NASCAR Track News

Daytona International Speedway broke ground on a $400-million rebuilding project Friday and longtime Martinsville Speedway employee Tracie Slack was on hand to participate in the historic ceremony.

Goody’s® pain reliever and Martinsville Speedway announced today a new name for the track’s fall NASCAR Sprint Cup race and a sponsorship extension for one of the longest partnerships in NASCAR.

There is no doubt that one of NASCAR’s greatest charitable partnerships has been with Autism Speaks, an organization devoted to helping those impacted by autism. But with the diagnosis on the rise, including one in 88 children affected, NASCAR has helped Autism Speaks find an even stronger voice.

Construction began this week on new restroom and concession facilities along the concourse in the first and second-turn of Martinsville Speedway.

As part of an all-new, multi-year partnership between ACME Markets and Dover International Speedway, the popular grocery store chain will bring a convenience tent store to the track as an amenity for fans beginning with the May 29-June 2, 2013 NASCAR race weekend.

When Denny Hamlin comes to Dover International Speedway to compete in the June 2 “FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks” NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, he will be sporting a special Autism Speaks puzzle piece paint scheme on his No. 11 FedEx Toyota.

Tickets to the 56th annual Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 23 – NASCAR’s biggest, richest and most prestigious race – will go on sale Thursday, May 30 at 9 a.m. (ET). Tickets for the Daytona 500, which was won earlier this year for a second time by Jimmie Johnson, will start at $65.

Seth Gold will drive the 2013 Ford Fusion Energi pace car at the 2013 Quicken Loans 400 on June 16.

Star of the A&E show “Duck Dynasty” and Duck Commander CEO Willie Robertson will give the invocation for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.