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#FordRacing has a Rich #NASCAR History at #Martinsville Speedway

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After having a week off, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series returns to action for the first of two races this season at Martinsville Speedway.  This marks the beginning of a stretch that will see two of the next three events take place on half-mile tracks.  Here’s a look at Ford’s history at Martinsville.

A FIRST FOR FRED
The first time Ford won a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway also marked the first career victory for 2015 NASCAR Hall of Famer Fred Lorenzen.  The date was April 9, 1961 and Lorenzen battled Rex White, who led the first 118 laps after starting on the pole.  Lorenzen, was driving for Holman-Moody when he grabbed the lead on lap 119 and held it until rain came ending the race prematurely after 149 circuits.  Little did anyone know that 54 years later both men would be enshrined into the NASCAR Hall of Fame as part of the same induction class.  Martinsville was a place Lorenzen dominated, winning six times, including four straight from 1963-65.  He was absolutely unbeatable in 1964 as he led 990 out of a possible 1,000 laps (487 in the first and 493 in the second) in winning both races. Continue reading →

Jeff Gordon Hosting Fan Q&A Before XFINITY Series Race at Phoenix

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JEFF GORDON RETURNS TO PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY TO HOST FAN Q & A PRIOR TO SATURDAY XFINITY SERIES RACE

Free Q & A session on Main Stage of Fan Midway prior to AXALTA Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200

Fans coming to the AXALTA Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 race at Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday, March 12 will have the opportunity to attend a Q & A session with Jeff Gordon, the legendary former driver of the No. 24 car. The event will be held on the Main Stage on the Fan Midway at PIR and is open for anyone with a grandstand ticket.

Following his final season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Jeff Gordon returns to the track that was officially named Jeff Gordon Raceway for last November’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. The former Hendrick Motorsports driver remains a frequent fixture for race fans, as he now calls the NASCAR action on-camera for FOX Sports.

The moderated Q & A session is scheduled to begin at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, March 12 on the Main Stage on the Fan Midway.

Gordon has four career wins at PIR, including three in NASCAR-sanctioned races. Each of his wins represented a significant moment to the track’s history. On Nov. 6, 1999, he raced to victory in the inaugural XFINITY Series race at Phoenix, before tying the legendary Dale Earnhardt with his 76th career Sprint Cup Series win on April 21, 2007. Forever etching his name into PIR history, Gordon kicked off the repaving of the track by digging the first piece of pavement following his win on Feb. 27, 2011. Ironically, his 24 top-10 finishes at Phoenix is a track record, and he tied Mark Martin for the record for most Sprint Cup Series starts at PIR in November when he made his 34th start. 

Tickets to all events throughout Good Sam 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend at Phoenix International Raceway are available online at PhoenixRaceway.com, by phone at 1-866-408-RACE (7223) or in person at the PIR ticket office.

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Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race Hits the Streets of Long Beach for 40th and Final Time

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Stephen Baldwin, Brian Austin Green, Alfonso Ribeiro and Al Unser Jr. will lead the field of past winners to the FINAL checkered flag wave in Long Beach.

Grand Prix Association of Long Beach and Toyota announced actors Stephen Baldwin, Frankie Muniz, Brian Austin Green and last year’s overall winner, Alfonso Ribeiro, are among the 21 participants from film, television and sports, who will return to compete in the 40th Anniversary of the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race.

This announcement heralds the 40th and final edition of the longest-running corporate-sponsored charity race in the U.S.A., which will take place April 16 on the 1.97-mile street course in downtown Long Beach, Calif., as part of the 42nd Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach weekend. Continue reading →

Jesse Little Joins Rette Jones Racing in K&N East at Mobile this Weekend

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Jesse Little is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, March 7, 2016 at 9 pm ET. Call 929-477-1790 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast. 

Fresh off the heels of his top-ten finish in the 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season opener, Rette Jones Racing is now forming a second part-time team driven by third-generation driver Jesse Little.

“I’m really looking forward to this opportunity with Rette Jones Racing,” said Little, who plans to compete in six to eight races overall this season. “In the past year, Mark (Rette, co-owner) and Terry (Jones, co-owner) have built a successful program that has shown speed on the race track and the capabilities of winning. Being a part of the team, I look forward to doubling our chances in the races I compete in.”

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Las Vegas Odd Makers’ Picks for Kobalt 400 and Boyd Gaming 300 at LVMS

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Harvick favored to repeat as Kobalt 400 champion
Kyle Busch is odds-on favorite to win Boyd Gaming 300

Odds makers have tabbed Kobalt 400 defending champion Kevin Harvick as the favorite for Sunday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Harvick, the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, is a 5-1 favorite for the 267-lap race, according to Boyd Gaming Events. Four-time Kobalt 400 winner and six-time Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, as well as Las Vegas native and reigning Sprint Cup Series champion Kyle Busch are second at 6-1.        Continue reading →