Yearly Archives: 2013

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Peters Finishes Strong To Post Second Iowa Speedway Victory

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Timothy Peters, driver of the #17 TBA Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol 200 at Iowa Speedway on July 13, 2013 Photo - Geoff Burke/Getty Images
Timothy Peters, driver of the #17 TBA Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol 200 at Iowa Speedway on July 13, 2013
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Timothy Peters knows the way to victory lane at Iowa Speedway.

He followed that path Saturday night to his best finish of the season.

It was the Red Horse Racing driver’s  first win of the season and sixth in his career. He jumped to sixth in points. The track provided a similar boost last year, propelling Peters to a second-place points finish. Continue reading →

Kyle Busch saves fuel, wins 58th career Nationwide race at Loudon

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Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series CNBC Prime's The Profit 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 13, 2013 Photo - Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series CNBC Prime’s The Profit 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 13, 2013
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Despite a snafu in the pits that cost him six positions–temporarily–Kyle Busch steamrolled the field in Saturday’s CNBC Prime The Profit 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Never mind that it took the maximum three attempts at green-white-checkered-flag finishes before the issue was decided, and never mind that the extra laps left the gas tanks of most competitors either empty or very close to dry at the conclusion. Continue reading →

Kevin Harvick And Stewart-Haas Racing Make It Official

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Kevin Harvick will drive the No. 4 in 2014. Photo - Jerry Markland//Getty Images
Kevin Harvick will drive the No. 4 in 2014.
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Summer time – it’s the time in the season when everybody officially makes plans for the 2014 season. And Friday, Kevin Harvick made it official that he will be joining Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) next season. Budweiser, Harvick’s current sponsor, also announced, they will follow Harvick and continue to sponsor him at SHR. Continue reading →

Economaki Named Third Squier-Hall Award Recipient

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Economaki Named Third Squier-Hall Award Recipient

Veteran motorsports journalist and broadcaster Chris Economaki was a fixture on NASCAR TV broadcasts in the 70s and 80s. Photo - Getty Images
Veteran motorsports journalist and broadcaster Chris Economaki was a fixture on NASCAR TV broadcasts in the 70s and 80s.
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Former ‘Paperboy’ Chronicled NASCAR’s Rise To Major League Sport

Known for more than 50 years as the “Dean of American Motorsports,” the late journalist and broadcaster Chris Economaki has been named the third recipient of the Squier-Hall Award for NASCAR Media Excellence. Economaki will be honored during NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony festivities on Jan. 29, 2014 and featured in an exhibit in the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C.

Economaki, who died last year at age 91, was the editor, publisher and columnist for National Speed Sport News for more than 60 years, a weekly racing publication he began selling at race tracks at the age of 14. He began his television broadcast career with ABC in 1961 and with CBS Sports helped make the Daytona 500 one of racing’s marquee events.  Continue reading →