NASCAR Track News

Richmond International Raceway and the Virginia Tourism Corporation teamed up to spread the love today at America’s Premier Short Track. The two organizations unveiled RIR’s LOVEwork.

When Dale Earnhardt Jr. rolls into Martinsville Speedway Friday morning for the STP® Gas Booster™ 500 weekend, he will have to feel good about his chances. Statistically, Martinsville is Earnhardt’s best track.

Four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon is scheduled to serve as the special guest speaker and assist in the crowning of the "Speeding To Read" champions before 1,500 elementary school students Thursday, April 11, at Texas Motor Speedway.

The Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown presented by FedEx is looking for someone to start the race by waving the green flag, and it could be you! All fans who have purchased a ticket to the Thursday, April 25, event by April 14 will be entered to win the opportunity to wave the green flag to officially begin the race.

Virginia Tech head football coach Frank Beamer will toss aside his headset and clipboard Sunday to take over as the honorary pace car driver for the STP® Gas Booster™ 500 at Martinsville Speedway.

Defending Aaron’s 499 Champion Brad Keselowski has helped write some history at Talladega Superspeedway over the years, but he hopes to author a new, winning chapter when the Sprint Cup Series returns to the 2.66-mile unpredictable track during the Aaron’s Dream Weekend, May 3-5.

Already one of the few tracks in NASCAR to offer a tent-covered, pre-race gathering for race fans inside the track, Atlanta Motor Speedway is presenting customers the opportunity to gain even more access and amenities in 2013 with the announcement of the High Speed Hospitality ticket upgrade for ticket holders of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AdvoCare 500, Sunday, Sept. 1 at AMS.

Four Michigan companies – Michigan International Speedway, Ford, Pure Michigan and Quicken Loans – today partnered to unveil the Ford Fusion Energi as the 2013 Official Pace Car at NASCAR’s fastest track.

Kansas Speedway’s ticket office will be open the weekends of April 6-7 and April 13-14 for fans wanting to purchase tickets to the STP 400 and SFP 250. On both weekends, the ticket office will be open from 10 AM – 3 PM each day.

Four NASCAR drivers turned laps at Richmond International Raceway during a test session today, marking the first time NASCAR’s Gen-6 car has run at America’s Premier Short Track. Juan Montoya, Jamie McMurray, Marcos Ambrose and Aric Almirola will be back Saturday, April 27, for the Toyota Owners 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.