Dallas – A photographic look at today’s Media Day event and lunch at Gilley’s Dallas. All photos courtesy of Getty Images and Texas Motor Speedway.
Author: Mike Haag
Mike Haag
Mike Haag has covered motorsports in San Antonio and South Texas for more than 39 years. In addition to covering motorsports for the San Antonio Express-News for nearly 28 years, Mike also has co-hosted TrackSmack with Dawn Murphy for 19 race seasons. In addition to being a writer, Mike taught high school English and Journalism for 30 years before retiring in May, 2020.
Courtesy of John Sturbin and Texas Motor Speedway Media Relations DALLAS – NASCAR superstar Dale Earnhardt Jr. is one week away from his next career challenge – the repaved and re-profiled racing surface at Texas Motor Speedway. Earnhardt and his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series peers will roll onto the 1.5-mile oval in Fort Worth as group on Friday morning, April 7 for their first hot laps on a track that has undergone a complete offseason repaving, installation of an extensive drainage system and a reduction in the traditional banking in Turns 1 and 2 from 24 to 20 degrees.…
Courtesy of the NHRA LAS VEGAS – When it comes to betting favorites, it’s hard to do much better than Greg Anderson at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The four-time Pro Stock world champion has posted seven victories at the facility heading into this weekend’s 18th annual DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals, adding a K&N Horsepower Challenge win last year at the facility as well. Even with those good vibes in his Summit Racing Equipment Chevrolet Camaro and three straight final round appearances to open the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, Anderson knows those good…
LAS VEGAS – It’s only been two races in his Top Fuel career, but rookie Troy Coughlin Jr. has loved every minute of his time behind the wheel of his 10,000-horsepower SealMaster dragster thus far. While it’s never easy learning on the fly when it comes to 320 mph dragsters, Coughlin is advancing at an impressive rate. Leaning on an experienced and talented Kalitta Motorsports team, Coughlin has already posted his first round win and went a blistering 3.696 at 326.48 mph at the most recent race in Phoenix. It’s solid early-season momentum for the class newcomer and Coughlin continues…
Courtesy of the NHRA LAS VEGAS – Clay Millican is still trying to chase down that elusive first NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series victory, but a new approach and a team entering its third year together has provided a recipe Millican believes will lead to a win sooner rather than later. As for how soon, Millican is confident it won’t be long in his 10,000-horsepower Great Clips/Parts Plus dragster, and perhaps as quickly as this weekend’s 18th annual DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. “I think a win is right around the…
CLINT BOWYER – “It was just a good weekend. I appreciate everybody’s hard work at Stewart-Haas Racing. Having these teammates and having this group behind you, the organization and the teamwork, it’s just amazing to be a part of it at this point in my career. Thanks to Rush Truck Centers for making this possible. Gene Haas and Tony Stewart for giving me this opportunity. It means a lot to me to be in this 14. I have a lot of fun with these guys. Buga and all these guys mean business. It’s a confidence thing right now, a momentum-builder and we’re getting closer. Obviously, this is a good…
Story courtesy of NASCAR FONTANA, Calif. — What a difference one position makes. After three straight second-place finishes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, polesitter Kyle Larson finally found Victory Lane, pulling away after an overtime restart to win Sunday’s Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway. Larson took the checkered flag at the end of the second extra lap as team owner Chip Ganassi celebrated from his perch atop the pit box. “It’s great to be Kyle Larson right now,” said the 24-year-old driver. Resilient Brad Keselowski, whose spin on Lap 3 caused the first caution of the…
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Next Race: Auto Club 400 The Place: Auto Club Speedway The Date: Sunday, March 26 The Time: 3:30 p.m. ET TV: FOX, 3:30 p.m. ET Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 400 miles (200 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on lap 60), Stage 2 (Ends on lap 120), Final Stage (Ends on lap 200) Larson Leads Points Standings Following Third Straight Runner-Up Finish There’s a new sheriff in town as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series closes out its West Coast swing with Sunday’s Auto Club 400 at Auto Club (Calif.) Speedway (3:30 p.m. ET…
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service FONTANA, Calif. – Kyle Larson kept pole-sitter Joey Logano at bay after a restart with four laps left in Saturday’s Service King 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Auto Club Speedway and held on to win by .127 seconds. Larson and Logano had swapped the lead on three successive laps before Brandon Jones plowed into the outside wall on Lap 142 to bring out the seventh and final caution of the afternoon. The lead cars pitted for fresh tires under the yellow flag, with Larson exiting pit road first and Spencer Gallagher grabbing the second…
FORT WORTH, Texas – Disney*Pixar’s “Cars 3” opens its Road To The Races nationwide tour today that will include a stop at Texas Motor Speedway on April 7-9 for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 NASCAR doubleheader weekend. The 27-city, nationwide tour features life-size, character look-alikes of five-time Piston Cup champion Lightning McQueen, tech-savvy trainer Cruz Ramirez and the sleek next-gen racer Jackson Storm to celebrate the new “Cars 3” movie, which opens June 16. The tour, which opened today at Walt Disney World, will visit Texas Motor Speedway during each of the three days of on-track activity for the O’Reilly…