by RacingNews | Jan 23, 2015 | Connecticut, Stafford
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Motor Speedway has announced that Call Before You Dig has renewed their participation in the contingency program by presenting a $150 bonus to each SK Modified® feature winner during the 2015 season. This year will mark the 6th consecutive season that CBYD has been a contingency program partner with Stafford’s premier SK Modified® division. CBYD’s $150 bonus brings the SK Modified® feature winners check up to $1,700. In addition to their contingency program partnership, CBYD will serve as the title sponsor of the track’s Technical Inspection Zone for the ninth consecutive season of NASCAR Whelen All American Series competition.
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by RacingNews | Jan 22, 2015 | LFR
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (January 21, 2015) – The LFR Driver Development Group is proud to announce the addition of Quin Houff to the 2015 team. Houff is a Weyers Cave, Va., native and will drive the #17 Victory Weekend race car in the CARS Super Late Model Tour for LFR.
“I’m looking forward to having an entry in the CARS Tour, it’s going to be a great series and I’m excited we’ll have Quin in the driver’s seat for LFR,” said Rob Fuller. “Quin is one of our more experienced late model racers on the team and he brings a lot of talent to the table.”
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by RacingNews | Jan 22, 2015 | NASCAR, Sprint Cup
CORNELIUS, N.C. – Doctors have medically cleared Brian Vickers to return to full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup racing in early March, three months after corrective heart surgery.
Vickers will make his season debut in the No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 8.
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by RacingNews | Jan 22, 2015 | NASCAR
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AYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 21, 2015) – NASCAR, NASCAR Team Properties (NTP) and Fanatics jointly announced today a 10-year agreement for the sport’s at-track merchandise business that will deliver fans an enhanced, experiential shopping environment. As part of the agreement, Fanatics has acquired certain exclusive rights from NASCAR and NTP that will make the company the primary retailer of NASCAR, team and driver merchandise at all 38 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race weekends.
Fanatics, the market leader for officially licensed sports merchandise, powers the e-stores for hundreds of the top sports leagues, teams and schools, including a long history running NASCAR’s e-commerce business (NASCAR.com). The NASCAR at-track deal expands Fanatics’ growing in-venue partnerships.
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by RacingNews | Jan 22, 2015 | NASCAR, Sprint Cup
LAS VEGAS (January 21, 2015) – Award-winning country group Rascal Flatts will sing the national anthem at the Kobalt 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, March 8 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The performance will take place in the midst of the band’s first-ever, nine-show residency, Rascal Flatts Vegas Riot!, at The Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino from Wednesday, Feb. 25 to Saturday, March 14.
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