Daily Archives: May 15, 2013

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Charlotte N.C Education Lottery 200 Preview

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Justin Lofton, driver of the #6 CollegeComplete.com Chevrolet, pits during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series N.C. Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 18, 2012 Photo - Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images
Justin Lofton, driver of the #6 CollegeComplete.com Chevrolet, pits during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series N.C. Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 18, 2012
Photo – Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images

After an off and on start to the season for the Camping World Truck Series, the race this Friday at Charlotte is the start of the main part of their season. When they last raced at Kansas, Matt Crafton took home the victory and his win solidified the fact that ThorSport Racing is off to one hot start this season with Crafton and Johnny Sauter. Their team has proven that they are the organization to beat this season and that statement will likely hold true throughout the upcoming races. Continue reading →

Last Chance for Fan Vote in Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte

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Fan4Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
downloadOnly three unclaimed spots remain for Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. And 23 drivers will race hard to nab one of them in the Sprint Showdown (7:30 p.m. ET on SPEED), the precursor to the main event scheduled to start at about 9 p.m. ET.

Among that list of 23 are rookies, veterans, winners and former Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup contenders. Three rookies pepper the fields: Danica Patrick, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Timmy Hill. Martin Truex Jr. had a career year last year, making the Chase and vying for a championship. He’ll join Jeff Burton and Juan Pablo Montoya as former Chasers who have yet to lock up a spot. Continue reading →

“Watkins Glen International” Authors Present at International Motor Racing Research Center

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“Watkins Glen International” Authors Present Work at International Motor Racing Research Center

Stop by The Shop [2 N. Franklin Street, Watkins Glen, NY] to purchase Watkins Glen International! Photo - WGI
Stop by The Shop [2 N. Franklin Street, Watkins Glen, NY] to purchase Watkins Glen International!
Photo – WGI

Michael Argetsinger and Bill Green to be introduced by Track President Michael Printup 

“Watkins Glen International” by Michael Argetsinger and Bill Green will be a topic of conversation on Saturday, May 18 at the International Motor Racing Research Center at 610 S. Decatur Street, Watkins Glen. Track President Michael Printup will be on hand to introduce the duo responsible for the Arcadia Publishing book that begins with the race through the streets on Oct. 2, 1948 and continues through present day at The Glen.  Continue reading →

Speed Thrills: NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Week Unlike Any In All Of Sports

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allstar_13History collides with the present, as names including Johnson, Gordon and Busch build upon a foundation laid by the likes of Waltrip, Yarborough and Earnhardt.

This Saturday night, the most thrilling all-star exhibition in all of sports roars under the lights at the historic Charlotte Motor Speedway, with the 29th running of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. There are no points in this one, but one major prize – a $1 million payout to the victor courtesy of Sprint.  Continue reading →