NASCAR Track News

Matt Kenseth was a happy driver when he left Martinsville Speedway last fall and when he stopped by the track earlier this week, he was still feeling pretty good about that second-place run and his chances in the STP 500 on March 30.

Between the books, the ball games, and the breaks for pizza, the funds for college students are in short supply. That’s where Richmond International Raceway comes in to cure your entertainment craving in an affordable way. College students can take their weekend to the next level with a $19 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race ticket at America’s Premier Short Track. Click here to find your seats.

Clint Bowyer paid a visit to Raleigh Tuesday night to take in an NHL game, but he couldn’t stop talking about Martinsville Speedway. It’s the track he used to love to hate. Now he just loves the historic Virginia oval.

Country music singer/songwriter Thomas Rhett will rev up Kentucky Speedway's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts race day when he takes the Kroger Prerace Concert Stage June 28.

The multi-GRAMMY nominated, award winning, American singer-songwriter and actor BILLY RAY CYRUS will get race day started in country/rock style at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday, March 23 when he performs a pre-race concert beginning at 10 a.m. on the O’Reilly Auto Parts Fan Zone main stage.

Building upon the success of its August debut, Bristol LIVE expands its reach for the March 2014 event, adding two FM and two AM signals to its existing scanner frequency.

University of Tennessee football coach Butch Jones and Virginia Tech head man Frank Beamer, whose teams meet in the Battle at Bristol in two years, serve as co-Grand Marshals for NASCAR’s Sprint Cup stop in Bristol this week.

The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, Calif. has partnered with Auto Club Speedway as the title sponsor of NASCAR’s Pole Day on March 21. NASCAR’s new “knockout” elimination qualifying will set the pole sitter for the Auto Club 400 scheduled to run Sunday, March 23.

Bowyer will attend Tuesday’s night’s NHL game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the New York Rangers at the PNC Center in Raleigh, NC, as part of a promotional event for the upcoming STP 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway on March 30.

It’s been said that NASCAR is the most fan-friendly and accessible sport in the world. Richmond International Raceway is taking it to the next level with Track Takeover. Quite simply: if you’re a fan, you’re invited!