Martinsville March 2015 News & Notes

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Check back for more updates as the days wind down to events at Martinsville Speedway in March 2015. During Race Weekend, look for more updates posted here.

Tickets for the STP 500 weekend, including the Virginia Lottery Pole Day on March 27, the Kroger 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on March 28 and the STP 500 on March 29 are on sale. Fans can visit www.martinsvillespeedway.com and use the interactive ticket map to pick out and purchase their tickets or call 877.RACE.TIX. Continue reading →

Fan4Racing with Catchfence NASCAR Weekend Preview – March 26, 2015

Hey race fans, catch our NASCAR Weekend Preview with host Sharon Burton from Fan4Racing, co-host Chris Knight from Catchfence and Fan4Racing writer, Zach Roethlisberger. We’re chatting about all the hottest topics and what fans can expect at the track over the upcoming weekend of racing at Auto Club Speedway. We’ll bring  guests from around the NASCAR world to give their perspective too.

Our guest is Mike Smith from Martinsville Speedway to help us preview the Camping World Truck and Sprint Cup Series’ events there this weekend.

NOTE: Mike Smith was unable to join us tonight, We’ll look for a reschedule opportunity

This is an interactive show, so give us a call at 714-202-9918 to join the conversation or tweet us your questions/comments during the LIVE broadcast @Fan4RacingSite @Knighter01  and @ZRoethlisberger

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Our LIVE broadcast begins at 8 pm ET Thursday, March 26, 2015.

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NASCAR Issues Behavioral Penalties To Five Crew Members For Violations At Auto Club Speedway

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NASCAR Issues Behavioral Penalties To Five Crew Members

For Violations At Auto Club Speedway

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 25, 2015) — NASCAR has issued Behavioral Penalties to five crew members for their actions during pre-race March 21 at Auto Club Speedway. The crew members were working for the No. 8 NASCAR XFINITY Series team when the violations occurred.

The crew members violated the following Sections in the 2015 NASCAR rule book:

12-1: Actions detrimental to stock car racing: Involved in a pre-race incident; failure to comply with a directive from Track Security

12.8a: Behavioral Penalty

Crew member Mark Armstrong has been fined $1,500, suspended from NASCAR until April 21 and placed on NASCAR probation through Dec. 31. Crew members Tyler Bullard, Nathaniel House, Jeremy Howard and Ryan Mulder have all been placed on NASCAR probation through Dec. 31.

No. 33 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Team Penalized For Rules Violations At Auto Club Speedway

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No. 33 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Team Penalized

For Rules Violations At Auto Club Speedway

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 25, 2015) — The No. 33 team that competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has been penalized for a rules infraction discovered during opening day inspection March 20 at Auto Club Speedway.

This infraction is a P4 level penalty and violates the following Sections in the 2015 NASCAR rule book:  Continue reading →