After spending a Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway experiencing the highs and lows of motorsports, Harrison Burton and the No. 21 DEX Imaging team are headed to Talladega Superspeedway confident they can overcome whatever obstacles the racing gods place in their path.
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Chase Elliott – Defending Champion Looks to Repeat
DEFENDING CHAMP: Last year proved to be one for the record book for Chase Elliott and the No. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS team. In 2020, the emerging star won a personal best five races, including the season finale at Phoenix Raceway where he out-dueled three of the best drivers in stock-car racing to become the third-youngest champion in NASCAR Cup Series history. Elliott also scored career highs in top-five finishes (15), top-10s (22) and laps led (1,247). In addition, his banner season included a thrilling victory in the NASCAR All-Star Race…
Read MoreRemembering Ray Lee Wood
For decades people in southern Virginia and beyond knew Ray Lee Wood for the beautiful flowers growing in front of his home in the community of Buffalo Ridge and for the sourwood honey that he collected from his beehives. They knew of his prized Persian cats and Siberian Huskies, and the goldfish he raised in ponds on his family property. Others were amazed at his knowledge of the Bible and his loyalty to the Pentecostal Holiness Church. And there were some that knew the rest of the story, about how Wood was an integral part of…
Read MoreDiBenedetto Ready For First Ride In The Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang
Matt DiBenedetto is set to take his first laps behind the wheel of the iconic Wood Brothers No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang this weekend at Daytona International Speedway. And the gravity of that moment isn’t lost on him. “I’ve been overly eager,” he said. “It’s been a long wait. I’m anxious to get going, super excited. “It’s the best opportunity of my life.”
Read MoreHistoric North Turn Legends Beach/Road Course Parade
PONCE INLET, Fla — We thought we would hold a surprise for you until now, so I would like to share the fact that NASCAR Chairman and CEO Jim France will be in the ninth annual Historic North Turn Legends Beach/Road Course Parade on Saturday, February 8, 2020.
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