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Jul 16
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Good friends competing for ARCA title (Patrick Sheltra / Justin Marks)

Patrick Sheltra What was a pretty cool off-season musing is turning out to be a pretty cool in-season reality. Patrick Sheltra finds himself in second place behind Justin Marks as the halfway point of the ARCA Racing Series looms at Mansfield Motorsports Park Saturday night. "I think it will be a good race to the championship between me and Justin," Sheltra said. That's not to discount others like Craig Goess, nine-time champ Frank Kimmel, last week's winner Tom Hessert or Mikey Kile, who are all very much in the title hunt. "We're good friends and before the season started we sat down and talked about it, and we really said wouldn't in be cool if we were battling for the championship," Sheltra said. And how did this ... FULL STORY »

Drivers, fans expect a fun event Saturday at Mansfield Motorsports Park

Mansfield Motorsports Park There will be a race this Saturday at Mansfield Motorsports Park, but it will feature a lot more than cars circling the track. First, it will honor the most famous racer from north central Ohio, aptly named the Tim Richmond Memorial ... FULL STORY »

Asheville’s Coleman Pressley creates buzz in NASCAR

Coleman Pressley When Dale Earnhardt Jr. talks, racing people listen. And what Junior was saying around the NASCAR garage recently brought a big grin to Coleman Pressley's face. The Asheville driver recently drove Earnhardt's Nationwide series car in races at Nashville and Kentucky, and ... FULL STORY »

Another Truex involved in NASCAR racing

Ryan Truex, driver of the No. 00 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota Camry Wins The New England 125 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Event A tNew Hampshire Motor Speedway (Photo Credit: Getty Images for NASCAR) A Truex will be racing Saturday night in the Nationwide Series race at Gateway International, but it won't be Sprint Cup driver Martin Truex Jr. Ryan Truex, Martin's younger brother, is making his Nationwide debut. Ryan, 18, is a developmental driver ... FULL STORY »

Teen driver Johanna Long climbing ranks

Johanna Long Unlike some other teenagers who have preceded her into NASCAR, seems to be quietly heading toward her series debut. Long, 18 and a native of Pensacola, Fla., will make her first run in one of NASCAR’s three major touring series ... FULL STORY »

GetMoreVacations.com and Parker Kligerman race to raise awareness that Gulf beaches are open

GetMoreVacations.com, a Destin, Florida, company is attempting to spread the message that many of the beaches and waters in the Gulf of Mexico are open after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill off the coast of Louisiana. “I ... FULL STORY »

ESPN’s Rusty Wallace apologizes for calling Kyle Busch ‘dumbass’

ESPN officials say that analyst Rusty Wallace will not be suspended for a derogatory comment he made in reference to Kyle Busch that was aired following Friday night’s Nationwide Series telecast from Chicagoland Speedway. At the end of Busch’s victory lane ... FULL STORY »



Kasey Kahne Expected To Drive For Kyle Busch Motorsports At Pocono
Posted 07.13.10
In response to a fan who asked Kasey Kahne if he was running the truck race at Pocono, Kahne replied via Twitter "yes i am. Driving for kyle in the 18. Looking forward to it. - Jayski.com FULL STORY »
Ride nearing an end for the ever-talkative Kenny Wallace?
Posted 07.13.10
A conversation with Kenny Wallace is a lot like riding a roller coaster for the first time -- lots of twists and turns and momentum and sometimes you're upside down and you don't know how you got there. Wallace is a mile a minute and if you're not paying attention, you ...FULL STORY »
‘Transformers 3′ to Feature NASCAR Transformers?
Posted 07.13.10
Together at last! Hollywood stereotype, meet Southern stereotype, as newly-published set photos strongly suggest that Michael Bay's Transformers 3 will feature NASCAR vehicles. The evidence comes from Jalopnik, which received photos from a reader in Detroit Chicago*, where Transformers 3 has been filming recently. We ...FULL STORY »
Looking back at the first half of the NASCAR Nationwide Series season
Posted 07.13.10
The 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series season is around its midpoint, with the exact middle of the season coming midway through Friday night's Dollar General 300 at Chicagoland Speedway. The season, to this point, has been an eventful one. With rules changes across the NASCAR board -- like double-file ...FULL STORY »
Ford is still winless after Carl Edwards finishes second at Chicagoland
Posted 07.12.10
In the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, a Ford Fusion has not won a race since Jamie McMurray was victorious for Roush Fenway Racing 23 races ago, November 1, 2009 at Talladega Superspeedway. Nineteen races into 2010, this is the longest a Ford has gone without winning since 1977, ...FULL STORY »
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Smith’s Food & Drug Stores Returns as Sponsor of NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Posted 07.10.10
Las Vegas Motor Speedway is welcoming back an old friend as sponsor of the Sept. 25 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event. Smith’s Food & Drug Stores, which cosponsored the event in 2006 and 2007, has returned as title sponsor for this year’s event. The event will be called the Smith’s ...FULL STORY »
Bixby High School student on fast track to racing success
Posted 07.09.10
Adrian Berryhill, who one day hopes to have a Tulsa-based race team in NASCAR, is helping his son Tanner take another step toward that goal. "I think it is a natural progression," said Adrian Berryhill. "I think Tanner is ready for this and we're ready for this." Bixby teenager Tanner Berryhill, ...FULL STORY »
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Competition changes likely coming for Nationwide Series
Posted 07.09.10
NASCAR is considering overhauling the Sprint Cup Series' schedule and championship format for next season, but changes also could be coming to the Nationwide circuit. Chairman Brian France says the second-tier series likely will have new rules aimed at limiting the dominance of Sprint Cup drivers. Those moonlighting from the premier ...FULL STORY »
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Josh Richards to fill in for Steve Arpin in ARCA Series
Posted 07.09.10
Josh Richards has never been shy about it: His ultimate goal in racing is to compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. While the 22-year-old from Shinnston, W.Va., is focused on capturing a second consecutive World of Outlaws Late Model Series championship, he couldn't turn down an opportunity to take a ...FULL STORY »


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