RAB Racing and the No. 29 American Ethanol Toyota Camry with driver Kenny Wallace showed Friday night in the Food City 250 they never give up in adverse situations. Wallace, making his 897th career NASCAR start, was penalized by NASCAR for changing lanes before crossing the start/finish line on a restart half way through the event.
RAB Racing and the No. 99 ToyotaCare Camry driven by Alex Bowman came into "Thunder Valley" poised to continue their top 15 finishing streak, and march up the driver and owner point standings. A fast car in the opening laps of the Food City 250 proved the team had the speed to contend, but an ignition box failure dashed any hopes for a good finish.
Brandon Watson (No. 9 Shear Metal Products) took just five laps to get to the point position and never looked back on Saturday night at Peterborough Speedway. Watson cruised to his fifth win of the season over the final 45 laps of the main event to extend his lead atop the championship standings.
With four races remaining in the IZOD IndyCar Series season, Will Power remains among the 13 drivers in championship contention, but unlike the last three seasons, the Australian is happy to assist Team Penske teammate Helio Castroneves in securing the series title instead of striving for his own.
Fifteen-year old Venturini Motorsport’s driver Kyle Benjamin made history Sunday, becoming the youngest winner in ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards history, winning the 200-lap Herr’s Live Life with Flavor 200.
For a lot of people, Labor Day and the days leading up to it are all about that one last trip to the lake or having a family picnic as summer winds down. For racers like Tracy Hines, it’s one of the busiest weeks and weekends of the year and he wouldn’t want it any other way. Four races over a five-day stretch at four different states await the veteran driver as Labor Day approaches.
The Grand Prix of Baltimore will be the third Indy car race on the streets of Baltimore. Ryan Hunter-Reay is the defending race winner. Will Power is the defending pole winner.
The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 makes a second visit to the road course at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park near Bowmanville, Ont., for the first time this season. Practice and qualifying for the Pinty’s presents the Clarington 200 is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 31 and the race is set to be contested on Sunday, Sept. 1.
Haiden Deegan came into St. Louis with a shot at securing a second straight Western Divisional 250SMX Class Championship and did so by dominating against a full field of the class’ top talent during the East/West Showdown.
The two-time ARCA Menards Series East champion from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, led 80 of 250 laps and became the 183rd competitor to win in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series division by winning for the first time ever at The Rock.
