Max Gutierrez Wins Thriller at New Smyrna

Max Guitierrez wins a thriller in the No. 30 for Rette Jones Racing at New Smyrna Speedway opener for the ARCA East.

Max Gutierrez wins thriller in the No. 30 for Rette Jones Racing at the New Smyrna Speedway opener for the ARCA East.

With just five laps to go in Monday night’s Jeep Beach 175 at Florida’s New Smyrna Speedway, a red flag for rain paused the action on the half-mile oval for well over an hour.

And the long wait for the last few laps was worth every second, especially for Max Gutiérrez.

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Peltier Adds to his Legacy with $30,000 All-Star Showdown Victory

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Peltier Adds to his Legacy with a victory in the SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour All-Star Showdown at Irwindale Speedway

Peltier adds to his legacy with a victory in the SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour victory in the All-Star Showdown event at Irwindale Speedway.

Irwindale, CA; Preston Peltier added to his impressive credentials Saturday night at Irwindale Speedway when he took home a victory in a record field of 44 SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series Super Late Models. Peltier came home victorious in the “Sunrise Ford All-Star Showdown 200 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame”, securing a record SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series payout of $30,000, for a curfew shortened 177 lap victory. It was the second time in three events that the series record for attendees was broken.

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Pre-Season Power Ranking for Daytona

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Pre-Season Power Ranking for Daytona

Pre-season power ranking for Daytona International Speedway is before the non-points paying Cup Series Clash for the first time on a road course this Tuesday.

With the Daytona 500 right around the corner, after the Clash, it’s time to put together the first 2021 edition of the NASCAR Cup Series power ranking. Deciding on the top-20 is a difficult task. This season is shaping up as one of the more competitive seasons in recent memory. New teams such as Trackhouse Racing and 23XI Racing joining the Cup Series and young drivers such as Tyler Reddick and Christopher Bell are primed for a breakout. The top of this ranking will get the most attention, but the middle and bottom are the sleepers who could find their way to the top as the season progresses.  

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BJ McLeod, Travis Braden Unite in New Short-Track Racing Program

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BJ McLeod, Travis Braden form new short-track development program.

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Jan 19, 2021) — BJ McLeod and Travis Braden join forces to develop a distinctive short track racing program, BJ McLeod Motorsports with Travis Braden. The program plans to provide a professional and turnkey, top-performing environment for developing drivers’ skills as they progress their careers. McLeod and Braden’s decades of experience in asphalt oval track racing complement their mutual goal to assist drivers in reaching their full potential both on and off the track. The broader scope of what their program has to offer is a direct career path to NASCAR which separates the team from many other programs.

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A Comprehensive 2021 NASCAR Preview

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A comprehensive 2021 NASCAR preview begins at the end of a long off season.

As long as 2020 may have felt, the NASCAR Cup Series offseason has felt even longer. That being said, Daytona is quickly approaching. So, it’s time to take a look at what we could see in 2021. We start with storylines to watch, the drivers who could make headlines, and what may be ahead in 2022 and beyond.  

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