This weekend, the NHRA will stage its first event in the new $60 million facility built at Lowe’s Motorspeedway in Concord, N.C.
Called the CAROLINA NATIONALS, the inagural event kicks off with qualifying rounds beginning Friday.
The new track has 4 lanes for competition, a first of its kind. For this event, only two lanes will be [...]
Bummer! Hurricane Hanna is having her way with the whole eastern region. NA$CAR cancelled Friday’s qualifying sessions for both the cup and cup light series. Rains are forecasted to stay in the area through Saturday night.
All track activity was cancelled for today. So, Sunday will be a doubleheader day at Richmond. The cup race will [...]
From SceneDaily;
Gillett Evernham Motorsports has filed suit against Robby Gordon saying the owner/driver of Robby Gordon Motorsports violated terms of a tentative agreement that would have sold his team to GEM for $23.5 million earlier this year.
The deal, agreed to Jan. 29, was pending an audit and other due diligence from GEM, which could have [...]
Grumpy’s note: I was doing some research today in order to put up another story about the quest for speed records at the historic Bonneville Salt Falts in Utah’s west desert.
The race vehicle pictured is from a collection of photos taken during Speed Weeks and has no connection to this story.
The vast surface of the [...]
DAYTONA BEACH — NASCAR Holdings today announced an agreement to acquire the Grand-American Road Racing Association.
The future move will allow for resource sharing between Grand-Am and NASCAR while both organizations continue to operate independently.
NASCAR Holdings is the legal operating entity that includes the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing and many of its [...]
David Stremme got the call he has been wanting. Penske Racing will make the announcement today that Stremme will be the driver of the #12 Dodge currently sponsored by Alltel. Stremme has been working as a test team driver for Penske Racing during the ‘08 season as well as driving the #64 cup light entry [...]
The 2007 Indy 500 and IRL champion began the ‘08 season as a rookie in the NA$CAR cup series. Driving the #40 Dodge for Chip Ganassi, the venture was short lived as the lack of sponsorship caused Ganassi to park the entry and lay off some of the team. Dario has continued to run a [...]
By Dave Lewandowski
indycar.com
DETROIT - Justin Wilson’s first IndyCar Series victory wasn’t without drama or controversy, but it didn’t faze the Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing driver. A win is a win …
That was apparent in Belle Isle’s picturesque Victory Circle, where the driver of the No. 02 McDonald’s car appeared taller than his 6-foot-3 frame. Maybe it was [...]
John Force is a 14 time NHRA Funny Car Champion. His 4 car team is considered the elite among the top teams. Easily the most colorful personality in drag racing, Force will miss the show at Indy. The U.S. Nationals is the ‘Super Bowl’ of the NHRA schedule.
Despite being a former champion, John Force was [...]
MILLVILLE, N.J. (August 31, 2008) — Oswaldo Negri Jr. held off Max Angelelli by .459 seconds Sunday to win the first professional feature race at New Jersey Motorsports Park, the Supercar Life 250, while Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas clinched the Daytona Prototype team championship with a ninth-place finish in a backup car.
Negri led the [...]
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