by RacingNews | Jan 14, 2015 | New
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The sliding, banging and the jumping of the Red Bull Global Rallycross will return to Daytona International Speedway on June 20-21, the second straight year the series has competed at the “World Center of Racing.”
Daytona International Speedway, which annually hosts stock cars, sports cars, motorcycles and karts, added rallycross to its 2014 event calendar with driver Rhys Millen capturing the inaugural event.
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by RacingNews | Jan 14, 2015 | NASCAR
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 13, 2015) – What began more than a decade ago in early January as a small gathering of medical, safety, security and track services personnel to share best practices and prepare for the coming NASCAR season has ballooned into one of the most vital and unique preseason conventions in all of motorsports.
The annual NASCAR Summit will conclude its three-day agenda today at the Concord (North Carolina) Convention Center, where a record number of over 800 attendees in those aforementioned fields representing the facilities that host NASCAR’s national, touring and weekly and IMSA series events converged to ideate and address numerous key topics in their areas of expertise prior to the start of the 2015 NASCAR and IMSA racing seasons.
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by RacingNews | Jan 14, 2015 | NASCAR
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (Jan. 13, 2015) – TaxACT, the critically-acclaimed leader of affordable tax preparation solutions, has partnered with Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) to sponsor the No. 10 team and driver Danica Patrick in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
TaxACT will serve as the co-primary sponsor with GoDaddy during the Feb. 14 Sprint Unlimited exhibition race at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. For the remainder of Budweiser Speedweeks at Daytona, which includes Daytona 500 Qualifying Feb. 15, the Budweiser Duel Feb. 19 and the 57th Daytona 500 Feb. 22, TaxACT will be seen on the C-post of the No. 10 GoDaddy Chevrolet SS.
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by RacingNews | Jan 14, 2015 | PASS
NAPLES, ME (January 12) – After two seasons of competing in a partial Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Model schedule, Newmarket, NH driver Bryan Kruczek is ready to make the next step in his racing career. Kruczek will compete full-time in 2015 and hopes to contend for the new PASS Northeast Super Late Model Challenge. Unlike the overall PASS North Super Late Model series, the PASS Northeast Super Late Model Challenge will allow drivers to compete for a separate title in the United States events only. For Kruczek, 2015 presented the perfect opportunity to race for his first PASS title.
“I feel like we are making a huge step in our program this year and look forward to stepping out of the shadows in 2015,” said Kruczek of his new opportunity.
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by RacingNews | Jan 14, 2015 | Granite State Pro Stock, Touring Series News
Manchester, NH- The Granite State Pro Stock Series (GSPSS) held the 2014 Championship Awards Banquet on Saturday night, January 10, at the Best Western Executive Court in Manchester, NH, where drivers received nearly $17,000 in contingency prizes and point fund moneys.
“Thrillin’” Dillon Moltz was the star of the night, as he celebrated his championship season in style, collecting his Championship trophy and point fund, as well as the Rookie of the Year for the 2014 season. Moltz secured his first GSPSS championship by finishing 6th at the World Series at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park. The Waterford, Connecticut, driver picked up a win at Star Speedway in the NH Classic, to go along with his 8-top five and 10-top ten finishes out of eleven races.
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by Jay | Jan 11, 2015 | Touring Series News
NETS Celebrates Champions, Announces New Series Sponsor
Andy Lindeman celebrated his sixth Truck Series championship at the New England Truck Series awards banquet Saturday night at the Imperial Room in Danielson, CT. Lindeman won the title by two points over Corey Coates in an exciting season-long battle that came down to the final laps at the final race of the season.
Coates was honored for his second place finish in the season standings. Bert Ouellette, who finished the season upside down in dramatic fashion at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, was third.
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by Jay | Jan 11, 2015 | Dirt Track, New York
USAC Dirt Midget Association Announces 2015 Schedule, Includes Race at Albany-Saratoga Speedway.
Ellington, CT: The USAC Dirt Midget Association held their annual meeting this week and announced the 2015 race schedule which includes twelve races at Bear Ridge Speedway, the series home track, and a race on August 28th at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway. This will be the series second trip to the famed dirt track just north of Albany.
In addition to the 2015 race schedule, the rules were released with only minor changes from the prior year. The series will continue its fuel and tire program for all members along with other benefits that have been in place since the series inception back in 2011.
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by Jay | Jan 11, 2015 | Connecticut, NEMST, New England, Thompson, Touring Series News
NEMST Teams To Compete At Thompson Road Course
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park is a track rich in history along multiple facets of motorsports. In the early days cars pushed the limits along the first paved oval in the nation and later on along a road course the had been nearly forgotten until 2013. In 2013 TSMP officials announced that the road course of yesteryear would be reconstructed along the premier details that TSMP is known for.
In 2014 numerous road course series and clubs attended the facility posting videos and results for many people to dream about racing on such a magnificent track. No oval track cars competed on the course that ran along the pit area pavement of the oval primary design.
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by Jay | Jan 11, 2015 | Beech Ridge, Maine, NEMST, New England, PASS, Touring Series News
Texas Roadhouse North East Mini Stock Tour presented by Twisted Tea
NEMST Returns To Beech Ridge With PASS Tour May 2nd
The upcoming 2015 season, and 7th in NEMST history, continues to offer something for everyone in the new year. Following announcements of two dates at the historic Oxford Plains Speedway and a brand new event at the 1.7 mile Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park Road Course the Texas Roadhouse North East Mini Stock Tour is returning to Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, ME. The announcement brings current drivers back to a facility that has been missed over the past 3 tour seasons.
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by RacingNews | Jan 11, 2015 | Drag Racing
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 10, 2015) – Jordan Taylor set Saturday’s fastest time at Daytona International Speedway in the No. 10 Corvette DP for Wayne Taylor Racing. Taylor – driving with brother Ricky alongside Max Angelelli – posted a lap of 1:39.181 (129.218 mph) in Saturday’s first session during the second of the annual three-day test ahead of the Rolex 24 At Daytona in two weeks.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The sliding, banging and the jumping of the Red Bull Global Rallycross will return to Daytona International Speedway on June 20-21, the second straight year the series has competed at the “World Center of Racing.”
