NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Martinsville Speedway

The NASCAR Cup Series finds itself amid a short track swing on the 2021 season schedule, tasking the teams to find the best setups for the cars on three similar tracks in length (less than a mile) but for three vastly different competitive arenas.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series News & Notes – Martinsville Speedway

After a two-week break, the NASCAR Xfinity Series is back in action at Martinsville Speedway for the Cook Out 250 at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, April 9 on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

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SPIRE MOTORSPORTS TO PROMOTE INAUGURAL NASCAR TRUCK SERIES RACE AT KNOXVILLE RACEWAY

CONCORD, N.C. (March 25, 2021) – Spire Motorsports will promote the inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Race at Knoxville Raceway aboard Corey LaJoie’s No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series News & Notes – Post-Atlanta

Justin Allgaier’s 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season didn’t start out the way he had hoped. In five races, the driver of the No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet had only one top-10 finish. Allgaier had been involved in various on-track incidents and started the season at Daytona International Speedway by starting second and finishing 28th. But he turned that all around at Atlanta Motor Speedway last weekend by winning the race and taking home his first victory of the season all while punching his ticket to the Playoffs.

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J.R. Heffner Partners with Jordan Anderson Racing for NASCAR Bristol Dirt Truck Race

STATESVILLE, N.C. (March 18, 2021) – Jordan Anderson Racing (JAR) announced today that veteran Northeast Big Block Modified driver J.R. Heffner of Kinderhook, N.Y. will compete in the team’s flagship No. 3 Chevrolet Silverado for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS); Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt at Bristol Motor Speedway.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series News & Notes – Atlanta Motor Speedway

The NASCAR Xfinity Series is back on the east coast this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway for the EchoPark 250 at 5 p.m. ET on FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. The Xfinity Series race will be the second of the day as the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series kicks off a doubleheader at 2:30 p.m. ET.

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ARCA Menards Rewind: What We Learned At Phoenix

Conventional wisdom suggested the General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway would apply some heat to the early ARCA Menards Series championship race. Indeed, through two races in 2021, the winner of the season-opener at Daytona International Speedway, Corey Heim, has just a three-point lead in the standings over second-place Ty Gibbs after the latter won Friday’s 150-lap race in Avondale, Arizona.

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Sean Dylan Kelly Wins DAYTONA 200 Pole for Second Time

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 12, 2021) – For the second straight DAYTONA 200, Suzuki rider and Floridian Sean Dylan Kelly,18, became the youngest pole sitter for iconic event, posting a fast lap of 116.037 at Daytona International Speedway (DIS). Dylan Kelly, from Hollywood, Fla., received a special edition, one-of-a-kind Arai helmet during the trophy presentation in Victory Lane.

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Two-Wheel Action on DAYTONA Road Course Begins Friday with Qualifying for DAYTONA 200; Historical Motorcycle Race Takes Green Flag Saturday

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 11, 2021) – Qualifying for the 79th annual DAYTONA 200 that will set the starting field for Saturday’s anticipated, historical motorcycle road race at Daytona International Speedway is set for this Friday (March 12) with three different rounds scheduled.

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NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Phoenix Raceway

Under the warm, dry desert sun and amidst the cacti in the Estrella Mountains sits a gem of a facility known as Phoenix Raceway, and this weekend it sets the stage for the NASCAR Cup Series competitors to do battle on its 1-mile track for the 50th-time in series history.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series News & Notes – Phoenix Raceway

AJ Allmendinger took the lead on the final restart of Saturday’s race in Sin City with 12 laps remaining and earned his fourth Xfinity Series win in the last 16 races. This was his first race at the track in three years and the No. 16 Kaulig Chevrolet was able to hold off a hard-charging Daniel Hemric, who led 74 of the 200 laps.

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PIT BOX: West Series Joins ARCA Menards Series, Begins Season In Spotlight At Phoenix

The ARCA Menards Series West will visit seven tracks for nine races in 2021. But in only one event — Friday’s season-opening General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway — will West Series drivers face additional competition from ARCA Menards Series drivers.

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KING’S HAWAIIAN, NASCAR Bake Multiyear Track Partnership

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 9, 2021) – NASCAR and King’s Hawaiian announced today a multiyear track official partnership that secures the family-owned bakery naming rights to dining areas at four NASCAR-owned facilities – Daytona International Speedway, Kansas Speedway, Richmond Raceway and Phoenix Raceway.

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IGLOO AND NASCAR WELCOME THE 2021 SEASON WITH SPECIAL-EDITION PLAYMATE COOLERS

Igloo was kind enough to send me one of their NASCAR-branded Playmate coolers.  I was sent the NASCAR-branded model. 

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79th DAYTONA 200 to Race March 13; Bike Week Motorcycle Marketplace Opens This Friday, March 5 – March 13

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 4, 2021) – Daytona International Speedway today announced the 79th DAYTONA 200 will be held Saturday, March 13. America’s most historic motorcycle road race will run during the 80th Annual Bike Week featuring a 57-lap, 200-mile American SportBike Racing Association (ASRA)-sanctioned event that showcases 600cc sportbikes on the Speedway’s 3.51-mile DAYTONA Road Course.

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