NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

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Historic Win for Darrell Wallace Jr at Martinsville

Darrell Wallace Jr., driver of the #54 ToyotaCare Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 26, 2013  Photo - Getty Images
Darrell Wallace Jr., driver of the #54 ToyotaCare Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 26, 2013
Photo – Getty Images

The clock struck one for rookie Darrell Wallace Jr. on Saturday afternoon at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, as he earned his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win in the Kroger 250.

By claiming the victory, Wallace Jr., who turned 20 on October 8 became the first African-American driver to win a NASCAR national touring series event since Wendell Scott won in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) on December 1, 1963 in Jacksonville, Fla., a span of five decades. Continue reading

Arch Madness: Gateway Returns to Truck Schedule in 2014

Arch Madness: Gateway Returns to Truck Schedule in 2014

CWTSlogoaSt. Louis-area Track, Eldora, Canada Road Course Highlight Next Season’s Slate

NASCAR today announced the 2014 schedule for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, a slate that includes the return to racing at Gateway Motorsports Park for the first time since 2010.

Gateway, a 1.25-mile oval in Madison, Ill., just outside of St. Louis, hosted truck series races from 1998-2010 with only one repeat winner in its 13-race history – Ted Musgrave, who won in 2001 and 2005. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series star Kevin Harvick won the most recent Gateway race, in July of 2010.  Continue reading

NASCAR Mandates ImPACT Baseline Concussion Testing

NASCARlogoPre-Season Testing Begins in 2014 

NASCAR announced today that beginning in 2014, the sanctioning body will mandate pre-season neurocognitive baseline testing as part of its comprehensive concussion prevention and management program for all of its national series drivers.

At the start of this season, NASCAR recommended that drivers who did not already have a baseline test secure one, while also indicating that a pre-season baseline mandate could become effective as soon as next year. Continue reading

Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR-NHRA Talk – Monday, October 21, 2013

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala, on MondayOctober 21st, 8:30 to 10pm ET as we bring fans the smartest racing talk around on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR-NHRA Talk!  

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Listen to our round table conversation with drivers, crew & other racing personalities of the hottest topics, including The Chase for the Sprint Cup… leading up the next race!

This episode begins with Dustin Long, reporter and broadcaster at Motor Racing Network. A graduate of Indiana University in Bloomington, IN, Long’s career includes contributions at Landmark Communications, Greensboro News and Record, Caroll County Times, Idaho State Journal, Athlon Sports, Sports Illustrated, and USA Today. Long has also served as President at National Motorsports Press Association and has authored a children’s book on the history of the Daytona 500 and another book titled “The Petty Family Album: In Tribute to Adam Petty.”

Next, is Ryan Partridge, Irwindale’s NASCAR Whelen champion.

For NHRA Talk, Erica Enders-Stevens, pro stock driver, joins the conversation.

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  • Introductions – Inspiring stories
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