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FORT WORTH, TX – RIS – It was 42 races since favorite driver and former champion Chase Elliott had won a NASCAR Cup Series race, but never missing a beat, that is over. Chase EIt was the 19th Cup victory of Elliott's career and his first since winning at Talladega in October of the 2022 season. Elliott, 28, had five top-5 finishes in 2023.Elliott survived three restarts to get the win at Texas Motor Speedway. 

Bob Tasca won Funny Car on a triple holeshot - his quicker reaction letting him get to the finish line first

LAS VEGAS (April 14, 2024) – Bob Tasca III recorded just the third triple holeshot win in NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series history on Sunday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, picking up his second career four-wide victory at the 24th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals.

The finish was this close after 200 laps at Texas

(FORT WORTH, TX – APR 13, 2024 – RIS) Sam Mayer sped in pursuit of Ryan Sieg in the final lap of the Andy’s Frozen Custard 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Texas Motor Speedway to eke out a win of only two thousandths of a second (it looked like two or three inches at most on the race broadcast) ahead of the family team driver in search of his first series win.

Austin Prock qualified No. 1 at Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (April 12, 2024) – Austin Prock stayed nearly perfect in qualifying, taking his third Funny Car No. 1 qualifier in four races on Saturday during the 24th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Antron Brown - 2Fast2Tasty winner at Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (April 12, 2024) – Defending event winner Antron Brown picked up a victory in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge on Saturday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, holding off Tony Stewart, Shawn Langdon and Doug Kalitta to win the specialty race as part of the 24th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals.

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FORT WORTH, TX – RIS – Kyle Larson won his third straight NASCAR Cup pole on Saturday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway.  Larson’s lap at 190.369 mph was just enough to beat Ty Gibbs for the top spot.  Gibbs will start second, just 0.035 seconds short of his first career pole.

(FORT WORTH, TX – APR 12, 2024 – RIS)  Kyle Busch led 112  of the 1667 laps in matching Todd Bodine’s record of six series races. The win was the 66th win in 174 race starts for Busch in the truck series and his 20th at TMS. “They kept me honest, I’ll give them that,” said Busch after the race. Corey Heim ran second, almost challenging Busch in the closing laps to finish just 0.112 second behind the victor.

LAS VEGAS (April 12, 2024) – Reigning world champion Doug Kalitta made the quickest Top Fuel run on Friday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, powering to the provisional No. 1 spot at the 24th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals.

(FORT WORTH, TX - APR 12, 2024 – RIS) Nick Sanchez and Stewart Eckes, were two of the last drivers to take to the track in qualifying for the SpeedyCash.com 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. The pair of Chevies will start side-by-side on the front row with Sanchez earning his second career pole position on the Fort Worth mile and a half track.

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MARTINSVILLE, VA - RIS - Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway turne into a rout for Hendrick Motorsports. William Byron earned his third NASCAR Cup Series win of the season with Sunday's victory in the Cook Out 400, as the Chevrolet teams finished the top three spots.  It sas a storybook ending for NASCAR's winningness team.  Following Byron across the finish line were Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott.  Bubba Wallace and Ryan Blaney rounded out the top five. Alex Bowman, the fourth HMS driver, ended the day eighth.

PHOENIX (April 7, 2024) – Austin Prock powered to his first career Funny Car win on Sunday at Firebird Motorsports Park for John Force Racing, driving past Alexis DeJoria in the final round in front of a sellout crowd at the 39th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals.

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Arnold Walker’s custom-made 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air won the prestigious Walt Hollifield Best of Show Sunday at the AutoFair presented by Camping World. (CMS photo)
Gastonia native Arnold Walker won the prestigious Walt Hollifield Best of Show Award for his 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air at AutoFair presented by Camping World on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway

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MARTINSVILLE, VA - RIS - Aric Almirola survived NASCAR Overtime to win the Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway after leading 148 laps in his No. 20 Toyota. The longtime veteran also scored the $100,000 Dash 4 Cash prize, finishing highest among qualified participants.

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MARTINSVILLE, VA - RIS - Kyle Larson won the pole for the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway Saturday (April 6) with the quickest time being 96.034 mph. This is Larson’s second pole at Martinsville and 18th pole of his NASCAR Cup Series career.  He won it by  turning a fast lap at 96.034 miles per hour to edge Bubba Wallace for the top spot by one one-thousandth of a second. Wallace completed his best lap around the 0.526-mile oval at 96.029 mph.  

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Brothers Cam and Rory Ingram’s 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder and Ralph Marano’s 1930 Packard Super 8 Boattail Speedster were recognized as Chairman's Choice recipients during the second annual Smith Heritage Invitational at AutoFair on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Winners of the second annual invitational were picked from 22 carefully curated automobiles from across the country representing the sporting and d'elegance categories
CONCORD, NC (April 6, 2024) - For more than 30 years, Charlotte Motor Speedway has connected generations of car enthusiasts through a shared appreciation for the history, artistry, and innovation of the automobile. Those connections were on full display Saturday at AutoFair presented by Camping World in a celebration of the history of vintage race cars, ultra-unique one-of-ones and never-before-seen custom remasterings.

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MARTINSVILLE, VA - RIS -  Christian Eckes survived multiple late-race restarts to win the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway. He led 133 of 200 laps in the Long John Silver's 200, holding off ThorSport Racing's Ty Majeski, who led 66 laps. Chase Purdy, Nick Sanchez and Tyler Ankrum rounded out the top five. Taylor Gray, Rajah Caruth, Sammy Smith, Kaden Honeycutt and Corey Heim completed the top 10.

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S. TORRENCE AND PROCK PICK UP PROVISIONAL NO. 1 SPOTS AT NHRA ARIZONA NATIONALS

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MARTINSVILLE, VA - RIS - Brandon Jones beat Cole Custer for Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity race at Martinsville Speedway.   Jones' speed of 96.151 tied the track record to win the pole for the NASCAR Xfinity Series

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MARTINSVILLE, VA - RIS -  ThorSport Racing driver Ty Majeski scored the second pole of the 2024 NASCAR Truck Series season. He is set to lead the field to the green flag at the start of the Long John Silver's 200 at Martinsville. He posted a lap time of 19.417 seconds and a speed of 97.523 mph. It marked Majeski's seventh truck pole of his career.

The Smith Heritage selections are breath-taking every year!

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CONCORD, N.C. (April 2, 2024) – Thousands of hot rods, classics and custom cars will take center stage when the AutoFair presented by Camping World returns to Charlotte Motor Speedway this Thursday through Sunday, but they aren’t the only attractions that will get guests’ motors running. Fans are in for a four-day adventure filled with Hall of Fame appearances by industry experts, fast-paced thrill rides and family-friendly entertainment.

RICHMOND, V A – RIS – De3nny Hamlin was at home, but for most of the race (228 laps) his teammate, Martin Truex was in the lead, but a late caution necessitated a two lap shoot out to determine the winner.  In the two-lap showdown, Hamlin got the jump ahead and Truex could never regain the lead.

Chandler Smith and Aric Almirola switched these positions, leading Taylor Gray to a Joe Gibbs Racing sweep at Richmond Raceway in the ToyotaCare250 Xfinity race

(RICHMOND, VA – MAR 30, 2024 – RIS) Chandler Smith, Aric Almirola and Taylor Gray swept Joe Gibbs Racing into the top three positions in the ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway. Bubba Pollard finished sixth after starting on the pole for JR Motorsports in his series debut.

Larson Takes Pole for Richmond Cup Race, Parker Retzlaff Gets First Career Xfinity Pole.

Arguably one of the most significant autos ever - the Marmon Wasp was the winner of the first Indianapolis 500 and sports the first recorded rear view mirror mounted to a car.

The second edition of the Smith Heritage Invitational takes place on Saturday, April 6.
CONCORD, NC (March 29, 2024) -- A never-before-seen field of champion race cars, iconic classics and innovative automobiles will come together for the second annual Smith Heritage Invitational on Saturday, April 6, at the famed Charlotte Motor Speedway. The collection brings some of the most sought-after automobiles in the world to the public for a single-day event to celebrate all things automotive.

William Byron led 47 laps in adding to the road course total for Hendrick Motorsports

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(AUSTIN, TX – MAR 24, 2024 – RIS) William Byron won his twelfth NASCAR Cup Series checkered flag in a race that went caution free (except for the two stage breaks) with Christopher Bell second, Ty Gibbs third, Alex Bowman and Tyler Reddick finishing fourth and fifth. Byron’s pit crew got him out of the pits either in the lead or in position to take the lead when other cars stopped at each of their three stops. 

Tony and Tony - Stewart and Schumacher - chatting at Pomona

Pomona, Calif. (March 24, 2024) – Inclement weather forced the postponement of the final round of the 64th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals on Sunday at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.

Brittany Force - No. 1 qualifier in Top Fuel

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POMONA, Calif. (March 22, 2024) – Brittany Force powered to the top spot to close out qualifying on Saturday at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, earning her first No. 1 qualifier of the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season at the 64th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals.

Kyle Larson leads Shane Van Gisbergen early in the Focused Health 250 at COTA

(AUSTIN, TX – MAR 23, 2024 – RIS) Kyle Larson had to start at the back of the field instead of from the pole after changes to the No. 17 Hendrick Automotive Camaro and made a pass in the final lap of a double-overtime to put the No. 17 Xfinity racer in Victory Lane for the first time. Larson led one time for only the The car carries the number and paint scheme originally raced by Ricky Hendrick in NASCAR’s truck series before the airplane crash that killed several members of the Hendrick family.

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AUSTIN, TX – RIS – It was Corey Heims’s day.  The NASCAR Craftsman truck race at COTA saw Heim dominate the run on Saturday. Heim's Tricon Garage No. 11 Toyota led a race-high 31 of the 46 laps in the XPEL 225, taking the checkered flag by a 1.625-second margin.

William Byron broke his own track qualifying record at COTA

(AUSTIN, TX – MAR 23, 2024 – RIS) William Byron, holder of the qualifying record from the 2023 race on the 3.41 mile road course, bettered last year’s time in winning the pole for the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix. Byron’s practice time, his Round One time and his Round Two times were all quicker than last year’s. The pole lap of 2:10.787 at 93.882 mph beat Ty Gibbs’ lap by 0.015 second, with Tyler Reddick, Christopher Bell and Corey LaJoie the rest of the top five starters.

Conor Zilisch won the pole and set a track record in the teen's first-ever NASCAR start.

AUSTIN, TX – RIS – Young development driver Connor Zilisch turned the fastest speeds to sit on the pole for the NASCAR Craftsman truck race on Saturday at COTA by making the first of what is expected to be three series starts this year with Spire Motorsports, Zilisch advanced to the final round of qualifying with a track record average lap speed of 92.941 mph. The m17-year old rack record average lap speed of 92.941 mph. He was 1.630 seconds faster than Ross Chastain’s record lap of a year ago).Zilisch becomes just the sixth driver to start on the pole in his first series race.

POMONA, Calif. (March 22, 2024) – Funny Car rookie Daniel Wilkerson put himself in position for his first career No. 1 qualifier on Friday, racing to the provisional top spot at the 64th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.

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BRISTOL, TN – RIS –  March 17, 2024 -The Food City 500 NASCAR Cup Series race was a result of tire wear on Sunday. Denny Hamlin played the tire wear game and won over teammate Martin Truex in a game of attrition.  His Toyota teammates and he dominated the race.  Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman and Kyle Larson rounded out the top five in the end.  The Goodyear tires — the same tire codes used in last season’s playoff race at Bristol Motor Speedway  last year— did not lay down rubber as expected. There was extra wear on the tires, which led to multiple drivers spinning due to right-side issues.

(BRISTOL, TN – MARK 16, 2024 – RIS) Christian Eckes held off Kyle Busch to gain a ‘redemtion’ Craftsman Truck Series win after last year’s disappointing finish at Bristol. Eckes’ win came after he had set the fastest time in practice and qualifying, along with the highest ten-lap average speed in practice. Zane Smith finished third, followed by Matt Crafton and Tyler Ankrum to fill out the top five finishers.

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Bristol, TN – RIS – He was fast in practice and he was unbeatable in qualifying.  Ryan Blaney won the pole for Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.  Blaney posted the fastest overall lap Saturday in NASCAR Cup Series practice at Bristol Motor Speedway and was the only driver to hit 127mph.  Kyle Busch was second fastest in practice at 126.989mph and Bubba Wallace was third fastest at 126.922mph. Ross Chastain was fourth fastest at 126.905mph and Joey Logano completed the top five at 126.863mph.

(BRISTOL, TN – MAR 16, 2024 – RIS) Christian Eckes starts tonight’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at the front of the field after setting the top times in practice and in qualifying with a time trials result of 15.122 seconds, ahead of Nick Sanchez’ effort of 15.203 seconds. Taylor Gray starts third with Kyle Busch fourth and Ty Majeski fifth.

(PHOENIX, AZ – MAR 10, 2024 – RIS) Christopher Bell chalked up the first win by a non-Chevy in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season to extend his record of wins in each of the last four seasons with his seventh career win. A pit stop in the final stage dropped him to 20th in the field and the new tires provided the speed and traction for him to storm through the field to a winning margin of 5.465 seconds over Chris Buescher. Ty Gibbs finished third in another Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, followed by Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney. The top Chevy was Ross Chastain in sixth at the checkered flag.

JR Todd and Shawn Langdon gave Kalitta Motorsports the team's first sweep of both nitro classes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 10, 2024) – For the first time in team history, Kalitta Motorsports doubled-up in the nitro categories on Sunday at Gainesville Raceway, as Shawn Langdon and J.R. Todd picked up wins in Top Fuel and Funny Car, respectively, to kick off the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season at the 55th Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.

Gaige Herrera starts 2024 like he ended 2023 - on top.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 9, 2024) – Antron Brown picked up the victory in the Pep Boys NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout on Saturday at Gainesville Raceway in front of a capacity crowd, knocking off Brittany Force in the final round of the specialty race as part of this weekend’s 55th Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway.

AVONDALE, AZ – RIS – Chandler Smith won his second career NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Phoenix Raceway in overtime.  As the laps winded down, Jason Allgaier had a commanding lead with few laps to go when left rear tire went down causing him to spin and wrecking his JR Motorsports Camaro. After the wreck cleared, Smith had led earlier, fought off the opposition and rolled to his win.