Nationwide has expanded its three-year relationship with Hendrick Motorsports to become the majority sponsor of driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the No. 88 Chevrolet SS team beginning with the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.
Fans will have the opportunity to display their skills in a casino night at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday, October 11. The Champions Club presented by CP Federal Credit Union will be transformed for Wheelin & Dealin for MIS Cares for one night.
Tracy Hines was in a great position to claim his first Traxxas USAC Silver Crown Series win of the season in the Tony Bettenhausen 100 on August 16 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. The veteran driver had earned the pole position for the 100-lap race and was about to bring the field to the green flag when the skies opened and rain forced the postponement of the event to this week. Hines will return to the one-mile oval in search of a win as he continues his quest for a second Silver Crown title.
""Not really. For the last 25 races we've known that if you win you're almost for sure into the Chase. It doesn't really change it, but I'm glad we're in because now we don't have to stress about it Saturday night. Like I said, we've known that for 25 weeks and we've been doing the best we can to try to get a win and finish as high as we can. I feel like we're gaining on our performance a little bit and we've been putting together some good races when we don't get caught up in wrecks or have problems we've been finishing pretty good. "
KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Richmond International Raceway and discussed making the Chase, his chances at a win Saturday night and many other topics.
AmericanMuscle held their annual car show on August 16th, 2014 in Mohnton, Pa at Maple Grove Raceway. This was the first year the show was held at Maple Grove and allowed a far greater number of Mustangs and spectators to enjoy the show.
ELLIOTT SADLER, No. 11 OneMain Financial Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How special is this race track to you? "Richmond is always special to me -- this is home for me. It was neat waking up this morning in my own bed and cooking breakfast with the family in our own house and just getting in the car and driving over here."
NASCAR revised its national series qualifying format for Talladega Superspeedway which, in turn, should elevate the on-track competition for fans at the high speed 2.66-mile track.
Aric Almirola will pilot the Biagi-DenBeste No. 98 Ford Mustang in the Nationwide Series races at Chicagoland Speedway September 13 and Dover International Speedway September 27.
Hermie Sadler is back behind the wheel of the No. 19 VA Lottery Camry this weekend at Richmond International Raceway. Sadler has 16 previous starts at RIR, with an average start of 19.5 and an average finishing position of 20.1. After finishing 24th at Bristol Motor Speedway, Sadler is ready to get back behind the wheel this weekend at a track where he has seen success.
