Race Weekend Central

Max Papis Tests Positive for COVID-19, JJ Yeley to Sub at Indy

JJ Yeley at 2021 Martinsville Cup spring race, Fat Boy ice cream firesuit, Rick Ware Racing No. 53 car

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Max Papis has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be unable to compete in the upcoming NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, Rick Ware Racing announced Aug. 12. JJ Yeley will serve as the replacement driver of the No. 17 Chevrolet. He was initially entered in the car earlier this …

Read more

Max Papis Hopes Charlotte’s Roval Inspires Other Racing Series to Try NASCAR’s Move

2016 Kansas Cwts Max Papis William Byron Nigel Kinrade Nkp

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade/NKP)

Daytona International Speedway has used its famous roval for the 24-hour sports car race since the 1960s. Now, Charlotte Motor Speedway has a roval of its own. The design at CMS didn’t come without the help of experienced road course racers, though. Max Papis, who has competed in open-wheel, sports cars and stock cars throughout …

Read more

4 Burning Questions: Will New Overtime Procedure Impact Watkins Glen?

4 6 August, 2016, Watkins Glen, New York Usa Jimmie Johnson ©2016, Barry Cantrell / Nkp

(Photo: Barry Cantrell/NKP)

Will New Overtime Procedure Come Into Play at Watkins Glen International? Add another rule change due to fan feedback to the calendar for 2017. After a few trial runs of the overtime line, which stood as the line to end the race in an overtime finish if a yellow flag flied after it was crossed, …

Read more

Going By The Numbers: NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Disappearance On The Road

Max Papis

Max Papis, post-Truck slap has been nowhere to be found in 2014 as the road ringer disappearance in Sprint Cup continues. Credit: CIA

When I first started watching NASCAR, the road course races were among the best of the year. Not only were the tracks — Sonoma and Watkins Glen — the only instances all year in the Sprint Cup Series where one could watch drivers actually take a right turn every lap. They were also chock full …

Read more

Truckin’ Thursdays: Memorable Series Moments Part I

While the Nationwide and Cup series head out west for a visit to Sonoma, the Camping World Truck Series once again sits idle, and until NASCAR adjusts the schedule so these off weeks come along much less frequently, fans are left with quite a bit of downtime in between events. After watching the battle between …

Read more

Tracking the Trucks: 2011 Good Sam RV Emergency Road Service 125 at Pocono

*In a Nutshell:* See Kevin Harvick. See Kevin Harvick go fast. See Kevin Harvick have enough horsepower and saved fuel on the final restart to get away from Kyle Busch. See Kevin Harvick win. Caution flags are the only one that kept this one close, with Harvick leading 44 of the 53 laps run en route to the win. Kyle Busch made his way up to second and managed to keep up with Harvick during the final green-white-checker restart, but Happy managed to get a drive on the high side through turn 1 that put this one away. Busch, James Buescher, Johnny Sauter and Austin Dillon rounded out the top 5.