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Improvements To Martinsville Parking Areas Underway

Work is rolling along on improving parking areas  Photo - Courtesy Martinsville Speedway
Work is rolling along on improving parking areas
Photo – Courtesy Martinsville Speedway

Heavy equipment has been roaring at Martinsville Speedway for the past 10 days carving new lanes through parking lots near the track’s main entrance.

Over two miles of parking aisles are being cut through parking lots on the left side of Speedway Boulevard when you enter the track’s main entrance. When the project is completed over 3000 tons of gravel will have been spread over the new lanes. The work will be completed in time for the STP® Gas Booster™ 500 at Martinsville Speedway on April 7.

“I think our fans are really going to be pleased when they pull into the parking lot for the STP® Gas Booster™ 500,” said Martinsville Speedway President Clay Campbell. “Over the past few weeks we’ve moved a lot of dirt and put down a lot of stone, all in an effort to make ingress, egress and parking a much better experience.

“What previously was just an open field will now have aisles to drive through to get to your parking spot. Parking in this area will now be clearly defined.”

Campbell went on to say that all of the track’s parking areas will eventually be upgraded. “Obviously this is a big project, but it is important that we see it to completion eventually over the entire property.”

The STP® Gas Booster™ 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race is scheduled for Sunday, April 7, the day after the Kroger 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race. Pole Day is Friday, April 5.

Ticket prices for the STP® Gas Booster™ 500 start as low as $37. Tickets for the STP® Gas Booster™, the Kroger 250 and Martinsville Pole Day may be purchased by calling 877.RACE.TIX or by visiting www.martinsvillespeedway.com online.

 

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Annual Media Vote Picks Johnson to Win it All in 2013

2013-Jimmie-Johnson-NASCAR-Sprint-Cup-Series-head-shotAustin Dillon, James Buescher Nab Most Votes In Their Respective Series

Better safe than sorry. That may have been the mindset of voters in the annual preseason NASCAR Media poll that tapped five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson as the favorite to win the 2013 title.

Despite a two-year championship drought – an eternity for the El Cajon, Calif. native – Johnson has qualified for the “postseason” Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup in each of its nine seasons. His 22 Chase wins are more than any other driver.

So, as they say, you have to be in it to win it. Continue reading →

Fan4Racing’s Fan2Fan NASCAR Talk – Monday, February 25, 2013

Monday, February 25, 2013

Hey Race Fans are you ready for our next episode of Fan4Racing’s Fan2Fan NASCAR Talk on Monday, February 18th?

Did you miss our live show? No worries…you can listen to the replay right here….

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This week’s show is 1.5 hours, starting at 8:30pm ET with our special guest, Camping World Truck Series, driver, CE Falk III. Learn more about CE Falk III in his feature article, and prepare your questions to interact with him on Monday night.

At 9:00pm ET our media guest Dustin Long, motorsports contributor to Sport’s Illustrated, SI.com, Speed Sport Magazine, AthlonSports.com and author will join our Fan4Racing team discussion.

  • Introductions – Inspiring stories
  • Q&As with CE Falk III 
  • Q&As with Dustin Long 
  • NASCAR‘s hot topics – Daytona Speedweeks
    • NextEra Resources 250
    • Drive4COPD 300
    • Daytona 500
  • Fan2Fan NASCAR Talk for next week
  • Tell us what you want to talk about

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Redemption Strikes for Sauter at Daytona

Johnny Sauter, driver of the #98 Carolina Nut Co./Curb Records Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway on Feb 22, 2013  Photo - Chris Graythen/Getty Images
Johnny Sauter, driver of the #98 Carolina Nut Co./Curb Records Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway on Feb 22, 2013
Photo – Chris Graythen/Getty Images

A 360 degree turn-around occurred for Johnny Sauter at Daytona Friday night. Last year, Sauter was leading during after a restart and he was involved in a wreck. This year, Sauter pulled into victory lane after the race ended under caution due to a wreck. What a difference a year makes. Sauter celebrated in victory lane while many drivers will shake their heads and wonder what they could have, would have and should have done.

The Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona started out pretty dicey when drivers attempted to make early moves. Luckily for the drivers, none of those early moves resulted in a wreck. Justin Lofton led the race early before being passed by Ty Dillon on lap seven. The first caution didn’t come out until the one-fourth mark of the race when debris was spotted on the track. The next caution came just after halfway and it was the big one. Continue reading →