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SunTrust Racing, TRG fastest in Opening Practice for Rolex 24
When the track opened up for practice at 10am Thursday morning, the teams were ready and raring to go. Many of the teams had new equipment to come to grips with, while others were using older, proven machinery.
Unfortunately for Starworks Motorsport, their new equipment let them down before they even got onto the track. A failure in the Ford powerplant was found on pit road before...
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18 days ago
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Charlotte Motor Speedway prepares for ambitious 2012
The hosts of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Media Tour, Charlotte Motor Speedway, unveiled an ambitious 2012 schedule that confirms their position as “The Greatest Place to See the Race”. The megaplex that is the Charlotte Motor Speedway grounds will play host to no less than 114 events in 2012. There will be activities from NASCAR, NHRA, INEX and World of Outlaws. All three venues on...
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20 days ago
Ford Racing unveils 2013 Ford Fusion
In the biggest announcement so far of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Media Tour hosted by Charlotte Motor Speedway, Ford Racing took the wraps off of their 2013 Ford Fusion. The car incorporates common areas agreed upon by all manufacturers with style components unique to the 2013 production car to give fans a race car that truly resembles the street version of the Fusion. While there are...
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20 days ago
Lights, Camera, Action: Regan Smith Drives Race Car in Extreme Conditions
DENVER, Colo. (Jan. 20, 2012) -- Within one week, Regan Smith went from driving the No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet on the high banks of Daytona International Speedway to the high ski slopes in Telluride, Colo. And that begs the question: Why was the 28-year-old Smith, dressed in his Furniture Row firesuit, driving the race car at 9,000 feet above sea level on icy and snow-packed...
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21 days ago
Morgan Shepherd to run full NNS slate in 2012
CONOVER, NC - Morgan Shepherd will be celebrating his 45th season in NASCAR in 2012 with plans to compete for the full season in the Nationwide Series. Morgan enjoyed his finest season in points in 2011 by competing in all thirty-four events and finishing a hard fought 21st in driver points. With a recent burst of interest in the 70-year-old Shepherd, exciting new announcements will...
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21 days ago
Dakoda Armstrong to Appear at Charlotte Checkers Race Night
Checkers Hockey Team Welcomes NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Dakoda Armstrong, Among Others Sandusky, Ohio (Jan. 23, 2012) - As the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season-opener at Daytona draws near and the off season comes to a end, ThorSport Racing rookie Dakoda Armstrong's schedule is filling up. On that schedule includes an event this Friday, as Armstrong will...
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21 days ago
Crew Chief, NNS Changes For Joe Gibbs Racing
There are no changes to Joe Gibbs Racing’s Sprint Cup driver lineup for 2102, but several key positions changed hands, bringing two new crew chiefs to the fold as well as giving Michael McDowell an expanded Nationwide Series role. McDowell will run a limited schedule in the No. 18 NNS Pizza Ranch car while Brian Scott returns to that series full time in 2012 with sponsorship from...
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21 days ago
New Year: New Faces, New Team, New Challanges for Stewart-Haas Racing
After winning the closest title battle in NASCAR, Stewart-Haas Racing is back and ready to start 2012. The team has somewhat of a new look this year. Ryan Newman and Tony Gibson return to the No. 39. Tony Stewart has a new crew chief in Steve Addington, who joins the organization after serving as head wrench for Kurt Busch at Penske Racing last year. SHR is also expanding to...
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21 days ago
Matt Lofton and Strutmasters.com Join Forces with Coulter Motorsports for 2012 ARCA Season
CHARLOTTE, NC (1/20/2012) – Coulter Motorsports officials are pleased to announce that Roxboro, NC native Matt Lofton, has signed on to drive their synonymous No. 16 Chevy Impala SS, during the 2012 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season.
Lofton rejoins Coulter Motorsports, after making three previous starts in 2011, two in the ARCA Racing Series and one in the NASCAR...
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22 days ago
FORMER NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES CREW CHIEF BEN LESLIE NAMED CREW CHIEF FOR EMPIRE RACING’S NO. 82 TEAM
MOORESVILLE, NC (1/19/2012) – Empire Racing announced today that Ben Leslie has been named crew chief of the No. 82 Roush Yates Engines Ford Fusion driven by Sean Corr in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards.
Ben comes to Empire Racing with an 18-year career in the motorsports industry. Leslie’s background includes experience in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide...
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22 days ago
UARA Crowns 2011 Champion Brennan Poole and Honors Top Ten Drivers, Sponsors and Staff
Brennan Poole is the 2011 UARA Champion. He and his girlfriend Jaclyn Lawrence were among the many guests at the annual awards banquet January 14th.
Photo by Drew Hierwarter
The UARA’s top ten drivers converged at the Crowne Plaza in Hickory NC Saturday January 14, 2012. They gathered to receive the honors they were due. With drivers, families, sponsors and UARA staff on hand...
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22 days ago
RAB Racing to Make Sprint Cup Debut at Daytona with Kenny Wallace
Add Kenny Wallace to the list of drivers entered in the 2012 Daytona 500. Wallace, who finished seventh in NASCAR Nationwide Series points in 2011 with RAB Racing, will attempt to make the team’s first Sprint Cup race for car owner Robby Benton with sponsorship from American Ethanol, who will also sponsor his RAB Racing Nationwide Series effort in races this year. Wallace last...
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23 days ago
Tony Stewart display unveiled
As part of Acceleration Weekend, 2011 Sprint Cup Champion Tony Stewart unveiled a display in the Great Hall of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The glass display case houses the driver’s uniform, helmet, gloves and shoes that Stewart wore during his championship clinching victory at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It also holds his tuxedo and shoes that he wore during the NASCAR Awards Banquet...
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23 days ago
Jeff Gordon and Dupont – Together for 20 years
Jeff Gordon took to the racetrack in Atlanta for the final race of the 1992 for his first Cup series start the same day that Richard Petty hung up his helmet. 20 years later DuPont is still a sponsor for Gordon’s Cup racing efforts. As part of the Acceleration weekend activities, Gordon and Petty were together again on the stage in the Great Hall of the NASCAR Hall of Fame...
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23 days ago
NASCAR Gears Up for 2012
The 2012 NASCAR season unofficially kicks off on Saturday, January 21 at the Charlotte Convention Center with NASCAR Acceleration, an event where race fans can meet their favorite NASCAR stars and get autographs or participate in question and answer sessions throughout the day. Several teams have their 2012 racecars on display, and several sponsors ad SPEED TV are also in on the...
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23 days ago
Down & Dirty: Michigan’s Berlin Raceway Covering Pavement With Clay For World of Outlaws Late Model Series Weekend On Sept. 21-22
Huge 100-lap, $20,000-To-Win Event Will Return Showplace Oval To Its Dirt-Track Roots
By Kevin Kovac
MARNE, MI – Jan. 20, 2012 – Berlin Raceway is going to get down and dirty in 2012.
Harkening back to the famed facility’s beginnings as a dirt track six decades ago, the new management team of the Michigan speedway has announced plans to cover the 7/16th-mile oval...
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24 days ago
USRA RHS Modifieds, USRA Western Flyer HotMods join Saturday line-up at Jones Motor Speedway
CHATHAM, La. (Jan. 19) – Jones Motor Speedway will become the first track in the Pelican State to fly the United States Racing Association banner as the popular clay oval in Chatham, La., will feature the USRA RHS Modifieds and USRA Western Flyer HotMods as part of their weekly Saturday night program in 2011.
Drivers in the USRA RHS Modified division will compete for a points...
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25 days ago
Busch Brothers and Monster Energy: A Monster Partnership Fit for a Championship
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (January 19, 2012) - Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) announced today that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Monster Energy Company as primary sponsor of the team's No. 54 Monster Energy Camry in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Team owner Kyle Busch, the all-time race winning driver in the history of the NASCAR Nationwide Series, will share driving duties...
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25 days ago
One Week Away, Charlotte Racers Expo Auction Pre-Consignments Nearly Full
MOORESVILLE, NC (Jan. 19, 2012) — Anyone who has considered consigning items to the Charlotte Racers Expo auction had better pick up their phones and start calling. With less than a week before the auction, January 27-28, pre-consigned lots have already accounted for over 80% of the scheduled lot numbers available. With competitive commission rates and no buyer’s premium, the...
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