REGAN SMITH, NO. 88 AMP ENERGY/NATIONAL GUARD CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Charlotte Motor Speedway and discussed filling in for Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet at Charlotte and Kansas and his future plans.
KURT BUSCH, NO. 78 FURNITURE ROW RACING/FARM AMERICAN CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Charlotte Motor Speedway and discussed his expectations this weekend, the plan for the next six weeks and other topics.
Dueling Davids Can Earn One Million Dollars – In an afternoon press conference held in the Media Center at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Front Row Motorsports NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers David Ragan and David Gilliland announced a unique opportunity to earn $1 million from sponsor Glory Foods for the Feeding America campaign.
Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) “The way I look at it, we’ve run four races of the 10 and if you do the math that’s forty percent of the way but still a long ways to go. But certainly a great start for our whole team to have won two races and finished sixth and seventh in the other two.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the No. 6 Cargill Beef Ford Mustang , comes into this weekend nine points behind Elliott Sadler for first-place in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Stenhouse participated in a press conference at Charlotte Motor Speedway to talk about the championship race and his hopes for making it two straight.
David Gravel has had a very consistent and solid season with the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champion this year, sitting near the top of the leaderboard in a number of categories with the series, and he has one more chance to add to his stats this weekend.
Doubleheaders have around for years on the baseball diamond, and this weekend, the World of Outlaws will do their best imitation of America’s Pastime, as they take to the track twice in one day for a doubleheader at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Mo.
Once the calendar reaches October, races in the Midwest are usually few and far between for short track open wheel drivers. That’s not the case this year as a handful of events still remain over the next two weekends.
The Bank of America 500 weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway opened with breaking news Thursday morning when Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced he will not drive in Saturday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race. Regan Smith will replace Earnhardt in the No. 88 AMP Energy / National Guard Chevrolet as NASCAR’s most popular driver recovers from multiple concussions.
