Author: Mike Haag

Courtesy of the Verizon IndyCar Series Race weekend: Friday Sept. 15 – Sunday, Sept. 17 Track: Sonoma Raceway, a 2.385-mile permanent road course in Sonoma, California Entry list: GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma (PDF) Race distance: 85 laps / 202.7 miles Push-to-pass parameters: 150 seconds of total time with a maximum time of 15 seconds per activation. Firestone tire allotment: Seven sets primary, four sets alternate. Teams must use one set of primary and one new set of alternate tires in the race. Twitter: @RaceSonoma, @IndyCar, #IndyCar, #GoProGP Event website: www.SonomaRaceway.com/ INDYCAR website: www.IndyCar.com 2016 race winner: Simon Pagenaud 2016 Verizon P1 Award winner: Simon Pagenaud, 1 minute, 16.2565 seconds, 112.594…

Courtesy of the NHRA CONCORD, N.C. – Following a successful 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series regular season, Top Fuel’s Steve Torrence doesn’t plan on changing much in the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship. Considering that recipe for success includes seven victories, nine final rounds, a Traxxas Shootout win and the points lead, that certainly makes the most sense. With his latest victory coming at the prestigious Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals and with a win at zMAX Dragway already to his credit in 2017, Torrence feels confident heading into this weekend’s NHRA Carolina Nationals at the state-of-the-art facility.…

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service RICHMOND, Va. – A caution on Lap 397 of a scheduled 400 in Saturday night’s Federated Auto Parts 400 turned what looked like a coronation for Martin Truex Jr. into an unexpected overtime victory for Kyle Larson, as the field of 16 drivers was set for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. Truex, the regular season winner, had a comfortable lead over Larson when Derrike Cope brushed the outside wall with three laps left in regulation. Larson won the race off pit road after the lead-lap cars pitted for tires, and the driver…

Courtesy of NASCAR RICHMOND, Va. — In the long run, Brad Keselowski knew he had the superior car. And that’s exactly what Keselowski got – a long run to close Friday night’s Virginia529 College Savings 250 at Richmond Raceway. “When you can race with him (Busch), you know you’re having a good day, especially in this series,” Keselowski said after completing a spectacular celebratory burnout on the frontstretch. “When you race with Kyle, you race with the best. He and I may not always get along, but I have a lot of respect for his talent.” After the second stage,…

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Next Race: Federated Auto Parts 400 The Place: Richmond Raceway The Date: Saturday, Sept. 9 The Time: 7:30 p.m. ET TV: NBCSN, 7 p.m. ET Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 300 miles (400 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on lap 100), Stage 2 (Ends on lap 200), Final Stage (Ends on lap 400) Three’s A Crowd: A New Winner At Richmond Would Shake Up The Playoff Picture The Playoffs are almost here as NASCAR concludes its regular season with Saturday’s Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway (7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and…

Courtesy of Texas Motor Speedway Media Relations FORT WORTH, Texas – Texas Motor Speedway and Speedway Children’s Charities-Texas are initiating a donation drive to assist those affected by Hurricane Harvey on Thursday and Friday and provide Fort Worth-area residents with a primary drop-off location for those interested in helping with the cause. The Hurricane Harvey Donation Drive will be open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. CT both days at the Texas Motor Speedway ticket office building adjacent to the lake off Hwy. 114. All items collected by the speedway staff during the two-day drive will be donated to American Red Cross.…

By Dave Dinsmore INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – Texan Steve Torrence left Lucas Oil Raceway with everything but the gate receipts Monday after adding a victory in the 63rd annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals to his Saturday triumph in the $100,000 Traxxas Nitro Shootout. His Monday win in the world’s biggest drag race, the one known as “The Big Go,” also insured that he will begin the six-race NHRA Countdown to the Mello Yello Championship from the No. 1 starting position, 30 points ahead of close friend Antron Brown whom he caught and passed for the top spot Monday in a…

Courtesy of the NHRA BROWNSBURG, Ind. – Steve Torrence piloted his Capco Contractors dragster to the NHRA Top Fuel victory Monday at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, the world’s biggest drag race, at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. J.R. Todd (Funny Car), Drew Skillman (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were also victorious at the 18th event of 24 on the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Series Drag Racing Series schedule. Torrence raced to a 3.757-second pass at 322.96 mph to defeat Kebin Kinsley who lost traction in his Road Rage Fuel Booster dragster at the start of…

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service DARLINGTON, S.C. – Denny Hamlin made a huge mistake on Sunday night. Then the driver of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota made an even bigger comeback to win one of NASCAR’s most prestigious races. Running down race leader Martin Truex Jr. from 20 seconds back after missing the entrance to pit road on Lap 313 of 367, Hamlin won the Bojangles’ Southern 500 for the second time, finishing off a sweep of the throwback Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series/NASCAR XFINITY Series weekend at Darlington Raceway. On tires that were 10 laps fresher…

Courtesy of the NHRA BROWNSBURG, Ind. – Jack Beckman raced his Infinite Hero Foundation Dodge Charger R/T to the Funny Car NHRA Traxxas Nitro Shootout victory Sunday at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, the world’s biggest drag race, at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. In other racing, Clay Millican (Top Fuel), Matt Hagan (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) secured the No. 1 qualifying position in their respective categories at the 18th of 24 events on the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule. Beckman ran a 3.952-second pass at 324.67 mph…