MWR Announces Burton to #66 for 2014 Sprint Cup Season

Photo - Streeter Lecka/Getty Images

Photo – Streeter Lecka/Getty Images

Michael Waltrip Racing announced today it has contracted Jeff Burton to test and drive in a select number of races during the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup season in the No. 66 Toyota Camry.

Burton, a 21-time winner in the Sprint Cup Series begins testing for MWR Dec. 9 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The first scheduled NASCAR Sprint Cup race for Burton will be the March 9 race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

In the upcoming weeks, MWR will announce any other events added to Burton’s schedule. Continue reading

Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR-NHRA Talk – Monday, December 2, 2013

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala, on MondayDecember 2nd, 8:30 to 10pm ET as we bring fans the smartest racing talk around on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR-NHRA Talk! 

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Listen to our round table panel discussion with drivers, crew, and other racing personalities. Call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE Broadcast to join the conversation about the hottest topics leading up to the next race.

This episode begins with Buz McKim, historian at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, NC to share his thoughts about the new Glory Road exhibit. Sneak peeks of the revamped exhibit were revealed in October and November and more are coming in December. The new Glory Road exhibit is set for unveiling in January, 2014.

Next is Mason MitchellARCA driver and owner of Mason Mitchell Motorsports to discuss his career and plans for next season.

Then, Tony Franco, a jet fuel dragster with NHRA joins the conversation about his 2013 season and plans for 2014. NOTE: Tony Franco was unable to be on this episode, so his team manager Chris Bosen joins the conversation.

  • Introductions – Inspiring stories
  • Q&As with Buz McKim – Mason Mitchell – Tony Franco
  • NASCAR NHRA hot topics – Sprint Cup Series Silly Season
  • Fan2Fan NASCAR – NHRA Talk for next week

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NASCAR Hall of Fame Unveiling New Glory Road with Sneak Peeks

NASCAR Hall of Fame logoSneak Peeks showcase nine of the new exhibit’s 18 historic stock cars. 

The NASCAR Hall of Fame is unveiling a complete makeover of one of its signature exhibits – Glory Road – in January. To mark the occasion, the Hall is providing exclusive sneak peeks of artifacts included in the newly revamped exhibit via in-person and social media unveils.  Continue reading

Historian Buz McKim’s Road to NASCAR’s Hall of Fame

Photo - Courtesy of the NASCAR Hall of Fame

Photo – Courtesy of the NASCAR Hall of Fame

Buz McKim hails from Hackensack, N.J. and was born into the sport of auto racing with a father who owned cars which competed in the NASCAR Sportsman and NASCAR Modified Divisions on northeastern race tracks in the early 1950’s. While still in high school McKim attempted a driving career, but, as a natural-born artist, found it was more profitable to paint the numbers on the cars instead.

He pursued a career in commercial art, creating many pieces of work used in Indianapolis 500 yearbooks of the mid-1970s and also designed many paint schemes for cars in NASCAR’s premier series during the 1970’s including the 1975 and 1976 Daytona 500-winning cars of Benny Parsons and David Pearson, respectively. McKim was commissioned by Anheuser-Busch to paint the official portrait of 1997 NASCAR Busch Series champion Randy Lajoie and 1998 champ Dale Earnhardt Jr. McKim later developed a line of limited-edition racing prints dealing with historical NASCAR moments from the careers of Richard Petty, Mark Martin and NASCAR legend Fireball Roberts.  Continue reading

Mason Mitchell Fielding His Own ARCA entry for the 2014 Season

rsz_mitchellatmis4Mason Mitchell Motorsports is fielding their own entry for the 2014 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season. They’re starting the season at the opening race at Daytona International Speedway in February, with Mason Mitchell behind the wheel.  Continue reading