Mark Miles, CEO, Hulman & Company, announced that Derrick Walker, President of Competition & Operations, INDYCAR, has decided to leave the company effective Aug. 31, 2015, in order to pursue other professional opportunities. A search for his replacement is under way.
After a strong run earlier in the season at Atlanta, Pennsylvania native Garrett Smithley returns to the #63 SegPay Chevy Silverado for MB Motorsports in the Pocono Mountains 150.
Rob Kauffman, co-owner of Michael Waltrip Racing, has agreed to buy an interest in Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. The companies will continue to operate separately and compete against each other for the remainder of the 2015 season.
Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) and Lexar today announced the No. 1 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Chevrolet SS, driven by former Daytona 500 Champion Jamie McMurray, will sport the Lexar brand this weekend. The No. 1 Lexar Chevrolet SS will compete in the Windows 10 400 at Pocono Raceway (Pocono) on Sunday, Aug. 2 (1:30pm EDT, NBCSN).
Despite his youth, the JD Motorsports with Gary Keller driver has raced five times at Iowa – four in the Camping World Truck Series and once in Xfinity. He also has a K&N Pro Series East start at the track.
Self will make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut Saturday in the U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway, driving the Nebraska Transport Company Chevrolet for JD Motorsports with Gary Keller.
Jamie McMurray has made 25 starts at Pocono Raceway where he has completed 4,464 of 4,572 (97.6%) laps of competition. He has seven top-10 finishes with an average start of 16.4 and average finish of 19.3.
"Pocono [Raceway] is one of my favorite tracks that we go to. I really like non-symmetrical tracks, and Pocono fits that category perfectly. Each corner is such a challenge because they are so different.
“I really enjoy short-track racing and especially running at Iowa Speedway. We had a really good car in May and had some early misfortune. (Crew Chief) Mike (Shiplett) and the guys have worked really hard to prepare another great race car for me.
Josh Berry and the No. 21 DEX team head to Watkins Glen International this weekend looking to put together a clean and steady day at one of NASCAR’s most historic road courses.
After Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway, where they both earned top-five finishes, Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin continue atop the Cup Series points standings entering this weekend at Watkins Glen International.
Andrew Nembhard, point guard for the Indiana Pacers, will ride in the Fastest Seat in Sports at the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 9.
Front Row Motorsports announced today a new partnership with physical operations software developer Ribbiot, an industry leader in the highly competitive space of platforms created to streamline operational productivity.
