For the 16th stop of the 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) season, teams will unload at the 1.5-mile track of Chicagoland Speedway for the EnjoyIllinios.com 225 under the lights Friday night where Ron Hornaday will pilot the No. 9 Anderson's Maple Syrup/Jewel-Osco Chevrolet Silverado for his fifth-career start at the track. In his previous four starts at the Illinois track, Hornaday has one top-five finish, three top-10 finishes and has an average start of 10.8 and average finish of 7.8. His worst finish in four starts is 11th in 2009.
McClure Cleared to Race Chicagoland Speedway: After a four week hiatus, Eric McClure will return to the seat of his No 14 Camry for Saturday’s running of the Dollar General 300 at Chicagoland Speedway. He was sidelined with acute renal failure after the Watkins Glen race weekend in early August.
Carquest, along with sister company Worldpac, will serve as primary sponsors for the Ricky Benton Racing (RBR) Enterprises No. 92 Chevrolet Silverado in Friday's EnjoyIllinois.com 225 from Chicagoland Speedway.
Alex Bowman will pilot RAB Racing Chassis No. 42 in Saturday's Dollar General 300 at Chicagoland Speedway. This chassis last saw action at Iowa Speedway last month where Bowman finished in the seventh position. Earlier this season, Alex piloted this chassis to the top of the pylon in qualifying to earn the pole at Texas Motor Speedway.
A two-day test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway involving six drivers/teams is part of the IZOD IndyCar Series' official tire supplier's short- and long-term objectives, according to Firestone Racing chief engineer Dale Harrigle.
As a result of scheduling conflicts, and the lack of available dates to race, Matt Poole's race at Hickory Motor Speedway, which was originally scheduled for August 31st, has been re-scheduled for Saturday, October 12th, at Caraway Speedway, near Asheboro, North Carolina. Matt will be in the Lafferty Motorsports Street Stock, competing in the "Carolina Big Ten Street Stock Series"
Thanks to the support of ToyotaCare and American Ethanol, Wallace will be making his 900th NASCAR start at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday in the Dollar General 300. Joining the "900 Club", Wallace will be amongst an elite group of drivers including Richard Petty, Ricky Rudd, Terry Labonte, Mark Martin, Darrell Waltrip, Bobby Labonte, Jeff Burton, Dale Earnhardt, and Dale Jarrett.
Martin and the crew of the no.44 U.S. Forensic Toyota Camry team had high hopes returning to Richmond International Raceway. However, luck was not on their side. An ill handling car from the start of the race resulted in a disappointing 30th place finish for Martin and crew.
The NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) will make its second and final trip of the 2013 season to Joliet, Ill. and Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday afternoon for the Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola. Nelson Piquet Jr. will make his second NNS start at Chicagoland this weekend; he finished 17th in his first NNS race there in July.
