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CV Trackside Supports NHRA, NASCAR, ARCA and Tudor Series All In The Same Weekend

CV Products —  April 11, 2014 | Category: Trackside Program | Comment

There’s busy, and then there’s BUSY. This weekend, the CV Products Trackside Program will be BUSY supporting four major auto racing series, including NHRA, NASCAR, ARCA and Tudor. From races in North and South Carolina, to ones in California and Ohio, our Trackside crew will have their hands and trailers full. Here’s where we’ll be:

NHRA-Logo5th Annual Four Wide Nationals

Series: NHRA
When: Friday, April 11 through Sunday, April 13
Racetrack: Zmax Dragway — Charlotte, NC
What you need to know: The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series makes its first of two stops at the self-proclaimed “Bellagio of dragstrips” — with the spectacle of four-wide racing in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle. The site, which has hosted an NHRA national event in mid-September since 2008, is famous for its fan amenities and side-by-side dragstrips.

VFW Sports Clips Help A Hero 200

helpahero200thumbSeries: NASCAR Nationwide Series
When: Friday, April 11
Racetrack: Darlington Raceway — Darlington, SC
Note: CV’s trailer is in the pits and available for people with pit passes only
How to watch from home: ESPN2 at 7:30 P.M. (EST)
What you need to know: If there is one thing that has been evident through the first six races of 2014 in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, it’s that the future of NASCAR looks bright. At least two Sunoco Rookie of the Year contenders have finished in the top 10 of every race this season. This streak, however, could be threatened tonight in the VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway, a track that is notoriously hard on drivers. For this year’s class of rookie drivers, Darlington stands as the first real challenge on the 2014 schedule as its tight turns and narrow straightaways often see contestants swap paint and collect the famed “Darlington Stripe” by rubbing against the outside wall.

Tequila Patron Sports Car Showcase at Long Beach

Series: Tudor United Sportscar Championship
When: Friday, April 11 & Saturday, April 12
Racetrack: Long Beach Street Circuit — Long Beach, CA
How to watch from home: FOX Sports at 6:00 P.M. (EST)
What you need to know: Honda chassis and engines will be seeking their fourth consecutive overall victory at Long Beach. Driving for Extreme Speed Motorsports, Scott Sharp will be joined this weekend by Continue reading…

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Look for CV Everywhere: Stops Planned at Six Race Venues This Weekend

CV Products —  April 19, 2013 | Category: Trackside Program | Comment

That’s right. It’s going to be another very busy race weekend for the CV Products on-the-road crews with participation planned in seven events occurring in six states. We’ll be selling racing equipment and apparel at a bunch of these events, including a pair of races at the Kansas Speedway on Saturday and Sunday. For those on the Left Coast, there’s the Le Mans Series in Long Beach, California, where racers take over the city’s streets in a long-standing competition.

So check out the races below and see if you can pencil one or two for this mid-April weekend. Here’s where we’ll be:

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This — the fourth race on the 2013 Camping World Truck Series schedule — was won last year by James Buescher who passed Brad Keselowski for the lead with 11 laps remaining and then held it for his first victory in his 76th truck start. He won three more races during the 2012 season to capture the series championship. In the dozen years this race has taken place in Kansas City, there has been a different winner each year.

  • Series: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
  • When: Saturday, April 20
  • Racetrack: Kansas Speedway
  • Location: Kansas City, Kansas
  • Note: CV’s trailer is in the pits and available for people with pit passes only
  • For More Info, check out the Camping World Truck Series online

11_stp_400_cSTP 400

The green-flag waving for this weekend’s Sprint Cup Series race begins around 1:15 p.m. (EDST) on Sunday for the 267-lap STP 400 with favorable weather forecast for race day. Jimmie Johnson is the Sprint Cup points leader heading into this weekend, but he’s facing drivers like red hot Kyle Busch and points contenders Greg Biffle and Brad Keselowski, along with Dale Earnhardt Jr. and a host of other win-seekers.

  • Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
  • When: Sunday, April 21
  • Racetrack: Kansas Speedway
  • Location: Kansas City, KS
  • Note: CV’s trailer is in the pits and available for people with pit passes only
  • For More Info, see the Kansas Speedway’s website

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Visual Studio Ultimate Grand Prix of America

A total of 28 entries are expected to do battle in this, the fourth round of the season, including a strong 13-car field in Daytona Prototype, which has seen a tightened championship since the last outing at Barber Motorsports Park earlier this month. Another dozen cars will fight for top honors in GT, including the championship-leading Magnus Racing duo of Andy Lally and John Potter.

  • Series: GRAND-AM
  • When: Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20
  • Racetrack: Road Atlanta
  • Location: Braselton, Georgia
  • Note: CV’s trailer is in the pits and available for people with pit passes only
  • For More Info, visit the Road Atlanta website

Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beach

The two-hour American Le Mans Series championship continues with Round 2 this weekend at Long Beach’s 11-turn, 1.968-mile temporary seaside street course, including a long stretch of Shoreline Drive. Muscle Milk Pickett Racing, anchored by the driver pairing of Continue reading…

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CV Products Attending 6 Events in 3 States This Weekend

CV Products —  March 14, 2013 | Category: Trackside Program | Comment
Image courtesy of Wikipedia

Image courtesy of Wikipedia

This promises to be a busy week on the auto racing circuit, what with three events at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee, another pair in Florida and a Pro All Stars Series (PASS) race in South Carolina on the agenda.

What’s especially exciting this week are the races scheduled at Bristol Motor Speedway, where the short, half-mile track is guaranteed to make for some spectacular spectator opportunities — lots of fender benders, hurt feelings, and drama galore. It’s better than the soaps on TV!

And if you find yourself in the pits or garages of any of these races, pay close attention to the gear the crews are attaching to these high-performance auto-racing machines. That’s right. Many of those CV parts and accessories that you rely on for your amateur race pursuits are standard on these racecars.

With that in mind, we hope you’ll stop by and visit our reps at one of these racetracks this weekend. Here’s where you’ll find us:

Amalie_NHRAAmalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals

The 44th running of this traditional East Coast season opener not only caters to Pro Stock Motorcycle fans, but also is the first of 10 races for Pro Mod drivers. This drag strip has been an early spring break Mecca for motorheads and their fans for more than four decades.

grit-chips-300Jeff Foxworthy’s Grit Chips 300

If you have a NASCAR race named after you, you might be a redneck. Comedian Jeff Foxworthy plans to be at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday for his Grit Chips 300 Nationwide Series race. Running 300 laps (159.9 miles), the fourth race on the 2013 Nationwide Series begins at 2 p.m. Eastern Time on the half-mile stadium oval. Ten fans will be awarded a new Ford Mustang this weekend before the start of the Food City 500.

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