INDYCAR Conference Call with Simon Pagenaud: Earlier today, racing legend and IZOD IndyCar Series team owner A.J. Foyt participated in an INDYCAR Conference Call to discuss the Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston. Selected quotes from the call are below.
After competing in three races on the same day on Sept. 21, Taylor Ferns is anxious to get back to the track. She has another three-race stretch lined up this week, but this set of races will be spread over three nights, as she heads to Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill., for the running of the fifth edition of the DuPont Gold Crown Midget Nationals.
It takes some events years and even decades to be tabbed as a “Must See” event. The Gold Crown Midget Nationals at Tri-City Speedway have acquired this moniker in just its first few years of existence. With midget drivers from across the country gathering at the three-eighths-mile, the competition is some of the toughest all year and that’s exactly what Tracy Hines likes, to race against the best night in and night out.
“The Grove.” Officially known as Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pa., it’s hallowed ground in sprint car racing. Every fall, the East Coast’s most prestigious and historic sprint car event — the National Open — takes to the famed half-mile in Central Pennsylvania.
Kraig Kinser has made a pair of trips to Williams Grove Speedway this season to compete with the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series and has recorded a couple of solid finishes, including a seventh-place performance at the famed half-mile in the spring.
In just his second career NASCAR K&N Pro Series East event Justin Boston delivered a thrilling late race comeback Friday night nearly winning the K&N Series Drive Sober 150 event at Dover International Speedway.
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East championship contender Dylan Kwasniewski is set to make his first ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards Series start at Kansas Speedway with Venturini Motorsports (VMS) Friday October 4th.
After topping the series in time trial action, first 30 lap action and heat action, Gary McLean led all 40 laps on Sunday to win the Rick Woolner Memorial at Sunset Speedway.
NASCAR veteran J.J. Yeley will drive the No. 5 Jobber Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Hettinger Racing in the Ag-Pro 300 Saturday at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.
One-point-one seconds made the difference for Alex Palou to exit pit lane ahead of Felix Rosenqvist and score the victory on the streets of Long Beach.
