The Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America, one of the most successful and popular charity rides in the country, is revving up for its 22nd anniversary motorcycle trek, taking place from April 30 to May 6. Former NASCAR driver and NBC Sports racing analyst Kyle Petty will lead 200 bikers on a 2,150-mile route, traveling from Palm Springs to Biloxi, to raise funds and awareness for Victory Junction – a camp dedicated to providing life-changing camping experiences for children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses.
This weekend the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to the ‘wild west’ taking on the 1.5-mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS). Vegas begins a three week stretch for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series on the West Coast. Chevrolet would love nothing more than to sweep all three races; something no manufacturer has completed since NASCAR began the journey west for three consecutive weeks last season.
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY (1.5-MILE OVAL)
LOCATION: LAS VEGAS
EVENT: NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES (RACE 3 OF 36)
TUNE IN: 3:30 P.M. ET, SUNDAY, MARCH 6 (FOX/PRN/SIRIUSXM)
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Jeb Burton and the No. 43 J. Streicher team head west with a Top-10 finish under their belts. Last weekend, the Richard Petty Motorsports XFINITY Series team showed strength in their intermediate track program, running in the Top-10 all race and finishing 10th.
Trevor Bayne will make his sixth career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend. In five previous starts at the 1.5-mile oval, Bayne has recorded one top-10 finish, a ninth-place result in 2012.
After battling a tough handling Ford Fusion for 500 miles at Atlanta Motor Speedway last weekend, Brian Scott and the No. 44 Albertsons/White Tail team are looking forward - and west - to the 1.5-mile track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend.
Aric Almirola scored two consecutive Top-15 finishes to start the 2016 season. After finishing 12th in the historic Daytona 500, Almirola brought the No. 43 Smithfield Ford home 15th in Atlanta.
Ryan Reed has two starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) in the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS), finishing 15th in both 2014 and 2015. The last time the NXS visited LVMS, Reed fought an ill-handling car for most of the day, but avoided several on-track incidents to fight for a top-15 finish.
Richard Childress Racing's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history at Las Vegas Motor Speedway ... In 54 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolets have earned nine top-five and 19 top-10 finishes with seven different drivers - Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton, Dale Earnhardt, Kevin Harvick, Ryan Newman, Paul Menard and Mike Skinner.
The Racing to End Alzheimer's with Stephen Cameron Racing team will expand into the SRO Motorsports lineup of events in 2026, contesting select races in GT4 America
Austin Cindric, driver of the No. 2 Team Penske Ford Mustang Dark Horse, was one of three Ford Racing drivers to finish in the top five on Sunday at Darlington Raceway
The first half-mile track of the season is on the horizon for the NASCAR Cup and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series as the pair will venture to Virginia to take on Martinsville Speedway this weekend.
Martinsville Speedway provides a familiar backdrop for Josh Berry and the No. 21 DEX Imaging team this weekend, as the Wood Brothers return to their home track looking to find their footing in Sunday’s Cook Out 400.
