Daily Archives: April 28, 2018

ARCA Joins NASCAR Family

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Ron Drager, President of ARCA, and Jim France, Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President, NASCAR, signing the agreement to officially welcome ARCA to the NASCAR family in Daytona Beach, Florida on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Photo – NASCAR

TALLADEGA, Ala. – NASCAR announced Friday morning that it has acquired the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) Series after a 60-plus year relationship between the sanctioning bodies that started with NASCAR Founder Bill France Sr. and ARCA founder John Marcum. Continue reading →

NASCAR Xfinity Series, Sparks Energy 300 at Talladega Preview

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NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers are revving up for the Sparks Energy 300 at Talladega Superspeedway, Saturday, April 28th at 3 pm ET. FOX will offer pre-race coverage along with MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

300 miles (113 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on lap 25),

Stage 2 (Ends on lap 50), Final Stage (Ends on lap 113)

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Returns Next Week at Dover

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Photo – Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returns to action next weekend at Dover International Speedway after a five-week long hiatus, including the spring off-weekend for all national series, on Friday, May 4 in the JEGS 200 (5 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Continue reading →

Crew Chief Spotlight: Carl Joiner

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Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images

Carl Joiner has been a crew chief in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for seven years, all of which have been with the driver of the No. 88 ThorSport Racing Toyota, Matt Crafton.  Continue reading →