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

by | Nov 5, 2014 | NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series, Nationwide Series

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

by | Nov 5, 2014 | NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series

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

by | Nov 5, 2014 | NASCAR, Sprint Cup

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

by | Nov 5, 2014 | Media, NASCAR, NASCAR K&N Pro Series, TV Times

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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Pierson Leaves Little Doubt with Dominant Devil’s Bowl Win

by | Nov 5, 2014 | Devils Bowl, Vermont

IMG_0188WEST HAVEN, VT – Adam Pierson made it look easy at Devil’s Bowl Speedway as he drove to a dominant victory in the Autosaver Ford/Springfield Buick-GMC “Vermont Freedom & Unity 100” on Saturday, November 1. The Bradford, VT driver braved a cold wind to nail down the Sportsman Modified finale for the inaugural “Battle at the Bowl” dirt track series, netting the series championship in the process.

Pierson entered the race trailing Vince Quenneville, Jr. by eight points – the equivalent of four positions on the track – for the title. Pierson wasted little time, moving into the lead by lap 9 and stretching out to as much as a half-lap lead. Quenneville made a steady march into the top five in the middle stages of the race and appeared to have kept Pierson close enough to have sealed the championship, but his car made hard contact with the backstretch barrier at lap 66 that knocked him out of the race.

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NEW ENGLAND MOTORSPORTS SOUTH

by | Nov 4, 2014 | New Hampshire, NHMS

jdfksdsgThe south entrance New Hampshire Motor Speedway will begin to take on a new look once the snow melts. Speedway officials announced plans to break ground there for the future home of the 20,000 square foot state-of-the-art North East Motor Sports Museum. The museum will be built in two phases. The first 10,000 square feet will begin in the spring of 2015, while an additional 10,000 square feet will be added at a later date. New Hampshire Motor Speedway will be celebrating a quarter century of racing in 2015. Tracing its roots back to the original 1/5-mile dirt oval at Bryar Motorsports Park, the more modernized 1.058-mile oval and 1.6-mile road course of today gives the affectionately known Magic Mile its own rich history of racing that makes it the perfect locale for such a project.

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Ryan Moore Survives Wild Last Lap For North-South Shootout Win At Caraway

by | Nov 4, 2014 | New England Motorsports North, New England Motorsports South, PASS

ATT00001SOPHIA, NC (November 2) – Scarborough, Maine’s Ryan Moore survived an intense late race battle with Christopher Bell to secure his first career Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South Super Late Model win in the 12th Annual North-South Shootout Sunday afternoon at Caraway Speedway. Moore was able to take advantage of an opportunity when Bell appeared to make contact with his Kyle Busch Motorsports teammate Karl Weber’s machine while trying to put him a lap down, which resulted in a slow leak on Bell’s right front tire. Bell tried to furiously to protect the inside groove as Moore closed in over the final laps, with the two cars making contact entering turn three on the last lap, sending Bell up the track and Moore to victory lane.

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Ben Rowe Hoping To Salvage Season With Another North-South Shootout Win

by | Nov 3, 2014 | PASS

309-PASS South Print LogoCHARLOTTE, NC (October 29) – Since the Pro All Stars Series (PASS) Super Late Models first began turning laps on the short tracks of New England and Canada in 2001, Ben Rowe has been there virtually from the beginning. Rowe, a 4-time PASS North Super Late Model Champion and 2-time winner of the prestigious Oxford 250, has become a modern day short track racing legend thanks to his exploits in PASS over the last 15 years. But, PASS Super Late Model racing’s all-time winningest driver, with nearly 40 checkered flags to his credit, has struggled in recent seasons. Last year, Rowe came South to Caraway Speedway for the North-South Shootout hoping to end the year on a strong note. And, following a late-race caution that eliminated several contenders for the win, Rowe did just that, taking his first win of the season and first in the North-South Shootout.

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