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Kyle Busch Takes Bristol Checkered Flag

Kyle Busch Takes Bristol Checkered Flag

No. 54 makes it to Victory Lane after leading majority at Bristol Kyle Busch took his second Nationwide victory of the year and his fifth as a Nationwide driver at Bristol. He snuck up to the top five from his starting position of 13th, taking the lead position from Bayne on Lap 76 and holding on to it until Brad Kesel ... Continue reading

Fans, Driver Injured in Crash at Daytona Speedway

Fans, Driver Injured in Crash at Daytona Speedway

Daytona Florida, February 22, 2013; Reuters reported that least 12 fans and one driver were injured after a wreck at the Daytona Speedway on Saturday when car debris flew into the crowd near the end of the Nationwide NASCAR race. A hospital official at Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Florida, told the D ... Continue reading

Atlanta Motor Speedway NASCAR Tickets On Sale Monday, Feb. 18

Atlanta Motor Speedway NASCAR Tickets On Sale Monday, Feb. 18

Atlanta Motor Speedway NASCAR Tickets On Sale Monday, Feb. 18 Seats Can Be Reserved for Labor Day Weekend with 25 Percent Down HAMPTON, Ga. (Feb. 13, 2013) – In an SMI Fans First initiative, fans who wish to attend the AdvoCare 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway can reserve their seats ... Continue reading

International Speedway Corporation Gives Race Fans Another Way To Buy Tickets Online

International Speedway Corporation Gives Race Fans Another Way To Buy Tickets Online

International Speedway Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select Market: ISCA; OTC Bulletin Board: ISCB) ("ISC"), a leading motorsports entertainment Company, has added Bill Me Later, a PayPal service, as a payment option for customers ordering tickets online. Bill Me Later is an easy, convenient, and secure way to purchase ti ... Continue reading

The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series will once again have a major presence at the CME

The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series will once again have a major presence at the CME

NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES WILL ONCE AGAIN HAVE A MAJOR PRESENCE AT THE CANADIAN MOTORSPORTS EXPO The Canadian Racing Season Begins February 8, 9 & 10, 2013 at Toronto's International Centre (TORONTO, ON // FEBRUARY 7, 2013) For the third year in a row, the massive race hauler that is the base of operations for all NA ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Santa Arrives at The World's Largest Children's Museum in a Dallara IndyCar!

Special Motorsports Event - Santa Arrives at The World's Largest Children's Museum in a Dallara IndyCar!

Vroom vroom! Black Friday became Fast Friday in the Racing Capital of the World November 23, 2012 as Santa traded in his sleigh for a slick new Dallara IndyCar. It was all part of the plan to whisk Mr. Claus to The Children's Museum of Indianapolis in record time before the holidays. It started with a pre-dawn Pit Stop ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Ford's 2012 Jim Clark Award For Rally Driver David Bogie

Special Motorsports Event - Ford's 2012 Jim Clark Award For Rally Driver David Bogie

The Association of Scottish Motoring Writers has honoured Dumfries rally driver David Bogie with this year's Ford-sponsored Jim Clark Award in recognition of his sporting achievements. ... Continue reading

Historics - Derek Bell And Bentley Inspired By 'Mission Motorsport' Team At Le Mans Classic

Historics - Derek Bell And Bentley Inspired By 'Mission Motorsport' Team At Le Mans Classic

Bentley's brand ambassador and five time Le Mans winner, Derek Bell MBE, returned to the iconic French race circuit last weekend to spearhead a unique motorsport challenge. ... Continue reading

Motorsports Commentary - Finally Some Good News In IndyCar

Motorsports Commentary - Finally Some Good News In IndyCar

Austin, May 1, 2012: Although I probably appear unimpressed by the quality of the recently reconstituted IndyCar to date, the truth is that I'm rooting for the series in the long term. Having watched various management 'teams' critically since the late 80s, IndyCar's administrations have been primarily populated by ego ... Continue reading

Sanctioning Body News - NASCAR And Google Confirm April Fools Day Joke

Sanctioning Body News - NASCAR And Google Confirm April Fools Day Joke

DAYTONA BEACH, April 1, 2012: NASCAR and Google today confirmed what many expected throughout the morning – the two companies working together to bring autonomous vehicle technology to NASCAR race cars was Google’s very popular, annual April Fools’ Day joke. The collaboration highlights an evolving relat ... Continue reading

Matt Kenseth Holds Off Earnhardt Jr., Survives And Wins Bizarre 2012 Daytona 500

Matt Kenseth Holds Off Earnhardt Jr., Survives And Wins Bizarre 2012 Daytona 500

By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service Special to The Auto Channel DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Feb. 27, 2012-- Finally, nothing out of the ordinary happened. In a Daytona 500 that featured the first postponement in its history, a ball of fire from a racecar vs. jet dryer collision under caution and a surfeit of wild action in the ... Continue reading

Petty's Garage Launches the Richard Petty Signature Series Mustang

Petty's Garage Launches the Richard Petty Signature Series Mustang

Petty Adds Mustang to Stable LEVEL CROSS, NC December 7, 2011; Loyal fans of the King, Richard Petty, know his championship heritage isn't limited to Chrysler products. Back in the '60s the King was racing and winning with Fords, and the NASCAR team he leads today races under the Blue Oval exclusively. So it's only nat ... Continue reading

Automotive Affairs - Weekly NHTSA Recalls - Oct. 17, 2011

Automotive Affairs - Weekly NHTSA Recalls - Oct. 17, 2011

NHTSA Campaign ID Number : 11V496 Manufacturer : MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. ... Continue reading

Automotive Performance Brands - Yokohama Tire Corporation Opens Ride And Drive Program to Enthusiasts

Automotive Performance Brands - Yokohama Tire Corporation Opens Ride And Drive Program to Enthusiasts

FULLERTON, Sept. 22, 2011: Yokohama Tire Corporation annually offers experiential ride and drive training programs across the country for dealers. Now, the Fullerton, California-based tire manufacturer is looking at opening the event to consumers. On September 21, Yokohama invited a group of enthusiasts from local car ... Continue reading

Automotive Performance Brands - Yokohama Tire Announces Price Hike

Automotive Performance Brands - Yokohama Tire Announces Price Hike

FULLERTON, Sept. 12, 2011: Yokohama Tire Corporation has announced it will implement a price increase of up to 8% on all of its light and medium commercial truck tires in the U.S., effective October 1. There will be in-line adjustments, as well, which will be announced at a later date. “Several factors make the in ... Continue reading

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