We’ve got a half dozen races on the agenda for this weekend, including a Pro All Stars Series in Hickory, N.C., in which CV Products is the title sponsor. We’ll tell you more about that race on the legendary Hickory Motor Speedway later, but know this: We’ll have our semi-trailers filled with racing parts and accessories at all six venues between now and Sunday, in case you think we’re playing favorites. But if you are at the Hickory track, stop by and tell us what great sponsors we are. See you at the races!
ZLOOP 150
Aaron Grosskopf, the 23-year-old founder of DisabledRacers.com, is the grand marshal for Friday’s ZLOOP 150 at the Kentucky Speedway. Aaron was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a tot, but works today to help the disabled get behind a wheel and race. His friendship with ARCA rookie Justin Boston led to this honor on Friday. DisabledRacers.com involves the disabled with simulated racing.
- Series: ARCA
- When: Friday, Sept. 20
- Racetrack: Kentucky Speedway
- Location: Sparta, Kentucky
- Note: CV’s trailer is in the pits and available for people with pit passes only
- For More Info: http://www.arcaracing.com/
Over The Mountain 150 Presented By CV Products
Saturday night’s Over The Mountain 150 Presented By CV Products – yes, that CV Products – promises some competitive PASS South Super Late Model and PASS Pro Late Model teams on the .363-mile track, including defending Super Late Model Champion Kyle Grissom. In fact, Grissom made his stock car racing debut at Hickory back in 2004, so you might count this venue among his favorites.
- Series: Pro All Stars Series
- When: Saturday, Sept. 21
- Racetrack: Hickory Motor Speedway
- Location: Hickory, North Carolina
- Note: CV’s trailer is in the pits and available for people with pit passes only
- For More Info: http://www.proallstarsseries.com/ or http://www.hickorymotorspeedway.com/
2013 Circuit of the Americas
Three days of racing and entertainment are on the board for this weekend, including the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón on Friday and Saturday, and the six-hour Circuit of the Americans on Sunday, presented by the FIA World Endurance Championship Series (WEC). In addition to racing, the racetrack offers a street-bike freestyle demonstration by Aaron Colton, along with world-class Formula DRIFT demonstrations, driver autograph sessions, a fan forum featuring Continue reading…
As the 2013 racing season charges ever so closer to the finish line, the good people who manage the CV Trackside Program are pumped for yet another weekend of action. From the three NASCAR races at Chicagoland to a race in Maine and another one in Indiana, our crew is in the pits this weekend to support the drivers, race teams and fans alike. If you’re in the neighborhood and can get your hands on one of those coveted pit passes, be sure to stop by and say hello.
Brad Keselowski may not have made the 2013 Chase but he will make a start in the Camping World Truck Series this weekend at Chicagoland Speedway, while two-time Chicagoland series winner Kyle Busch will run triple duty this weekend, beginning with Friday night’s stint in the No. 51 truck.
The old saying that the cream always rises to the top certainly is an accurate statement for the PASS 400 Weekend at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Scarborough, Maine. September 15 marks the 9th anniversary of the event at one of Maine’s premiere facilities, located just a few miles from the Atlantic Ocean seacoast. When you think of Maine, you think of lobster and fresh seafood. When you think of auto racing in Maine, you think of the PASS 400 Weekend at Beech Ridge. When the checkered flag falls on Sunday, will it be an Ironman veteran, or and up and coming young racer sitting in victory lane?
The battle for the SCOTT Rookie Challenge title, with just three races to go in the 2013 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season, is tied at the top. Mason Mingus is tied with Justin Boston – each with 392 points – heading into this Saturday’s Kentuckiana Ford Dealers Fall Classic. This weekend’s race marks the 94th appearance of the ARCA Racing Series at Salem since debuting on the historic high-banked, half-mile oval in 1955. No track has appeared more on ARCA’s schedule over the years than Salem.
Kenny Wallace will attempt his 900th Nationwide series start this weekend when he lines up for the Dollar General 300. His milestone start will come one night after starting in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series EnjoyIllinois.com 225 for his 899th overall start.
The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup is a sprint, not a test of endurance. That’s why Sunday’s GEICO 400 at Chicagoland Speedway (2 p.m. ET, ESPN, MRN Radio, SiriusXM Radio) could loom crucial among the 10 events making up this year’s Chase. Since becoming the postseason’s opening race, the GEICO 400’s two winners – Brad Keselowski and Tony Stewart – have gone on to capture the Cup championship. Kurt Busch also won the Chase opener at New Hampshire Motor Speedway en route to the 2004 title. This year’s top three seeds – Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch – have a total of one win at the 1.5-mile track located in Joliet, Ill. Busch, the No. 3 seed with 2,012 points, won in 2008 but has posted an average finish of 19.0 in four subsequent starts.
The World 100 — traditionally run on the weekend after Labor Day — wraps up Saturday with the winner netting $46,000 in the 100-lap finale. This year, the three-day event features a record $283,910 purse, with Eldora Speedway concluding four complete Late Model events over seven days. Saturday’s format of six heat races leads up to an enlarged 32-car starting field for the World 100.
Friday’s race is a historic event, commemorating the 1,000th NASCAR Nationwide Series race. This landmark race can be seen at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2, and heard on Motor Racing Network Radio, Sirius XM Satellite Radio. Dale Earnhardt won the inaugural event back on Feb. 13, 1982, and the Nationwide Series has since been a proving ground for drivers trying to earn a seat in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series ever since. Eight Nationwide Series winners made it to the Sprint Cup Series, including Alan Kulwicki, Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski. Keselowski is the only driver to have won titles in NASCAR’s top two series.
Some days it’s just nice to be Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Saturday is one of those days. In order for Dale to qualify for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, he has to finish 32nd or better in Saturday’s 400-lap race at the Richmond International Speedway (7:30 p.m. on ET ABC, MRN Radio, Sirius XM Radio). In racing terminology, that’s a piece of cake. Racers Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer, Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth already have Top 10 spots. Joey Logano, Greg Biffle and Kurt Busch complete the provisional top 10, scoring 16, 14 and six points ahead of 11th-place Jeff Gordon.
Great Clips – Grit Chips 300
PASS Super Late Model 150
World Stock Car Festival
AdvoCare 500
Southern Illinois 100
What to watch for: With half-a-dozen races remaining before a new NASCAR Nationwide Series champion is crowned, predicting the outcome is becoming harder with every passing weekend. After last Saturday’s race at Watkins Glen in upstate New York, only 74 points separate the top-10 drivers in the standings – a difference that the 10th-place driver (
What to watch for: Last Sunday, 
What to watch for: The Pro All Stars Series returns to South Boston Speedway this Saturday for what appears to be another great day and night of practice sessions, qualifying and all out pedal to the metal racing. In particular, South Boston Speedway track general manager Cathy Rice is offering a $2,000 bounty to any driver who can score a victory over three-time track winner and defending NASCAR Whelen All American Series national champion 
What to watch for: Could this weekend be the one where 
What to watch for: Anticipation is brewing for what many people recognize as the dirt racing world’s Super Bowl and World Series all rolled into one. This mega three-day event – where late model racing fans get to enjoy camping, parties, autograph sessions with drivers, and a midway full of food and apparel vendors – also includes the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The series makes its way to Florence Speedway with a tight battle atop the series championship point standings. Two-time and reigning series champion 
