Champion, a recognized leader in “purpose-built” racing lubricants for over 60 years, announced today the associate sponsorship of the 11th Annual “All Stars for Autism” Road Rally presented by Hemmings Motor News on May 5th thru May 8th, 2016.
“Champion Racing Oil is proud to support this professional road rally raising awareness for Autism”, said Karl Dedolph, Director of Champion Racing and Performance Products. “Autism is a complex developmental disability, which primarily affects a person's ability in social interaction and communication. It also affects each individual in different ways and to varying degrees”.
As NASCAR’S Sprint Cup Series once more undertakes its annual, early-season western swing, I again remember the late Les Richter and the long-gone Riverside Raceway road course he headed in California. The Lord must have had a roster spot in June of 2010 for a savvy, witty ol’ linebacker who became a top NASCAR official.
So he called up the colorful Richter, a man I’m honored to have counted as a friend.
A Californian who achieved the rarest of honors, membership in halls of fame in two different sports, Richter passed away in his native state at age 79 after a lengthy illness.
Jimmie Johnson took a bigger step in the NASCAR record books with his triumph in Sunday's Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 from Atlanta Motor Speedway. The win, which is Johnson's 76th career win, tied him with Dale Earnhardt, Sr., for most Sprint Cup wins all-time.
"I entered the sport just hoping I could win a race and keep a job for a few years," Johnson said. "To have 76 and tie Dale Earnhardt Sr is something I'm very, very proud of. I didn't have a chance to race against him, unfortunately, but today there's been a big void in my mind about not having that chance to race against him and it was literally a handful of months away from having that opportunity. So to tie him today, for myself personally, it gives me a little something. It's a little bit of attachment to the great Dale Earnhardt and something I'm very proud of."
Who would be better to offer advice on how to care for your every day vehicle than the people who work on the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion on the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit?
Kyle Busch opened up his 2016 Xfinity series campaign by visiting a place he's never been in series history, the winner's circle at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Busch led 119 of the 163 laps which were scheduled in Saturday afternoon's Heads Up Georgia 250.
Although Busch has won Sprint Cup races at Atlanta, he had only managed five second-place finishes before this victory.
Ford Performance announced today Stewart-Haas Racing will switch to Ford as its auto manufacturer partner starting with the 2017 NASCAR season.
The multiyear agreement means that, beginning with Daytona Speedweeks in February 2017, the four-car Stewart-Haas Racing team will race the Ford Fusion with Ford engines prepared by Roush Yates Engines.
“We are thrilled to be able to add a championship-level team like Stewart-Haas Racing to our Ford NASCAR program,” said Raj Nair, executive vice president and Chief Technical Officer, Ford Motor Company. “Tony Stewart and Gene Haas have the same passion for winning that we do, and bring a strong stable of drivers and personnel that fit into what we’re trying to do in the sport.”
I enjoyed the Daytona 500 so much that some folks criticized me for it. I'm a big boy. I've got thick skin. If I don't, this is the wrong business, particularly in this age of outspoken blabbermouths.
Blabbermouths. How did that go out of style? It's perfect.
Each week I watch the race and write what I see. What could be simpler?
Championship drag racer Robert Hight can now check the Daytona 500 off his bucket list. The 2009 NHRA Funny Car world champion spent this past weekend at the Daytona 500 and it was one full of memories for him.
“It was awesome,” said Hight, who also has been the president of John Force Racing since 2011. “I had never been before so it is hard for me to compare it to what it has been in years past. It’s a completely revamped stadium. I like going to baseball and football games and I’m not kidding you, this Daytona is nicer than any stadium I have ever been in. It was amazing.” Hight acknowledged he felt like the little fish in the big pond at the Daytona 500 – NASCAR’s Super Bowl.
“It was a packed house, but I will say this, there are a lot of NHRA fans at a NASCAR race,” Hight said. “I’m no John Force (his father-in-law). John, other like Dale Earnhardt (Jr.), gets noticed at a NASCAR race as much as any driver. Obviously I’m not that well known, but a lot of fans recognize me from NHRA drag racing and that makes me feel good that a lot of the fans are crossover. They will go and see a lot of motorsports.”
The smallest margin of victory in Daytona 500 history is all that separated the Toyota's of Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex, Jr. Despite Hamlin leading the way for 95 of the race's 200 circuits it was a nail biter to the end.
Hamlin's untimely sliding of his tires in his pit box late caused his team to spend more time on pit road forcing him back in line in the race's late stages. It look as if Hamlin was destined to finish where his mistake had landed him but the driver of the No. 11 FedEx Toyota had other plans.
Jimmie Johnson took a bigger step in the NASCAR record books with his triumph in Sunday's Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 from Atlanta Motor Speedway. The win, which is Johnson's 76th career win, tied him with Dale Earnhardt, Sr., for most Sprint Cup wins all-time.
Kyle Busch opened up his 2016 Xfinity series campaign by visiting a place he's never been in series history, the winner's circle at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Busch led 119 of the 163 laps which were scheduled in Saturday afternoon's Heads Up Georgia 250. 
Ford Performance announced today Stewart-Haas Racing will switch to Ford as its auto manufacturer partner starting with the 2017 NASCAR season.
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