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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
General News
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Michael Waltrip, owner of Michael Waltrip Racing, Incorporated, announced today that former NASCAR champion and three-time Daytona 500 winner, Dale Jarrett, is joining the organization to drive the team’s second Toyota entry in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series beginning in 2007.
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Roush Racing announced today that Mexico City native Michel Jourdain, Jr. will drive the No. 50 Roush Racing Ford F-150 in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for nine events in 2006. "We're really happy to have Michel driving for us at Roush Racing," said team owner Jack Roush. "He is an outstanding talent with an equally impressive resume. He's a veteran of the Champ Car Series, and he's had some success over there, getting a couple of wins. We're looking forward to helping him make his transition to full-time NASCAR competition."
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Motorsports Designs Holding, Inc. of High Point, North Carolina, which supplies more than 60% of NASCAR teams with their racing graphics, has been acquired by an affiliate of Vomela Specialty Company of St. Paul, Minnesota, effective today. (PR Photo)
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After racing in the NASCAR Truck Series last Saturday night at Gateway (Ill.) International Raceway, Ron Hornaday will return behind the wheel of the No. 33 Outdoor Channel Chevrolet for NASCAR Busch Series action this Friday night under the lights at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway (RIR).
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Drive for Diversity® program rookie Marc Davis continued his impressive start to the 2006 season by earning his second career-win in the Limited Late Model division Saturday night at historic Hickory (N.C.) Motor Speedway.
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SPEED added 568,000 homes in April and is now available in nearly 67 million homes in the U.S. (66,807,000) and nearly 72 million in North America, as SPEED is available in nearly half of Canada’s 11 million cable households. SPEED has added 3,435,000 homes in the last year, keeping it among the fastest growing networks in the country.
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Circle Bar Truck Corral Driver Rick Crawford will take part in the National Guard Welcome Home Rally and Rod Smith Celebrity Golf Tournament in Pittsburg, Kansas on May 5th and 6th. The weekend celebration will start on Friday with a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Kansas National Guard Headquarters. The ground breaking will be followed by a mammoth welcome home luncheon for 1,000 soldiers returning home from a 2-year tour of duty in Iraq. (Circle Bar PR Photo)
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Teleconference Transcript with Bobby Hamilton (owner of Bobby Hamilton Racing) and Bobby Hamilton Jr. (Driver of the No. 18 Fastenal Dodge, currently ninth in points). Martinsville we got our first pole and we ran well. At Gateway, we didn't get to qualify. We really wanted to qualify. We were looking for another pole, but during the race we really ran well." -Bobby Hamilton Jr. (Team PR Photo)
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Red-Hot Speed Pre-Race Show the Place for Honest Opinions -
NASCAR driver Jimmy Spencer certainly has never been shy about speaking his mind. SPEED has partnered him with equally extroverted NASCAR veteran Kenny Wallace, John Roberts and Wendy Venturini to form the cast for NASCAR RaceDay, the ultimate pre-race party. Throw in a boisterous live audience and SPEED viewers are getting a true taste of what is going on at the track leading up to every NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race of the season.
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The Chevrolet Division of General Motors today announced a nationwide search for the most dependable, longest lasting Chevrolet Silverado trucks on the road. Chevrolet is looking for personally owned Silverado trucks in the Austin area with 200,000 miles or more to join the Silverado 200,000 Mile Club. This outreach celebrates Silverado's legacy of quality and endurance and hopes to capture stories that show the integral role these trucks have played in American life. (High Sierra Photo)
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. to Answer Fan Questions Via Website -
California Speedway today announced its official website,
www.californiaspeedway.com
, has launched two new fan features, a NASCAR 101 section and a monthly driver question and answer opportunity, that went live on Thursday.
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Joe Gibbs Racing development driver Aric Almirola will make his NASCAR Busch Series debut at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway when he attempts to qualify for Friday night's Circuit City 250. A rookie in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Almirola is coming off a strong top-10 finish at Gateway International Raceway April 29. He will drive the No. 19 Husqvarna Chevrolet for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Busch Series race at Richmond.
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K-Automotive Motorsports and driver Brad Keselowski announced today their intention to run a partial schedule towards the end of the 2006 season. “Currently we are searching to find different levels of team sponsorship.” stated owner Kay Keselowski, “We feel like we can be as competitive as ever with adequate funding. We rebuilt our fleet of trucks at the beginning of the season, and we think they are extremely competitive race vehicles. Our history shows that we have the right stuff to get to victory lane, we just need a sponsor that’s willing to join us there.”
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers will be celebrating Mother's Day on Sunday in recognition of the support their mothers have put behind their racing careers. Support, of course, their mothers continue to give whether watching from the grandstand or, in some cases, from pit road. Several mothers are active as owners including Carol Sutton, who with husband Ed fields the No. 02 Team Copaxone Chevrolet driven by daughter Kelly Sutton. "My mother, Carol, is a wonderful lady who is not only my mom but also instrumental in managing the business aspects of Sutton Motorsports and Team Copaxone," said Sutton, whose 44 starts are the most in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series by a female driver. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Con-way Inc. today announced that the company's President and CEO, Douglas W. Stotlar, will ring the NYSE Opening Bell on Friday, May 12th at 9:30 a.m. EDT, in celebration of the Company's recent name change to Con-way Inc. The Company was formerly known as CNF, Inc. "Ringing the bell at the New York Stock Exchange is a meaningful way to celebrate the kick-off of this important new chapter in our Company's history," commented Stotlar. (High Sierra Photo)
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This weekend David Reutimann will drive Michael Waltrip Racing's No. 99 Aaron's Dream Machine in the NASCAR Busch Series race at Darlington Raceway. "It's nice that Michael and his team are giving me the opportunity to race the Aaron's Dream Machine this weekend," said Reutimann. "I've always enjoyed racing in the NASCAR Busch Series. I'm looking forward to Darlington, which is one of the most challenging tracks on the schedule. (Doug Benc/Getty Images)
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The Milwaukee Mile has announced its first-ever Miss Milwaukee Mile contest, which will see one lucky woman take home $10,000 cash and more impressive prizes for being crowned as the face of The Milwaukee Mile this Summer.
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Race teams from around the country are one step closer to the Mopar All-Star Showdown at Concord Motorsport Park, as the official entry forms for the event were distributed by USAC Racing last week. The All-Star Showdown will be held Sunday, May 21, one day after the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup All-Star event. Today’s stars of open-wheel racing and future NASCAR stars will compete at the North Carolina track, in the heart of stock car country.
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Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s Public Relations Department will be providing weekly construction updates as the speedway undergoes its multi-million dollar facelift, which will result in a new fan interactive garage area, a pit road closer to the grandstands, resurfaced and re-banked racing surface and state-of-the-art media center.
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On Friday May 12, Herbert Wayne Gill, Jr , nicknamed "Herbie", was found deceased in his home in Rockvale, TN. Herbie, who had recently turned 40, was the older brother of long time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and NASCAR Nextel Cup Crew Chief, Danny Gill who currently serves as Competition Director for Bobby Hamilton Racing. Herbie had been a part of the NCTS family from 2000-2004, working mostly for BHR and Morgan-Dollar Motorsports as a tire specialist. He also contributed highly to the team by serving as a spotter when needed. He was serving as Bobby Hamilton Sr.'s spotter when he won his first NCTS race at Martinsville Speedway in 2000. (TruckSeries.com TruckShot Photo from Memphis, 2001)
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There’s no loyalty like that exhibited by motorsports fans, evidenced by a recent ESPN Sports Poll. NASCAR tops the list as the favorite type of motorsports according to fans polled from January-December 2005. It received 59.5% of the votes compared to the next-highest total of 13.4% for the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA).
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David Reutimann finished 22nd driving the No. 99 Aaron's Dream Machine in the NASCAR Busch Series event at Darlington Raceway Friday night. "We were disappointed with the result, but not with the effort," said Reutimann. "This was obviously my first NASCAR Busch Series race there and we survived it. I had to learn what I needed to feel in practice for the race. I talked to other drivers and tried to get a better idea of what I needed." (Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images)
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Pole Position, a high-quality motorsports magazine previewing the May 20 NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge and May 28 Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, is now available free of charge at several locations throughout the Charlotte region. The 80-page magazine can be picked up at area Lowe's, Food Lion, Circle K and Wal-Mart stores and is also available at Concord Mills Mall.
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After racing the No. 99 Aaron's Dream Machine at Darlington Raceway, David Reutimann traveled to his hometown of Zephyrhills (Fla.) for a charity golf tournament at Silverado Golf and Country Club benefiting All Children's Hospital. The event raised nearly $22,000 for the St. Petersburg hospital, which is a leading center for pediatric treatment, education and research. (Team PR Photo)
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California Speedway VP and Midwest Native Tapped to Lead Brooklyn, Michigan Facility -
International Speedway Corporation today announced W. Brett Shelton, President of Michigan International Speedway (“MIS”), will step down from his position at the end of the 2006 racing season at MIS. Roger A. Curtis, Vice President of Marketing and Sales for California Speedway, has been named as Shelton's replacement and will move to MIS to begin working on the transition immediately.
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On Thursday May 11th the Nextel Cup transport drivers showed their skills behind the wheel as part of competition for the 2006 Pilot Truck Driver Challenge. Each driver was judged on his ability to navigate a chicane course safely. At the conclusion of the day’s event Jeff Seaberg, transport driver of the No. 10 Evernham Racing team, and Brent Davis of Peak Fitness Racing, showed that they are one of the best in the garage.
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"NASCAR Inspired" celebrates North Carolina's rich history in NASCAR with displays of art that are inspired by the "Color of Speed." Many well-known artists including Garry Hill, Eric Herman, Ron Burton, Randy Owens and Jeanne Barnes will have their work on display. Whimsical pieces include a NASCAR logo piggy bank, pottery that includes car parts, and a sports totem poll with Dale Earnhardt on top.
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The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) and Stoneacre Partners announced today the launch of the redesigned website for NASCAR RacePoints, the official rewards program of NASCAR.
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The Official NASCAR Members Club (ONMC) will hold its inaugural national convention this week in Charlotte, with members from 34 different states coming together for the two-day event. Highlighting the ONMC’s first national convention is a kickoff awards celebration on Thursday night for hundreds of the club’s most avid members and their guests.
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NASCAR.COM, the premier online destination for NASCAR fans, announced today the launch of NASCAR 24/7, a broadband video service created to enhance the way racing fans get their news online. The daily newscasts, updated weekday afternoons and 90 seconds in length, will be a free service on the site and will provide users instant access to live interviews, highlights, alerts and breaking news of the day.
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A lot of Las Vegas Motor Speedway is being torn down, but very little is being thrown away.
The speedway’s multi-million dollar construction project has created a considerable amount of rubble which might be misconstrued as waste. But quite a bit of what was demolished will be reused.
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Brendan Gaughan knows his way around Texas Motor Speedway - having won at "The Great American Speedway!" four consecutive times in 2002-03. But Tuesday he picked up some special "driving" tips from PGA Tour players. Ten PGA Tour players took time off between last week's Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas and this week's stop at the Bank of America Colonial in Fort Worth to visit Texas Motor Speedway and drive NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series cars in the Team Texas High Performance Driving School. Their special instructor was Gaughan, who won a record four consecutive NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races at Texas Motor Speedway and will compete in the Fort Worth 400k on Friday, June 9. In exchange for his track tips, Gaughan was given some pointers from the golf pros on improving his golf game from a driving mat on the speedway's frontstretch. (TMS PR Photo)
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While the 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series champion and the rest of the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup competitors will celebrate on familiar ground at the world-famous Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York at season's end, the top teams in NASCAR's other two national series will be "going to Disney World." On Dec. 1, the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Awards Ceremony will again take place at the venerable Waldorf in Midtown Manhattan, which first hosted the ceremony in 1981.
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The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) announced today that Frank Stack, a NASCAR RacePoints participant, redeemed NASCAR RacePoints to become "Crew Chief for a Day." Stack, a Texas native who collected the points in just four months by using his Bank of America NASCAR RacePoints Visa card, will attend the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 on May 28 (FOX, 5 p.m. ET) to become "Crew Chief for a Day."
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Talladega Superspeedway's UAW-Ford 500 event weekend slated for Oct. 6-8, 2006 will feature an unprecedented 1,000 miles of racing at NASCAR's Most Competitive Track, offering a spectacular three-day show that race fans absolutely should not miss.
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Not going to Charlotte this weekend for the race was a very hard decision, but my health has to be my main priority. It will be the first race that I've been involved in one way or the other with that I have missed since before my Cup career. I want to be there for my team, but I've got to work on getting healthy again. I have three more weeks left of chemo and radiation treatments, and then I hope we can start on the road to recovery. (Ronda Greer Photo)
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Martinsville Speedway president Clay Campbell was honored by the Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corporation Wednesday for his help with economic development in Martinsville and Henry County.
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A NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series tradition in its 22nd year, the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge has racked up standout moments since its 1985 debut. One stands alone in media minds: Dale Earnhardt’s “Pass in the Grass” of Bill Elliott in the 1987 all-star race.
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Nineteen-year-old Spencer Clark, a former track champion at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and a standout on the NASCAR Autozone West Series circuit, died Sunday evening in an automobile accident near Albuquerque, N.M.
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The Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club and The Milwaukee Mile motor speedway are two area institutions. When the Milwaukee Braves were flourishing at Borchert Field and County Stadium, A.J. Foyt and the other driving heroes of the Indianapolis 500 were racing at The Milwaukee Mile. In fact, The Mile is the world’s oldest active motor speedway, with auto racing events dating back to 1903.
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California Speedway President Gillian Zucker today announced Dave Allen will assume the role of Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Southern California motorsports facility and will directly oversee the superspeedway’s marketing, sales and ticketing departments. Allen replaces Roger Curtis who recently was appointed president of Michigan International Speedway.
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Aaron Rents, Inc., the nation’s leader in the rental, sales and lease ownership, specialty retailing and rental of residential and office furniture, consumer electronics, home appliances and accessories, today announced that three-time NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series champion Darrell Waltrip (D.W.) will unveil his version of the No. 99 Aaron’s Dream Machine NASCAR Busch Series entry this Saturday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway’s media center at 2:30 p.m. Eastern.
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Dover International Speedway today announced plans for a new five-year capital improvement project that will provide new offerings and upgraded amenities for fans, competitors and the media. Construction on the multi-million dollar project will begin after the upcoming June 2-4, 2006 NASCAR weekend.
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Team Australia Motorsport has entered into an agreement to sponsor the No. 20 Truck in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for the remainder of the 2006 NASCAR season. The Wood Brothers/JTG Racing entry will be driven by an Australian, former V8 Supercar Champion Marcos Ambrose. Ambrose, 29, is the first native Australian to compete in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
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Bill Lester may count racing as his occupation, but there's little doubt he can captivate a crowd and teach a lesson with his voice as well. With the June race weekend at Michigan International Speedway approaching, Lester spoke to a group of approximately 200 fifth through eighth graders and school administration personnel at the Nevada Campus of Cornerstone Schools in Detroit on Wednesday, May 24. (MIS PR Photo)
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Jimmy Hager, father in-law of Mike Hillman, Jr., crew chief of the No. 30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota Tundra unexpectedly passed away Tuesday night. Jimmy, 72-years-old, was a big part of the Germain Racing family and will be deeply missed. Hager's son in-law, Mike Hillman Jr. will not be attending this weekends Mansfield race, as he will be home with his family.
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The NASCAR Foundation will host an online auction benefiting its supported charities and Recording Artists, Actors & Athletes Against Drunk Driving (RADD: The Entertainment Industry’s Voice for Road Safety). NASCAR fans and supporters of Red Hot Chili Peppers will have the opportunity to bid, starting today, on autographed NASCAR items and a custom made Simpson firesuit created just for the band during their visit to Charlotte for the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge last weekend.
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MB Motorsports is excited to announce their #63 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team, and driver JR Patton, will be featured during the May 27th episode of America's Most Wanted (AMW) program, The segment with AMW founder, John Walsh, airs on FOX at 8 PM CT, and will focus on how NASCAR fans can help locate missing children. (Team PR Photo)
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A foundation has been set up for Chris James following an accident on Wednesday night at The Dirt Track at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Injuries stemming from the incident required the amputation of both of James’ legs. James is a regular driver with the Redneck Racing Series and CRASHCar division at the Lowe’s Motor Speedway. He pilots the #38 “Rimer Rocket.”
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On the eve of the Coca-Cola 600, the National Association for Stock Car Racing (NASCAR) salutes The Coca-Cola Company for its continued involvement in further diversifying the sport. Coca-Cola is the presenting sponsor of the NASCAR College Tour. In addition, two representatives of the company, Don Knauss and Gary Azar, sit on NASCAR's Executive Steering Committee for Diversity.
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Michael Waltrip Racing announced this week that Robert B. Brannan III (Bob) will be the Vice President of Licensing for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series multi-team operation, which will field Toyota Camrys in 2007.
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Have you ever wondered how far you would go to help someone you love, only to feel helpless yourself? Then you think, if only I could get some support I could... Well Teresa Didio Baker has taken that very thought and turned it into “The Just Joan Project” by creating “The Great Awareness Vehicle” for her sister Joan Blanchard.
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Michael Waltrip has partnered with The Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation to announce the ‘Preserving Your Memory’ campaign in efforts to help fund Alzheimer’s disease (AD) research. The campaign’s objective is to raise $100 million dollars over the next five years for continued studies.
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NASCAR announced today that NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 5 Chevrolet, has been fined, penalized points and placed on probation because of a rule infraction this past Sunday during the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
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It is no secret that top-level car owners are reaching deep into the junior leagues of racing to seek out their next star. Some Driver Development Specialists and Scouts have been summoned to keep tabs on drivers who might be making noise in Quarter Midgets, Karts, Legends and Bandoleros. In addition, there is great interest in drivers who are currently competing in the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series, as well as, ARCA and Hooters Pro Cup.
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Las Vegas Motor Speedway has been selected one of the world’s top 10 speedways in the launch issue of Professional Motorsport World magazine. The publication, which is based in the United Kingdom, is aimed at the business side of the motorsports industry.
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