Other Series Racing

Kraig Kinser and his team never give up and that's the approach it takes to compete night in and night out with the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series.

After a two and a half hour rain delay, the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama would get underway and quickly, Ryan Hunter-Reay showed he was the driver to beat in the 100-minute time limited race. Hunter-Reay took the lead on lap 16 when pole sitter Will Power got off course in the wet conditions. Hunter-Reay then pitted a couple laps later, though would get the lead back at he end of the pit cycle before cruising to victory.

Ben Rhodes was inducted into the 2014-2015 NASCAR NEXT class at Richmond International Raceway on Friday afternoon due to impressing the voting panel by being the current K&N East point’s leader and winning multiple races in the NASCAR WHELEN All-American division last season.

Will Power would pick up exactly where he left off as he would win the pole for hte Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. Power would get around the 17-turn course in one minute and 8.3120 seconds to score his first pole of the season and third pole in five starts at Barber Motorsports Park.

Ray Courtemanche Jr. announced officially earlier this month that he will run the full NASCAR Canadian Tire Series in 2014. Courtemanche ran a limited schedule in 2011 and 2012, before tackling the whole schedule in 2013.

Ryan Hunter-Reay is continuing exactly where he left off. The defending Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama winner led the pair of practices on Friday with a time of one minute and 8.7836 seconds.

Andretti Autosport announced earlier this week that Frank Montagny will drive the No. 26 Honda-powered car for the inaugural Grand Prix of Indianapolis on May 10th.

Thirteen-year-old Allison Legacy Race Series driver Jake Ruggles is dedicating his race this weekend in Hickory, NC to the Autism Society of North Carolina. Jake, whose younger brother Ryan has Autism, is a long-time supporter of multiple Autism-awareness charities.

Part of Scott Dixon's success at Barber Motorsports Park relates to another flowing road circuit, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, where the Target Chip Ganassi Racing driver has won four of the past seven Verizon IndyCar Series races.

The United States Automobile Club (USAC) has been sanctioned races for nearly 60 years and only one driver in that span has reached the 1,000 National feature event start plateau. That was Dave Darland earlier this season.