Dale Earnhardt Jr. is in what is arguably his best season in several years. Currently seventh in points and is all but locked in to the Chase. He has 14 top-10’s and five top-5’s. The question is -Is it good enough?
This past week the NASCAR silly season still had a full head of steam. The major announcement this week was from Richard Childress Racing. RCR announced that Jeff Burton would not return as the driver of the No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet. Burton cited the fact that, “…. There was a lot of funding that wasn’t in place.” Later that same day, the team announced that Caterpillar would return for the 2014 season, though the number of races for the sponsor was not announced.
In 1982, NASCAR changed the Late Model Sportsman series to the Busch Grand National Series, now known as the Nationwide Series, becoming the number two NASCAR touring series behind the premier Cup Series. The first race for the new series was the Goody’s 300 at Daytona.
Since the first season of NASCAR’s Chase format, the last race of the “regular season” has been and at the three-quarter mile short track at Richmond International Raceway. Richmond has provided several fantastic finishes that made some drivers’ seasons a success and left others licking their wounds as they came to the realization that they were not eligible for a series championship.
This past weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Goodyear, the official tire of NASCAR, debuted a new tire technology utilizing multi-zone tread technology.
After picking up his first Camping World Truck Series win at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, Chase Elliott heads to Iowa Speedway this weekend looking to find that winning touch once again. Elliott raced at Iowa Speedway earlier this year, picking up a fifth place finish. He also has had past success at Iowa, winning the K&N Pro East Series race there.
It is a good thing for many that the Chase is decided over the first 26 races of the season, not just what they have done lately. Not so good if you are Kurt Busch or Jeff Gordon.
The first 58 laps of the NASCAR Camping World Truck race at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park were fairly tame with a few spins and Coulter putting his truck in the fence being the biggest highlights.
This past weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsports, Jason White started off the weekend looking for speed, though got better as the weekend went on. He qualified in the 26th position and said as the race went on, the car got better and he came home with a 17th place finish.
Mobile repair companies like Assure Repair offer on-site diagnostic services, such as diagnostics, brake repairs, oil changes, and general maintenance.
Alex Palou’s path to another championship cup, the Astor Challenge Cup, became considerably shorter after his victory Monday in the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix presented by OnlyBulls at Nashville Superspeedway.
LEBANON, Tenn. -- By three-tenths of a second, Alex Palou made it to pit lane before a caution flew. He cycled to the lead and never let it go at Nashville Superspeedway.
