Arizona used to be a haven of sprint car racing, at the beginning and end of each season, as drivers from the Midwest would escape the cold by heading to the desert. That trend slowly began to disappear in recent years, but officials at Canyon Raceway Park in Peoria, Ariz., have been working hard to resurrect the tradition.
Coming off an impressive season driving for Venturini Motorsports, standout driver Kevin Swindell has teamed up with NASCAR team Biagi-DenBeste Racing and will compete next month driving the No.98 entry in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) events at Texas Motor Speedway and Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Following the first week off since Easter, focus on the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series shifts to the popular PEAK Motor Oil World of Outlaws World Finals Presented by NAPA Auto Parts.
Casio America, Inc., a proud sponsor of Red Bull Racing, is pleased to announce a promotion on its Edifice Facebook page, offering car enthusiasts the chance to win a Formula 1™ prize package. One lucky winner will win a pair of tickets to the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, held November 16-18, 2012, at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. The prize package also includes airfare for two and hotel accommodations. The promotion, currently underway, will end on Friday, November 2, 2012 at 11:59PM Eastern Standard Time.
Mike Spencer of Temecula, Calif. is on the verge of USAC immortality. Only 14 drivers, of the 301 prior to 2012 who have won USAC driving titles, own five or more. Mike is in the stretch run of a fifth straight championship in a single series this weekend as he pursues the 2012 AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car crown.
Vying for his 10th ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards championship, Frank Kimmel scored his 10th consecutive top ten finish of 2012, finishing 2nd in series points. Kimmel's championship rival, Chris Buescher, finished in 8th, clinching his first title.
Philip Morris held off Lee Pulliam in a final six-lap sprint to the finish to win the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 300 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday, but it was a gutsy decision on a late restart that proved to be the difference in the race for the four-time NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national champion.
In a race that has a reputation for close competition, it shouldn’t have been a surprise when two drivers turned in identical times for the top starting spot for Sunday’s Virginia is for Racing Lovers 300 at Martinsville Speedway.
Chris Buescher finished eighth in Friday night's Kansas Lottery 98.9 at Kansas Speedway to bring home the 2012 ARCA Racing Series Championship after an extraordinary season with his Roush Yates engine.
Ten days of racing excitement at Martinsville Speedway began Friday when more than 80 cars rolled into the historic track for the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 300 NASCAR Late Model Stock race.
Tristan McKee (No. 77 Zeigler.com Chevrolet) scored his third ARCA Menards Series victory of the season in Friday’s Atlas 200 at Madison International Speedway.
Brandon Jones was the top-finishing Toyota with a fifth-place result in Friday’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (NOAPS) race at Daytona International Speedway.
The 39-year-old Sieg from Tucker, Georgia, led the final two of 105 over-scheduled laps and capitalized on an overtime shootout to notch his first career victory in his 424th series start at the World Center of Racing.
The 2025 Coca-Cola 600 champion from Alva, Florida, posted a pole-winning lap at 184.396 mph in 48.808 seconds for his first Cup pole nearly two years at the World Center of Racing.
