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ATLANTA, Ga. — Photo Courtesy Chris Murdock — The good news from Atlanta Motor Speedway on this raceday morning is that the sun is shining brightly and there is hardly a cloud in the sky. Temperatures are expected to climb into the 60’s by the time the green flag drops on the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500. This, after two …
OSWEGO, N.Y. — By Race Chaser Online Senior Editor Tom Baker — Bob Gangwer/Wing Side Up photo — (This is the first of a two-part story focusing on the 62nd Annual Oswego Speedway Budweiser International Classic 200, coming up this Sunday, September 2nd, 2018). I’ve been to almost every International Classic since 1974, with the exception of a few of …
Mooresville, N.C. — The hearts of the racing community throughout the northeast and the world of stock car racing are hurting as news spreads of legendary asphalt modified builder and racer Maynard Troyer’s passing on Thursday at the age of 79. Troyer, from Spencerport, New York, built and raced asphalt modifieds in the late 1960’s until 1982, when he retired …
The NASCAR traveling road show has come home to Charlotte for a weekend of XFINITY Series and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series action.
My brother Kevin and I experienced the “family” aspect of Budwesier Classic Weekend at Oswego Speedway in a couple of ways.
Classic: that’s all you have to say to anyone who has been a part of the Oswego Speedway or Supermodified division for any amount of time.
I watched the press conference all the way through yesterday; yes, the one where Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Rick Hendrick spoke of Junior’s impending retirement.
Sitting high atop turns one and two here at the iconic Martinsville Speedway, it’s easy to get lost in the storied history of the half-mile, especially after hearing from NASCAR’s King, Richard Petty.
All of motorsports has been forced into an evolution, because technology has evolved to the point where the future fans of our sport don’t have to or want to sit in front of a TV for hours at a time in order to consume the content.
I believe that Joe Gibbs Racing owes their fans an apology after their shameless decision to allow three of their four drivers to drive around Talladega all afternoon on Sunday with the cruise control on instead of actually attempting to “race” at the race.
I got to thinking this past week about all the reasons why NASCAR has seen a decline in both fans attending their national series races and also in viewership on TV.
Team Penske has a full-time NASCAR XFINITY Series seat up for grabs ahead of the 2017 racing season, and there are multiple possibilities when it comes to who might fill the driver’s seat.