Monthly Archives: January 2014

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Erik Jones Sharing No. 51 Truck with Kyle Busch

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No. 51 Truck getting wrapped and ready for Daytona
Photo – KyleBuschMotorsports.com

Kyle Busch Motorsports announces Erik Jones is splitting driving duties in the #51 truck with his owner Kyle Busch this season.

The team is looking to repeat as owner’s champions in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Jones came on strong last year, grabbing two top-ten finishes in his first two races in trucks. Continue reading →

‘Iron Man’ Jack Ingram’s Career Spanned Multiple Racing Eras

Photo - Getty Images
Photo – Getty Images

He Won Three NASCAR Sportsman Titles, Two NASCAR Nationwide Championships

When three-time NASCAR Late Model Sportsman national champion Jack Ingram was told the here, there and everywhere competition would transition into a more compact tour of 29 races in 1982, the Asheville, N.C., driver figuratively licked his chops in anticipation. Continue reading →

Daytona International Speedway New Home of Motorsports Hall of Fame of America

Daytona_International_Speedway_thumbDaytona International Speedway to be New Home of the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 

Two of the greatest names in racing soon will share the same address. The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, motor racing’s Cooperstown, announced today that it will move its operations and collection of historic racing machines and memorabilia from the Detroit area to the ”World Center of Racing,” Daytona International Speedway by January 2016.  Continue reading →

Previewing the Historic Rolex 24 at Daytona

The #01 Chip Ganassi with Felix Sabetes TELMEX/Target BMW Riley driven by Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas, Juan Pablo Montoya, Charlie Kimball and Scott Dixon drives during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway on January 27, 2013   Photo - Jerry Markland/Getty Images
The #01 Chip Ganassi with Felix Sabetes TELMEX/Target BMW Riley driven by Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas, Juan Pablo Montoya, Charlie Kimball and Scott Dixon drives during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway on January 27, 2013
Photo – Jerry Markland/Getty Images

The Rolex 24 at Daytona marks the first major annual event in North American Motorsports – the beginning of a new season in sports car racing

In 2014, the Rolex 24 takes on more significance as of the opening of a new era in the sport. The GRAND-AM Rolex 24 Sports Car Series  and American Le Mans presented by Tequila Patrón are merging as one group under IMSA sanction with the début of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship. Continue reading →