Kentucky Speedway announced today that it will undergo its first-ever resurfacing in its 17-year history. In addition to repaving the entire 1.5-mile intermediate track, they will increase the banking in Turns 1 and 2 from 14 to 17 degrees, narrow the width of the turns from 74 to 56-feet, improve drainage and add over 3,000 feet of SAFER barrier.
As the beginning of a new year of racing approaches, it's often difficult to keep up with the off-season changes. Drivers move to different teams, crew chiefs come and go, new sponsors are announced and more. To aid your transition into the 2016 NASCAR season, I've compiled a list of the major changes.
Both Dave Blaney and his son Ryan are taking big steps in the New Year, with Ryan stepping into a full-time Cup ride and Dave taking a bit of a different path, stepping more fully back into his dirt track racing roots.
Marvin Panch, 89, passed away on Thursday per the Daytona Beach News Journal. Panch, a 17-time race winner in what is now known as the NASCAR Sprint Cup series, was known in NASCAR lore for two different Daytona 500 results.
The gifts are open, the tree is on borrowed time, and a New Year is almost upon us. Seems like a good time to reflect on the year that was, as we embark on the one that will be.
"Nada pode me separar do amor de deus (Portuguese for 'Nothing can separate me from the love of God')." These are the words inscribed on a hedge-stone at the Morumbi Cemetery in São Paulo.
Skinner has been involved with racing his entire life. His father, Greg Skinner, was a race car driver as well, racing for 26 years. He retired from racing to focus on his son’s love of racing and exceptional talent behind the wheel.
Welcome back to this special edition of The White Zone. Today, I conclude my countdown of the most disappointing races of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.
The 2015 season is over and Kyle Busch is the champion for this year. It was a tremendous fête, missing 11 races and still winning five races and coming home the champ. Congratulations to Kyle, but something very troubling is going on in the sport. It’s almost like we turned back the clock to 2006.
Welcome back to this special edition of The White Zone. We're nearing the end of the countdown as today's edition will unveil picks four, three and two for the 10 best races of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.
Joe Gibbs Racing’s Brandon Jones (second) and Christopher Bell (third) delivered podium finishes to lead Toyota in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Darlington Raceway on Saturday evening.
23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick was made available to the media on Saturday after winning the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race from Darlington Raceway.