Tracy Hines has been close a couple of times this year to winning on the dirt with the Honda USAC National Midget Series. He has four more chances to take his Parker Machinery/Powered by Toyota Spike to Victory Lane, with three of those coming this weekend in the Gold Crown Midget Nationals.
“5-hour ENERGY’s breast cancer awareness program with LBBC provides funds for a fantastic organization, and I’m thrilled to help support the cause,” said Bowyer. “Now go buy Pink Lemonade so we can give even more money this year!”
In the past three Sprint Cup Series races, Martin Truex Jr. has driven his No. 78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Chevrolet to finishes of 14th (Chicago), 12th (New Hampshire) and seventh (Dover) for a three-race average of 11.0.
No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine driver Brian Vickers speaks of several objectives he’d like to reach in the final seven races of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup season.
“I like Kansas a lot and have a couple of wins there. We haven’t been at the level we want to be but I feel like we learned some things testing Texas last week which will help us this weekend. We’ve got a brand new car for Kansas this weekend and I’m ready to get a good finish.”
“We have been working hard on our mile-and-a-half program and showed some improvement at Chicago so I am really looking forward to Kansas this weekend. Kansas is a fast, smooth track, which I like. We led there last year so I feel confident that we can have a strong run this weekend in our Cargill/Sam’s Club Ford.”
This weekend marks the beginning of NASCAR’s Contender Round, which includes the next three consecutive races in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Harvick advanced into the Contender Round with the top-12 drivers following Sunday’s race at Dover International Speedway and is seeded third, behind drivers Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano.
TOP SEED STEED: Brad Keselowski and the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion have held the top seed in the Chase since winning the final race of the regular season. The 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship-winning squad has four top-two finishes in the last six races, including two victories.
This weekend's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Kansas Speedway is the first race of the year at the one-and-a-half mile track, but both Dakoda Armstrong and the No. 43 WinField team has proven successful at Kansas.
The 2025 champion, Jeremy Fletcher, will experience this behind the wheel of the 1991 Mazda RX-7 GTO from the Mazda Heritage Collection in the HSR IMSA Classic at Daytona International Speedway.
Forte Racing opens its 2026 competition season this weekend at the ROAR Before the Rolex 24, entering two Ligier LMP3 cars in the VP Racing SportsCar Challenge season opener at Daytona International Speedway.
Multi-faceted program features free race tickets, dedicated appreciation event and featured pre-race roles for local and regional first responders during the Feb. 27-March 1 DuraMAX Grand Prix NASCAR weekend at Circuit of The Americas
For the first time since 2022, Brody Roa, the 2023 USAC/CRA Sprint Car Champion and 2019 USAC Southwest Series titleholder, will return to the prestigious Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Driving Lessons Hull instructors frequently note that manual learners develop stronger observational skills and better anticipation, as they must constantly assess road conditions to select appropriate gears.
