After more than a week of studying requested fan input, Bruton Smith, Chairman and CEO of Speedway Motorsports, today announced he has ordered the go-ahead to make changes to the track surface at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Tyler Tanner will make his first 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck series start at Martinsville Speedway in the Kroger 250 on Saturday, March 31st, driving the #65 EF-65 Hand Cleaner / Mittler Brothers Machine & Tool Ford F-150.
Making the most of their respective opportunities, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series drivers Jeb Burton and Paulie Harraka are eager to return to racing with the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway Saturday.
Brian Vickers makes his second 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup start Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. He’ll drive Michael Waltrip Racing’s No. 55 RK Motors Toyota on the Virginia half-mile track. The 28-year-old Thomasville, N.C. native finished fifth in his first race of the season at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 18. Vickers led 125 laps - nearly equaling the 135 laps he led in the last three seasons.
In the five weeks since the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) left Daytona, crew chief Jason Overstreet and the Ricky Benton Racing (RBR) Enterprises BTS Tire and Wheel Distributors/fleetHQ/QMI No. 92 Chevrolet Silverado team have been hard at work prepping for this weekend's Kroger 250 from Martinsville Speedway.
RAM DRIVER QUOTES “I look at the points and I see about three or four guys that are championship contenders ahead of us. So right now, theoretically, we’re sitting third or fourth in the championship."
Five NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races are in the books and approaching Martinsville Speedway Bobby Labonte will have a fifth different primary sponsor on his No. 47 Toyota Camry hood with BUSH’S® Beans.
Last months NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Daytona ended just a few laps short of the finish line for SS Racing’s Ross Chastain. This week at the Martinsville Speedway the Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender is looking to complete all 250 laps on the paperclip shaped half-mile track.
DID YOU KNOW? The Chevrolet Sonic’s fuel-efficient Ecotec 1.4L turbo engine will now be available in either manual or automatic transmission, bringing the increased torque of turbocharging to drivers of automatics.
Daniel Hemric continued his consistent road course handiwork with a sixth-place finish on Saturday afternoon at Lime Rock Park and substantially increased his cushion on the provisional Chase cutline.
Christian Eckes notched a gritty fifth-place finish on Saturday afternoon at Lime Rock Park to advance to fourth in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) standings.
RAFA Racing Team enjoyed a historic Saturday at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, claiming its first-ever IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge victory and a record-breaking seventh consecutive IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge GSX win.
William Sawalich rallied from the middle of the pack to lead Team Toyota with a fourth-place finish in Saturday night’s NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at EchoPark Speedway near Atlanta.
