Mackena Bell To Make NASCAR Nationwide Series Debut With Rick Ware Racing

clip_image004PHOENIX, Ariz. (November 4, 2014) – – Officials from Rick Ware Racing (RWR) confirmed today that NASCAR K&N Pro Series East (NKNPSE) driver Mackena Bell will compete in Saturday’s DAV 200 at Phoenix (Ariz.) International Speedway.

By taking the green flag behind the No. 23 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet, Bell will become the only female graduate of NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity program to compete at a NASCAR national series level.

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NASCAR Unveils New K&N Pro Series Car at 2014 SEMA Show

kflfa;sfDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 4, 2014) – Over the last 10 years, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series has grown into NASCAR’s top developmental series – a proving ground for tomorrow’s stars. Tuesday at the 2014 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas, NASCAR introduced the series’ newest innovation designed to help prepare drivers to compete at motorsports’ highest level.

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Truex Jr. Pleased With Performance Spike, But Not Recent Finishes

ikkkiDENVER, Colo. (Nov. 4, 2014) – Closing the deal in the last three Sprint Cup Series races has been a thorn for Martin Truex Jr. and the single-car Furniture Row Racing team.

Truex, who had a 10.2 finishing average in the first five races of the Chase, has hit a final-result impasse even though the performance level has picked up with his No. 78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Chevrolet.

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NASCAR Races Onto Nicktoons’ NickSports TV Block

fkasfjasfaDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (November 4, 2014) — NASCAR is racing into kids’ living rooms with an all-new docu-series on Nickelodeon titled, “Hammer Down,” which will premiere Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 10 p.m. ET during the NickSports programming block on Nicktoons. “Hammer Down” is an original, four-episode series featuring four of NASCAR’s rising stars – Kyle Larson, Ryan Blaney, Darrell Wallace Jr. and Kenzie Ruston. It is the latest programming from a major sports league to join the sports block lineup, which airs every Wednesday from 9-11 p.m. ET.

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Caleb Holman Crowned Fastest Chicken in the South and Pro Cup Series Championship at Hickory

jwhowietwMooresville, NC 10/20/14- Caleb Holman was hands down the fastest chicken in the South Saturday night at Hickory Motor Speedway. The veteran driver won the Bojangles 250 after pulling away from fourteen year old Todd Gilliland, son of NASCAR Cup driver David Gilliland, in the final seventy-five laps of the event to take home the hardware. The visit to Edelbrock Victory Lane was his sixth trip this season in twelve events.

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