Tag: Lucas

SRX Teams Up with Progressive for Inaugural Season

Mike

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (May 11, 2021) – Superstar Racing Experience (SRX), the six-race short-track series airing this summer on Saturday nights in primetime on the CBS Television Network and streaming live on Paramount+, announced today that Progressive, the third-largest auto insurer in the country, has become the series’ exclusive car and home insurance sponsor. Progressive is also a leading seller of motorcycle and commercial auto insurance, and one of the top homeowners insurance carriers.

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Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) and Speed51.com to Promote Grassroots Racing

Mike

CONCORD, N.C. (May 7, 2021) – Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) and Speed51.com have formed a partnership ahead of SRX’s inaugural season with Speed51.com serving as the series’ short-track content marketing partner for the 2021 season. SRX is a six-race short-track series airing this summer on Saturday nights in primetime on CBS. It features drivers from an array of motorsports backgrounds competing in identically prepared racecars on a variety of tracks.

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Event Format Revealed for SRX Six-Race Short-Track Series Debuting June 12 on CBS

Mike

Two 15-Minute Heat Races Set Field for 100-Lap Feature Race;  Points Earned in Heats and Feature Go Toward Season-Ending Championship MOORESVILLE, N.C. (May 6, 2021) – Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) has announced the format for its six-race short-track series that will debut this summer on Saturday nights in primetime on the CBS Television Network and streaming live on Paramount+.

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Bob Tasca III of Cranston, RI stays red-hot, beats John Force in epic championship round in Atlanta

Lou Modestino

Bob Tasca grabbed the spotlight from John Force in the Funny Car final round at Atlanta Dragway, extending his points lead and winning the 40th and final Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals on Sunday.

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Rameau, Kimball Shine At May 1 Monadnock 2021 Opener

Lou Modestino

WINCHESTER, N.H. – Anyone still clinging to the belief that rising star Sammy Rameau’s Tri-Track Open Modified Series win last season at Monadnock Speedway might have been a fluke, can now put that notion away. Far away!

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Bob Tasca III Braces For EV Onslaught, Both in NHRA and in the Showroom

Lou Modestino

For Bob Tasca III, his grandfather’s word was gospel. And being a faithful believer has shaped the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang Funny Car driver into a highly successful NHRA Camping World Drag Racing racer, automotive-industry businessman, and Ford Motor Company evangelist.

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NHRA history buff Troy Coughlin Jr. eyeing special prize up for grabs at Atlanta Dragway

Lou Modestino

ATLANTA (April 28) — Pro Stock sophomore Troy Coughlin Jr. has an unique reason for wanting to win this weekend’s Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals. A life-time drag racing history buff, Troy Jr. says Atlanta Dragway holds a special place in his heart and emerging victorious from the last race to be held there would be a huge achievement.

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Racing on TV Listings for April 28-May 2

Lou Modestino

Here’s where to find the major racing action on TV and online this week:

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American Medical Response Announces New Partnership with Superstar Racing Experience

Mike

DALLAS (April 27, 2021) – American Medical Response (AMR) today announced that it is partnering with Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) to provide on-track incident response for the six-race, short-track series that will debut this summer on Saturday nights in primetime on CBS.

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Hebert Finally Tastes NHMS Victory at Northeast Classic

Lou Modestino

Loudon, NH — Reigning American-Canadian Tour (ACT) champion Jimmy Hebert of Williamstown, VT finally scored a long-awaited victory at Loudon’s New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) on Sunday, April 18 in the inaugural Northeast Classic. Hebert was awarded the win following post-race technical inspection, giving the veteran a triumph he’d been chasing for his entire decade-long Late Model career.

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