Racing in both the midget and sprint car portions of the 46th Annual Sands Chevrolet Western World Championships presented by the Racers Advantage Store at Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, Ariz., afforded Tracy Hines twice as many laps on the racy one-third-mile, and the ability to try a few different combinations and lines to prepare for the final night.
In his sixth career start at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Cole Whitt started 13th in the No. 44 TriStar Motorsports / Takagi Tankless Water Heaters Toyota.The No.44 crew worked hard to help the 22-year-old driver find a balance in the race car throughout the 200-lap season finale.
In his sixth NASCAR Nationwide Series start of the 2013 season, 22-year-old Dakoda Armstrong and the No. 19 TriStar Motorsports / WinField Toyota Camry started the Nationwide Series finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway from the 34th position. Working with a new team and a new Crew Chief, Armstrong knew there may be some challenges to overcome during the 300-mile event.
Each race may be a sprint, but the season is definitely a marathon when competing with the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series. The 70-plus race campaign begins in the middle of February and stretches to early November. In between, there are usually peaks and valleys and nearly everything else imaginable with the numbers of races and vast amount of travel that is part of the equation.
Two champions, two organizations and two heralded rookies are sharing the South Beach spotlight tonight, at the NASCAR Nationwide and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Awards, held at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel’s Americana Ballroom.
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (EGR) announced today that Keith Rodden has been named crew chief for Jamie McMurray and the No. 1 Chevrolet SS. Rodden will assume the role effective immediately to prepare for the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) season.
Brad Keselowski of Penske Racing (Ford)The NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) wrapped up the 2013 season Saturday at Homestead-Miami (Fl.) Speedway and the Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) No 54 Monster Energy team finished strong with a sixth-place qualifying position, 29 laps led and a third-place finish. While JGR and Busch executed a dominant season with 12 wins, 11 poles, 22 top-five and 25 top-10 finishes overall, the Homestead finish left them just short of a season Owner’s Championship, awarded to the No. 22 Penske Racing Ford, a close competitor of the No. 54 team all season.
The No. 32 team that competes in the NASCAR Nationwide Series has been penalized due to rule violations discovered during post-race inspection this past Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. closed out Roush Fenway Racing’s (RFR) 13th NASCAR Rookie of the Year award with his 22nd -place performance in Sunday’s Sprint Cup season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The 20-year-old Day from Clovis, California, led 55 of 200 laps and rallied from an early pit road penalty to outduel Justin Allgaier and Jesse Love during a 10-lap shootout to notch back-to-back O'Reilly Auto Parts Series' victories in the Chase and be only seven points behind the points lead with four-scheduled events remaining.
Chase Briscoe and Christopher Bell battled to the line with the Indiana-native coming on top by mere inches to win consecutive races for the first time in his Cup Series career.
The two-time Southern 500 champion from Mitchell, Indiana, beat teammate Christopher Bell by 0.029 seconds for his second consecutive Cup Chase victory and be within 65 points of the points lead.
