Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) and Biagi-DenBeste Racing announced today that they will continue their partnership with Aric Almirola and Sam Hornish Jr. in the Biagi-DenBeste No. 98 Ford Mustang in 10 NASCAR XFINITY Series races this season. Top talents, Almirola and Hornish drove for the team in four races in the XFINITY Series earlier this season.
Precision Performance Motorsports (PPM) announced today Brandon Gdovic will make his debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Texas Motor Speedway, driving the No. 55 WindStax™ Wind Power Systems Chevrolet Camaro for Viva Motorsports.
Texas Preview: The Series heads to Texas Motor Speedway following an off-weekend for Sunday’s 501-mile event on the fast, 1.5-mile oval. Hamlin is a two-time Texas winner, sweeping both races at the track during his eight-win 2010 season. He has 10 top-10 finishes in 18 starts at Texas, and has led 154 laps at the track, including 23 in last year’s events.
HScott Motorsports with Chip Ganassi announced today that Brennan Poole will compete in two additional NASCAR XFINITY races this season, both at Iowa Speedway. He will take to the track in the No. 42 DC Solar Chevrolet Camaro on May 17 and August 1 at the 0.875-mile track. The Texas native will now compete in 17 XFINITY Series races for HScott Motorsports with Chip Ganassi in 2015.
Family has always been a pillar of NASCAR®, as the sport was built by the contributions of iconic family names such as France, Petty, Earnhardt and Jarrett. From nurturing young drivers in their aspirations for a career in motorsports, to bringing families together at the track, to celebrating in Victory Lane, moms have served as the bedrock of NASCAR.
The following is a medical update on Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires driver Michael Johnson of JDC MotorSports, who made contact with the Turn 3 wall in the opening practice session of the Allied Building Products Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Friday, March 27.
Well, like I said, one of the first things they had mentioned was probably that I was dehydrated. That was in the Martinsville hospital. But yeah, they just wanted to be careful and run more tests and make sure it wasn't anything serious. Yeah, I think for the whole time I had it in my head that I was probably just dehydrated, and I think they did, too. They just wanted to be careful.
“Following a thorough review of all the test results by his attending physicians and in conjunction with the medical staff from NASCAR, Kyle Larson has been medically cleared to return to all NASCAR related activities beginning at Texas Motor Speedway next weekend, April 10-11.”
Following a significant review of the facility by International Speedway Corporation (ISC) and NASCAR, additional safety measures will be implemented prior to the June NASCAR weekend. Steel and Foam Energy Reduction (SAFER) will be added to pit in and pit out walls and tire pack barriers will be installed at the angled wall inside Turn 1.
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Hamlin Chimes In With Fifth Martinsville Victory
With past nemesis Brad Keselowski beating on his bumper in the closing laps of Sunday’s...
Ryan Blaney and the No. 12 Advance Auto Parts Ford Mustang Dark Horse team came away with an eighth-place finish Sunday night at Nashville Superspeedway
Josh Berry and the No. 21 eero Ford Mustang Dark Horse team overcame a challenging starting position and showed steady improvement throughout Sunday night’s Cracker Barrel 400
Denny Hamlin prevailed in a three-way Joe Gibbs Racing battle during the closing laps of Sunday night’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway.
