The 2012 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series racing season opened this past weekend under perfect weather conditions at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. DJ Kennington the driver of the #17 Castrol Edge Dodge was a winner here the year before and looked to make it two victories in a row.
The opening round of the 2012 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season took place this past Sunday at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Robin Buck in the #66 Quaker State Dodge battled all weekend and while they came away with a hard fought top ten finish, it still left the thinking they could have done even better.
This past weekend was the debut event for the new Martin Roy race team and the #90 Veloce/Gamache Truck Centre Dodge with driver Isabelle Tremblay also participating in the #07 Frank Lyman Design Dodge in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series.
At the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season opening weekend, Sun Peaks, BC driver Jason White returned to the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park – the track where he recorded his career-best finish last season. White ran the Vortex Brake Pads 200 behind the wheel of his No. 21 Dodge.
Mechanical problems at practice nearly dropped David Thorndyke from the weekend’s NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season opener – but the labour and strategy of his crew lead the #67 Thorsons EVT Transport Chevy to a solid finish at the Vortex Brake Pads 200 at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park.
Ron Beauchamp Jr. and his team made big off-season adjustments to his #60 Mopar Parts/Mobil 1/Exide Batteries Dodge and their efforts proved successful at this past weekend's NASCAR Canadian Tire Series opener.
Through the final third of the Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care at Toledo Speedway, the two drivers leading the field had earned a combined 12 victories at the half-mile oval.
The ARCA Racing Series is known for its diverse tracks from Superspeedways to road courses to short tracks. As an 18-year-old rookie, Ryan Reed is seeing this all first hand as he makes the transition from a successful run at Talladega Superspeedway to the half-mile short track of Toledo Speedway (Toledo, OH) for the Menards 200 presented by Federated Car Care on Sunday, May 20th.
Joey Miller, a five-time winner in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, will compete in the series' first trip to Elko Speedway on Saturday, June 2. The 27-year-old driver from Lakeville, Minn. is among the first group of entries for the Akona 200 presented by Federated Car Care.
A fresh NASCAR Cup Series season always brings renewed promise and hope for the field, but the visit to Circuit of The Americas for Sunday’s DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne also brings a few familiar road-racing favorites into focus.
Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (NYSE: SPH), surges into the spotlight as entitlement sponsor for the spring NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at the iconic Northeast Tennessee short track
Chili’s® Grill & Bar returns to the track March 1 in Austin, Texas, and it’s bringing Ride the ‘Dente™ along for more high-speed circuits with Spire Motorsports and driver Carson Hocevar.
Super Bowl XXXVII champion head coach Jon Gruden for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and current Barstool Sports personality will serve as the grand marshal for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg