What’s stacking up to be another busy Trackside Program weekend is already underway in some auto racing venues, including tomorrow’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race in Richmond, Va., and the World 100 Crown at the Eldora Speedway in Ohio. But rest assured. CV Products will be on hand at all six events planned through Sunday, offering drivers and spectators with pit passes alike the best in racing equipment and gear. For visitors with pit passes, come down and look through our 53-foot-long trailers for the goodies you need for speed.
Here’s where you’ll find us:
43rd Annual World 100 Crown
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.
- When: Thursday, Sept. 5 and Saturday, Sept. 7
- Racetrack: Eldora Speedway
- Location: New Weston, Ohio
- Note: CV’s Trackside trailer is in the pits and available for people with pit passes
Virginia 529 College Savings 250
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.
- Series: NASCAR Nationwide Series
- When: Friday, Sept. 6
- Racetrack: Richmond International Raceway
- Location: Richmond, Virginia
- Note: CV’s trailer is in the pits and available for people with pit passes only
Federated Auto Parts 400
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.
- Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
- When: Saturday, Sept. 7
- Racetrack: Richmond International Raceway
- Location: Richmond, Virginia
- Note: CV’s Trackside trailer is in the pits (pit pass required for access)
Prairie Meadows 150
Saturday’s ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards event at the Iowa Speedway will air live for the first time on Fox Sports 2 at 9 p.m. ET. The series is making the transition to the Fox Sports networks after 15 years of airing races on Speedvision and SPEED TV. SPEED became Fox Sports 1 in mid-August. Known as a “driver’s track,” the Iowa Speedway is a 7/8ths-mile paved oval featuring a fast layout and plenty of bumps. Last year’s 200-lap race was won by Alex Bowman.
- Series: ARCA Racing Series
- When: Saturday, Sept. 7
- Racetrack: Iowa Speedway
- Location: Newton, Iowa
- Note: CV’s trailer is in the pits and available for people with pit passes
- For More Info: Iowa Speedway website
Continental Tire Sports Car Festival
The best drivers the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series has to offer will be on the track Saturday and Sunday participating in the Daytona Prototype class and the Grand Touring (GT) category. The race weekend will include autograph and meet-and-greet sessions with the drivers, including TV and movie personality Patrick Dempsey, who is a GT class competitor. There are 10 drivers representing five teams who are within five points of the Daytona Prototype Lead going into this weekend’s race — something that’s never happened before in the prototype history books.
- Series: Grand-Am
- When: Saturday, Sept. 7 and Sunday, Sept. 8
- Racetrack: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
- Location: Salinas, California
- Note: CV’s trailer is in the pits and available for people with pit passes only
- For More Info: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca website
Fan Appreciation 200 presented by New Holland
It’s a young man’s game and nowhere is that more evident than in NASCAR Camping World Truck competitions. Four drivers under the age of 21 have won World Truck Series races so far this year. In fact, seven of the 11 winners this season are 23 years or younger. Defending series champion James Buescher and Eldora race winner Ty Dillon are both 23 years old. Kyle Larson, Jeb Burton, Blaney and Chase Elliott were all younger than 21 when they won races earlier this year.
- Series: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
- When: Sunday, Sept. 8
- Racetrack: Iowa Speedway
- Location: Newton, Iowa
- Note: CV’s trailer is in the pits and available for people with pit passes only
- For More Info: Camping World Truck Series website
