in the season-opening United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway. In his last visit to the historic superspeedway, Creed came just .005 seconds away from his first career Xfinity Series victory, as he finished just inches behind race-winner Justin Allgaier.
Ryan Truex / No. 19 Toyota SmartPath Toyota GR Supra – United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway
TRUEX AT DAYTONA: Ryan Truex will kick off his eighth career NASCAR Xfinity Series season this weekend in the United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway when he gets behind the wheel of the No. 19 Toyota SmartPath GR Supra. In four starts at the iconic track, Truex has one top-ten, three laps led, and an average finish of 15.8, highlighted by a seventh-place finish in 2018. The 31-year-old veteran also has one NASCAR Cup Series start and five NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts, where he scored three top-five finishes. (more…)
John Hunter Nemechek – No. 20 Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Toyota GR Supra Preview – United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway
NEMECHEK AT DAYTONA: In five career NASCAR Xfinity Series starts at Daytona International Speedway, John Hunter Nemechek owns one top-five finish and two top-10s. Last February, Nemechek finished second at the 2.5-mile superspeedway after narrowly missing out on the victory when he was side-by-side with the eventual winner as a caution ended the race.
United Rentals Racing: Ryan Preece Clash at the Coliseum
Ryan Preece kicks off his second season as driver of the No. 41 United Rentals Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) with Sunday’s non-points Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum. The 33-year-old from Berlin, Connecticut, competed in the previous two Clash events held on the purpose-built, quarter-mile, asphalt oval inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, where he showcased his short-track prowess each year.
United States Air Force Set to Fly, Fight and Win with 23XI Racing and Bubba Wallace
Huntersville, N.C. (Jan. 9, 2024) – 23XI Racing announced today that the United States Air Force, the world’s preeminent airpower, will serve as a primary partner with Bubba Wallace and the No. 23 Toyota Camry XSE team for several races during the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. The partnership will include, among other aspects, a primary paint scheme and firesuit that will be unveiled at a later date. The U.S. Air Force has been a team sponsor in NASCAR since 2001 and will be reunited with Wallace, having previously sponsored his car.
United Racing Club Sprints Join NASCAR Modifieds And Sportsman This Saturday Night At Grandview Speedway Sponsored By Paul Wright Roofing
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. – The United Racing Club Sprint Cars will be making their only appearance of the season this Saturday night at Grandview Speedway. (more…)
Beard Motorsports Partners with United Rentals for Two NASCAR Cup Series Races
MT. PLEASANT, Michigan (Aug. 16, 2023) – Beard Motorsports announced today that United Rentals will appear as the primary sponsor on its No. 62 Chevrolet Camaro and driver Austin Hill for two NASCAR Cup Series races – the Aug. 26 Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, and the Oct. 8 Bank of America ROVAL™ 400 on the road course at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway. (more…)
Circuit of The Americas Announces Music Lineup for the 2023 Formula 1 Lenovo United States Grand Prix: Queen + Adam Lambert
AUSTIN, Texas (April 26, 2023) – Austin’s biggest event just got better. With 20 of the greatest drivers on the 2023 F1 grid and 23 incredible races to choose from, Circuit of The Americas gives you somebody to love today: Queen + Adam Lambert will rock you at the Germania Insurance Super Stage post-race events during the Formula 1 Lenovo United States Grand Prix weekend. (more…)
Circuit of The Americas Announces Music Lineup for 2023 Formula 1 Lenovo United States Grand Prix: The Killers
AUSTIN, Texas (April 26, 2023) – Austin’s biggest event just got better. Circuit of The Americas is thrilled to announce multi-platinum rock band, The Killers, will bring you back to “When You Were Young” at the Germania Insurance Super Stage during the Formula 1 Lenovo United States Grand Prix weekend. (more…)
Circuit Of The Americas Launches 2023 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix Ticket Sales
Austin, Texas – Circuit of The Americas (COTA), home to the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix since 2012, welcomes the pinnacle of motorsport back for an 11th time on October 20-22, 2023.
New in 2023: A sprint race at COTA and the first American driver since 2015. Florida-born Logan
Formula 1 in America: Sunday’s United States Grand Prix Airing Live on ABC
After racing around the world in a season that began in March, Formula 1 is in the United States this weekend for the second and final time this year. ABC will have a live telecast of the Formula 1 Aramco United States Grand Prix on Sunday, Oct. 23, with coverage from Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET. The race starts at 3 p.m. (more…)
New Grandstand Seats For Formula 1 Aramco United States Grand Prix 2022
Austin, TX (August 18th, 2022) – For the first time ever, Circuit of The Americas (COTA) has created an infield viewing grandstand for the Formula 1 Aramco United States Grand Prix (USGP) coming to Austin this October. This year’s race will be the 10th USGP to be held at COTA and marks COTA’s 10th birthday. With so much to celebrate, a brand-new grandstand at the infield of The Circuit is just one of COTA’s plans to make this year’s festival-like event bigger and better than ever. (more…)
Circuit Of The Americas Upgrades Fan Experience For 2022 Formula 1 Aramco United States Grand Prix
AUSTIN, TX (March 17, 2022) – After hosting the most attended Formula 1 race weekend of all time in 2021, and in light of unprecedented demand in today’s on sale event for the 2022 Formula 1 Aramco United States Grand Prix on October 21-23, in which all reserve seating has sold out with only limited general admission, camping, and shared hospitality remaining, Circuit of The Americas today unveiled a series of programs to improve fan access and guest experience for this year’s Grand Prix.
Nickolas Sanchez drives B.J. McLeod Motorsports’ NXS No. 5 Car for the United Rentals 200
PHOENIX, AZ. (March 9, 2022): B.J. McLeod Motorsports (BJMM) announced today that Nick Sanchez will be behind the wheel of stock car No. 5 Chevrolet this upcoming Saturday, Mar. 12, for the United Rentals 200 at Phoenix Raceway with primary sponsor Barefoot Rentals. (more…)
United Rentals Backs Stewart-Haas Racing and Driver Ryan Preece
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (March 1, 2022) – United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) has joined Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) as an official partner, with the largest equipment rental company in the world serving as a primary sponsor of the NASCAR team’s reserve driver, Ryan Preece, for select races in 2022.
Formula 1® Returns to America: United States Grand Prix™ Airs Live on ABC Sunday
After an absence of nearly two years due to the pandemic, the FIA Formula One World Championship™ will return to the United States and North America this weekend with Sunday’s FORMULA 1 ARAMCO UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX 2021 at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. The race will air live on ABC at 3 p.m. ET with coverage beginning at 1:30 p.m. (more…)