by RacingNews | May 8, 2015 | NASCAR, Sprint Cup
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (May 6, 2015) – – In an announcement Tuesday at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in uptown Charlotte, Dylan Lupton was announced as a returning member of the NASCAR Next program for the 2015-2016 class.
NASCAR Next, an evolution of the Next9 initiative that began in 2011, is an all-embracing industry initiative to help spotlight the sport’s rising stars – and boost fan recognition around talent that will grow into NASCAR Sprint Cup Series mainstays.
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by RacingNews | May 8, 2015 | PASS
CHARLOTTE, NC (May 5) – Two-time Pro All Stars Series (PASS) National Champion, Jay Fogleman, will make his return to the driver’s seat for this Friday night’s Daniel Boone Classic at Kingsport Speedway. Friday night’s 125 lapper at Kingsport will mark the first time Fogleman has sat behind the wheel in competition since March, 2014 at the PASS South Super Late Model season opener at Greenville-Pickens Speedway. The 2013 PASS South Super Late Model Champion will join his son, Tate, who currently sits third in the standings as the two Durham, NC drivers prepare for Friday night’s first trip for the series to Kingsport Speedway.
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by RacingNews | May 8, 2015 | ACT, Thunder Road, Touring Series News
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – Thunder Road is always a challenge for any driver, but this weekend Packard was up to the challenge. Starting back in the 23rd starting spot, Packard, driving three wide right up the middle at times, found herself finishing 6th when the checkers fell on the 17th Annual Merchants Bank 150. Packard and the 9ME Northstar Fireworks/Packard Fuels team spent Saturday working on getting the car tuned in and to Emily’s liking. “We had a pretty decent day of practice,” said Packard. “We had limited tires to practice on, so we kept the number of laps that we ran fairly low. We weren’t that far off and our practice times were consistent all day.”
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by RacingNews | May 8, 2015 | NASCAR
BRADFORD, VT – Opening night (day) is a long at the Ridge, with the festivities starting out at the Bradford Jiffy Mart for the annual Bear Ridge Car Show. The field was filled with some spectacular looking machines, and it was a difficult task to pick out the best three for each division. The awards will be presented to the finest on May 16th when the USAC DMA Midgets return. Following the car show the trailers headed up the hill to hit the track for the first time, for an afternoon practice. Then it was time to race and the first green flag on the 48th consecutive racing season was thrown at the infamous 6:00pm(ish) time. After heat races, the dash for cash for the Midgets and a Blackmount Equipment Semi Feature for the DIRTcar Sportsman Coupes, the Ridges beloved Penny Davis who was taken from us in March was taken for a final ride around the track in the very famous #6 driven by Promoter/owner and multi-track champion C.V. Butch Elms. The infield was lined shoulder to shoulder around the ¼ mile with drivers, crews, and family from the pits.
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by RacingNews | May 8, 2015 | Thunder Road, Vermont
Eddie MacDonald returned to the track to finish 17th after a spectacular crash over the turn two embankment early in the American Canadian Tour’s 17th Annual Merchants Bank 150 at Thunder Road in Barre, Vt. on Sunday, May 3. The Freddie Peterson owned Chevy sustained heavy front end damage after a blown left rear tire sent the car and Eddie Mac sailing off the track and down the hill on lap five.
“That was definitely a hard crash,” said Eddie Mac after the race. ”I made contact with another car the lap before, and unfortunately it cut down the tire. When I went into turn one I just sailed up the track and over turn two. It is a strange feeling to look out the windshield straight down at the ground. There was a stone wall there that stopped the car from flipping over but it tore up the front of the car and bent something underneath. The crew did a great job to get me back out there but it was a long day to ride round and not compete for the win.”
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (May 6, 2015) – – In an announcement Tuesday at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in uptown Charlotte, Dylan Lupton was announced as a returning member of the NASCAR Next program for the 2015-2016 class.
