Archive for: March, 2011

LONDON: Dealing With Culture Shock

Gary London

A newspaper itself should not be the headline story, but as you know, National Speed Sport News has become one. The days of this publication being passed around in garages, being read during rain delays is over. It is culture shock

IMS Hires Michael Redlick

IMS Hires Michael Redlick

Experienced sports business executive Michael Redlick recently joined the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as vice president and chief sales officer

ASCS To Sanction Jackson Nationals

ASCS To Sanction Jackson Nationals

Another marquee event has been added to the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National slate, as the series will invade Minnesota for the 33rd annual Jackson Nationals Aug. 19-20

GM Partners TSR

GM Partners TSR

Chevrolet and GM Performance Parts have partnered with Tony Stewart Racing

Lernerville Too Cold

Lernerville Too Cold

For the second straight weekend, inclement weather and forecasts have pulled the plug on Lernerville Speedway’s Opening Night 2011 of Fab Four Racing

McMahan Ready For Homecoming

Paul McMahan (83) races Kasey Kahne at Florida's Volusia Speedway Park. (Steve Bischoff photo)

Many drivers on the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series tour can trace their passion for the sport back to a single track as they were growing up. Some dreamed of tackling the high banks of Eldora Speedway or holding the throttle wide open in front of a sold out crowd at Knoxville Raceway

Looking Back — March 30, 2011

Dave Marcis catches up on his rest under his race car during one of NASCAR’s last doubleheader weekends April 8-10, 1971 at Columbia Speedway and Greenville-Pickens Speedway in South Carolina. (Chris Economaki photo)

Olivier Gendebien, of Belgium, and Phil Hill, of Santa Monica, Calif., led a Ferrari sweep of the top four overall positions during the 11th annual 12-hour Florida Grand Prix of Endurance sports and grand touring car race in Sebring, Fla. Gendebien and Hill set a new record, traveling 210 laps, or 1,092 miles, at an average speed of 91.306 miles per hour.

11th Sooner Opener Goes Saturday

11th Sooner Opener Goes Saturday

The American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region kicks off its 11th year of competition by taking to the three-tenths-mile semi-banked Mid-America Speedway dirt oval Saturday night

Martin To Make 800th Start

Mark Martin will make his 800th Sprint Cup start Sunday at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. (HHP/Alan Marler photo)

Mark Martin will join an exclusive club this Sunday in the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway, becoming the eighth driver to start 800 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races

Neff Is A True Throwback

Mike Neff won the Funny Car portion of the Gatornationals earlier this year. (Rhonda McCole photo)

Funny Car racer Mike Neff is proving to be a real throwback to the early days of the sport. The driver of the Castrol GTX Ford Mustang is turning back the clock this season and pulling double-duty as both crew chief and driver of his 7,000-horsepower Funny Car

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