Author: Mike Haag

Courtesy of the NHRA BAYTOWN, Texas – The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series powers to Royal Purple Raceway for the 31st annual NHRA SpringNationals on April 20-22, giving the huge Texas fanbase an early-season glimpse of high-powered 10,000-horsepower, 330-mph action. It is the first of two annual NHRA stops in the Lone Star State and the fifth of 24 races during the 2018 NHRA season. With outstanding atmospheric conditions thanks to the track’s proximity to Trinity Bay, Royal Purple Raceway has provided the backdrop for some of the quickest and most thrilling runs in NHRA history. Fans can expect…

By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Kyle Busch’s victory over Kevin Harvick Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway marked the third time in the season’s opening seven races that these two championship drivers have finished a combination of first and second in a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race. Busch, the 2015 Cup champion, is riding an amazing streak of five consecutive top-three finishes. In addition to Sunday’s victory, he was second to Harvick at Las Vegas and Phoenix and to Clint Bowyer at Martinsville. And he was third at Fontana, Calif. Harvick has five top-five finishes – three…

FORT WORTH, Texas – A photographic look at the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 NASCAR race at Texas Motor Speedway. All photographs provided courtesy of Texas Motor Speedway, NASCAR and Getty Images. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]

Courtesy of the NHRA LAS VEGAS – Steve Torrence raced to the Top Fuel victory Sunday at the 19th annual DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as the inaugural four-wide racing experience for fans on the West Coast came to an end in front of a sellout crowd. J.R. Todd (Funny Car) and Vincent Nobile (Pro Stock) were also winners in their respective categories at the fourth event on the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule. Torrence piloted his Capco Contractors dragster to a 3.771-second pass at 326.63 mph for the 18th victory of…

FORT WORTH, Texas – A photographic look at the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 NASCAR race at Texas Motor Speedway. All photos provided courtesy of Michael C. Johnson. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Texas – In a race that saw two of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series’ elite drivers play chase to the checkered flag, Kyle Busch held off Kevin Harvick to win Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Harried by Harvick for 23 laps after a restart on Lap 312 of 334, Busch powered his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota across the finish line .300 seconds ahead of the driver of the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. The key to Busch’s victory was a mistake-free run over the final…

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service Erik Jones’ first top five of the season is a sure sign of progress FORT WORTH, Texas – A fourth-place finish for Erik Jones in Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway didn’t have the impact of a breakthrough victory, but it marked substantial progress nevertheless for the second-year Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver. Jones led twice for a total of 64 laps and posted his best finish since joining Joe Gibbs racing at the start of the season. More than anything, Sunday’s result gave him a jolt of confidence. “We’ve…

Courtesy of the NHRA LAS VEGAS – NHRA and The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway officials announced for the second day in a row a sellout crowd for Sunday eliminations at the 19th annual DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. Fans from all over the western region packed the grandstands, pit areas and campgrounds to witness the inaugural four-wide event west of the Mississippi River both Saturday and Sunday. This is the first time that The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway has had two sellout crowds at the spring race.

FORT WORTH, Texas – A photographic look at the My Bariatric Solutions 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. All photographs are provided courtesy of Michael C. Johnson. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]

Courtesy of the Verizon IndyCar Series AVONDALE, Arizona – Armed with a fresh set of tires, Josef Newgarden charged from fourth place in the last seven laps to win the Desert Diamond West Valley Casino Phoenix Grand Prix going away. The defending Verizon IndyCar Series champion beat rookie Robert Wickens by 2.9946 seconds on the ISM Raceway 1.022-mile oval to collect his eighth career victory. Newgarden, in the No. 1 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, was among eight lead-lap drivers who made a pit stop for a new set of Firestone tires during the race’s second caution period when Ed…