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Chad Finchum Wins Kingsport Opener

Chad Finchum Wins Kingsport Opener

*Chad Finchum Wins Kingsport Opener* *KINGSPORT, TN ::* Chad Finchum scored his first career NASCAR Whelen All American Series win on Saturday at Kingsport Speedway. Finchum drove to the lead from the 10th starting position in the 60 lap season opener at the Concrete Jungle. Finchum was able to avoid multiple crashes i ... Continue reading

Jimmie Johnson Holds Off Dale Earnhardt Jr. for Daytona 500 victory

Jimmie Johnson Holds Off Dale Earnhardt Jr. for Daytona 500 victory

By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. February 24, 2013; Jimmie Johnson sped away from the field after a restart with six laps left in Sunday's Daytona 500 and held off a charging Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win the 55th running of the Great American Race at Daytona International Speedway. The victory was t ... Continue reading

Engine woes lead to early exit for Riggs in Daytona

Engine woes lead to early exit for Riggs in Daytona

Daytona, Fla. (February 22, 2012) - An engine turned sour derailed a promising run for Scott Riggs and the No. 92 BTS Tire and Wheel Distributors/fleetHQ Chevrolet in the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway. "That was about to get fun," said Riggs after a blown engine knocked him out of the r ... Continue reading

Hey Mac Whats New? Chevy Back with Rear-Drive V-8

Hey Mac Whats New? Chevy Back with Rear-Drive V-8

By Mac Gordon Editor at large Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel Elizabeth, Australia February 18, 2013; GM has at long last (17 years) realized the hardship of ceding the fullsize sedan market to the “Germans” plus Lexus and Infiniti. For 17 years, Chevy has been largely absent from the rear-drive V-8 sedan ma ... Continue reading

Danica Patrick Becomes First Female Pole Winner In NASCAR Sprint Cup History

Danica Patrick Becomes First Female Pole Winner In NASCAR Sprint Cup History

Rookie Wins The Coors Light Pole For The Daytona 500 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 17, 2013) – Danica Patrick made NASCAR history today during Coors Light Pole qualifying for the Daytona 500, becoming the first female driver to win a pole at NASCAR’s top level – the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. During qualifyin ... Continue reading

Atlanta Motor Speedway NASCAR Tickets On Sale Monday, Feb. 18

Atlanta Motor Speedway NASCAR Tickets On Sale Monday, Feb. 18

Atlanta Motor Speedway NASCAR Tickets On Sale Monday, Feb. 18 Seats Can Be Reserved for Labor Day Weekend with 25 Percent Down HAMPTON, Ga. (Feb. 13, 2013) – In an SMI Fans First initiative, fans who wish to attend the AdvoCare 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway can reserve their seats ... Continue reading

Dale Earnhardt Jr. to appear at Speedway Children's Charities NASCAR Driver Auction March 7 at Sam's Town Live!

Dale Earnhardt Jr. to appear at Speedway Children's Charities NASCAR Driver Auction March 7 at Sam's Town Live!

Contact: John Bisci LVMS Public Relations (702) 632-8231 jbisci@lvms.com<mailto:jbisci@lvms.com> Feb. 8, 2013 Dale Earnhardt Jr. to appear at Speedway Children’s Charities NASCAR Driver Auction March 7 at Sam’s Town Live! LAS VEGAS – NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. will appear at the Las Vegas Chapter of ... Continue reading

The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series will once again have a major presence at the CME

The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series will once again have a major presence at the CME

NASCAR CANADIAN TIRE SERIES WILL ONCE AGAIN HAVE A MAJOR PRESENCE AT THE CANADIAN MOTORSPORTS EXPO The Canadian Racing Season Begins February 8, 9 & 10, 2013 at Toronto's International Centre (TORONTO, ON // FEBRUARY 7, 2013) For the third year in a row, the massive race hauler that is the base of operations for all NA ... Continue reading

Kyle Larson Looks to Compete Full-time In NASCAR Nationwide Series In 2013

Kyle Larson Looks to Compete Full-time In NASCAR Nationwide Series In 2013

Kyle Larson Looks to Compete Full-time In NASCAR Nationwide Series In 2013 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates development driver will pilot the No. 32 Chevrolet Camaro for Turner Scott Motorsports CONCORD, N.C. (Feb. 6, 2013) - Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (EGR) announces today that Kyle Larson, ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Happy Happy From The Auto Channel - Motorsports

Special Motorsports Event - Happy Happy From The Auto Channel - Motorsports

Auto Central, Dec. 17. 2012: We wanted to thank our readers for following The Auto Channel - Motorsports throughout 2012. We're going to be bigger and better next year so tune in. Meanwhile, have a good Holiday from those of us located in Sacramento, Louisville, Chicago, Austin and our Editors in Europe and in the Paci ... Continue reading

Black Air: The Buick Grand National Documentary Review

Black Air: The Buick Grand National Documentary Review

BLACK AIR: THE BUICK GRAND NATIONAL DOCUMENTARY Review By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel Auto Central, December 11, 2012; Twenty-five years ago today the last Buick Grand National was built. It signaled the end of GM G-Body production and the only year for the limited-production 547-car run ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Santa Arrives at The World's Largest Children's Museum in a Dallara IndyCar!

Special Motorsports Event - Santa Arrives at The World's Largest Children's Museum in a Dallara IndyCar!

Vroom vroom! Black Friday became Fast Friday in the Racing Capital of the World November 23, 2012 as Santa traded in his sleigh for a slick new Dallara IndyCar. It was all part of the plan to whisk Mr. Claus to The Children's Museum of Indianapolis in record time before the holidays. It started with a pre-dawn Pit Stop ... Continue reading

Fireball Tim Goes Behind the Scenes at NASCAR +VIDEO

Fireball Tim Goes Behind the Scenes at NASCAR +VIDEO

HOLLYWOOD, CA - October 10, 2012: What does the NASCAR abbreviation mean? Fireball Tim visits NASCAR Weekend at California Speedway to try and find out and he meets some cool people in the process. Watch the video. ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Ford's 2012 Jim Clark Award For Rally Driver David Bogie

Special Motorsports Event - Ford's 2012 Jim Clark Award For Rally Driver David Bogie

The Association of Scottish Motoring Writers has honoured Dumfries rally driver David Bogie with this year's Ford-sponsored Jim Clark Award in recognition of his sporting achievements. ... Continue reading

Historics - Derek Bell And Bentley Inspired By 'Mission Motorsport' Team At Le Mans Classic

Historics - Derek Bell And Bentley Inspired By 'Mission Motorsport' Team At Le Mans Classic

Bentley's brand ambassador and five time Le Mans winner, Derek Bell MBE, returned to the iconic French race circuit last weekend to spearhead a unique motorsport challenge. ... Continue reading

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