Wood Brothers Racing has become something of a common face in NASCAR. Their consistent attendance year in and year out has possibly gone unnoticed to some, so one member of the family has set out to make sure the team’s founding fathers get the recognition they finally deserve for their unwavering show of perseverance.
HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks announced today that USAC National Midget champion and open wheel standout, Rico Abreu, will join the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East team in 2015.
Shortly after announcing their Trans Am Series debut, Canada’s Best Racing Team (CBRT) pulls another surprise from their helmet by introducing Erica Thiering from Sherwood Park, Alberta, to the team. Thiering will be racing in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series alongside teammate and General Manager of the team, Joey McColm.
We finished 3rd in the points this season and won the Media Award at Sunset Speedway for promoting, the track, our sport and sponsors. Last night, at the OSCAAR banquet we won the very prestigious Sportsman of the Year award.
He became the first – and to date, only – black driver to win a premier series race, at Jacksonville, Florida, in 1963. He made 495 starts to rank 37th on the series’ all-time list, posting 147 top-10 finishes, more than 25% of the races he entered. Scott finished four times among the top 10 in driver championship standings including a sixth in 1966.
Dad always tells me that no one expected him to live a day over 21, so what a blessing to see him reach 80. He certainly has made it an exciting 80 years in many ways. To think that after all these years, it never fails that a fan or fellow competitor will come to me and share a story of how he has touched their life in a way they will never forget. His accomplishments on and off the track have been a source of pride ever since I was a little kid."
Fresh off yesterday’s team announcement Venturini Motorsports, along with new partners Ansell and Menard, is ready to get things started with Frank Kimmel and Brandon Jones behind the wheel at today’s ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards testing session at Daytona International Speedway.
From 1961 through 1967 he won 26 times, posting more victories than NASCAR Hall of Famers Richard Petty (21) and David Pearson (eight). Lorenzen’s 16.46 career winning percentage ranks fifth all-time and highest among drivers without a NASCAR premier series championship.
Evel Knievel created an incredible highlight reel of jumping buses on his motorcycle. His mesmerizing leaps made for must-see TV and captured global attention throughout the 1970s and ’80s.
Niece Motorsports welcomes fans to its race shop for its second-annual Fan Day event on Thursday, October 8, ahead of the NASCAR triple-header race weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series is headed to the famed Texas Motorplex for a Texas-sized event for the sixth annual Stampede of Speed and the main event of the 10-day extravaganza
The ARCA Menards Series West heads into its championship stretch at one of its most familiar venues, but a huge variable looms ahead as new pavement awaits at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
ZONiE Beverages is expanding its partnership with Garrett Smithley and will serve as the primary sponsor of the No. 0 Chevrolet for the Focused Health 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday, October 3.
