Including this weekend’s races, our Trackside Support Services Program has appeared at 92 different races so far this year, and we’ve still got a long way to go before the season comes to an end in November at Homestead-Miami Speedway just prior to Thanksgiving. This weekend we’ll be available at all three NASCAR series races (Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World), as well as on hand for the ARCA race in Winchester, Ind., and the GRAND-AM race at Watkins Glen in upstate NY.
Here’s the detailed lowdown on where to find us this Thursday through Saturday:
Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts
The Race to the Chase gets underway for all intents and purposes this weekend at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta. While every point is important in a 26-race regular season, none are more important than points the drivers can secure over the course of the 10 races leading up to the Chase itself. This weekend’s Quaker State 400 marks the first of those races in which drivers and their teams can earn points to qualify them for the Chase. Jimmie Johnson and the #48 team remain in first place in the Sprint Cup Series Standings with 573 points. Twenty-five points behind is Carl Edwards and the #99 team, followed by Clint Bowyer (#15) who sits 45 points back, and Kevin Harvick (#29) who trails by 63 points.
- Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
- When: Saturday, June 29
- Racetrack: Kentucky Speedway – Sparta, KY
- Broadcast Schedule: 6:30 p.m. ET on TNT, and Ch. 90 on Sirius XM
- Note: CV’s trailer is available for teams and spectators with pit passes
- For More Info: visit the Kentucky Speedway online
Feed the Children 300
This year’s Nationwide Series title is still very much up for grabs. Heading into last week’s road race in Wisconsin, driver Regan Smith was enjoying a comfortable 58-point lead in the series standings over Sam Hornish Jr. This week, as the Nationwide series travels to Kentucky for Friday night’s Feed the Children 300, Smith’s lead has shrunk to just 28 points. Not only did Smith lose ground last weekend but the race’s runner-up — Justin Allgaier — leapfrogged Hornish in the standings to assume second place. Hornish is now third in the Nationwide series points standings, two points behind Allgaier, followed by Austin Dillon and Elliott Sadler.
- Series: NASCAR Nationwide Series
- When: Friday, June 28
- Racetrack: Kentucky Speedway – Sparta, KY
- Broadcast Schedule: 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPN, and Ch. 90 on Sirius XM
- Note: CV’s trailer is available for teams and spectators with pit passes
- More info on this race is available online at KentuckySpeedway.com
UNOH 225
Thursday night’s UNOH 225, which is sponsored by the University of Northwestern Ohio, marks the 300th consecutive start for the Mooresville, NC-based SS Green Light Racing team, a streak that dates to 2001. NASCAR K & N Pro Series East driver CJ Faison will pilot the SS Green Light #81 on Thursday evening. Practice for the UNOH 225 will be held on Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., with two laps of qualifying at 5:05 p.m. The green flag drops at 8:00 p.m. Eastern.
- Event Name: UNOH 225
- Series: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
- When: Thursday, June 27
- Racetrack: Kentucky Speedway – Sparta, KY
- Broadcast Schedule: 8:00 p.m. ET on SPEED TV, and Ch. 90 on Sirius XM
- Note: CV’s trailer is available for teams and spectators with pit passes
- For More Info: visit the Camping World Truck Series website
Herr’s Chase the Taste 200
Youth will likely lead the way on Sunday at Winchester Speedway in Indiana. That’s because of three of the drivers entered in the Herr’s Chase the Taste 200 are teenagers. Currently second in the points standings, 18-year-old Mason Mingus is coming off of a Top 10 finish at last week’s SCOTT 160 at Road America. Not far behind are 17-year-old Austin Self, who finished 6th in his ARCA debut in May at Toledo, and 15-year-old Kyle Benjamin — who already has two 2nd place finishes in ARCA races this season.
- When: Sunday, June 30
- Racetrack: Winchester Speedway – Winchester, IN
- Note: CV’s trailer is available for teams and spectators with pit passes
- For More Info: visit the ARCA website
Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen
This year will mark the 32nd running of the Six Hours of the Glen, making the race at Watkins Glen one of the longest standing endurance sport car races in the world. Located in the Finger Lake Region of New York, the 11-turn, 3.4-mile Watkins Glen International long course is one of the premier road racing facilities in the United States. And when the drivers take to the course this weekend for the 8th race in the 2013 Rolex Sports Car Series, there will be six drivers separated by just three points at the top of the Daytona Prototype standings, and six more drivers separated by a mere 12 points in the Grand Touring standings.
- Series: GRAND-AM Road Racing
- When: June 30
- Racetrack: Watkins Glen International – Watkins Glen, NY
- Broadcast Schedule: 11am Eastern Time on the SPEED channel
- Note: CV’s trailer is available for teams and spectators with pit passes
- For More Info: http://www.grand-am.com/events.aspx?eid=3481&sid=1
