Daily Archives: October 26, 2016

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NASCAR Updates Driver Participation Guidelines for 2017

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Photo – Getty Images

New Guidelines Further Elevate Next Generation of Stars; Strengthen Series Identity

In an announcement that will put an even brighter spotlight on the next generation of stars and bolster the identity of all three of its national series, NASCAR announced on Wednesday driver participation guidelines for the 2017 season. The new guidelines limit the number of events a premier series driver can race in the NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Starting next season, premier series drivers with more than five years of full-time experience will be eligible to compete in a maximum of ten races in the XFINITY Series and seven races in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Continue reading

ARCA Daytona Test Dates Announced

Photo - ARS
Photo – ARS

Officials from the Automobile Racing Club of America announced today that the test dates for the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards at Daytona International Speedway are on Friday and Saturday, January 13 and 14, 2017.

The announcement marks the second consecutive year ARCA’s annual pre-season testing sessions will be held exclusively in January. The series had historically held its test sessions in December.  Continue reading