June 4, 2010. Mirabel, Que. - Jarrad Whissell battled weather, an unfamiliar racetrack and collisions when he took his #44 SMS Equipment/Komatsu Ford around the track for the first time at Circuit ICAR in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series ICAR Grand Prix.
Sherwood Park, Alberta’s Noel Dowler took a significant step forward in his young career piloting the #5 EMCO Dodge showing continued improvement and poise in round number two of the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season this past weekend at Circuit ICAR in Mirabel, Quebec. With only minimal practice due to rain and the race taking place in dry conditions Dowler ran in the top ten for much of the afternoon.
Venturini Motorsports driver Brennan Poole earned his second career victory in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards in Saturday's Akona 200 presented by Federated Car Care at Minnesota's Elko Speedway.
Frank Kimmel and the No. 44 Ansell/Menards Toyota Camry team, fielded by ThorSport Racing, came to the inaugural race at Elko Speedway with a healthy dose of short track momentum. With two second-place finishes under their belts in as many races (Salem and Toledo), they charged forward to the 3/8th-mile short track in a small corner of Minnesota.
NASCAR Nationwide Series driver, Steve Arpin will re-join Venturini Motorsports for three ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards events in 2012. Starting this weekend in the Akona 200 presented by Federated Car Care, Arpin will return to familiar territory as the ARCA series makes its first ever visit to Elko Speedway which is located outside Minneapolis, Minnesota.
For the third year in a row, the Ontario Honda Dealers Association (OHDA) will pay the cost of admission for fans to enjoy the speed and spectacle of the Honda Indy Toronto on Friday, July 6. With generous support from fans, Honda Canada and the OHDA have raised more than $200,000 for Make-A-Wish® during the previous two seasons, helping to make the wishes of children who are living with a life-threatening medical condition come true.
Many would call gaining 14 positions to finish seventh in the Indianapolis 500 a great day. Justin Wilson appreciates the sentiment, though he'll stick to the claim of having "a top-three car."
Despite leading laps at Toledo Speedway two weeks ago, Frank Kimmel once again narrowly missed his long-awaited 75th ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards win - his second podium finish in the second spot at the last two short tracks (Toledo and Salem).
Ryan Reed will be making his sixth start in the ARCA Racing Series with Venturini Motorsports at a track that is not only new to the 18-year-old rookie, but is a brand new track to the series. The ARCA Racing Series will be making their first-ever appearance at the 3/8-mile short track of Elko Speedway (Elko, Minnesota) for The Akona 200 presented by Federated Car Care.
One of NASCAR’s newest faces visits one of the sport’s oldest places this weekend when Travis Pastrana races at historic Bowman Gray Stadium in the K&N Pro East Series.
Zilisch was originally scheduled to race at Texas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race last year, but sat out due to the late-race Talladega crash, which resulted in a back injury.
One day after veterans dominated the speed chart, rookie Caio Collet rode the aerodynamic wave to the fastest overall speed of the Indianapolis 500 Open Test on Wednesday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
