News, notes and audio courtesy of NASCAR Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Next Race: Hollywood Casino 400 The Place: Kansas Speedway The Date: Sunday, Oct. 22 The Time: 3 p.m. ET TV: NBCSN, 2:30 p.m. ET Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 400.5 miles (267 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on lap 80), Stage 2 (Ends on lap 160), Final Stage (Ends on lap 267) Round Of 12 Cutoff Race KANSAS CITY SPEEDWAY – The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series rolls into Kansas Speedway for the Round of 12 cutoff race – the Hollywood Casino 400 (3 p.m.…
Author: Mike Haag
Mike Haag
Mike Haag has covered motorsports in San Antonio and South Texas for more than 39 years. In addition to covering motorsports for the San Antonio Express-News for nearly 28 years, Mike also has co-hosted TrackSmack with Dawn Murphy for 19 race seasons. In addition to being a writer, Mike taught high school English and Journalism for 30 years before retiring in May, 2020.
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 may have been the opening race in the Round of 8 of the NASCAR XFINITY Series Playoff, but the real drama involved two Joe Gibbs Racing teammates outside the championship battle. On Lap 197 of 200 at Kansas Speedway, Christopher Bell caught and passed Erik Jones for the lead, clearing Jones’ No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota with a slide job and drifting up to the outside wall right in front of his JGR teammate. Under a full head of steam, Jones plowed into the back…
Courtesy of Texas Motor Speedway Media Relations FORT WORTH, Texas – Texas Motor Speedway is set to go green even before the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series hits the track for the AAA Texas 500 on Sunday, Nov. 5. Country music artist Pat Green returns to Texas Motor Speedway as he headlines the Loud & Proud Pre-Race Show Fueled by American Ethanol. Green and his legendary Texas country sound hit the stage at 11 a.m. CT for an hour-long concert on the frontstretch. A Texas country legend that hails from San Antonio, he earned himself major-label support in Nashville and…
ENNIS, Texas – NHRA Funny Car driver Robert Hight and Top Fuel pilot Brittany Force both notched victories for John Force Racing at the AAA Texas FallNationals on Sunday at the Texas Motorplex. In the Nitro Funny Car final round Hight capped off a stellar performance in his AAA Texas Chevrolet Camaro with a 3.877-second pass at 332.34 mph to defeat reigning world champion and category points leader Ron Capps’ 3.927 pass at 329.18 in his Napa Auto Parts Dodge R/T. It was Hight’s second Countdown to the Championship victory in four races and pulled within 24 points of class…
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service TALLADEGA, Ala. – On the Longest Day at Talladega—in a war of attrition that required three red flags and left 14 cars running at the finish—Brad Keselowski powered his No. 2 Team Penske Ford past the No. 31 Chevrolet of Ryan Newman on the final lap to win Sunday’s Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Two laps after the final restart on Lap 186 of 188, Keselowski and teammate Joey Logano ganged up on Newman, who held the runner-up position after Keselowski shot past him. Trevor Bayne ran third in a damaged No. 6 Ford,…
ENNIS, Texas – NHRA Top Fuel driver and points leader Steve Torrence was involved in a spectacular crash that destroyed his Capco Contractors dragster on Sunday at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals at the Texas Motorplex. The incident occurred in the second round of eliminations when the left rear tire on his 10,000 horsepower dragster exploded at 320 miles per hour and sent him slamming into the left concrete guardwall. Torrence, who is battling this season for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Top Fuel championship, was racing against Richie Crampton when the incident occurred just as he crossed…
Courtesy of the NHRA ENNIS, Texas – Robert Hight powered to the Funny Car victory Sunday at the 32nd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex. Brittany Force (Top Fuel), Jason Line (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also earned victories in their respective categories at the fourth of six playoff events during the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship. Hight raced to a 3.877-second pass at 332.34 mph in his AAA of Texas Chevrolet Camaro SS to defeat reigning world champion and category points leader Ron Capps’ 3.927 pass at 329.18…
News, notes, photos and audio courtesy of NASCAR Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Next Race: Alabama 500 The Place: Talladega Superspeedway The Date: Sunday, Oct. 15 The Time: 2 p.m. ET TV: NBC, 1:30 p.m. ET Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 500.08 miles (188 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on lap 55), Stage 2 (Ends on lap 110), Final Stage (Ends on lap 188) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Travels To Talladega The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs travel to the second race of the Round of 12 – Sunday’s Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway (2…
ENNIS, Texas – Steve Torrence will start Sunday’s elimination rounds at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals from the No. 1 qualifying spot. Torrence, a resident of Kilgore, Texas and driver of the Capco Contractors Top Fuel dragster, secured the Top Fuel No. 1 qualifier after recording a 3.682 pass at 327.51 during Friday’s qualifying. After two additional rounds of qualifying on Saturday that time held up and was good enough to earn Torrence his third No. 1 qualifier of the season, 16th of his career and first at his hometown track. “It’s huge to be able to come here and…
Courtesy of the NHRA ENNIS, Texas – Robert Hight powered to the Funny Car No. 1 qualifier Saturday at the 32nd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex. Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Bo Butner (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also earned No. 1 qualifiers in their respective categories at the fourth of six events on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship. In the final Funny Car qualifying session, Hight made a 3.871-second pass at 332.84 mph in his AAA of Texas Chevrolet Camaro SS to overtake points leader Ron Capps for…