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Are Grid Girls the Next Casualties in the War for Political Correctness?
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Six bold predictions from Atlanta Motor Speedway president Ed Clark for the 2018 NASCAR season
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Kyle Larson targets full-time sprint car career once NASCAR tenure comes to a close
Autoweek
Kyle Larson has made it to the most lucrative level of North American motorsports, but it's not his ultimate goal. Instead, the 25-year-old Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series star has dreams of competing full time in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car championship. The comments were made on the Dec.
Four ideas to keep NASCAR exciting – and make it even better – in 2018
News & Observer
Leave stage racing alone, and let others catch up: This is the perfect example of NASCAR changing some rules to improve competition. Last season, stage racing was introduced as a way to keep viewers engaged through the course of a race and to keep drivers motivated to race their hardest at all ...
Ten closest finishes of the 2017 NASCAR season
Motorsport.com, Edition: Global
Between the top three national divisions of NASCAR, 92 points-paying races were run. Here's a look at the ten closest finishes from the 2017 season. Darrell Wallace Jr. - CWTS Michigan - 0.176 margin of victory. Darrell Wallace Jr. - CWTS Michigan - 0.176 margin of victory. 1/10. Darrell Wallace Jr.
Atlanta Motor Speedway president gives six predictions for 2018
Atlanta Journal Constitution
“But with an all new model in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series for the 2018 season, the Camaro ZL1, Chevrolet will get back into the manufacturer's win column on the strength of a powerhouse lineup of Bowtie drivers, including Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott and seven-time champion Jimmie
Kyle Busch says room to improve after 'a good year' with redesigned Toyota
Nascar
It wasn't a total makeover, but Toyota teams competing in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series did put a redesigned Camry on the track in 2017. Changes in the NASCAR product were made to bring the car more in line with what was being offered to the general public, from an appearance ...
NASCAR: 2018 pre-season top 5 paints schemes
Beyond the Flag
If you're like me, you share the same feeling of NASCAR withdrawal around the holiday season. It has been a little over a month since the cars were last on the track. My football team is setting me up for yet another disappointing, playoff-less season. No doubt, I am ready for the NASCAR 2018 season to
https://beyondtheflag.com/2017/12/28/nascar-2018-pre-season-top-5-paint-schemes/
Top Stories of 2017, #4: Dale Jr. leads big-name exodus from Cup
Motorsport.com, Edition: Global
There was no guarantee he would return for the 2017 NASCAR season, and if he did, how long he would remain after that. The shockwave really hit in January when Carl Edwards – who was in contention down to the final race of the 2016 season to win the series championship – announced his abrupt ...
The Monster Energy Saga Continues
All Left Turns
In a sure sign of troubling times for NASCAR, it's title sponsor- Monster Energy- is asking for an extension for renewing it's agreement with NASCAR until spring. You can spin it any way you want. I am trying to foresee a scenario whereby the energy drink maker keeps it going with NASCAR, and I don't ...
http://www.allleftturns.com/monster-energy-saga-continues/
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NASCAR releases new regional series marks, rules for 2018
New marks, procedures introduced to enhance Touring Series.
news - jayski
On December 14, Front Row announced an expanded technical alliance with Roush Fenway Racing.
http://www.espn.com/jayski/cup/2017/story/_/id/21900627/david-ragan-talks-2018
Danica Patrick on retirement and her 'Pretty Intense' book release
news - jayski
Undeck the Hall at NASCAR Hall of Fame
http://www.espn.com/jayski/cup/2017/story/_/id/21891071/undeck-hall-nascar-hall-fame
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Larson wants to run full World of Outlaws schedule someday
Larson is currently permitted by Chip Ganassi Racing to compete in 25 dirt races during the season.
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IndyCar’s Munoz Heads Back To His ‘Family’
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Formula 1
Stroll wants a 'team player' at Williams
Racer
"I didn't expect anything so I didn't know what his capabilities were as a driver before being teammates with him," Stroll said. "He's obviously very quick, and been very quick throughout his career, winning many races and had many pole positions. You don't stay in Formula 1 for 15 or 16 years without
https://www.racer.com/f1/item/146484-stroll-wants-a-team-player-at-williams
Formula 1
This was a historic year on a multitude of levels for the Mercedes star - he overhauled Senna and Schumacher to claim F1's all-time pole record; became only the third driver in history - after Fangio and Schumacher - to score points in every race of a championship-winning season; and became only the ...
Ex-race car driver creates jaguar reserve in Brazil
Ink
Even so, the boy's passion for racing endured. He would attend family friend Nelson Piquet's Formula 1 races and marvel at the power and pace of the cars. His father gave him a go-kart, and he became a national champion, turning pro at age 13. When he was 18, he abandoned his studies in ...
STATS: Who broke records, went fastest and furthest in 2017?
Formula 1
Another 2017 record breaker was Lance Stroll, who at 18 years and 239 days became the youngest rookie (and second youngest driver of all time behind Max Verstappen) to stand on an F1 podium with third place in Azerbaijan. That achievement came just one race after the Canadian had become F1's ...
Bratches: Liberty won't rush promises to improve F1
Racer
Liberty Media will not make promises about how it will improve Formula 1 until it has concrete announcements to make, according to Sean Bratches. At the end of Liberty's first year in charge of the sport, F1's new owners have been coming under more scrutiny regarding plans for the future and how it will ...
http://www.racer.com/f1/item/146466-bratches-liberty-won-t-rush-promises-to-improve-f1
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Indy Car
'The Bachelor' Arie Luyendyk Jr. is ready to begin his search for love, he says
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Former race-car driver and new “The Bachelor” star Arie Luyendyk Jr. knows about finishing second. He reached second place behind A.J. Foyt IV in the 2002 Infiniti / Indy Pro racing series — his highest year-end standing in his 2002-2010 racing career — and reached second place behind Jef Holm on ...
Indy Vintage Event Adding New Element
Inside INdiana Business
The next Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will feature a new series of exhibition races. The event is a collaboration between invitational organizer Sportscar Vintage Racing Association and the Blain Motorsports Foundation and will showcase pre-World War I-era ...
http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/story/37147792/indy-vintage-event-adding-new-element
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IMSA -International Motor Sports Association
Expanded IMSA effort for Team TGM
Motorsport.com, Edition: Global
Braselton, Ga. (27 December 2017) – Following the news that TeamTGM will move to the all-new Mercedes-AMG GT4 next year, the team is pleased to announce the drivers for the two-car 2018 IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge (CTSC) effort. The 2017 season saw Ted Giovanis team with ...
P1 Motorsport to Expand into IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
The Checkered Flag
P1 Motorsport will make their debut in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2018 with a single car effort in the four North American Endurance Cup races, with their first appearance to come in next month's Rolex 24 at Daytona. The team only made their on-track debut in 2017 and had
Corvette Racing Confirm Unchanged Line-up for 2018 IMSA Campaign
The Checkered Flag
Corvette Racing will continue in the GT Le Mans category of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2018 with an unchanged driver line-up, the seventh consecutive year that Antonio Garcia, Jan Magnussen, Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner will share the driving duties for the squad.
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NASCAR K&N Pro Series
New look, new rules for NASCAR regional touring
Autoweek
The NASCAR K&N Pro Series will feature longer races -- with an additional 25 or more laps -- at select venues. All private testing at NASCAR-sanctioned venues will be eliminated for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series, with an extra practice day added before select stand-alone and combination events.
http://autoweek.com/article/nascar/new-look-new-rules-nascars-regional-toruing-branch
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NHRA -National Hot Rod Association¬-NHRA Drag Racing tour
Flashback Friday on NHRA All Access: 1980 World Finals
NHRA.com
Throughout 2017, NHRA All Access subscribers are getting bonus content with the airing of vintage NHRA national events as part of our Flashback Friday series. This week: the 1980 World Finals. Some of the highlights of the race include a great points battle in Top Fuel between Shirley Muldowney and ...
Top Sports Stories of 2017: Alan Johnson has another NHRA championship season
Santa Maria Times
Top Sports Stories of 2017: Alan Johnson has another NHRA championship season ... And Johnson's 16th National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) national championship was one for the ages — tying him with the legendary John Force for the most NHRA national championships in the sports' history.
Brittany Force selected to All-America Team, wins prestigious Titus award
NHRA.com
NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series champion Brittany Force, the first female NHRA Top Fuel world champion in 35 years, has been elected to the American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association (AARWBA) All-America Team and earned the Jerry Titus Memorial Award. Force, who earned ...
https://www.nhra.com/news/2017/brittany-force-selected-all-america-team-wins-prestigious-titus-award
Top Sports Stories of 2017: Alan Johnson has another NHRA championship season
Lompoc Record
And Johnson's 16th National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) national championship was one for the ages — tying him with the legendary John Force for ... of eliminations at the Countdown opening race in Charlotte then came back to defeat Torrence in the final round for the race win at the Dodge NHRA ...
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Finishing Dakar will be my first priority: CS Santosh
IANS
The Dakar Rally is an annual event organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation. This is the 40th edition of the rally and the event will be held in South America. Originally held from Paris to Senegalese capital Dakar, the event was shifted out in 2009 after security concerns forced the cancellation of the ...
Highway markers to describe churches, schools, NASCAR driver
Virginian-Pilot
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A stock car racer whose career took him from delivering moonshine in the Blue Ridge Mountains to being inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame will be commemorated with a new historical highway marker in Virginia. The marker for Curtis Morton Turner is among a dozen new
https://pilotonline.com/news/nation-world/virginia/article_5e239908-4eb1-5d6e-a677-1bb30c3249be.html
Chris Sokoloski column: A look back at 2017
South Strand news
19, Martin Truex Jr. was crowned NASCAR's 2017 champion. Technically he is the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion. But that just sounds weird to me. I'm old enough to remember when it was the Winston Cup. The end of the NASCAR season also brought to an end the full-time racing ...
Fast-tracking the Lanphear sisters
Stowe Today
Peyton Lanphear, 16, at left, and Reilly Lanphear, 18, are familiar faces at Barre's Thunder Road International SpeedBowl. The sisters recently signed with Mike Calinoff Driver Development, a North Carolina company specializing in coaching young drivers and helping them develop a media presence.
Kalamazoo Speedway cutting ties with NASCAR
WOODTV.com
ALAMO TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — It's hard not to think about NASCAR when you hear about stock car racing. However, starting next year, the Kalamazoo Speedway will be dropping its relationship with the organization. “We have a great relationship with NASCAR,” said Kalamazoo Speedway ...
NASCAR Hall of Famer Jack Ingram turns 81 today, continues recovery from crash
Yahoo Sports
NASCAR Hall of Famer Jack Ingram turns 81 today and he has lots of reasons to celebrate, per the latest promising health update from his family. Ingram suffered serious injuries in a two-car crash on Dec. 3 in his hometown of Asheville, North Carolina. Ingram remains in a medical care facility, receiving ...
Dale Jr. is now skiing, thanks to Jimmie Johnson
USA TODAY
Johnson was the one who first convinced Junior to try out social media, and now, Earnhardt is arguably the best NASCAR Twitter follow out there. He also got the now-retired driver on a bike and helped ignite a cycling craze among other drivers, who often rode together when they traveled to races this ...
NASCAR Rumors: Governing Body Interested In Building Mississippi Track
NESN.com
Jackson, Miss., Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba revealed during a special session of the Jackson City Council on Wednesday that NASCAR has expressed interest in building a race track in the area, according to the Jackson Free Press. Lumumba used the session to ask that the city council reauthorize the ...
That's A Wrap: MillerCoors Not Renewing Coors Light's Deal As Official Beer Of NASCAR
SportsBusiness Daily
NASCAR officially is in the hunt for a new beer sponsor, as MillerCoors will not renew Coors Light's deal as the official beer of the sanctioning body. Coors Light has held the position since '08 when it replaced Budweiser in a five-year deal originally valued around $4M annual... This is a SportsBusiness ...
https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2017/12/29/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/Coors.aspx
5 BIGGEST STORYLINES OF 2017: Youth Movement
http://www.popularspeed.com/5-biggest-storylines-of-2017-youth-movement/
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2017 FIM Endurance World Championship - Japan Behind the Scenes |
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2017 FIA European Touring Car Championship |
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