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Wright Motorsports Leads Points Charge Heading into Sebring International Raceway

by WebmasterApril 30, 2024

SEBRING, Fla., (April 30, 2024) – Following consecutive victories in the first two rounds of the Fanatec GT World Challenge America powered by AWS, Wright Motorsports enters the upcoming double header weekend at Sebring International Raceway as the current overall points leader. The No. 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R, piloted by Adam Adelson and Elliott Skeer, will defend its point lead in a pair of 90-minute races this Saturday and Sunday, May 4 – 5 at the legendary Sebring, Florida race circuit. (more…)

Big Game Beatdown: David Gravel Leads Every Lap For I-55 Victory

by Lou ModestinoApril 17, 2024

Nothing is slowing David Gravel right now. And that held true again on Friday night.

Lapped traffic couldn’t slow him. Cautions that erased his lead couldn’t slow him. Even a slide job that briefly cost him the lead couldn’t slow him at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55. (more…)

David Gravel Prevails At U.S. 36 Raceway

by MikeApril 8, 2024

OSBORN, Mo. — A little luck never hurts, especially in Sprint Car Racing.

Sheldon Haudenschild appeared poised for a third straight US 36 Raceway victory on Friday night. He’d taken the lead early and sliced through plenty of traffic as he led the opening 20 circuits. But an incident with a lapped car left him spun between Turns 1 and 2 and ended his hopes of a three-peat at the 3/8-mile. (more…)

WoO Sprint Car Points Update: Gravel, Scelzi Tied At The Top

by Lou ModestinoMarch 29, 2024

CURRENT POINTS LEADER: One week after the points lead changed hands, we’ve got a tie atop the World of Outlaws standings between David Gravel and Giovanni Scelzi. Gravel drove his way to a runner-up at Kennedale, his third podium of the season. That result was enough to equal Scelzi, who salvaged his night by charging from 20th to 10th.

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Front Row Motorsports Begins 2024 Season at the World Center of Racing

by MikeFebruary 15, 2024

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (February 13, 2024) – NASCAR is back and so is the Daytona 500. The Front Row Motorsports (FRM) headquarters has been hard at work getting the drivers the Ford Mustang Dark Horses they need for the high banks of the Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. In addition to the 2021 Daytona 500 winner, Michael McDowell and third-year Cup Series driver, Todd Gilliland, FRM will enter a third car with 25-year-old Kaz Grala behind the wheel of the No. 36 Mustang Dark Horse.

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ASA Clyde Hart Memorial | 2024 World Series of Asphalt at New Smyrna Speedway

by MikeFebruary 14, 2024

Chase Elliott joins the field to for the ASA STARS National Tour ‘Clyde Martin Memorial 200’ during the World Series of Asphalt at New Smyrna Speedway on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (more…)

Faction46 to Debut at World Center of Racing – Thad Moffitt Ready for Daytona Return

by MikeFebruary 12, 2024

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (FEBRUARY 12, 2024) — Faction46 will make their NASCAR debut this week at the World Center of Racing, the Daytona International Speedway. Behind the wheel, Thad Moffitt will pilot the No. 46 Chevrolet Silverado. Customers Bank will be the primary sponsor of the team in its much-anticipated beginning led by crew chief Doug George.

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David Gravel Cruises to Volusia DIRTcar Nationals Victory on Night Two

by Lou ModestinoFebruary 12, 2024

BARBERVILLE, FL (February 8 , 2024) – All through the off-season David Gravel made it clear he had one goal in mind for 2024 – a World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car championship.

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NASCAR Regional Kicks Off with World Series of Asphalt Highlighted by NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Opener Live on FloSports

by MikeFebruary 12, 2024

Daytona Beach, Fla. (Feb. 9, 2024) – Fans who can’t make it to the track can watch the first NASCAR Regional action of the season – the nine-day World Series of Asphalt at New Smyrna Speedway live each night on FloSports from Feb. 9-17 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour New Smyrna Beach Area Visitors Bureau 200 headlines the event on Saturday, Feb. 10.

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“The Italian Job” – Fastest Superformance Roadster in the World – to be Auctioned at Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale

by MikeJanuary 25, 2024

Jupiter, Fla. – January 24, 2024 – One of the most famous, and certainly the fastest, Superformance MKIII roadsters ever built will be sold at No Reserve by Barrett-Jackson on Friday, January 27, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Known as the “The Italian Job,” this 1965 Shelby-authorized Superformance MKIII owned by Ted Taormina was declared the “fastest Cobra” in the world, having been clocked over 200 mph twice. (more…)