2012 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma. (Credit: 257894 By Tom Pennington, Getty Images) (Used with permission of NASCAR.)
This weekend marks the halfway point in the 2013 NASCAR racing season, and what better way to celebrate than to crisscross the country with truckloads full of the best high performance auto racing gear, equipment and accessories for race teams and consumers alike. From Sonoma Raceway in California and Road America in Wisconsin, to Southern National Motorsports Park in North Carolina, we’re geographically diverse this weekend, which is just the way we like it!
Here’s the rundown:
25th Annual Toyota/Save Mart 350
Sonoma Raceway in the southern Sonoma Mountains near Sonoma, Calif., plays host to this weekend’s Toyota/Save Mart 350, a 219-mile race over a 1.99-mile road course. In 2012, Clint Bowyer earned his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series road-course victory at Sonoma. This year, Boyer sits in third place in the Cup standings, trailing Carl Edwards by 18 points, and Jimmie Johnson by 49 points. Lucky for Boyer, Johnson’s average finish at Sonoma is 14, while Edwards’ is 17.
- Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
- When: Sunday, June 23rd
- Racetrack: Sonoma Raceway
- Location: Sonoma, CA
- Can’t make it to the track?: Watch live at 3 p.m. Eastern Time on TNT, or listen on Sirius XM Ch. 90
- Note: CV’s trailer is in the pits and available for people with pit passes only
- For More Info: http://www.racesonoma.com/nascar_silver_celebration/
Johnsonville Sausage 200 Presented by Menards
They say there’s always a first time for everything, and this Saturday, the NASCAR Nationwide Series points leader Regan Smith will make his first start at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. Although he has never competed at the 4.05-mile road course in 116 series starts, Smith has raced four times on road courses. Tune in this Saturday at 5 p.m. Eastern Time on ESPN to see how Smith and a couple dozen other drivers fair.
- Series: NASCAR Nationwide Series
- When: Saturday, June 22nd
- Racetrack: Road America
- Location: Elkhart Lake, WI
- Can’t make it to the track?: Watch it live at 5 p.m. Eastern Time on ESPN, or listen on Sirius XM Ch. 90
- Note: CV’s trailer is in the pits and available for people with pit passes only
SCOTT 160
Nationwide Series drivers won’t be the only ones testing their skills this weekend at Road America. ARCA (Automobile Racing Club of America) drivers will warm up the road course starting at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday with a 160-mile race of their own. And in an interesting twist of events, NASCAR Nationwide Series regular Austin Dillon has entered the ARCA race, and will attempt to pull a double shift by jumping into the No. 3 car for the night race.
- Series: ARCA
- When: Saturday, June 22nd
- Racetrack: Road America
- Location: Elkhart Lake, WI
- Note: CV’s trailer is in the pits and available for people with pit passes only
- For More Info: vist ARCA’s page for the SCOTT 160
Rumble In The Pines 150
If you name your stock car racing event “Rumble In The Pines,” you have to know that the crowd’s expectations for bump-and-grind racing is going to be off the charts. That’s a good thing then for this weekend’s PASS race at Southern National Motorsports Park, where the big boys with the big toys will take to the short track from some exciting racing.
- Series: Pro All Stars Series
- When: Saturday, June 22nd
- Racetrack: Southern National Motorsports Park
- Location: Kenley, NC
- Note: CV’s trailer is in the pits and available for people with pit passes only
- For More Info: http://snmpark.com/
