ARCA Series drivers Bobby Gerhart, Tom Hessert, Sean Corr and Chad McCumbee are heading to Talladega Superspeedway to continue to prepare for the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 at Daytona on Saturday February 12th.
Late model pavement racing in the state of Florida over the past few years has at best, been “iffy”. Everyone involved in the sport were left scratching their heads trying to figure out why the premier division in short track racing was in such decline.
Kurt Busch will make his first NHRA Full Throttle Series start at the 42nd annual Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornational on March 11-13 at the Gainsville Raceway in Florida.
When the announcement was made that 11-time X Games gold medalist and four-time Rally Car national champion Travis Pastrana would be coming to NASCAR in 2011, the news came as a breath of fresh air.
With the 2011 season looming just on the horizon, the premier form of open wheeled racing in North America appears to be more prepared than ever to get things started.
Teammate Hal Martin made of had the quickest time for Thursday morning's session, however Kyle Fowler holds serve of being the quickest car on the property for single car runs.
Eighteen-year old rookie Chris Buescher drove the Roulo Brothers Racing Ford, marked with an orange No. 17, to a lap of 49.315 seconds (182.5 mph) in the opening session to top the charts.
