Race Weekend Central

Nelson Piquet Jr. To Run NCWTS Practice For John Wes Townley

As announced pre-season, John Wes Townley is running both the full ARCA Racing Series schedule for Venturini Motorsports and the full NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule for Wauters Motorsports. With an ARCA race scheduled for Friday at Michigan, Townley will miss Friday’s practice for the Saturday’s truck race at Gateway. As a result, Nelson Piquet Jr. …

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Panasonic to Be Gordon’s Primary Sponsor Later This Year?

Jayski is reporting Panasonic as a potential primary sponsorship for Jeff Gordon in the Spring Cup Series races at  Sonoma Raceway and/or New Hampshire Motor Speedway  in July. An anonymous source submitted an image of what the car may look like to Jayski, which can be viewed here. Panasonic is currently an associate sponsor of Hendrick …

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IndyCar Driver Profile: Takuma Sato

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Takuma Sato, like any racer, has had his shares of ups and downs. Here’s one of his brighter moments: his first career IndyCar Series win at the Long Beach Grand Prix.

When drivers hit the track to race, all eyes are on them, pressure falling straight on their back to do well. However, the weight of those eyes, along with the number makes it far more difficult for some to handle. That could be said for Takuma Sato, IndyCar’s Asian import as many are curious about …

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30 Years and Counting: A Look at Rick Hendrick’s NASCAR Contributions

On April 29, 1984, at Martinsville Speedway, Geoff Bodine took his No. 5 City Chevrolet to victory lane for a single-car program known as All-Star Racing. That organization is now known as Hendrick Motorsports, and owner Rick Hendrick will be celebrating that team’s 30th anniversary this weekend at the place it all began. Throughout the …

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Nationwide Breakdown: Larson Hits the Bullseye in California

Close doesn’t cut it for Kyle Larson anymore. After a year-plus of close calls at the Nationwide level, including a second-place finish at Bristol last week the Sprint Cup rookie finally broke through for his first career victory. But this one, Larson would have to earn after fending off two of the sport’s best in …

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Truckin’ Thursdays: Five Young Guns To Watch At Martinsville

After a thrilling season opener at Daytona International Speedway last month, the Camping World Truck Series will be back on track next weekend at Martinsville Speedway. It marks a huge change of pace for the drivers as they go from high-banks and big packs at Daytona, to the tight confines of Martinsville. Heading into next …

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Five Points To Ponder: Petty, Potential, And Do Wins Really Equal Chase Contention?

ONE: Does a win really “get you in” the Chase? Since the new Chase format was announced, this January there’s been the sentiment that one win secures your spot in the field. NASCAR is taking a total of 16 drivers into the postseason with this new playoff format; it includes race winners, inside the top 30 in …

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