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'Speeding To Read' Students Racing Through Turn 3 Of The Clara Love 500

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:08:50 EST

Clara Love Elementary School students are racing their way through Turn 3 of the Clara Love 500 - Texas Motor Speedway's Speeding To Read competition – and the 630 K-5 student body is boasting a total of 56,229 books read.

Texas Motor Speedway staff members visited Clara Love Friday morning to award trophies and prizes to the top two classrooms in the K-2 and 3-5 divisions. Ms. Pollock’s first grade class leads the K-2 division with 5,622 books, while Ms. Standridge’s third grade students lead the 3-5 division with 591 chapter books. In addition to receiving a shiny trophy to ...

TODAY: NHRA professional teams testing at the Preseason Blast-off -- open to the public!

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:34:00 EST

Coughlin, 40, is making his return to the Pro Stock ranks after sitting out the 2011 season.

NHMS Launches Fantasy Racing Group

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:23:00 EST

For the first time ever, fans of NHMS will have the opportunity to compete against one another in a fantasy racing group. The group will be run through Yahoo Fantasy Sports' Auto Racing. The friendly interface and straightforward rules of Yahoo provide a great opportunity for beginner and expert fantasy players alike to compete on a level playing field.

Those that join the Fans of NHMS group will have the opportunity to compete against NHMS Exec. VP/GM Jerry Gappens, as well as other track employees and any special guests

TORC Trucks, Monster Trucks and World of Outlaws Events Highlight 2012 Schedule at The Dirt Track at Charlotte

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:44:00 EST

After a thrilling 2011 season that had fans on the edge of their seats, officials at The Dirt Track at Charlotte have released the 2012 schedule, which includes dirt racing's biggest shows on the biggest stage nationwide.

Busch Owes Debt of Gratitude to Sabates

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:17:00 EST

Felix Sabates was relaxing one night in December when his phone rang at 11 p.m.

On the other end was someone looking for a little advice and perhaps some heavy-handed help. Despite registering 23 Sprint Cup race wins and a championship while getting to Victory Lane at least once per season for a decade -- no small feat -- the guy was having trouble finding a ride for the upcoming season. He thought car owners in general, and one powerful one in particular, might even be blackballing him.

JGR Employees Ok After On-Site Fire

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:39:00 EST

A Charlotte television station reported that 10 people were treated and released for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out inside the Joe Gibbs Racing complex in Huntersville, N.C., on Tuesday.

Huntersville police told WCNC-TV in Charlotte that a machine -- thought to be a laser cutter -- caught fire inside the building. The fire was contained to the machine shop inside the building, and all 10 people were treated in a JGR parking lot and subsequently cleared to go back inside the complex.

Tony Stewart's Epic Battle and Victory Over Carl Edwards Sets the Stage for the 54th annual Daytona 500

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:51:03 EST

This will be a different kind of February. Not only will this month have 29 days for the first time since 2008 but it will mark the first February since 2005 that the NASCAR world will start the season with a driver other than Jimmie Johnson as the defending Sprint Cup champion. Tony Stewart's epic battle and victory over Carl Edwards over the 12 week Chase for the Sprint Cup re-energized the sport, providing unparalleled off-season momentum which will charge right into Daytona. We’re just 22 days away from the Gatorade Duel, the races that determine the starting line-up for ...

Speedway Children's Charities' Laps for Charity at Las Vegas Motor Speedway raised more than $34,000 for local children's causes

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:00:00 EST

Sunday’s high-speed charity drive surpassed the inaugural event by more than $8,000.

Danica Locked Into Daytona 500 Field

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:32:00 EST

Danica Patrick is in the Daytona 500 field, and she didn't even need to turn a lap to get there.

Patrick's Stewart-Haas Racing team has obtained points from Tommy Baldwin Racing to guarantee the driver a spot in the Great American Race, NASCAR.COM has learned. The deal means Patrick will not have to race her way into the event in the 150-mile duel races, and does not risk missing what will be a much-hyped Sprint Cup debut.

Earnhardt Jr.'s Priority Shift

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:06:00 EST

Prior to his pairing with crew chief Steve Letarte last season, the life of Dale Earnhardt Jr., at least at the track on race weekends, was quite simple.

The philosophy, in a nutshell, was to show up and drive. That is all.

Letarte changed that when he moved over to sit upon the pit box of the No. 88 Chevrolet Earnhardt drives for Hendrick Motorsports.

Kevin Harvick visits Las Vegas to promote March 9-11 NASCAR Weekend

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:34:00 EST

Harvick, driver of the No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing, played craps with fans at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino.

Allmendinger Cherishes Drought-Ending Win

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:35:00 EST

A.J. Allmendinger had tried to win the Rolex 24 At Daytona for six years. In fact, he hadn't won a race anywhere for five years.

His friend and Grand-Am Rolex Series car owner Michael Shank -- whom Allmendinger thinks so much of he'll be Shank's partner in an IndyCar Series program this season -- had eight previous Rolex 24 attempts that were steeped purely in frustration.

Five Bold Predictions From AMS President Ed Clark For 2012

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:29:00 EST

Can you believe it? The start of the 2012 NASCAR season is almost here! It seems as if it was only yesterday when Tony Stewart edged Carl Edwards for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship in Homestead to cap off one of the most exciting title chases in NASCAR history.

Starting times announced for NASCAR Weekend at LVMS

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:00:00 EST

A later start for the Sam's Town 300 is the only significant change from previous years in the NASCAR Weekend schedule at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Results from Week Four of Atlanta Motor Speedway's Winter Flurry

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:56:00 EST

With the Winter Flurry season crossing the midpoint of the seven-week season, each division featured drivers looking to add or gain ground in the season points standings during the fourth race of the series.

Las Vegas' Brendan Gaughan will compete in Kobalt Tools 400 and Sam's Town 300 in March

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:28:00 EST

Gaughan will pilot the No. 33 South Point Chevrolet in both the Kobalt Tools 400 and Sam’s Town 300 at his home track of Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

NHMS Represented at Two Local Trade Shows

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:49:00 EST

New Hampshire Motor Speedway will be featured this weekend at two New England area expositions, the International Auto Show in Worcester, Mass. and the Northeast Motorcycle Expo in Boston, Mass.

“The Magic Mile” will showcase a variety of displays and raffle drawings at each event.

The International Auto Show is a racer’s paradise, bringing together motorcycles, ATV’s, scooters, personal watercrafts, automotive accessories and much more.

Truex Puts Pressure on Himself

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:17:00 EST

Patience is running thin at Michael Waltrip Racing. The owner wants to see improvement. The sponsor wants to see improvement. But perhaps the least patient man in the entire organization is the guy behind the wheel of the No. 56.

Martin Truex Jr. knows the pressure to perform may be greater this season than it's ever been. But the pressure on him from the outside pales in comparison to the pressure he's putting on himself in 2012.

NASCAR to Carry Momentum into '12

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:49:00 EST

The bottom line in the state of the sport address delivered Thursday by NASCAR officials: 2011 was such a great year that the big challenge is building on the momentum it generated in 2012 without changing too much.

With that in mind, there were no major pronouncements to be made Thursday at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, where the 2012 Sprint Media Tour presented by Charlotte Motor Speedway wrapped up as NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France and president Mike Helton addressed the assembled throng.