Safeway Store Returns to PIR Race Weekend
The fan favorite Safeway store will return to Phoenix International Raceway in the camping area at the race track this March for PIR’s upcoming The Profit on CNBC 500, Presented by Small Business Fueling America NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race weekend Feb. 27-March 2. As the Official Grocery partner of PIR, Safeway will offer race fans an extensive selection of food, snacks and other campground favorites. Continue reading
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American Idol Season 9 winner Lee DeWyze will perform the national anthem before the start of the Blue Jeans Go Green™ 200 presented by Cotton, The Fabric of Our Lives®, NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday, March 1, PIR President Bryan R. Sperber recently announced.
DeWyze released his début album with Vanguard Records, Frames, last fall. He released two albums before his audition for Idol as the lead singer for the Lee DeWyze Band – So I’m Told in 2007 and Slumberland in 2010.
The Grand Marshal for the Blue Jeans Go Green™ 200 will be Kevin Rogers, the President of the Arizona Farm Bureau Federation and the President of the Arizona Cotton Growers Association. Kevin is a fourth-generation Valley farmer who, together with his family, farms over 7,000 acres of land in the Valley of the Sun.
Diann Prechel, the former Director of Cotton Incorporated’s Board of Directors, will serve as the Honorary Starter and will wave the green flag to signal the official start of the race. She is a partner in Cotton and Bailey Farms and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Arizona.
Gates for the Blue Jeans Go Green™ 200 will open at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, with the green flag dropping at 1:45 p.m. Tickets for the race start at $15 and may be purchased online at PhoenixRaceway.com or by phone at 1-866-408-RACE (7223).
Earnhardt Jr. Celebrates Second Career Daytona 500 Win With Busy Week of Media Activities
No. 88 Car to Spend the Next Year at the DIS Ticket and Tours Building
Two-time DAYTONA 500 champion Dale Earnhardt Jr. is ready to tell the world the story of his epic victory in Sunday night’s 56th annual DAYTONA 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory at Daytona International Speedway. Continue reading
Sergio Peña is our next guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, February 24, 2014 at 9pm ET. Call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast to interact with Sergio Peña and our Fan4Racing panel.
Sergio Peña returns to Rev Racing for the 2014 season after a two-year absence. In 2013, Peña switched to the K&N Pro Series West. In his lone season, he accumulated two top-five and three top-ten finishes.
With three career NASCAR K&N Pro Series East wins to his credit, the 21-year-old from Winchester, Va., has a pair of top-ten finishes in points for 2011-12 while collecting 19 top-tens in 39 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East career starts.
Watch the video posted by Larry Lazo on YouTube, about Sergio Peña and his goals toward NASCAR.
Dylan Lupton is our next guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, February 24, 2014 at 9:30pm ET. Call 347-996-5176 during the LIVE broadcast to interact with Dylan Lupton and our Fan4Racing panel.
Dylan Lupton from Wilton, CA, drives his No. 9 Ford for owner Bob Bruncati with Jeff Schrader as his crew chief. He made his début in NASCAR’s K&N Pro Series West at Montana in 2011.
Racing go-karts from 2007 to 2010 and scoring more than 30 wins and two national titles, Lupton won the rookie title and championship in S2 division at Irwindale (CA) Speedway in 2010. He also scored three wins and eight podium finishes in late-model competition at Irwindale in 2011.
Last year was Lupton’s first full season in K&N Pro Series West, and he earned one win, four top-fives and 12 top-tens along with the Rookie of the Year title.
Lupton is racing again in K&N Pro Series West as their season opens this weekend at Phoenix.