Author: Mike Haag

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service Kasey Kahne seeking answers to dehydration issues that sidelined him SPEEDWAY, Ind. – In a Friday conference call with reporters, Kasey Kahne provided greater detail as to why he won’t be racing in Sunday’s Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard. Kahne opted to exit the No. 95 Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet for the final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series regular-season race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2 p.m. ET on NBCSN, IMS and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) after suffering from extreme heat exhaustion and dehydration during the final 100 laps of last Sunday’s Bojangles’ Southern…

Courtesy of the Circuit of The Americas AUSTIN, TX – Circuit of The Americas announced today that North America’s top open-wheel racing series, IndyCar, will join Formula 1, World Rallycross and Pirelli World Challenge in showcasing this state-of-the-art motor sports facility. The Verizon IndyCar Series will make its Austin debut March 22-24, 2019. The event will be the second race of the series’ schedule and will include the stars comprising the iconic Indianapolis 500. “From year one, the fans have been asking to see IndyCar at COTA,” said Founder and Chairman of Circuit of The Americas Bobby Epstein. “It’s going…

Courtesy of the Verizon IndyCar Series INDIANAPOLIS – INDYCAR released its 2019 schedule today featuring 17 events, a newly announced race and a new event finale. All the action will be showcased in the Verizon IndyCar Series’ first full season with NBC Sports Group. Circuit of the Americas (COTA), the permanent road course in Austin, Texas, will make its debut on the IndyCar Series schedule on Sunday, March 24. It will be the second race of the 2019 season. “COTA is one of the finest motorsports facilities in the world and Austin is a happening city. This a natural fit…

By Chris Knight, NASCAR Wire Service ELKHART LAKE, Wisc. – Continuing to make the most of his banner year in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Justin Allgaier took advantage of a mistake by James Davison in the closing laps of the Johnsonville 180 to cruise to his fourth win of the season at the 4.048-mile road course of Road America. Allgaier who used pit strategy throughout the 45-lap event to keep his No. 7 BRANDT Chevrolet Camaro up front elected to stay out when the final caution waved at Lap 38 when Josh Bilicki crashed in Turn 12. But, a push…

By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – There are few tracks on the schedule where one driver dominates the way Kyle Busch has at this week’s venue, Bristol Motor Speedway. Last year Busch swept all three NASCAR Fall races at the track – from the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series to the Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series. It was an extraordinary and historic accomplishment. He has 21 Bristol wins in all – seven in Cup, nine in Xfinity and five in trucks – a total best among all active drivers. But this weekend, Busch is curtailing his…

By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – As if Camping World Truck Series racing wasn’t exciting enough at the Bristol Motor Speedway “bullring,” Thursday night’s regular season cap, the UNOH 200 will officially set the Playoff field and crown the regular season champion. Two-time series champion and four-time 2018 race winner Johnny Sauter needs only to take the green flag (8:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) to officially earn regular season top honors. But the veteran is wisely preparing himself for the bigger picture – there’s a championship trophy to hoist following the Nov. 16…

Courtesy of Texas Motor Speedway Media Relations FORT WORTH, Texas – To ease weather-related worries about buying NASCAR race tickets, Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (NYSE: TRK) today announced a Fans First initiative that will have fans ‘singing in the rain’. The Speedway Motorsports Weather Guarantee provides race fans the ultimate assurance in their NASCAR ticket investment. As part of the company’s new weather policy, if a NASCAR race is postponed due to weather and the ticket holder is unable to attend on the rescheduled date, a ticket credit can be issued toward a qualifying NASCAR race at any Speedway Motorsports venue. This initiative…

Courtesy of the NHRA SONOMA, Calif. — California native Blake Alexander brought home the second Top Fuel victory of his career in front of a sellout crowd at the 31st annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway. Robert Hight (Funny Car), Jeg Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock) and LE Tonglet (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were also winners in their respective categories at the 15th of 24 events on the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule. Alexander powered to the winner’s circle with a run of 4.004-seconds at 287.41 mph in his Pronto Auto Service Center dragster to take down…

Courtesy of the NHRA SONOMA, Calif. – Matt Smith raced to his first career NHRA Mickey Thompson Tires Pro Bike Battle win during the Toyota NHRA Nationals at Sonoma Raceway on Saturday. Smith earned a $25,000 payday in the all-star bonus race featuring eight top riders in the Pro Stock Motorcycle category. In other racing, Clay Millican (Top Fuel), Courtney Force (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are No. 1 qualifiers in their respective categories at the 15th of 24 events on the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule. Making his fourth…

Courtesy of the NHRA SONOMA, Calif. — The dominant campaign of Courtney Force continued Friday night in Sonoma, California as the current Funny Car points leader took the preliminary No. 1 qualifier at the 31st annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway. Clay Millican (Top Fuel), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are also preliminary No. 1 qualifiers in their respective categories at the 15th of 24 events on the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule. Force jumped atop the class with a pass of 3.910-seconds at 326.16 mph in her Advance Auto…