Portland, Maine – A new foundation dedicated to keep young drivers alive on the highway hopes to get off to a fast start at the 18th annual Racin’ Preview 2011, this Friday and Saturday at the Portland Expo, next to Hadlock Field in Portland.
Save Speed 4 The Track (SS4TT) is made up of a group of volunteers who are motivated to keep young drivers alive and help them to explore safer places to fill their need for speed. Their goal is to connect young people with their local race tracks and drivers to learn the difference between a vehicle built for the street and one built for the race track. (more…)
Busch Sport Scene Publisher George Campbell will be signing copies of his new book, Busch North Scene: A Ten Year Retrospective at the Racin’ Preview 2011 show this weekend at the Portland Expo in Portland, Maine.
The Busch North Scene book was released in late November with a book launch that was held at the Hilton Garden Inn in auburn, Maine. Since then the book has been a very popular seller among race fans from the New England region. The “Ten Year Retrospective” book recaps the racers, teams and events that shaped the NASCAR Busch North Series during the 2000 decade. The book has fun and informative personal reflections from George and Busch North Scene staff members, as well as many of the personalities that made the series popular in the decade. (more…)
40TH ANNUAL CARQUEST TECH-NET SPRING SIZZLER TO KICK OFF STAFFORD SPEEDWAY’S 53RD SEASON OF NASCAR WEEKLY RACING
(Stafford Springs, CT)—With the spring season fast approaching, yet
another season of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series competition is set to
kick off at Stafford Motor Speedway with the 40th annual Tech-Net Spring
Sizzler Presented by CARQUEST on April 29-May 1. “The Greatest Race in the
History of Spring” will officially begin Stafford’s 53rd season of hosting
weekly NASCAR racing. (more…)
KANNAPOLIS, N.C., (Feb. 22, 2011) – From the hallowed grounds of Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway to the foot of Monument Hill, which way back in 1864 was the geographical starting point for what became the State of Arizona in 1912, Tony Stewart and his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series brethren are oh-so-ready to settle into a bit of racing normalcy.
The season-opening Speedweeks at Daytona may offer stock car’s ultimate prize in the form of the Daytona 500’s Harley J. Earl Trophy, but it’s also nine solid days and nights of full-throttle activity on and off the racetrack that makes three-day events such as this weekend’s Subway Fresh Fit 500k at Phoenix International Raceway a breath of fresh air. (more…)