Mar 16
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Machesney Park man to make NASCAR series debut this month
The last time Brian Johnson Jr. was at Martinsville Speedway, he sat in the stands, eating a hot dog and watching a 2003 NASCAR race.
The next time the Machesney Park man is at the famed half-mile track, he’ll be behind the wheel of a NASCAR Camping World truck, making his series debut March 27.
“The biggest thing is getting seat time,” he said. “Our goal is to keep the truck in one piece and come out of there with a top-15 finish.”
Johnson hopes to also drive the truck race the next week in Nashville and maybe several more during the season for Ray Hackett Racing. The first-year team contacted Johnson after seeing him in the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown in January at Irwindale, Calif.
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Jennifer Jo Cobb: Quietly Opening Doors of Opportunity as a Owner-Driver
Comments - Posted 03.15.10
While many fans seem to be bitten by Danicamania, well, let's just say I've got Cobbmania. You can't help but notice her with her good looks, that mane of red hair, and those piercing eyes. Jennifer Jo Cobb has a game plan, with her commitment to race her own team full-time in ...more»
Comments - Posted 03.15.10
While many fans seem to be bitten by Danicamania, well, let's just say I've got Cobbmania. You can't help but notice her with her good looks, that mane of red hair, and those piercing eyes. Jennifer Jo Cobb has a game plan, with her commitment to race her own team full-time in ...more»
IndyCar could be racing in China as early as 2012
Comments - Posted 03.13.10
The IndyCar Series could be racing in China as early as 2012. Terry Angstadt, president of the series' commercial division, said early talks have began to try to take the series to the Asian country in the next few years. He said officials have been to China two or three times ...more»
Comments - Posted 03.13.10
The IndyCar Series could be racing in China as early as 2012. Terry Angstadt, president of the series' commercial division, said early talks have began to try to take the series to the Asian country in the next few years. He said officials have been to China two or three times ...more»
Brian Scott says wrist healing
Comments - Posted 03.10.10
After a doctor’s visit on Monday, Brian Scott says his wrist is finally starting to heal after over a year has been removed since he originally broke it. After a high-resolution CT scan, it was determined that Scott’s wrist has healed to 85 percent. “Last Monday (March 1), my wrist was ...more»
Comments - Posted 03.10.10
After a doctor’s visit on Monday, Brian Scott says his wrist is finally starting to heal after over a year has been removed since he originally broke it. After a high-resolution CT scan, it was determined that Scott’s wrist has healed to 85 percent. “Last Monday (March 1), my wrist was ...more»
NASCAR suspends 2 including spotter for violating drug policy
Comments - Posted 03.09.10
NASCAR has suspended two crewmen for violating its substance abuse policy, including the former brother-in-law of Jeremy Mayfield. William David Keith, a spotter for David Gilliland in the Sprint Cup Series, is one of the two crewmen and was suspended Tuesday. Keith is also a former winner in the ARCA Racing ...more»
Comments - Posted 03.09.10
NASCAR has suspended two crewmen for violating its substance abuse policy, including the former brother-in-law of Jeremy Mayfield. William David Keith, a spotter for David Gilliland in the Sprint Cup Series, is one of the two crewmen and was suspended Tuesday. Keith is also a former winner in the ARCA Racing ...more»
Nationwide Series rookies experience ups and downs
Comments - Posted 03.05.10
The 2010 season has provided both ups and downs for the five drivers that make up the Nationwide Series' 2010 rookie class. Of course the the season is only three races old and some ups and downs are to be expected the first year out. So far into ...more»
Comments - Posted 03.05.10
The 2010 season has provided both ups and downs for the five drivers that make up the Nationwide Series' 2010 rookie class. Of course the the season is only three races old and some ups and downs are to be expected the first year out. So far into ...more»
Joey Logano Has Gotten Off to a Strong Start This Season
Comments - Posted 03.03.10
What a difference a year makes! I know that it is early in the season, but Joey Logano looks like a brand new driver out there on the track. Although, Logano won a rain-shortened race last season in New Hampshire, most of his rookie season was spent ...more»
Comments - Posted 03.03.10
What a difference a year makes! I know that it is early in the season, but Joey Logano looks like a brand new driver out there on the track. Although, Logano won a rain-shortened race last season in New Hampshire, most of his rookie season was spent ...more»
Earnhardt Jr. helps Victory Junction
Comments - Posted 03.02.10
The Victory Junction Gang Camp kicked off its "Keeping the Dream Alive" campaign on Monday with an announcement that Sprint Cup Series driver and Nationwide Series team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. has committed to donating $1 million to build and maintain The Dale Jr. Corral and ...more»
Comments - Posted 03.02.10
The Victory Junction Gang Camp kicked off its "Keeping the Dream Alive" campaign on Monday with an announcement that Sprint Cup Series driver and Nationwide Series team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. has committed to donating $1 million to build and maintain The Dale Jr. Corral and ...more»
Jeff Gordon Comes Up Short in Las Vegas
Comments - Posted 03.02.10
Jeff Gordon used to be NASCAR’s golden boy but not anymore. Jimmie Johnson has taken that title away and has ran with it since his arrival on the Sprint Cup Series scene back in 2001. Johnson has forty-nine Sprint Cup victories and four consecutive championships to Gordon’s thirty wins and he won ...more»
Comments - Posted 03.02.10
Jeff Gordon used to be NASCAR’s golden boy but not anymore. Jimmie Johnson has taken that title away and has ran with it since his arrival on the Sprint Cup Series scene back in 2001. Johnson has forty-nine Sprint Cup victories and four consecutive championships to Gordon’s thirty wins and he won ...more»
NASCAR, team note John Wes Townley’s alcohol citation in Vegas
Comments - Posted 02.28.10
LAS VEGAS – NASCAR Nationwide series driver John Wes Townley was cited over the weekend for underage possession of alcohol while in Las Vegas. His team owner, Richard Childress, said in a statement late Saturday the matter would be handled internally. How NASCAR will handle it – if at all – remains ...more»
Comments - Posted 02.28.10
LAS VEGAS – NASCAR Nationwide series driver John Wes Townley was cited over the weekend for underage possession of alcohol while in Las Vegas. His team owner, Richard Childress, said in a statement late Saturday the matter would be handled internally. How NASCAR will handle it – if at all – remains ...more»
Graham Rahal Inquiring About NASCAR Ride
Comments - Posted 02.28.10
IZOD IndyCar driver Graham Rahal may follow in the footsteps of Danica Patrick and Nelson Piquet this season. Rahal, who parted ways with Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing last season, is reportedly checking in with NASCAR to see about a possible ride in the stock car series. Piquet, who left Formula One behind, drove in ...more»
Comments - Posted 02.28.10
IZOD IndyCar driver Graham Rahal may follow in the footsteps of Danica Patrick and Nelson Piquet this season. Rahal, who parted ways with Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing last season, is reportedly checking in with NASCAR to see about a possible ride in the stock car series. Piquet, who left Formula One behind, drove in ...more»
Edwards putting distractions aside
Comments - Posted 02.26.10
Carl Edwards is on a roll so far in 2010. A runner-up finish in the Drive4COPD 300 season-opener in Daytona gave him the second position in the Nationwide Series points standings, and he took over the points lead with last weekend's fourth-place run in the Stater Brothers ...more»
Comments - Posted 02.26.10
Carl Edwards is on a roll so far in 2010. A runner-up finish in the Drive4COPD 300 season-opener in Daytona gave him the second position in the Nationwide Series points standings, and he took over the points lead with last weekend's fourth-place run in the Stater Brothers ...more»
Busch, Gaughan look forward to Vegas homecoming
Comments - Posted 02.25.10
This weekend may provide a homecoming for Kyle Busch as both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide series head to his hometrack, Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Even so, is this weekend a race weekend that Busch is looking forward too, at least as far as Nationwide competition is ...more»
Comments - Posted 02.25.10
This weekend may provide a homecoming for Kyle Busch as both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide series head to his hometrack, Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Even so, is this weekend a race weekend that Busch is looking forward too, at least as far as Nationwide competition is ...more»
Will Harvick run full Nationwide schedule?
Comments - Posted 02.24.10
Carl Edwards is doing it and has been for several seasons. Brad Keselowski and Paul Menard are doing it. Mike Bliss and Michael McDowell have expressed interest in wanting to do it if sponsorship deals come through that would enable them to do it. Will Kevin Harvick ...more»
Comments - Posted 02.24.10
Carl Edwards is doing it and has been for several seasons. Brad Keselowski and Paul Menard are doing it. Mike Bliss and Michael McDowell have expressed interest in wanting to do it if sponsorship deals come through that would enable them to do it. Will Kevin Harvick ...more»
Busch continues JGR Nationwide string at Fontana
Comments - Posted 02.21.10
Joe Gibbs Racing has dominated Nationwide Series racing at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., the last few years, claiming wins in the last four races at the track heading into Saturday's Stater Brothers 300. Kyle Busch kept that string going with his third win in the ...more»
Comments - Posted 02.21.10
Joe Gibbs Racing has dominated Nationwide Series racing at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., the last few years, claiming wins in the last four races at the track heading into Saturday's Stater Brothers 300. Kyle Busch kept that string going with his third win in the ...more»
Leffler hopes to right ship in home state
Comments - Posted 02.18.10
The 2010 Nationwide season may have actually begun last Saturday at Daytona International Speedway, but with the unknowns of restrictor plate racing and the fact that sometimes racing at Daytona is somewhat of a crap shoot and simply of test of survival, many competitors look at this ...more»
Comments - Posted 02.18.10
The 2010 Nationwide season may have actually begun last Saturday at Daytona International Speedway, but with the unknowns of restrictor plate racing and the fact that sometimes racing at Daytona is somewhat of a crap shoot and simply of test of survival, many competitors look at this ...more»
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