Monthly Archives: October 2013

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Arch Madness: Gateway Returns to Truck Schedule in 2014

Arch Madness: Gateway Returns to Truck Schedule in 2014

CWTSlogoaSt. Louis-area Track, Eldora, Canada Road Course Highlight Next Season’s Slate

NASCAR today announced the 2014 schedule for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, a slate that includes the return to racing at Gateway Motorsports Park for the first time since 2010.

Gateway, a 1.25-mile oval in Madison, Ill., just outside of St. Louis, hosted truck series races from 1998-2010 with only one repeat winner in its 13-race history – Ted Musgrave, who won in 2001 and 2005. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series star Kevin Harvick won the most recent Gateway race, in July of 2010.  Continue reading

Day 2: NASCAR Drive For Diversity Combine Hits the Fast Track at Langley

Day 2: NASCAR Drive For Diversity Combine Hits The Fast Track At Langley 

NASCAR D4D CombineLangley Speedway’s repaving last winter provided an added challenge for the 20 drivers participating in the 2013 NASCAR Drive for Diversity Combine. Not only did the already tough .4-mile oval get faster, it meant even the drivers who had previously competed in the Combine there faced new conditions.

The drivers passed that test Tuesday with flying colors.  Continue reading

NASCAR Mandates ImPACT Baseline Concussion Testing

NASCARlogoPre-Season Testing Begins in 2014 

NASCAR announced today that beginning in 2014, the sanctioning body will mandate pre-season neurocognitive baseline testing as part of its comprehensive concussion prevention and management program for all of its national series drivers.

At the start of this season, NASCAR recommended that drivers who did not already have a baseline test secure one, while also indicating that a pre-season baseline mandate could become effective as soon as next year. Continue reading

NASCAR Drive For Diversity Combine Kicks Off at Hampton University

Day 1: NASCAR Drive For Diversity Combine Kicks Off At Hampton University 

NASCAR D4D CombineTwenty drivers arrived in Hampton, Va., eager to show off their driving skills at the 2013 Drive For Diversity Combine. First, though, they were put through the paces Monday with the equally important off-track assessments at Hampton University.

This is the third year the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program – created in 2004 and now executed by Rev Racing – has partnered with Hampton. The NASCAR D4D program is designed to identify and train young female and diverse drivers at the grassroots level who demonstrate necessary talent to climb the ranks within the motorsport industries.  Continue reading