Faced with the prospect of racing just once for the second weekend in a row, thanks to Mother Nature interrupting the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series schedule, David Gravel did what any true racer would do. He found a race to fill the opening in the schedule and thus will get to compete twice this weekend in two different cars.
Phoenix and Richmond are a long ways apart, but David Gilliland and his No .38 team see similarities in their approach to the tracks. That's why the driver of the Long John Silver's Ford carries confidence to Richmond (Va.) International Raceway this week, after having a fast car at Phoenix (Ariz.) International Raceway in February.
Josh Wise is still relatively new to the Sprint Cup circuit, having just 42 races under his belt. But he's raced enough at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway to feel comfortable on the three-quarter-mile oval and looks forward to this weekend's 300-miler.
Timmy Hill and FAS Lane Racing are coming off their best performance together of the young season with an impressive showing last weekend at Kansas Speedway.
Todd Peck needs the NASCAR community's help to decide the design of his race helmet. At the beginning of the season, Peck asked kids with Juvenile Arthritis (JA) to send him their original artwork for his helmet. Hundreds of schemes were submitted to his website, where a panel of judges narrowed it to four final designs.
A couple of NASCAR drivers who are used to driving race cars on backstretches and straightaways watched some sluggers drive baseballs into centerfield during Richmond International Raceway Night at The Diamond, Presented by AAA and the Richmond Flying Squirrels. NASCAR’s Michael Waltrip and Martin Truex Jr. were in town today to ramp up RIR’s race week, which features NASCAR events this Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Johanna Long and the ML Motorsports team will be back in action this Friday, April 26 at Richmond International Raceway. The Toyota Care 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race can be seen and heard live on ESPN News at 7:30 pm ET as well as MRN and SiriusXM radio.
KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 QUAKER STATE CHEVROLET SS – 2nd IN STANDINGS: “I definitely believe in momentum. I know I've tried to work hard over the years to get more consistent because that was definitely my weak spot since I've been in the Sprint Cup Series. I feel really good about where we're at right now, and the momentum is huge."
Bright and early Friday morning, JJ Yeley arrived at Kansas City's Children's Mercy Hospital to play the role of "shoe fairy" for three families of seriously ill children.
Scott Steckly is pleased to announce today that Johnsonville Sausage will be an associate sponsor on his 22 Racing/Canadian Tire entry for 2013 in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series.
Pali lists self confidence, self awareness, and decision making among the soft skills the program builds. Families can read the full details on Pali's motorsports camp page.
