David Ragan, driver of the No. 34 Taco Bell Ford, comments on racing in the All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway: "It's an honor to be a part of NASCAR's All-Star race. This will be my fourth straight year in it, and it doesn't get old."
Home Game...The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is back in action this week with its second-consecutive Friday night race under the lights. This weekend's race at Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS) is a 'home game' for Turner Scott Motorsports (TSM) and most of the NASCAR teams and crew members who call the Queen City home.
Jimmy Weller and SS Green Light Racing will welcome a new partner to their No. 08 Chevrolet Silverado at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway as Joedance Film Festival comes onboard for the annual event in NASCAR's heartland. The Charlotte-based film festival looks to raise funds and awareness for rare pediatric cancers, as well as support research and clinical trials at Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte.
Queen [City] For A Day...The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) heads home to the Queen City for the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS) on May 16.
Turner Scott Motorsports (TSM) announced today that the No. 42 car of Kyle Larson would undergo a driver change at the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) standalone races this season, placing Dylan Kwasniewski behind the wheel of the No. 42 up & up™ by Target car at five events. Current NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) driver Chase Pistone will replace Kwasniewski at Iowa Speedway in the No. 31 Chevrolet Camaro.
Michael Waltrip Racing will hold a Fan Fest at its Cornelius, N.C. race shop on Wed. May 21, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Fans may tour the shop, get autographs from MWR drivers and Miss Sprint Cup, enjoy sponsor displays, music by country music star Tim Dugger, free food and drinks.
Through the first 11 races of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) has shown vast improvement in all areas. With Aric Almirola, driving the No. 43 Farmland Ford, leaving Kansas with another Top-10, RPM has earned a total of five Top-10 finishes through the first 11 races. The results have come at both short tracks and now a mile-and-half oval. Only feature races at Daytona and Talladega, have Almirola and teammate Marcos Ambrose not been in the Top-10.
