Local NASCAR Driver Returns to Midwest for Short Track Roundtable

David-Stremme
David Stremme

It’s where the love of racing begins for most drivers and fans: the short track.

NASCAR’s David Stremme will be at the Double Tree Inn in South Bend, Indiana on Friday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. ET where he will meet with short track drivers, owners, workers, and more to help improve the sport at a local level.

“Things just change and adjusting to them is the biggest thing,” said Stremme. “As humans, we want things faster. There’s more technology now so there’s a lot more things for us to do. We’re going to see what everybody can do from racers to owners to sponsors to fans. We’re going to have a lot of different people there so we’ll see what we can get out of it.”

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A Change in Manufacturer Points System in 2014

NASCAR has restructured the manufacturers points system which will make it a little easier to understand while still making it competitive.

The system will mirror the owner championship points structure. Points will be awarded to the single highest finisher for each car manufacturer in each championship event according to the finishing position awarded for each race.

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Winter Testing at Daytona International Speedway Scheduled

DAYTONAPreSeasonThunder14_4CAll three NASCAR series will be at Daytona International Speedway Jan. 9 through the 14 for testing.

A few changes have been made to the aerodynamics to the Gen-6 car and those will be tested in this opportunity. The NASCAR Sprint Cup series teams and drivers will practice drafting on the first day of testing on Jan. 9 from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 5 p.m. ET on the Daytona track. Fan fest is set from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. ET where fans with wristbands can participate in an autograph session with Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Joey Logano, Matt Kenseth, Jamie McMurray, Danica Patrick and Tony Stewart. If you purchasing wristbands the day of the event, you can participate in an autograph session with AJ Allmendinger, Aric Almirola, Marcos Ambrose, Austin Dillon, David Gilliland, Denny Hamlin, Casey Mears, David Ragan, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Martin Truex Jr.

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NASCAR News Briefs

James Buescher left Turner Scott Motorsports after driving for four seasons with the organization. He was with TSM since its inception in 2010. The former NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion has moved on to drive the No. 99 Toyota for RAB Racing in the Nationwide Series in 2014.

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Notre Dame Graduate Named President of Iowa Speedway

Jimmy Small has been named President of Iowa Speedway.

Small, 28, has six years of experience with NASCAR in various business-building capacities. In his most recent duties, he served a senior manager for team marketing services with the NASCAR Industry Services department. He was the business and marketing liason with teams and drivers in all three national series.

Small started in the sport in 2008.

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Gen-6 Test a Success at Charlotte Motor Speedway

NASCAR TestingIt was music to the ears of race fans to hear the cars back on the track Wednesday after the NASCAR season ended on Nov. 17 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

This wasn’t specifically a race, but a test to gather data for the development of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series intermediate-track package for 2014.

Sixteen race teams and 30 drivers were on hand to test several changes to the Gen-6 car. Officials believe that the changes will enhance racing.

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Richard Childress Racing Announces 2014 Plans

750As expected, Richard Childress named Austin Dillon as the driver of the No. 3 Dow Chemicals Chevrolet in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in a press conference at Charlotte Motor Speedway Wednesday afternoon.

Executives from Dow Chemicals expressed their enthusiasm by expanding their partnership with NASCAR. The company already provides safety innovations in the sport and will sponsor 16 races with Austin piloting the No. 3.

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Tony Stewart on Cover of Video Game, Will Return to Fort Wayne for Rumble

Tony Stewart
Tony Stewart

He has been out of a race car since tumbling in his sprint car and breaking his right leg during a race at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa on Aug. 5, but his fans haven’t forgotten his presence in the sport of NASCAR.

Three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Tony Stewart will be the driver featured on the cover of the NASCAR ’14 game scheduled for release in early 2014 for PS3 and for Xbox 360. If arcade games are your fancy, a site like https://daftarroulette.online/ have a bucket load of them.

Fans were the driving force behind the decision as they took to social media and voted for the driver they wanted to see on the cover of the video game in the “Drive for the Cover” campaign. It came down to a duel between Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart and over 700,000 fans voted for “Smoke” (Stewart’s nickname) to grace the cover of the game’s jacket. And for MMORPG gamers that prefer World of Warcraft, you can check out Gold4Vanilla, they offer the best deals for WoW TBC Gold.

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Jeff Burton Turns Corner from NASCAR Driver to Analyst for NBC

Not only will Jeff Burton race in select Sprint Cup Series races for Michael Waltrip Racing in the 2014 season, Burton will also provide insight as an analyst for NBC Sports Group.

A multi-year agreement has been reached between NBC Sports Group and former Richard Childress Racing driver Jeff Burton for NBC Sports and NBCSN’s coverage of NASCAR in the next season. As featured on NASCAR.com, Sam Flood, Executive Producer of NBC Sports and NBCSN, announced that Burton is just one of the experts that will be on the broadcast panel next season.

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NASCAR Drivers Roll out Super Late Models to Participate in Snowball Derby

You can’t keep a NASCAR driver away from the track for too long. The NASCAR off-season is short for some drivers who will be participating in the Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida this weekend. It’s an event that features the best-of-the-best in short track racing.

David Ragan, Erik Jones and Daniel Hemric are preparing their Super Late Model machines to skid around the track in the Snowball Derby 300 in between NASCAR seasons.

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Iowa Speedway Has a New Owner

You may be familiar with the new owners of Iowa Speedway. NASCAR.

NASCAR’s agreement with Iowa Speedway was finalized Wednesday and is effective immediately.
Officials explained in a release that the purchase of the speedway was a strategic move designed to expand event experiences and fan engagement. Another reason, according to NASCAR, was to solidify the future of one of the premier racing and entertainment facilities in the Midwest.

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Son of NASCAR Driver Showing Promise as Race Car Driver

He was two car lengths behind the winner of the Southeast Limited Late Models event on Sunday, but second-place finisher 13-year-old Todd Gilliland showed that he’s got some skills in the seat of a race car. Todd is the son of NASCAR Sprint Cup driver David Gilliland and drove in just his third race in a stock car on Sunday at Myrtle Beach Speedway in South Carolina.

Todd Gilliland started the event in the fifth position and slipped back to 13th early. That didn’t phase him as he started climbing through the field. By lap 58, he entered into the top 10 and was battling for the third spot on lap 79. With seven laps to go, he reached the second spot.

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Two NASCAR Championship Contenders Racing in Two Series Competitions

Austin Dillon and Matt Kenseth are both in the running to win championships in two different series and they will be racing in additional races this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Matt Kenseth is attempting to win his second NASCAR Sprint Cup championship but is trailing series leader Jimmie Johnson by 28 points. He will be racing for the championship in the No. 20 Dollar General Toyota for Joe Gibbs racing on Sunday, and will race the previous day in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) in the No. 18 GameStop/Cabela’s Toyota for same race team. Kenseth believes that running in both races will help prepare him for a championship run.

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Corey LaJoie to Make NASCAR Nationwide Series Debut

Corey LaJoie has been in Victory Lane three times in five starts this year in the ARCA Racing Series and now the Richard Petty Motorsports development driver will make his debut in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) this Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

LaJoie, 22, will drive the No. 9 Victory Junction Ford Mustang with Mike Shiplett calling the shots from the pit box.

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Johnson Wins at Texas, Takes Seven Point Lead to Phoenix

When the green flag dropped Sunday afternoon at Texas Motor Speedway, Jimmie Johnson was fearless when the throttle went wide-open and he didn’t look back. He won the 334-lap AAA Texas 500 and kept his lead in the championship standings in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. This was his sixth win in the 2013 season.

Carl Edwards led the field to green and a quick caution occurred on lap 16 for debris. It wasn’t long after this caution that Jimmie Johnson found clean air. Edwards, who was on the pole for the race, had to drive his car to the garage due to a broken valve spring in the engine at the midway point of the race.

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Martin Truex, Jr. to Move to Furniture Row Racing

Martin Truex, Jr. will be driving for the #78 team in the 2014 season.

That was confirmed in a press conference Friday morning held by Furniture Row Racing in the Samsung Media Center at Texas Motor Speedway. Joe Garone, General Manager of Furniture Row Racing, officially welcomed Truex as the driver of the Furniture Row Chevrolet for the 2014 season. He has signed a multi-year contract with the team.

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