NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Drivers to Sign Autographs at Richmond International Raceway Thursday, April 25, Prior to Blue Ox 100

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Drivers to Sign Autographs at Richmond International Raceway Thursday, April 25, Prior to Blue Ox 100 

Richmond logoMany drivers competing in the BLUE OX 100 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at Richmond International Raceway will sign autographs for ticketholders on Thursday, April 25, prior to the event. Fans with a Thursday race ticket have the opportunity to get the drivers’ autographs in the Amphitheater at 3:00 p.m. Continue reading →

Richmond International Raceway and Virginia Tourism Corporation Unveil New Frontstretch Gate

Richmond International Raceway and Virginia Tourism Corporation Unveil New Frontstretch Gate 

Photo - Richmond International Raceway
Photo – Richmond International Raceway

Enormous Entryway Will Welcome Thousands of Visitors to Virginia April 25, 26 & 27

When the Commonwealth of Virginia welcomes tens of thousands of NASCAR fans at Richmond International Raceway, a brand new front door will be ready to swing open April   25, 26, & 27 at America’s Premier Short Track.  Continue reading →

Kansas Speedway STP 400 Preview

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Martin Truex Jr. charges to the lead during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series STP 400 at Kansas Speedway, Spring 2012 Photo - Jamie Squire/Getty Images
Martin Truex Jr. charges to the lead during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series STP 400 at Kansas Speedway, Spring 2012
Photo – Jamie Squire/Getty Images

When the Kansas Speedway reconfigured their track surface, before last October’s race, they created a track that could feature some action-packed and intense racing. Drivers attempted to figure-out their way around the new surface of the mile-and-a-half track last October, and left with some knowledge and mainly torn up sheet-metal. The race featured multiple incidents and  went down in the history books as one of the most exciting races in the history of the Kansas Speedway. Fans are hoping for a repeat performance when NASCAR’s Generation Six cars take to the track this weekend and they likely won’t be disappointed. Continue reading →

Penske Racing Penalized by NASCAR

Crew members work on the rear end of Brad Keselowski's No. 2 Ford prior to the start of Saturday night's NRA 500. Photo - Robert Laberge/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway
Crew members work on the rear end of Brad Keselowski‘s No. 2 Ford prior to the start of Saturday night’s NRA 500.
Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway

The punishment has been dealt to the No. 2 & 22 teams of Penske Racing after their actions at Texas Motor Speedway. Both crew chiefs, Paul Wolfe and Todd Gordon, have been suspended and fined. Drivers, Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski, have also been penalized after the teams’ actions at Texas.

The penalties handed down to Penske Racing from NASCAR involves drivers and crew. Saturday, NASCAR confiscated the rear-end housing off both the No. 2 and 22 cars hours before the race. According to NASCAR, the rules broken by Penske Racing were in violation of section 12-1; 12-4J and 20-12. Continue reading →