Author: Mike Haag

FORT WORTH – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers will make several appearances this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Below is the latest list of drivers who will be available for autographs and pictures. RacedaySA.com will update this list as more drivers are announced later this week.  All driver appearances are subject to change without notice. Thursday, April 7 Brad Keseloswki – 12:30 p.m. – Discount Tire – 2055 W. State Highway 114, Grapevine, Texas 76051 Chris Buescher – 7:00-7:30 p.m. – Revin; Up Roanoke – 108 S. Oak St., Roanoke, Texas 76262 Saturday, April 9 Ryan Newman – 2:40 p.m. –…

FORT WORTH – Texas’ very own Chris Buescher of nearby Prosper, is hoping to enjoy a homecoming celebration this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. The 23-year old stock car driver, who will be piloting the No. 34 Ford for Front Row Motorsports, will be the hometown favorite among the 40-car starting field for Saturday’s Duck Commander 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.  The 334-lap, 501-mile event begins at 6 p.m. and will broadcast live on FOX. “It’s always nice to come back to Texas Motor Speedway,” Buescher said during an interview last Wednesday at TMS’ Media Day event at Gilley’s…

LAS VEGAS — Defending Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown raced to his first victory of the season Sunday at the DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals. Alexis DeJoria (Funny Car) and Jason Line (Pro Stock) also were winners in their categories at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the fourth of 24 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing events. Brown powered his Matco Tools dragster to a 3.843 second pass at 314.60 mph to defeat first-time finalist Troy Buff, who drove his Bill Miller Engineering dragster to a 3.918 at 307.58 in the runner-up effort. “It never gets boring,”…

By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Kyle Busch came to Martinsville Speedway this weekend with no grandfather clock trophies from the shortest and tightest of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series short tracks. He left with two clocks after completing an unprecedented Martinsville sweep in Sunday’s STP 500, and, appropriately, the first question he radioed to his crew after his celebratory burnouts dealt with telling time. “What time is it?” crowed the reigning series champion, who a day earlier had won the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville in his own equipment. Then Busch answered his…

AVONDALE, Ariz. — In the heat of the desert, the “Ice Man” lived up to his nickname by remaining cool all the way to Victory Lane. In the process, he attached his name to another Indy car legend. Reigning Verizon IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon won the Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix in the series’ return to Phoenix International Raceway following an 11-year absence. It is the 39th career win for the New Zealander, tying him with four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser for fourth on the all-time Indy car victories list. It also gives Dixon, a four-time…

MARION, Texas – Two-time and defending AMSOIL Nitro Funny Car World Champion Jason Rupert and four-time Nitro Motorcycle World Champion Jay Turner raced to their first win’s of the 2016 season at the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Good Vibrations Texas Nationals Fueled by Sunoco at San Antonio Raceway, the second race of the 2016 season. John Konigshofer and Billy Harper also raced to wins in their respective categories. Rupert, the No. 3 qualifier, was consistently strong in eliminations. He defeated Bruce Litton and Mike McIntire before defeating Orlando winner Shawn Bowen in the AMSOIL Nitro Funny Car final round.…

By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Kyle Busch, come get your clock. Leading a race-high 123 of 255 laps, Kyle Busch pulled off an overtime victory in Saturday’s Alpha Energy Solutions 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway and filled a major hole in his resume by securing the coveted grandfather clock that goes to the victor. “I’ve got a couple owners’ ones, but never one of my own,” said Busch, who got an excellent launch on the final restart and won the two-lap dash to the finish by .425 seconds over John Hunter…

LAS VEGAS — Greg Anderson raced to victory in the K&N Horsepower Challenge in an uncontested final round when teammate Jason Line’s car broke on the starting line Saturday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Anderson’s Summit Racing Equipment Chevrolet Camaro lost traction at the start, but he was able to cruise down the track to claim his fifth victory in the lucrative Pro Stock all-star event. With the victory Anderson earns $50,000 and a chance to walk away with more than $100,000 during the weekend. With a victory in tomorrow’s DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals, Anderson could…

FORT WORTH – If you are a fan of the A&E hit reality series Duck Dynasty, then you will want to be at Texas Motor Speedway next Saturday night for the final running of the Duck Commander 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. For the past two years Duck Commander has been the title sponsor for the Spring NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.  This year’s race is the final event of a three-year sponsorship and a new title sponsor will be announced soon. “It has been a great partnership being a part of this race,” said…

MARTINSVILLE, Virginia – Joey Logano won his third straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series pole today at Martinsville Speedway.  In addition, this marks the seventh straight race he’s qualified sixth or better at the half-mile track.  Here’s a look at his last seven qualifying efforts: 1st (2016); 1st and 1st (2015); 2nd and 3rd (2014); 6th and 4th (2013). POLE-WINNING PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT JOEY LOGANO – No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Fusion – “First off, anytime you can tie Jeff Gordon with a record that he’s got here at Martinsville makes me feel good.  I didn’t know that was up for grabs…