DALE EARNHARDT, JR.: We haven't really talked about that. I know from my point of view it would be hard for me to understand exactly what I could do to help one of my teammates.
KURT BUSCH: You know, a few months ago we needed to put ourselves in position to control our own destiny. We've accomplished that. Is it the cushion that we wanted? No. We have only a six‑point cushion. At the same time we can look forward and see that Biffle is 9th in points, and he's only eight points ahead of us. Logano, he's 10 points ahead of us.
The Celina-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce is very proud to announce that Bill Elliott will be the featured guest at the 19th Annual Evening for Race Fans. For the 13th consecutive year, “Radio Voice of the Indy 500”, Mike King will serve as the MC. This year’s event will again take place at Romer’s Banquet Facility in St. Henry, Ohio on Friday, November 22nd.
Ricky Ehrgott will attempt to make his NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) debut this Friday night at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway, driving the No. 86 Rev1 Power Services / Platinum Wealth Partners Chevrolet Camaro for Deware Racing Group (DRG).
The Mid-South has a long and storied history when it comes to sprint car racing. Much of that history has been written at the legendary Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark., while a number of chapters have been added more recently at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark. Tracy Hines, who is well-versed in the laurels of Midwest sprint car racing tradition, got his first taste of racing in the Mid-South last year and will return this weekend to compete at both Riverside International Speedway and I-30 Speedway with the Amsoil USAC National Sprint Car Series.
Returning to Iowa Speedway, Brennan Newberry and the No. 24 Qore-24 Chevrolet Silverado team will be looking to rebound back to the success they found at Pocono Raceway and Michigan International Speedway where they finished 10th and 12th respectively.
Since its inception, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series has always provided fans with some of the best, action-packed racing among NASCAR's top-three elite series. When the series started in 1995, there was one driver that began to immediately place his name in the record books and today continues to be one of the faces of the series as he continues to make history, Ron Hornaday.
Ben Kennedy will attempt to make his second career start in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) on Sunday, September 8. While Kennedy is attempting to make his first career NCWTS start at Iowa Speedway, he's no stranger to the Newton, Iowa track. Kennedy has five starts at Iowa in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East (NKNPSE).
Diet Mountain Dew® is putting the pedal to the metal and giving one lucky fan the chance to win the ultimate road trip ride: Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s classic Diet Mountain Dew-inspired Chevy Nomad restored by the crew at Gas Monkey Garage from Discovery Channel’s popular ‘Fast N’ Loud’ TV show. Dale Jr. worked closely with Diet Mountain Dew and the Gas Monkey Garage team to restore the iconic Chevy Nomad, which is painted in signature Diet Mountain Dew green and customized by Gas Monkey Garage’s Richard Rawlings and Aaron Kaufman.
