NASCAR Track News

As if Kevin Harvick didn’t need any more ammunition to fuel his early-season hot streak, he’s got the STP 500 and Martinsville Speedway lined up in his sights next week. He couldn’t be happier.

Following an extensive track review with International Speedway Corporation (ISC), NASCAR and ARCA, Talladega Superspeedway will add SAFER Barrier to its existing barrier system in advance of the May 1-3 NASCAR weekend.

Martinsville Speedway and Grand Home Furnishings, two companies with long and storied histories and deep Virginia roots, are continuing their long-standing relationship.

Award-winning R&B artist, Brian McKnight, will sing the National Anthem prior to the start of the NASCAR Xfinity Drive4Clots.com 300 race at Auto Club Speedway, on Saturday, March 21. The race is scheduled to be televised on Fox Sports 1 at 1 p.m. PT.

Kevin Harvick did something Sunday that no driver had ever done in the 52-year history of Phoenix International Raceway. The 39-year-old from Bakersfield, Calif. scored a victory in his fourth consecutive race in the same professional series at the legendary one-mile oval in the Arizona desert, leading 224 of 312 laps to win the CampingWorld.com 500.

The STP 500 race weekend at Martinsville Speedway is just two weeks away but great seats still remain for the first NASCAR Sprint Cup short-track event of the year.

Jimmie Johnson has an amazing track record at Martinsville Speedway … eight Sprint Cup wins, enough wins to be the favorite every time NASCAR’s big boys roll into town.

Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 43 Smithfield Ford Fusion, took part in today’s test session at Charlotte Motor Speedway and stopped by the infield media center to talk about how this are progressing and his outlook for this weekend’s race in Phoenix, AZ.

NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon left his mark on Phoenix International Raceway – literally – when he tore up the first chunks of asphalt at the start/finish line in April, 2011 to kick off PIR’s repaving project.

“I think back on all the years I have been around this sport, this track, and the one constant throughout it all is Richard Petty,” said Martinsville Speedway President Clay Campbell. “He’s won here as a driver. He’s won here as a car owner. He’s a true legend; a real piece of both NASCAR and Martinsville history.”