NASCAR O'Reilly Series

Houston, TX-native and Latin crossover singer-songwriter Paty Cantú will sing the National Anthem for the 11th annual Subway Jalapeno 250 Powered By Coca-Cola NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Friday night, July 6 at Daytona International Speedway.

A recent, first of its kind study published in The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research proved definitively that not only are athletic skills needed behind the wheel of a stock car, but also that there is a significant correlation between performance on the track and the length of resistance training sessions.

The NASCAR Nationwide Series will roll into Sparta-Kentucky for a Friday night, 300 mile, race at the Kentucky Speedway. This event is going to be about racing hard, or business as usual, but the Feed The Children 300 is also about helping children all around our nation.

Ryan Blaney will make his Kentucky Speedway debut in his third NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) event this weekend. The 1.5-mile track will be the biggest track that the NNS rookie has driven on. Piloting the No. 36 SealWrap Repair Tape Chevrolet

Sam Hornish Jr. has scored 282 points in eight superspeedway races this season, third-best among series regulars.

Sam’s Club and its Member’s Mark Angus Beef and Castlewood Reserve brands will serve as the primary sponsor for three races during 2012 Nationwide season for the reigning 2011 NASCAR Nationwide champion, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and his No. 6 team.

Michael Annett on Going to Kentucky: “Kentucky Speedway is a fun intermediate track to race on, it’s fast and I typically run well there. After our mechanical issues in Road America, I’m ready to get back in my Pilot Flying J car this weekend and get a good finish.

Malsam at Kentucky In the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Malsam finished 13that Kentucky Speedway. He finished 35th after an accident in the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series.

Stenhouse, Jr. on racing at Kentucky Speedway: “Kentucky is one of the greatest tracks we race because of the energy level that the fans bring to the race track is awesome."

In my next interview I had the chance to speak with Nationwide Series driver Brian Scott. He currently drives the No. 11 Dollar General Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing. Here is my interview with Brian Scott.