With drivers racing with heavy hearts following the tragic incident involving Tony Stewart and Sprint Car driver Kevin Ward, Jr. The world's best stock car drivers knew they had to put on a great show to allow the fans to forget about the events that occurred, even if it was for just a few hours.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Driver Tony Stewart hit and killed a driver during a sprint car race at Canandaigua (N.Y.) Motorsports Park, a half-mile dirt track in upstate New York, following an on-track encounter
Ambrose led two times for 48 laps but the win was more difficult than it looked on paper. It was his fourth victory in the Nationwide Series, all at Watkins Glen.
Gordon was ecstatic after winning the pole and dedicated it to his son saying, “Luckily I got three shots at it today with this format and that last one was just a really, really solid lap. Today’s my son’s birthday so this is just an awesome way to give him a birthday present.”
Riding high and leading the point standings, things are going great for Jeff Gordon - especially since he announced recently that AARP and Drive to End Hunger renewed their sponsorship.
For Danica Patrick, practice at Watkins Glen did not go anything like she planned. The day started off with a blown motor, resulting in plenty of loss time as the team made the change. Then out on track with only five minutes left in the session, she would have a tire go flat, causing her to make heavy contact with the tire barrier.
In its first series race at Watkins Glen International since 2009, the NASCAR Pro Series East gave the fans a race finish to remember. Second-year driver Scott Heckert was able to get past leader Andrew Ranger and second-place Cole Custer on the final lap of a green-white-checkered finish to score his first career victory in the action-packed Bully Hill Vineyards 125 on Friday.
Marcos Ambrose and A.J. Allmendinger both know that the road course at Watkins Glen offers them one of their best chances at securing a spot in the 16 member Chase for the Sprint Cup. When asked questions about making the field both have differing thought processes.
On the track, everything is just hunky dory for Dale Earnhardt Jr. For our money, he sits as the best on the season to this point, but there are a couple of storm clouds just over the horizon. Steve Letarte moves from crew chief to a pretty face on television next season, and the National Guard might be heading into the sunset with him. To be honest, we have long known about one, and have had suspicions about the other. Still, for you and I, these questions marks do not need to bother us until next year.
The Army National Guard announced Wednesday night via a press release posted on their website, that they will make considerable changes to their motorsports sponsorship programs. These changes will include “an end to its sponsorship of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Graham Rahal in the Indy Racing League (IRL).”
The Racing to End Alzheimer's with Stephen Cameron Racing team saw a potential top 10 run spoiled by a mechanical problem with eight minutes remaining in Saturday’s IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge two-hour race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
The ARCA Menards Series platform has a rare mid-season off weekend with no races scheduled for the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, and ARCA Menards Series West.
The 2008 Daytona 500 champion from South Bend, Indiana, will make his first NASCAR national touring series start since 2023 in a one-race return with Kaulig Racing's 'Free Agent' RAM entry at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
