Author: Mike Haag

Austin, Texas – After a two week pause in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) schedule, Austin Wayne Self and his No.22 AM Racing Technical Solutions Toyota team return to action in their home state of Texas for this weekend’s Rattlesnake 250 at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday, June 10. A native son of Austin, Texas, Self, will make his first ever start at Texas Motor Speedway and his seventh overall career start in the NCWTS.  Building a strong rookie campaign, the 20-year old driver and his newly formed team currently occupy the 20th position in the point standings.…

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. — Greg Anderson has a strong affinity for racing in the Northeast and the results back up that claim for the four-time Pro Stock world champion. Anderson won in Epping for the second straight year on Monday and has a Pro Stock-best six victories at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, the site of this weekend’s 47th annual NHRA Summernationals, including a win last season. It all adds up to what could be another promising event during an already superb start for Anderson during the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. Anderson has posted four wins and…

FORT WORTH – Texas Motor Speedway and Levy Restaurants are giving race fans an American favorite a new Tex-Mex twist – the Hawg Heaven Ranchero Dawg – at this weekend’s Firestone 600 INDYCAR/NASCAR doubleheader. The Hawg Heaven Ranchero Dawg is the next generation of the highly successful, bacon-infused Hawg Heaven line and is sure to entice all race fans to check out the latest creation by Levy Restaurants Executive Chef Lincoln Engstrom. This oversized sandwich features: Quarter-pound Kobe beef dog on a poppy seed bun topped with ‘Charro’ beans studded with bacon and chorizo A crisp, thick slice of bacon Smoked cheddar cheese…

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service LONG POND, Pa. – Working with a substitute crew chief, and saving enough fuel to get to the finish line and complete a celebratory burnout, Kurt Busch won Monday’s rain-delayed Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400 at Pocono Raceway. Busch won for the first time this year in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and for the third time at Pocono, a 2.5-mile speedway featuring three widely different corners. And Busch claimed his 28th victory in NASCAR’s premier series with race engineer John Klausmeier leading the team in place of crew chief Tony Gibson, who was…

EPPING, N.H. – Antron Brown raced to his second Top Fuel victory of the season Monday at the rain-delayed NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway. Ron Capps (Funny Car) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) also were winners of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event near Boston. Brown closed the gap on series points leader Doug Kalitta with a convincing victory over rival Steve Torrence in the final round. Brown powered his Matco Tools dragster to a winning performance of 3.769 seconds at 314.61 mph to hold off Torrence’s Capco Contractors machine, which trailed with a 3.778…

DETROIT  – Will Power’s day didn’t start well, but the Team Penske driver made up for it by winning the second race of the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans. Power took the checkered flag 0.9203 of a second ahead of teammate Simon Pagenaud today to collect his 26th career Indy car win, moving the Australian into a tie for 14th on the all-time victory list with Rodger Ward. It was Power’s first win in more than a year, 19 starts ago at the Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis in May 2015. “It’s been a long time,”…

EPPING, N.H. — NHRA officials postponed eliminations for the NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway until Monday June 6, following a day of lengthy rain delays. Officials worked during the course of the day to dry the track but intermittent and steady rains forced the postponement. Racing will resume at 11 a.m. on Monday with Top Fuel taking to the track to start the day. The schedule for Monday will remain the same as Sunday. Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Ron Capps (Funny Car), and Jason Line (Pro Stock) are the No. 1 qualifiers as eliminations begin on Monday.…

DETROIT – Sebastien Bourdais compared the first race of the Verizon IndyCar Series Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans to a game of Texas hold ’em. The KVSH Racing driver had the winning hand today, making history in the process. Bourdais, the four-time Indy car season champion, won by 2.0401 seconds over Conor Daly in the 70-lap race on the 2.35-mile temporary street course at Belle Isle Park. It was the 37-year-old Frenchman’s 35th career victory, tying him with Bobby Unser for sixth on the all-time list. “It’s like playing poker,” Bourdais said. “You know what hand you…

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service LONG POND, Pa. – The maiden voyage of the NASCAR XFINITY Series at Pocono Raceway was shorter than planned, but race winner Kyle Larson wasn’t complaining. NASCAR awarded the checkered flag in the Pocono Green 250 to Larson when the race was red-flagged after 53 of 100 scheduled laps and then called because of persistent rain. The victory was Larson’s first of the season and fourth in the series, but it was a source of frustration to runner-up Erik Jones, who arguably had the fastest car and was closing rapidly on Larson when a…

EPPING, N.H. – Defending Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown claimed his first No.1 qualifier of the season on Saturday in front of a sold out crowd at the NHRA New England Nationals. Ron Capps (Funny Car), and Jason Line (Pro Stock) will also lead their categories into eliminations at the ninth race of the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. Brown set an elapsed time track record piloting his Matco Tools dragster to a 3.701 second pass at 319.07 mph in the final round of qualifying to jump from the fifth spot at New England Dragway near Boston. “We’re getting…