Wed, 2016-02-10 09:02
As the Georgia 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck series race – the tail end of a NASCAR twinbill at Atlanta Motor Speedway set for Feb. 27 – looms just three weeks away, a handful of rookies got the chance to get their feet wet on the aged, historic 1.54-mile track at AMS in a two-day rookie test that wrapped up this afternoon.
Five drivers – William Byron, Chris Bell and Cody Coughlin from Kyle Busch Motorsports, Grant Enfinger from GMS Racing, and Austin Wayne Self from AM Racing – turned laps, preparing for the rapidly approaching season and the challenge of driving competitively at AMS in the second week of the 2016 schedule. Combined, the five NASCAR Camping World Truck Series rookies have a total of just 16 truck races under their collective belt. None have raced in NASCAR at Atlanta.
Important seemed to be a theme among the drivers to describe the opportunity to get some seat time on one of the truck series circuit’s toughest tracks.
Written by Monte Dutton Wed, 2016-02-10 08:53
Did you know the Sprint Unlimited is Saturday night?
No, not the latest payment plan. The stock car all-star race. Swimming pools. Movie stars. Y'all come back, y'hear?
I went to the grocery store. I attended the jayvee basketball games at the local high school Monday night. I went to the post office. And the hardware store. And, in tribute to contradictions in terms everywhere, a Subway salad.
Written by Monte Dutton Fri, 2016-02-05 14:21
I doubt anyone is reading this column from the summit of Mt. Everest, or the Marianas Atoll, or the Sargasso Sea, and assuming this to be the case, I'm going to assume you know the Super Bowl is this Sunday.
With the exception of various and sundry NASCAR drivers, owners, crew chiefs, spotters, PR reps and media members jockeying for position in the pecking order of who loves the Carolina Panthers the most, the racing scene is pretty dead around here this week. Of course, there is one team, Furniture Row Racing, in Denver, so the Broncos have roughly as many adherents as Martin O'Malley in the Iowa Caucus.
Written by Tom Higgins Mon, 2016-02-01 09:46
Through the combination of luck and longevity as a journalist starting in 1957, I was able to cover each of Saturday’s inductees into the NASCAR Hall Of Fame in Charlotte. The five men—promoter/track owner Bruton Smith and drivers Bobby Isaac, Terry Labonte, Curtis Turner and Jerry Cook—had storied, colorful careers.
Sun, 2016-01-31 14:10
Race fans around the world got to watch last year as 14-year-old Harrison Burton became the youngest Division I winner in NASCAR Whelen All-American Series history and rising dirt racing star Christopher Bell scored his first NASCAR win. That was possible thanks to the coverage from New Smyrna Speedway on FansChoice.tv.
This year, fans will once again be able to catch all the action of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racing at the 50th World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing (Twitter hashtag: #NewSmyrnaWS) on FansChoice.tv.
Sun, 2016-01-31 14:09
When fans received their Darlington Raceway tickets in the mail last season, the throwback look commemorating its 1974 ticket was enough to bring back nostalgic memories even before they got to the track.
Now in the second year of its throwback campaign, Darlington Raceway is excited to announce it will once again commemorate the sport’s rich history with a retro-style ticket that will be issued for its events on September 2-4, 2016.
Sat, 2016-01-30 11:10
Hendrick Motorsports is looking to sweep the field this 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. Owner Rick Hendrick is nothing but grateful for his 2016 team including freshman Chase Elliot, who will be driving the legendary No. 24 car.
“It doesn’t matter what kind of business you’re in, it’s the kind people,” said Hendrick. “We’re looking out of the windshield, not the rearview. We focus on the championships ahead, not the ones behind us.”
Fri, 2016-01-29 07:56
Richard Childress Racing is coming off a very successful 2015 season. Two of their three Sprint Cup Series drivers (Ryan Newman and Paul Menard) made the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup, while Ty Dillon finish third in the XFINITY Series standings. But don’t expect RCR to be satisfied with anything but a championship in either division this season.
“The goals are higher this year. We expect to make the Chase, now we have to get up there and win a championship,” said team owner Richard Childress. “I know how hard this group has worked. I spent a lot of time in the offseason around the shop, more than ever, and our focus is there in every department.”
Written by Monte Dutton Thu, 2016-01-28 10:21
NASCAR reminds me of a casino right now.
I imagine a big Toyota Tundra, sparkling on a revolving platform and surrounded by a ring of slot machines. Lights flashing. A video board flashing ever-increasing numbers as the jackpot rises exponentially and the shot at a brand-new truck grows ever more tantalizing.
CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES!!!!
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