How did you become a spotter? "Well, I used to drive late models and modified’s in the NASCAR touring division. I first drove to Charlotte in 1996. I became a General Manager since I have a good business background and we needed a spotter one day for the Cup race with Bill Elliott when I was a general manager there so I just started doing it and I’ve been doing it ever since 12-13 years ago."
This week we travel back to the place that was the start of my NASCAR days. It's a track near and dear to my heart, and will no matter where life takes me, it will always have a special place in my heart as my 'Hometown Track'. Watkins Glen International may not be the most famous stock car track in the world, but it produces some of the best beating and banging NASCAR has to offer.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to New York state to take on the annual challenge that comes with road course racing at the massive Watkins Glen International Raceway. Sunday's Finger Lakes 355 is expected to be a daunting challenge as most road course racing often is. It won't take very long to determine which drivers has road course experience and which drivers needs some.
Fitted with rain tires, each of the Nationwide Series drivers were required to make at least one lap during the practice session. In the end, it was Brad Keselowski topping the charts with a lap of 74.596 seconds. Keselowski has three previous starts at Watkins Glen, finishing in the top 10 in each of them.
Like a wrinkled grocery list after a day at the store, Jason Meyers scratched off his racing goals one by one over the last decade. The two-time defending World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion had accomplished nearly everything and anything he set his sights on before hanging up his racing suit in the off season, choosing to focus on his family rather than chasing sprint car races across the country.
Kevin Troczynski started fifth in Thursday night’s SpeedwayMedia.com Sprint Cup Shootout 125 Night (50 laps) at Daytona International Speedway and went on to win the first race of season #2 at Anarchy Motorsports Server, an IRacing league.
In what is becoming a tradition, Kenny Wallace made his annual trip to Sauble Speedway (Sauble Beach, Ontario) on Wednesday night to take part in the Dash for Cash presented by Butchart Automotive Service & Transmission. The event featured a 50-lap Late Model feature, 40-lap Thunder Car feature and 30-lap Mini Stock feature.
When you think of Olympic swimming, you think of guys like Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte. Michael Phelps is now the most decorated Olympian in history, and Lochte is of course his rival.
He's done it again. Kyle Larson, the phenom who wins in anything and everything he races, claimed the opening night of the 52nd annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals on a stormy Wednesday at Knoxville Raceway in his first attempt in the prestigious event.
Under stormy skies that unfortunately ultimately proved fatal for one race fan, here is what was surprising and not so surprising from the Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono Raceway.
Bowman has advanced to the Round of 12 in each of his NASCAR Cup Series playoff appearances - making it to the Round of Eight in the 2020 season to score a career-best sixth in the final standings.
Bryon’s career-best finish in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs came last season during his first career appearance in the Championship 4 - finishing the season third in the final points standings.