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The three NASCAR national touring series raced at Circuit of the Americas for the first time ever this past weekend and the results were mixed. NASCAR, and its efforts to diversify its national touring schedules, rolled through Austin, Texas this past weekend to compete at the Circuit of the Americas. The treacherous 3.4-mile track has […] READ MORE
“If you’re not first, you’re last.” – Ricky and Reese Bobby That was the catchphrase of the 2006 film Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. The titular character based his life and his NASCAR career on that quote. Bobby heard the quote first from his father, Reese Bobby, who surprised him at his school’s […] READ MORE
Colton Herta led all but three laps in the Firestone Grand Prix at St. Petersburg to win his first-ever street course race in the NTT IndyCar Series. Despite a pair of late-race cautions, the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was never in doubt. Colton Herta drove a precise and flawless race to win the […] READ MORE
Jeb Burton won his first-career Xfinity Series race Saturday when heavy rain forced NASCAR to call the race. A rain-out isn’t the way most NASCAR drivers plan on winning their first Xfinity Series race, but Jeb Burton’s career hadn’t exactly gone as planned up to this point. In many ways, the ending of the Ag-Pro […] READ MORE
The NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway was dominated by two race shops. It was clear from the beginning that the winner of the Cook Out 250 would either come from Jr. Motorsports or Joe Gibbs Racing. Both camps have four cars in their Xfinity Series programs, and all eight cars finished in the […] READ MORE
Denny Hamlin led the most laps, and Ryan Blaney had the best long-run car, but Martin Truex Jr. overcame both to win the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 to become the first multi-race winner of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season. Truex had a quiet afternoon despite spending most of the race inside the top-10. […] READ MORE
The NASCAR Xfinity Series raced at the Martinsville Speedway for just the second time since 2006, Sunday, and fans were treated to a first time series winner. Though the result was hardly an upset. Martinsville is perhaps the toughest short track in America, so it’s no surprise that Josh Berry was able to lead 95 […] READ MORE
The 2021 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season opened with a spectacular race, Thursday, at Martinsville Speedway. Eric Goodale stunned everyone with a dazzling final 40 laps to claim the fourth victory of his 14-year career. He held off 2020 Whelen Modified Tour Champion Justin Bonsignore and 2020 Rookie of the Year Tyler Rypkema in the […] READ MORE
The NASCAR Cup Series competes at the first paved short track of the 2021 season, Saturday. The historic Martinsville Speedway hosts the Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500. Martinsville is one of the most challenging tracks on the Cup Series schedule, thanks to its paperclip design, low banking and curbs at the apron of the […] READ MORE
NASCAR’s oldest and most unique division returns, Thursday, at Martinsville Speedway. 2021 marks the 73rd year of the Whelen Modified Tour. Justin Bonsignore is the defending series champion. He won three of the nine races last season and ended the year with a 2.7 average finish. He defeated Jon McKennedy by 40 points. Doug Coby finished […] READ MORE