David Hyatt: Iowa Speedweeks is About the Fans

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Former president of MRN radio, David Hyatt knows what it takes to give the fans what they want after 20 plus years at the helm.  He brings that same mentality to his current role as president of Iowa Speedway, now in just his second full season in the position.  With the races in 2019 scheduled the way they were, the race track ended up with doubleheader race weekends back-to-back, making for a very busy couple of weeks hosting the NTT Indy Car Series, the ARCA Menards Series last week and both the K&N Pro Series and Xfinity Series under the NASCAR banner this week.  But as the saying goes, sometimes you have to make lemonade from the lemons you are given and Hyatt saw this as an opportunity to maximize fan interaction, thus Iowa Speedweeks was born.

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Did You Know? NASCAR Technical Institute Students are in the Midst of a Banner Year

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Honor students at the Universal Technical Institute Moorseville campus, the NASCAR Technical Institute are looking to earn another victory for their student-built engines this weekend at the K&N Pro Series East race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Two teams, Rev Racing, and Hattori Racing Enterprises will run the student-built Spec Engines in the United Site Services 70 on Saturday night.

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Ryan Preece Continues to buck the odds in move to Cup racing

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Ryan Preece has added his name to a very short list.

The number of modified champions who have ventured into NASCAR’s premier series and enjoyed even a modicum of success can be expressed in single digits.

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NBCSN to Broadcast 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series and Whelen Modified Tour Races Featuring Next Generation of NASCAR Stars

NBCSN’s 2018 broadcast schedule will feature the next generation of NASCAR stars. Photo – Otto Kitsinger/Getty Images

Schedule Culminates with NASCAR Regional Series Championship Events

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 7, 2018) – NBC Sports Group and NASCAR are partnering to deliver NASCAR K&N Pro Series and NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour coverage on NBCSN throughout the 2018 season. Today the organizations announced the full broadcast schedule, where fans can tune-in to see the next generation of drivers competing to make a name for themselves on the track. Continue reading

Tommy Baldwin Racing and Accell Construction Partner Together for the 2018 Modified Season

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January 30, 2018 (Mooresville, NC) – Tommy Baldwin Racing and Accell Construction have partnered together for the 2018 Modified season, starting at New Smyrna Speedway, February 12th. Piloting the No. 7NY Chevrolet is NASCAR veteran, Jon McKennedy. Continue reading