Kentucky Speedway and Eldora Speedway are about as opposite as tracks could be. Same goes for an ARCA stock car, a USAC Silver Crown car and a USAC Midget. Kentucky Speedway in a banked 1.5-mile, paved superspeedway, while Eldora Speedway is a high-banked, dirt oval. An ARCA machine weights about 3,400 pounds and puts out over 800 horsepower, while a Silver Crown car is 1,500 pound and has around 700 horsepower.
David Gravel has visited quite a few new tracks this year as he has competed full-time with the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series, and while he has gotten up to speed pretty quick at most of those facilities, it’s always a little bit of an advantage for him to race at venues that he has turned numerous laps at in the past.
After the frenetic pace of races the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series saw recently during the West Coast Swing, just eight races left in the 2013 campaign. Kraig Kinser looks to finish the season on a strong note and is seeking to break into the top-10 in the series standings.
Gary McLean (No.8 McLean Industrial Design) bounced back from a rough outing last Sunday to earn a win on night one of the 2013 Rick Woolner Memorial Saturday night at Varney Speedway Motorplex.
The pace of the racing programs this past weekend for the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series were complete opposites. On Saturday, Sept. 14 at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., the event was run in hurry-up mode with rain surrounding the area, with the checkered flag ultimately flying at 8:38 p.m. Central.
Consistency has been the name of the game for Tracy Hines with the Amsoil USAC National Sprint Car Series over the second half of the season, as he has racked up eight top-10 finishes in ninth starts, since the beginning of August. He extended his current streak of top-10 runs to seven consecutive races on Saturday, Sept.14, by finishing eighth at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind., in the Haubstadt Hustle, which was co-sanctioned by the Amsoil USAC National Sprint Car Series and the Midwest Sprint Car Series (MSCS).
David Gravel sure was glad to return to the track this past weekend and climb into his racecar and get back in the swing of things. He was able to make a pair of starts with the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series at Clay County Fair Speedway in Spencer, Iowa, and Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn.
Fifteen-year-old rookie sensation Kyle Benjamin won his second race of the season Saturday night by winning the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic presented by Federated Car Care at the Salem Speedway.
What started as a casual pit lane conversation between Penske Racing president Tim Cindric and Juan Pablo Montoya, has blossomed into the return of Team Penske's third full-time IZOD IndyCar Series entry.
For the first time in nearly a decade, the fall NASCAR race weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway will return to the historic 1.5-mile oval, as NASCAR revives its iconic Chase format and as officials answer the call of fans who have long celebrated the speedway’s oval-racing roots.
An incredible list of NHRA legends will help kick off NHRA’s 75th anniversary season, as some of the biggest names in NHRA history will be appearing at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals on March 5-8 at famed Gainesville Raceway.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, American Dairy Association Indiana and the Prairie Farms Family of Companies once again are collaborating to bring Indianapolis 500-branded single-serve milk bottles and cartons to fans across 20 states.
TRICON Garage announced today that four-time IndyCar Series champion Dario Franchitti will make his return to NASCAR in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series takes to the streets of St. Petersburg.
