It promises to be a busy, busy weekend on the asphalt at a half-dozen auto racing venues between now and Sunday, and as usual, we’ll be on hand to provide needed race gear for drivers, crews and spectators who hold coveted pit passes. Things start off hot and heavy on Friday at Dover International Speedway in Delaware for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, followed by the NASCAR Nationwide Series on Saturday and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series on Sunday.
Here’s a full breakdown of where we’ll be and how to watch these races if you can’t make it out to the track yourself:
Lucas Oil 200
All bets are off when the green flag drops on Friday’s Lucas Oil 200, where previous winners come from all corners of the nation. Kurt Busch — a rookie back in 2000 — won the inaugural race that year, and Jason Leffler, Chad Chaffin, Scott Speed, Brian Scott and Aric Almirola scored their first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victories at “The Monster Mile.” In fact, there have been a dozen different winners in the event’s 13 seasons. Kyle Busch, the series’ second-leading career winner, is the only driver to visit Victory Lane twice.
- Series: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
- When: Friday, May 31
- Racetrack: Dover International Speedway
- Location: Dover, Delaware
- Catch it on TV / Radio: 4:30 p.m. ET on SPEED Channel; Sirius XM Channel 90
- Note: Our trailer will be in the pits (pit pass required for entry)
- For More Info: Visit the Camping World Truck Series online
5-Hour Energy 200
With eight Top-10 finishes in a row, Regan Smith leads the NASCAR Nationwide Series for the 5-Hour Energy 200 with a 29-point advantage over Sam Hornish Jr. in the series point standings, while Kyle Busch, who has won 7 out of this year’s 10 races, isn’t eligible for points or the Nationwide title because NASCAR doesn’t allow full-time Sprint Cup drivers to be compete for the championship unless they forfeit their eligibility for a Cup title. So far this year, 11 Nationwide Series drivers are within 100 points of the points lead, compared to seven this time last year.
- Series: NASCAR Nationwide Series
- When: Saturday, June 1
- Racetrack: Dover International Speedway
- Location: Dover, Delaware
- Catch it on TV / Radio: 2 p.m. ET on ESPN; Sirius XM Channel 90
- Note: CV’s trailer is in the pits and available for people with pit passes only
- For More Info: Visit http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nationwide-series.html
FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks
Last spring’s Dover victory was Jimmy Johnson’s seventh at the track dubbed “The Monster Mile,” where he’s finished in the Top Five 11 out of 22 races. That’s 50 percent, folks. He’s led laps in 11 Dover starts in a row — eight of those times in double figures. But Johnson’s statistics looked good last weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway where an accident left him in 22nd place. Nevertheless, he continues to lead 2007 Dover winner Carl Edwards in Spring Cup standings by 32 points. Two-time Dover winner Matt Kenseth sits in third 51 points back while last year’s Sprint Cup Champion Brand Keselowski is 110 points behind and in 10th place.
- Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
- When: Sunday, June 2
- Racetrack: Dover International Speedway
- Location: Dover, Delaware
- Catch it on TV / Radio: 12:30 p.m. ET on FOX; Sirius XM Channel 90
- Note: CV’s trailer is in the pits and available for people with pit passes
- For More Info: Check out Dover Speedway’s full line up of fan activities
NASCAR Hall of Fame 150
If ever the term redemption was appropriate, it’s this Saturday at Bowman Gray Stadium for Brett Moffitt, a fifth-year driver from Iowa who has scored nine wins at eight different tracks. But not at Bowman Gray Stadium where he’s met nothing but misfortune. This week’s NASCAR Hall of Fame 150 will be this young man’s third appearance at Bowman Gray — a race in which he hopes to turn things around and add to his wins list.
- Series: NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
- When: Saturday, June 1
- Racetrack: Bowman Gray Stadium
- Location: Winston Salem, North Carolina
- Race time: 6 p.m. ET
- Note: CV’s trailer is in the pits and available for people with pit passes only
- For More Info: check out the NASCAR page for the K&N Pro Series East
Akona 250 presented by Federated Car Care
Race day at Elko Speedway starts with ARCA Racing Series practice from 2 to 2:45 p.m. Central Time, followed by some exciting final practice rounds from 3:15 to 4 p.m. Menards Pole Qualifying presented by Ansell starts at 5:30 with the Akona 250 set to take the green flag at 8 p.m. sharp!
- Series: ARCA Racing Series
- When: Saturday, June 1
- Racetrack: Elko Speedway
- Location: Elko, Minnesota
- Race time: 5:30 p.m. CT
- Note: CV’s trailer is in the pits and available for people with pit passes only
- For More Info: Check out the ARCA website
Chevrolet GRAND-AM Detroit 200
You talk about a facelift! Grand Prix officials have spent the past two months building the 2.4-mile, 14-turn temporary circuit for this weekend’s Grand-Am 200 in Belle Isle Park. That’s five miles of barriers and catch fencing, 100,000 square feet of new concrete, another 60,000 square feet of asphalt, and coming up with a half-mile straightaway that will enable those Daytona prototypes to reach speeds of 120 to 130 mph. The fun begins at 5 p.m. on Saturday.
- Series: GRAND-AM
- When: Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1
- Racetrack: Belle Isle Park
- Location: Detroit, Michigan
- Watch the races on television: 5 p.m. ET on SPEED Channel
- Note: CV’s trailer is in the pits and available for people with pit passes only
- For More Info: visit GRAND-AM Racing online
