KANNAPOLIS, N.C., (May 25, 2011) – For Indiana native Tony Stewart, one event on Memorial Day weekend used to trump all others – the Indianapolis 500. But after more than 30 years of racing competitively – 13 of which have been spent in the elite NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – the Greatest Spectacle in Racing has, believe it or not, taken a backseat to the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway.
Memorial Day weekend provides a motorsports mosaic, from stock cars in Charlotte to sports cars in Lime Rock, Conn., to the cornerstone of the weekend – the Indianapolis 500. Stewart pays attention to all of it, and for the better part of his career, Indy reigned supreme. And why not?
The recently turned 40-year-old grew up 45 minutes from the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road in Columbus. His first in-person look at the Indy 500 came when he was five, but by his eighth birthday, Stewart was no longer content to be a spectator.
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (May 24, 2011) – One of the most accomplished racers in recent history will join Penske Racing for two upcoming road course races on the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) schedule.
Former world champion driver Jacques Villeneuve will compete behind the wheel of the No. 22 Discount Tire/Ruby Tuesday Dodge Challenger in the Nationwide Series races at Road America (June 25) and Montreal (August 20). Villeneuve will fill in for reigning Nationwide Series champion, Brad Keselowski, at the two events, which will be run on non-companion race weekends with the NASCAR Cup Series. (more…)
-Shell-Pennzoil Dodge Driver Was Proud To Add Prestigious Win To Penske Racing’s Victory List-
CONCORD, N.C. (May 24, 2011) — Shell-Pennzoil Dodge driver Kurt Busch’s victory in the 2010 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway came in dominant fashion, with the 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champ leading 12 times for a total of 252 of the 400 laps. Busch and his Steve Addington-led Penske Racing “Double Deuce” team enter this week’s 52nd running of the prestigious Memorial Day Weekend hoping to win in any fashion. (more…)
Eddie MacDonald and the Grimm Racing Team finished third in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series Pork ‘Be Inspired’ 175 at Iowa Speedway. For the fifth year in a row, this race pits the best of the East and West Series drivers against each other for bragging rights. MacDonald’s finish is the team’s best this season on the fast seven-eighths of a mile oval. The run catapulted MacDonald into the eighth position in the points race. (more…)
Cody Hodgson: NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
Iowa Speedway Race Report
NEWTON, Iowa – Cody Hodgson of Escalon, Calif., finished 12th in NASCAR K&N Pro Series Pork ‘Be Inspired’ 175 at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, on Saturday, May 21. Hodgson finished eighth among K&N Pro Serie East teams in the event and ran as high as fourth in the second half of the combination K&N Pro Series East and K&N Pro Series West teams. Hodgson qualified the Dave Davis Motorsports entry 12th out of 58 cars to give the team its best-ever qualifying effort in the event. With his finish, Hodgson moved unofficially to fourth in the Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings. (more…)
