Author: Mike Haag

FORT WORTH – Three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart is in the midst of his final season as a driver and a select group of fans have the opportunity to personally celebrate his illustrious career right beside him. Stewart will be visiting Texas Motor Speedway on Wednesday, Oct. 12, to host the “Smoke Show” Fantasy Camp benefitting the Texas Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities and a limited number of spots remain for this one-of-a-kind experience that puts campers firmly inside the driving shoes of a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver. The full day of activities with Stewart is…

By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service LOUDON, N.H. – In a race that saw many of the usual suspects go into hiding in the closing laps, Matt Kenseth battled to the front of the field from the 18th starting position and pulled away after a late restart to win Sunday’s New Hampshire 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Winning for the second time this season and for the third time at the Magic Mile, Kenseth crossed the finish line 1.982 seconds ahead of Tony Stewart, who solidified his position in the top 30 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings…

TORONTO – Will Power feels he’s been on the wrong side of enough caution periods in the Verizon IndyCar Series that he’ll gladly accept the timely one that helped him win the Honda Indy Toronto. The 2014 series champion claimed his third win of the season and third on the streets of Exhibition Place by 1.5275 seconds over teammate Helio Castroneves, driving directly into the 2016 championship conversation in the process. Power now sits second in the standings despite missing the season opener, 47 points behind teammate Simon Pagenaud. CLICK HERE: Honda Indy Toronto box score “Getting close, that’s good,”…

TORONTO  – Scott Dixon took advantage of a welcome bonus lap in qualifying and used it to score the Verizon P1 Award for the Honda Indy Toronto. Dixon’s fast lap of 59.9073 seconds (107.326 mph) in the No. 9 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet, the final lap of the session, earned his first pole of 2016 and 24th of his career, snapping a tie for 12th place on the all-time Indy car list with Johnny Rutherford. The reigning Verizon IndyCar Series champion will lead the field to the green flag in Sunday’s 85-lap event, the 32nd Indy car race on…

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service LOUDON, N.H. – Another NASCAR XFINITY Series race, another set of milestones for Kyle Busch. Leading 190 of 200 laps in Saturday’s AutoLotto 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Busch held off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Erik Jones in the closing laps to claim his 82nd career victory, extending his own series record. In the process, Busch raised his total of XFINITY laps led to 17,064, once again extending his own record. Busch won for the fifth time in 11 races at the Magic Mile and the sixth time in 10 starts this season.…

TORONTO  – Even before he took to the newly configured track on the streets of Exhibition Place in an Indy car, Simon Pagenaud said he was excited at the opportunity. Following Friday’s practices for the Honda Indy Toronto, it’s easy to see why. The 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series championship leader set the pace on the 1.786-mile, 11-turn temporary circuit in the last of the day’s two 45-minute practice sessions, at 1 minute, 1.7081 seconds (104.194 mph) in the No. 22 PPG Automotive Refinish Team Penske Chevrolet. He edged teammates Helio Castroneves and Will Power for top honors. “I kind of…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The 24th annual ESPY Awards got a little “rowdy” as reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Kyle Busch was named Best Driver at last night’s ceremony. He received the most votes among fellow nominees 2015 IndyCar Series Champion Scott Dixon, 2015 Formula One World Driver’s Champion Lewis Hamilton, 2016 Indianapolis 500 winner Alexander Rossi, and 2015 NHRA Pro Stock Champion Erica Enders-Stevens. NASCAR drivers have been victorious in the Best Driver category eight of the last ten years, with Busch joining fellow competitors Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart and Jimmie Johnson on the elite list of winners.…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.  – Organizers today confirmed the second edition of Country 500 – The Great American Music Fest at Daytona—setting the dates for May 26, 27, & 28, 2017.  A new Memorial Day tradition, the inaugural Country 500 music festival drew over 75,000 music-loving fans from across the globe to Daytona International Speedway, the “World Center of Racing,” in an unprecedented use of one of the America’s great entertainment destinations. Quint Davis, CEO of Festival Productions, Inc., which along with AEG Live produced the Country 500 music festival, said, “For tens of thousands of fans to embrace this event…

MORRISON, Colo. — Deric Kramer and Cory Reed both grew up in Colorado racing junior dragsters at scenic Bandimere Speedway, and now both of the rising stars in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series are eager to be part of the NHRA’s first live broadcast on a national television network. Those are the moments that Pro Stock’s Kramer and Reed, a newcomer in Pro Stock Motorcycle, have dreamed about and both have big aspirations at the upcoming 38th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals, which takes place July 22-24 at the popular family-owned dragstrip that sits along the foothills of…

Filippi returns to Coyne for Honda Indy Toronto: Luca Filippi is returning to drive this weekend at the site of his best Verizon IndyCar Series showing – the Honda Indy Toronto. Filippi will pilot the No. 19 IMPCO ComfortPro Honda for Dale Coyne Racing for the 32nd Indy car race on the streets of Exhibition Place in the 30th anniversary of the Toronto event. Filippi drove in the first four races this season for Coyne with a top finish of 17th place at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. He finished a career-best second at Toronto in 2015 to…