Jimmie Johnson won’t have the Lowe’s sponsorship on the hood following the 2018 season. [John Wiedemann Photo] Turk’s Tracks – A Few Loose Lug Nuts from Pit Row By Gene Turk March turned out to have some very interesting news released that wasn’t all good. To start,I was shocked to find out that Lowe’s will end […]
St. Petersburg, FL (April 5, 2009) – The season began with a bang for the IndyCar Series as the season started at picturesque St. Pete. Once more it’s a very good setting for the first race, the crowd and the weather was great. There were lot of drivers looking for rides and some made deals […]
by Steve Zautke Sadly memories fade after awhile. Details may get a bit fuzzy, years go by and faces may dim. Thankfully family photo albums keep memories of our loved ones that we have lost after the years alive in our minds. Now there is a book that keeps your precious racing memories alive. Ace […]
By Joe Jennings In a labor of love, devoted sports car journalist J. J. O’Malley has produced a second volume on the history of sports-car racing at the Daytona International Speedway. The 192-page book is entitled “Daytona 24 Hours,” and it describes in detail the Daytona 24 action from 2009 to 2018. Going back a […]
Kyle Busch’s introduces his sponsor Skittles Sweet Heat to the media at ISM Raceway. [photo courtesy Lainie McKeague] If Kyle Busch is running a Skittles paint scheme on his #18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, there is a pretty good chance he is bringing a Skittles delivery tool to the track. Kyle Busch’s new Skittles dispenser […]
It should have been a slam-dunk, and maybe next year it will be. For years the Indy Racing League event after the Indianapolis 500, was held at some track other than the Milwaukee Mile. With the national publicity linked to the 500, promoting the next race, ?starring Joe Indy Winner and the stars of the […]
Alan Bradshaw, Cruz Pedregon, Kurt Johnson, Matt Smith top respective classes; Funny Car points leader Hight fails to qualify BAYTOWN, Texas – Led by Odessa-native Alan Bradshaw, the four provisional No. 1 qualifiers from Friday night retained their top spots Saturday as qualifying was completed at the 21st annual O’Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by […]
NASCAR Teleconference Transcript – Brian France HERB BRANHAM: I’d like to welcome all the media to our weekly NASCAR teleconference in advance of Saturday night’s Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway. That will be the 18th race of the 36-race NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series season, and the second event in the Race for the Chase. […]
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 25, 2008) – A little more than three-quarters of a century have passed since Richard M. Hollingshead, Jr. nailed a screen to a tree in his Camden, N.J., backyard and created the world’s first drive-in movie theater. Hailed as part of Americana, the number of drive-ins peaked in 1958 when more […]
Martinsville, Va. – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point leader Kevin Harvick claimed the pole position for Sunday’s Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 at the Martinsville Speedway when rained washed out Friday’s qualification runs. Rain also cancelled time trials for Saturday’s Kroger 250, the third race of the season for the Camping World Truck Series contingent. […]
INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 21, 2008) – Jerry Toliver will drive the Rockstar Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car for Don Schumacher Racing in the 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, beginning at the Winternationals in Pomona, Calif., Feb. 7-10, 2008, it was confirmed today by team owner Don Schumacher. A native of California, Toliver returns to his […]
Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) by Kyle Newman Kyle Larson is the favorite to win the AdventHealth 400. This is the 8th race this season where oddsmakers have chosen to back last year’s champion. To put that into perspective, nobody else has been favored more than […]
Cody Coughlin talks with the media at Chicagoland Speedway after winning the pole for the ARCA race. [Russ Lake Photo] As a kid Cody Coughlin looked ahead to racing in the NHRA, has now moved to ARCA, but hopes that the next acronym on his resume will be NASCAR. The 19-year-old Coughlin, a third-generation driver […]
A.J. Allmendinger, Austin Dillon Also to Race in New Karting Event INDIANAPOLIS (Nov. 4, 2011) – Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart will lead a team of NASCAR drivers who will compete against a team of INDYCAR drivers in the inaugural Indy Karting Classic on Sunday, Dec. 11, at Conseco Fieldhouse in downtown […]
