Fans looking to be part of the push to get another Modified driver into the NASCAR Hall of Fame can begin doing so today. Fan voting for the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2015 opened at noon on Wednesday. The voting runs through May 20 at noon. Five new Hall of Fame members will […]
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New Hampshire Motor Speedway Magic Mile Notebook: STP 500
March 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment
PRESS RELEASE: New Hampshire Motor Speedway **LOCAL TIDBITS** Speedway Star Search Begins New Hampshire Motor Speedway is in search of New England’s best vocalists for what is expected to be the biggest and most competitive Speedway Star competition to date. Speedway officials have started accepting entries for the fifth annual singing contest. The Speedway Star […]
New Hampshire Motor Speedway Magic Mile Notebook – Auto Club 400
March 21, 2014 by Leave a Comment
PRESS RELEASE **LOCAL TIDBITS Gappens to Speak at Leadership Forum The Rivier University President’s Circle will host a Leadership Forum onWednesday, March 26, featuring a presentation by Jerry Gappens, executive vice president and general manager of New Hampshire Motor Speedway. “Racing to Success,” a discussion of the strategic and operational planning of the speedway, will […]
New Hampshire Motor Speedway Magic Mile Notebook – Food City 500
March 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Press Release Magic Mile Notebook – Food City 500 **LOCAL TIDBITS Border War: Northern, Southern Mods Invade Magic Mile The debut of a new, all-star shootout event for NASCAR National and Southern Whelen Modified Series will create one of the biggest and most diverse pole days on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule on Friday, […]
Kurt Busch Ready To Run The Indy 500 And Bring Back The Double Feature Day
March 4, 2014 by 2 Comments
When Kurt Busch dabbled with practice in 2013 prior to the Indy 500, it seemed more or less a tease to NASCAR fans that the Memorial Day weekend Indy 500 / Coca Cola 600 double doesn’t exist any more. In 2014 Busch will bring it back. Busch, a regular for Stewart-Haas Racing in the Sprint […]
Marathon Man: After Hours Of Delay, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Scores Victory In Primetime Daytona 500
February 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Daytona International Speedway management team had to deal with some unique issues Sunday. Massive rain storms, and even tornado warnings, meant what was supposed to be an early afternoon race became an event with a six hour plus delay and a primetime start. It surely meant headaches the likes of which track management never […]
Morning Musings In The Midday Maybe: Grassroots, White Stripes, Fixed Strips And Working For Tips
February 22, 2014 by 2 Comments
A little bit of this, a little bit of that. Who really knows what’s in here. It’s the Morning Musings In The Midday Maybe. Watching Joey Logano and Parker Kligerman ready for competition in the Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 this week and also seeing Dave Garbo and Scott Heckert racing at Daytona in the […]
Cowboy Up: Rookie Austin Dillon Win Pole For Daytona 500
February 16, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Austin Dillon made sure the return of the iconic No. 3 to Sprint Cup Series racing would be one to remember in the 2014 Daytona 500 next Sunday. Dillon, the grandson of Richard Childress Racing owner Richard Childress, won the pole in qualifying Sunday for next week’s Daytona 500. Dillon, a Sprint Cup Series, rookie, […]
Richard Petty Might Speak True Of Danica Patrick, Though Unwittingly Insults NASCAR’s History Doing It
February 11, 2014 by 33 Comments
Sadly, Richard Petty probably doesn’t get exactly what he did when he commented about Sprint Cup Series driver Danica Patrick to a Canadian automotive website during an appearance in Toronto Sunday. Petty, an owner with the Sprint Cup team Richard Petty Motorsports, told the website Wheels.ca that the only way Patrick could win a Sprint […]
NASCAR Making All The Right Moves With Radical Chase For The Championship Changes
January 30, 2014 by 14 Comments
NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France has said multiple times he wants a “Game Seven” type feel to deciding NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series championship. And he created exactly that with NASCAR’s new radically changed Chase for the Championship announced Thursday. The new format places an emphasis on winning in the regular season, creates a playoff-type […]
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