NASCAR team owner Glen Wood has died at age 93
Glen Wood: July 18, 1925 – January 18, 2019
Glen Wood and his brother Leonard Wood co-founded Wood Brothers Racing over fifty years ago in 1953.
The team is one of the oldest teams on the grid today. They’ve run 1546 races over 65 seasons and collected 99 wins along the way,
Read MoreMBM Motorsports becomes the first team to release images of their 2019 Toyota Supra
The Toyota Supra make its debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for 2019
Carl and Dee Dee Long founded MBM Motorsports. They later partnered with Derek White, James Carter, and John Jackson. The small NACSAR team now runs their own engine program made possible by Rocky and Tom Smith.
Read MoreThe original debut for Racing Wives was set for Jan 3, 2019 on CMT
Racing Wives Cast: Samantha and Kyle Busch; Ashley and Kurt Busch; Whitney and Austin Dillon; The Monster Energy Girls.
The preview clips from the show highlighted families living on Lake Norman, North Carolina. A portion of the clips placed focus on tensions between the wives of NASCAR drivers and the Monster Energy Girls (victory lane girls).
Read MoreA NASCAR race car can be driven hands free and feet free (Video)
Furniture Row Racing equipment is going to a good cause
Furniture Row Racing entered NASCAR in 2005 with Kenny Wallace. 13 years later, the team was built to championship form. They took the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series title in dominating fashion in 2017.
Read MoreNASCAR was downsized on Friday
An estimated 5% of NASCAR employees were laid off
It was rumored that NASCAR would begin laying off members of their staff.
On Friday, that happened. Employees of the stock car racing sanction were laid off at various positions within the privately held company.
Read MoreAnthony Burroughs: “There is quite a bit more tire flats than what it used to be.”
I’ve seen countless tire failures while touring with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. It can happen to the leader or the driver in last. And it happens suddenly.
It could happen on lap 1 or lap 40.
Read MoreRound five of six is complete at Arizona Speedway
Lonnie Wheatley, SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. (January 12, 2019) – Cade Dillard got his first taste of Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts glory by racing to victory lane in the fifth of six rounds of the 13th Annual event on Saturday night atop the 1/3-mile FK Rod Ends Arizona Speedway clay oval.
Read MoreThe makeup program has been completed under daylight at Arizona Speedway
Lonnie Wheatley, SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. (January 12, 2019) – Ricky Weiss broke Bobby Pierce’s stranglehold on the 13th Annual Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts victory lane by topping Saturday afternoon’s 30-lap feature atop the 1/3-mile FK Rod Ends Arizona Speedway clay oval.
Read MoreCo-owner of the Joe Gibbs Racing NASCAR team has passed
J.D. Gibbs: February 21, 1969 – January 11, 2019
JD Gibbs is the son of Joe Gibbs. He began working at Joe Gibbs Racing in the 1990’s, when they had only six employees.
He was the former president of the NASCAR team.
Read MoreSeavey compares the Gateway Dirt Nationals to the Chili Bowl Nationals
There were a few unknowns heading into the 2018 Gateway Dirt Nationals. One of those was the new addition of the dirt midgets.
They far exceeded my own expectations. But, what do the drivers think about it?
Read MoreThe 2019 No. 48 Ally Chevrolet Camaro Zl1 has been released by Jimmie Johnson on Good Morning America
This morning, 43-year-old racing driver, Jimmie Johnson visited the Good Morning America set in New York. The new paint scheme was released in a live segment of the show.
Watch the Jimmie Johnson paint scheme reveal video below.
Read MorePierce led with a hung throttle from the green flag until under 2 laps to go
On July 17th, 2018 the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series made their way to Aberdeen, South Dakota for the second showing in the state of the history of the series.
Bobby Pierce put on a heck off a show that night at Brown County Speedway.
Read MoreThe Woodstock 50 will be hosted on the grounds of the former F1 track and current NASCAR track
50 years ago, a giant hippie festival was born. Some 400,000 visitors attended Max Yasgur’s 600-acre dairy farm. To date, it’s one of the largest Rock n Roll concerts to date.
It rained and caused muddy hell for the local farmers.
Read MoreAlonso also details his experiences with the American race fans
Fernando Alonso is a free agent looking for a permanent gig
Fernando Alonso spent 17 years in the world of F1. He ran 312 races and collected 32 wins, a win percentage of 10%. 16,777 laps later, he’s retired from F1.
Read MoreSteve Phelps on the new rules package for 2019 and future changes
Next year, NASCAR has a shiny new rules package that’s set to go into effect.
17 of the 36 races: Horsepower will be reduced from 750 to an ideal 550. The engine spacer will be reduced to .922-inch versus the current 1.17-inch hole.
Read MoreWatch the video of the door banging finish at the Talladega Short Track
Michael Page: “Everybody’s gotta remember this is dirt track racing. If they want to watch them follow the leader… Go to NASCAR across the street.”
42 cars pulled into the pit area of the Talladega Short Track over the weekend in the super late model division.
Read MoreChristopher Bell helped install the finishing touches on the tornado repair of his hometown dirt track
Christopher Bell turned turned his very first laps in a race car around I-44 Riverside Speedway. The track is a 1/5-mile dirt track that sits just outside of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
In 2013,
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