Ron Beauchamp Jr. was excited to showcase his road course program improvements at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Saturday, but a recipe of cautions and contact with other drivers sidetracked him from breaking into the top ten before the end of the 100km race.
David Thorndyke and the #67 Thorsons EVT Chevrolet team arrived at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for round number nine of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series excited to be back at the track for the final road course event of the season. Sadly the weekend would end prematurely for the team.
Sherwood Park, Alberta’s Noel Dowler was happy to put the last race behind them and felt optimistic heading into round number nine of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series in Montreal at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The team had a new #5 EMCO Dodge car they were going to race for the first time after Noel’s father Kevin Dowler had driven the car in Edmonton.
It was a special feeling for Martin Roy driver of the #90 Batteries Expert/Veloce/Gamache Truck Centre Dodge and teammate Isabelle Tremblay pilot of the #07 Frank Lyman Design Dodge as they began weekend competition for round nine of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series.
Jason White fought hard through a rough ride on the road course at the NAPA Autopro 100 on Saturday at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve behind the wheel of his #21 Bowers & Wilkins at Futureshop Dodge.
Robin Buck and the #66 Quaker State Dodge team came to the final road course event of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series year looking for another strong result. Buck was never far from the top of the time sheets during any on track session and battled his way to a podium finish in the race that took place on the famed Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Ile Notre Dame.
Third generation NASCAR driver, Jesse Little, has been signed to drive for Coulter Motorsports in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East. The high school sophomore will make his debut on Labor Day weekend at the historic Greenville-Pickens Speedway as the half-mile hosts the Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 140.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and the World Racing Group announced today that Goodyear will not continue as the official tire supplier of the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series beyond the 2012 season.
Chad Finley Racing is very pleased to announce the addition of 2011 ARCA/CRA Super Series Champion & Rookie of the Year, Derrick Griffin to the CFR organization. The South Bend, Indiana standout will serve as Interim Crew Chief for CFR’s primary driver, 20-year-old Chad Finley for the remainder of the 2012 racing season.
Sixteen-year old rookie driver, Clint King will be back behind the wheel for Venturini Motorsports this weekend when the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards returns to Berlin Speedway in Marne, Michigan to compete in the annual ARCA 200 presented by the Hanz Group.
The NASCAR Cup Series heads to the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, for the DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne this Sunday, March 1, at 3:30 p.m. ET.
In the five NASCAR Cup Series events at COTA, Hendrick Motorsports leads all teams in wins (two), poles (two), top fives (10), top 10s (12) and laps led (83).