XPEL will sponsor Josef Newgarden in three races in the 2021 NTT IndyCar Series season, Team Penske announced April 7. The company first teamed up with Penske and Newgarden last year in two events. This time, it will be on board for the Texas Motor Speedway doubleheader on May 1-2 as well as the Indianapolis …
Harrison Burton will take the helm in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway Friday night (April 9). Burton claimed the pole after finishing third at Atlanta Motor Speedway two weeks ago. Atlanta’s victor Justin Allgaier starts on the front row in second, while Kaulig Racing’s AJ Allmendinger begins third. Burton’s Joe Gibbs Racing …
After a week off, the NASCAR Cup Series heads to Martinsville Speedway for some short track racing under the lights. Joey Logano, who won on the dirt at Bristol Motor Speedway, will lead the field to green. Denny Hamlin joins him on the front row, while William Byron and Ryan Blaney make up the second …
Cameron Lawrence will make his debut in the No. 33 Reaume Brothers Racing entry in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Circuit of the Americas, Lawrence announced Wednesday, March 31. He’ll carry sponsorship from Texas Mobile Radiology, Impact Health Labs and Front Line Mobile Health. Lawrence won two IMSA Weathertech SportsCar events, including …
NASCAR will conduct a test session at Martinsville Speedway April 1 to see if rain tires can be used in future events on short tracks. Kyle Larson and Chris Buescher will drive their NASCAR Cup Series cars on a dampened track. If the test session is successful, competition officials could begin using this tire on …
Bernece Wood, wife of Glen Wood, passed away at age 90, Wood Brothers Racing announced Wednesday, March 30. She was the family matriarch and mother of Eddie Wood, Len Wood and Kim Wood Hall, as well as grandmother to Jon Wood. Her passing comes two years after husband Glen died in January 2019 after 68 …
Brandon Gdovic will race in place of Santino Ferrucci in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway, Sam Hunt Racing announced Wednesday, March 30. Ferrucci, who was originally planned to compete at the short track, had a schedule conflict for this event. Gdovic last drove for Sam Hunt in the season opener at Daytona …
NASCAR Cup Series drivers might need a good laundry detergent to clean up their firesuits after March 28 is over, because they’ll be racing in the dirt. Let’s get your fantasy NASCAR DraftKings lineups ready for this weekend’s 2021 Food City Dirt Race at the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt track. This race marks the first …
Sage Karam played the fuel strategy game perfectly, saving just enough to do burnouts after the IndyCar iRacing Challenge event at the virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 25. “We did it,” Karam said after the race. “That was crazy, literally saving from the beginning and we saved enough fuel to do donuts.” For much of …
The Camping World Truck Series qualifying heat lineups for the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt race were revealed Wednesday, March 25. After a random draw, Mike Marlar, Myatt Snider, Hailie Deegan and JR Heffner will start first in heat races one-four, respectively. The results of the 15-lap qualifying races will help determine the starting lineup for …
When the NASCAR Cup Series begin its qualifying heats at the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt track, Quin Houff, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman and Corey LaJoie will lead their respective groups to green. The lineups were formed using a random draw, setting Houff ahead in heat one, Keselowski in heat two, Bowman in heat three and …
There will be a limited amount of fans allowed at Martinsville Speedway’s and Richmond Raceway’s NASCAR events in April, the tracks announced Thursday, March 25. The reduced number is due to local and state regulations surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak. Many fans’ grandstand seats are relocated to ensure distancing guidelines. Additionally, the tracks will conduct screenings …
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