NASCAR - Spotter_JDub: October 2015

Friday, October 30, 2015

Dream Season Lands Jones Ohio Champion

Published: NASCAR Home Tracks

Kyle Jones collected eight wins and 16 top fives in 19 feature race en route to his first NASCAR title

Earns Late Model Title In First Season At Columbus

Dream Season

Lands Jones Ohio Champion

Earns Late Model Title

In First Season At Columbus

By Brooke Franceschini, NASCAR

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Kyle Jones had the dream first season at Columbus Motor Speedway.

Not only did the 30-year-old from Germantown, Ohio, finishing the season at the top of the Late Model standings at the Ohio track, Jones also earned the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Ohio championship.

Jones collected eight wins and 16 top fives in 19 feature race en route to his first NASCAR title.

Dream Season Lands Jones Ohio Champion

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Consistency Fuels Rogers’ Florida Title

Published: NASCAR Home Tracks

1994 National Champion Has No Plans to Slow Down

Consistency

Fuels Rogers’ Florida Title

1994 National Champion

Has No Plans to Slow Down

By Tom Bryant, NASCAR

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida – With more than four decades of competition, a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series National Championship, and countless race wins, you might think that David Rogers is ready to ease into retirement.

You couldn’t be more wrong.

In fact, Rogers earned his third consecutive NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Florida championship in 2015, and has no plans to stop racing his super late model anytime soon.

“When I quit enjoying racing, I’ll quit,” Rogers said. “But I still love it.”

Consistency Fuels Rogers’ Florida Title

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Piercy Scores First Track Championship

Published: NASCAR Home Tracks

Second Generation Driver Adds To NASCAR History At Hickory

Piercy

Scores First Track Championship

Second Generation

Driver Adds To NASCAR History At Hickory

Tim Southers, NASCAR

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Matt Piercy knew at a young age he wanted to follow his dad’s footsteps and drive a race car at Hickory Motor Speedway.

The 21 year-old Mechanical Engineering major at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte can now add 2015 Hickory Motor Speedway Track Champion to his resume.

Piercy battled another second-generation driver in Landon Huffman throughout the season and used consistency to win his first NASCAR Whelen All-American Series track championship in the Bojangles Late Model Division on the .363-mile track.

Piercy Scores First Track Championship

Monday, October 26, 2015

2015 NWAAS State/Province Champions

Published: NASCAR Home Tracks

2015 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series State & Province Champions

Whelen All-American Series

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State/Province	Driver	Track	Starts	Wins	T-5	T-10	Points
Alberta	Erica Thiering	Edmonton	12	5	10	11	171
Arizona	Paul Banghart	Tucson	9	1	5	9	211
California	Trevor Huddleston	Irwindale	18	5	16	18	597

2015 NWAAS State/Province Champions

Heywood Continues Record Run

Published: NASCAR Home Tracks

Earns Second Straight Airborne NASCAR Track Title

Heywood

Continues Record Run

Earns Second Straight

Airborne NASCAR Track Title

By Jason Cunningham, NASCAR

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Consistency was the key in 2015 for Nick Heywood as he repeated as NASCAR Whelen All-American Series track champion at Airborne Park Speedway.

Heywood secured another title behind two wins, 15 top fives and 18 top 10s across 19 feature races in the J&S Steel Modified division at Airborne. It was his fourth-consecutive crown at the .4-mile asphalt oval in the Adirondack Park region of Plattsburgh, New York, and second under the NASCAR banner.

Heywood Continues Record Run

Thursday, October 22, 2015

D4D Combine Sets High Bar For 2016 Class

Published: NASCAR Home Tracks

The 2016 NASCAR Drive for Diversity Combine attendees took to the track Tuesday at Langley Speedway in Hampton, Va.

22 Talented Drivers Compete For Spots With Rev Racing

D4D Combine

Sets High Bar For 2016 Class

22 Talented Drivers

Compete For Spots With Rev Racing

By Ashley Mitchell, NASCAR

HAMPTON, Va. — On the first day of the 12th annual NASCAR Drive for Diversity Combine, Rev Racing CEO Max Siegel told drivers and Hampton University students “Any and every one in this room who has a desire to do something with their life and their career – you can do it.”

D4D Combine Sets High Bar For 2016 Class

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Race Central Live Powered by Speed51.com: Phoenix

Published: NASCAR Home Tracks

Home Tracks

The 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West will conclude and a champion will be crowned with the Casino Arizona 100 on Nov. 12 at Phoenix International Raceway.

EVENT SCHEDULE | ENTRY LIST | PRACTICE RESULTS | QUALIFYING RESULTS | RACE RESULTS

Race Central Live Powered by Speed51.com: Phoenix

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Lopez Bounces Back For 23rd Victory

Published: NASCAR Home Tracks

Mexico Series Wins Leader Rolls At Aguascalientes

Lopez

Bounces Back For 23rd Victory

Mexico Series

Wins Leader Rolls At Aguascalientes

Official Release

AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico – Rogelio López got the win Sunday, but for his 2015 NASCAR Mexico Series championship hopes, it came one race too late.

Lopez won his series-record 23rd race in the Desafio Deportivo at Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes, the second race of the five-race Desafio.

Lopez Bounces Back For 23rd Victory

Monday, October 19, 2015

Diversity Internship Application Now Open

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NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Kyle Larson with the 2015 Diversity Interns.

Multicultural Students Encouraged To Apply For Paid Internships

Diversity Internship

Application Now Open

Multicultural Students

Encouraged To Apply For Paid Internships

By Lauren Houston, NASCAR

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Each year, the NASCAR Diversity Internship Program (NDIP) seeks to obtain the highest quality of undergraduate and graduate applicants to be selected for this 10 week, paid opportunity. NDIP exposes multicultural students to employment opportunities within America’s number one motorsport. NDIP is also an important part of NASCAR’s ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion.

This year’s application process opened October 16, 2015 and will close January 15, 2016.

Diversity Internship Application Now Open

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Coby Celebrates Championship

Published: NASCAR Home Tracks

Veteran Sweeps At Thompson To Win Third Whelen Title

Coby

Celebrates Championship

Veteran

Sweeps At Thompson To Win Third Whelen Title

Jason Cunningham, NASCAR

THOMPSON, Conn. – The season finale for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour featured three drivers in contention for the championship in the Sunoco World Series 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park.

It was unfortunate that two of those competitors had to go up against Doug Coby.

Coby Celebrates Championship

Raz Rallies For First Career Win

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Gracin Raz celebrates his first career NASCAR K&N Pro Series West win Saturday night at All American Speedway in Roseville, Calif.

Video:

Last-Lap Pass Nets Teen K&N Pro West Race At Roseville

Raz

Rallies For First Career Win

Last-Lap Pass

Nets Teen K&N Pro West Race At Roseville

By Brooke Franceschini, NASCAR

ROSEVILLE, Calif. — Gracin Raz did everything he needed to do to keep his NASCAR K&N Pro Series West championship hopes alive.

The 18-year-old from Lake Oswego, Oregon, executed a last-lap pass Saturday night at All American Speedway to score his first career win in the NAPA Auto Parts/Toyota 150 presented by Axle Crutch.

Raz Rallies For First Career Win

Saturday, October 17, 2015

QUALIFYING: Raz To Lead Field At Roseville

Published: NASCAR Home Tracks

Earns First K&N Pro West Pole

QUALIFYING:

Raz To Lead Field At Roseville

Earns

First K&N Pro West Pole

By Brooke Franceschini, NASCAR

ROSEVILLE, Calif. – Gracin Raz added another accomplishment to his impressive rookie season.

The 18-year-old for Lake Oswego, Oregon, won his first NASCAR K&N Pro Series West 21 Means 21 Pole Award at California’s All American Speedway during qualifying for the Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by Axle Crutch.

Raz piloted his No. 27 Montana Tech Ford to the top spot with a time of 13.713 seconds (87.421 mph). He was just .124 seconds off from breaking the track’s qualifying record set by Jason Bowles in 2009 (13.589 seconds/67.576 mph).

QUALIFYING: Raz To Lead Field At Roseville

PRACTICE: McReynolds Fastest at Roseville

Published: NASCAR Home Tracks

Tops The Charts In Both K&N West Practice Sessions

PRACTICE:

McReynolds Fastest at Roseville

Tops The Charts

In Both K&N West Practice Sessions

By Brooke Franceschini, NASCAR

ROSEVILLE, Calif. – Brandon McReynolds is on the hunt for his third NASCAR K&N Pro Series West victory.

Based on the two practice sessions for the Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by Axle Crutch, he has a good chance at accomplishing the feat.

PRACTICE: McReynolds Fastest at Roseville

McReynolds Fastest at Roseville

Published: NASCAR Home Tracks

Tops The Charts In Both K&N West Practice Sessions

McReynolds

Fastest at Roseville

Tops The Charts

In Both K&N West Practice Sessions

By Brooke Franceschini, NASCAR

ROSEVILLE, Calif. – Brandon McReynolds is on the hunt for his third NASCAR K&N Pro Series West victory.

Based on the two practice sessions for the Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by Axle Crutch, he has a good chance at accomplishing the feat.

McReynolds Fastest at Roseville

Coby Takes Thompson Pole For Mod Finale

Published: NASCAR Home Tracks

Doug Coby earned his third-straight Coors Light Pole Award, and sixth of the season overall, Saturday at Thompson.

Co-Points Leader Lines Up First For Sunoco World Series 150

QUALIFYING

Coby Takes Thompson Pole For Mod Finale

Co-Points Leader

Lines Up First For Sunoco World Series 150

By Jason Cunningham, NASCAR

THOMPSON, Conn. – Doug Coby has the inside track, in more ways than one, as he looks to defend his NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour title in Sunday’s Sunoco World Series 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park.

Coby, who is tied with Ryan Preece for the championship lead, took home the Coors Light Pole Award Saturday at Thompson and will start from the front row in Sunday’s season finale. A lap of 18.566 seconds (121.189 mph) secured Coby his 10th career pole and sixth of 2015. It’s also his third in the last three events.

Coby Takes Thompson Pole For Mod Finale

PRACTICE: Coby Fast Again

Published: NASCAR Home Tracks

Three-Time Thompson Winner Tops Practice

PRACTICE

Coby Fast Again

Three-Time

Thompson Winner Tops Practice

By Jason Cunningham, NASCAR

THOMPSON, Conn. – For a driver that has led 80-percent of the laps contested en route to victories in each of the three NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park this year, it’s no surprise Doug Coby is once again fast at the Connecticut oval.

PRACTICE: Coby Fast Again

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Hutchens Celebrates Winning Special Award

Published: NASCAR Home Tracks

Second Generation Driver Wins Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award

Hutchens

Celebrates Winning Special Award

Second Generation

Driver Wins Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award

Tim Southers, NASCAR

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Trey Hutchens was destined to be involved in racing. Being the son of one of the most respected team engineers in NASCAR can have its pluses and minuses, but the 17 year-old is making a name for himself just fine in NASCAR’s regional touring series.

Hutchens has added another award to his young resume – 2015 Sunoco Rookie of the Year in the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour.

Hutchens Celebrates Winning Special Award

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

K&N Pro West Stat Advance: Roseville

Published: NASCAR Home Tracks

Harrison Burton looks to become the youngest driver in NASCAR K&N Pro Series West at 15 years, 8 days with a start at All American Speedway in Roseville, California.

Analyzing The Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 At All American

STAT ADVANCE

K&N Pro West: Roseville

Analyzing

The Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 At All American

By Brooke Franceschini, NASCAR

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West visits All American Speedway in Roseville, California, Saturday for the Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150. Below is a statistical look at the recent performance of the series and selected drivers at Roseville, as well as some other statistical trends.

Roseville Race Setup:

K&N Pro West Stat Advance: Roseville

NWES 2016 Calendar

Published: NASCAR Home Tracks

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series 2016 Calendar

Whelen Euro Series

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NWES 2016 Calendar

Winning With Hard Work And Know How

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Chris Eggleston is two points out of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West championship lead with two races remaining as he looks to give Bill McAnally Racing its sixth series title.

Bill McAnally Racing Celebrates 25th Anniversary With NAPA

Winning

With Hard Work And Know How

Bill McAnally Racing

Celebrates 25th Anniversary With NAPA

By Kevin W. Green/Special To NASCARHomeTracks.com

The ubiquitous blue and gold has been part of the fabric of the NASCAR throughout the west for the past 25 years, instantly recognizable from its frequent trips to Victory Lane and championship celebrations.

The same way the powder blue and STP logo of Richard Petty or the rainbow colors of Jeff Gordon’s DuPont sponsorship are associated with a driver and the team’s level of excellence, the NAPA AUTO PARTS emblazoned on Bill McAnally Racing’s fleet of race cars is woven into the fabric of NASCAR short track racing.

Winning With Hard Work And Know How

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

K&N Pro West News & Notes: Roseville

Published: NASCAR Home Tracks

Noah Gragson heads into Roseville two points ahead of Chris Eggleston in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West championship standings.

The Battle For The Championship In Full Force

NEWS & NOTES

K&N Pro West: Roseville

The Battle

For The Championship In Full Force

By Brooke Franceschini, NASCAR

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – With only two races remaining in the 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, the battle for the championship will be in full force at California’s All American Speedway Saturday.

The top three championship contenders are within eight points of each other, with Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate Noah Gragson sitting atop the standings with 438 points. Chris Eggleston trails by two points while fellow rookie Ryan Partridge is eight points back.

K&N Pro West News & Notes: Roseville

Monday, October 12, 2015

Thompson To Have Air Titan For World Series

Published: NASCAR Home Tracks

The Whelen Modified Tour combination race at Bristol in August utilized the Air Titan 2.0 technology.

Whelen Modified Hauler Parade, FansChoice.tv Also Scheduled

Thompson

To Have Air Titan For World Series

Whelen Modified Hauler Parade,

FansChoice.tv Also Scheduled

By Jason Cunningham, NASCAR

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park announced today that it will have an Air Titan 2.0 on hand for this weekend’s Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing presented by Xtra Mart, which will be headlined by the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship event.

The famed Connecticut oval, celebrating its 75th Anniversary, has gone the extra mile to make sure that the Sunoco World Series goes off without a hitch for fans planning to attend the annual three-day event by securing the services of the cutting-edge track-drying technology.

Thompson To Have Air Titan For World Series

PIT BOX: Title Time For Mods

Published: NASCAR Home Tracks

The Whelen Modified Tour will hold its championship race on Sunday at Thompson with the Sunoco World Series 150.

K&N West, Mexico Also In Action This Week

PIT BOX

Title Time For Mods

K&N West, Mexico

Also In Action This Week

By Jason Cunningham, NASCAR

WHAT TO WATCH FOR
• Two races remain on the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West slate, starting with the NAPA Auto Parts/Toyota 150 presented by Axle Crutch Saturday night in Roseville, California. It’s a tight championship race for the 2015 title as Noah Gragson leads Chris Eggleston by just two tallies while Ryan Partridge (-6) and Gracin Raz (-16) are also squarely in the title hunt. Christian PaHud won this race at All American Speedway last year.

PIT BOX: Title Time For Mods

Voting Opens For Most Popular Driver

Published: NASCAR Home Tracks

The Most Popular Driver Award winners from each of the touring series will be recognized at the NASCR Night of Champions Touring Awards in December in Charlotte, N.C.

Fans Can Vote For Their Favorites Across Seven Touring Series

Voting Opens

For Most Popular Driver Awards

Fans Can Vote

For Their Favorites Across Seven Touring Series

Official Release

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – As on-track competition comes to a conclusion, there’s another showdown on the line in the NASCAR XFINITY Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR’s seven touring series, as voting for the Most Popular Driver Awards begins on Tuesday, Oct. 6.

Voting Opens For Most Popular Driver

Byron Wins 2015 Sunoco Rookie of the Year

Published: NASCAR Home Tracks

Edges Past Sargeant on Tiebreaker For K&N Pro East Award

Byron

Wins 2015 Sunoco Rookie of the Year

Edges Past Sargeant on Tiebreaker

For K&N Pro East Award

By Brooke Franceschini, NASCAR

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – William Byron can add another accolade to his resume.

The 17-year old, Charlotte, North Carolina, native and 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East champion became just the fifth driver to win the Sunoco Rookie of the Year title in their championship season.

Byron edged HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks teammate Dalton Sargeant on a tiebreaker to earn the honor. Both finished with 99 points in the rookie standings and Byron earned the Rookie of the Year by virtue of finishing higher in the overall standings.

Byron Wins 2015 Sunoco Rookie of the Year

Engines Revved For D4D Combine

Published: NASCAR Home Tracks

Langley Speedway in Hampton, Va., will host the 2015 NASCAR Drive for Diversity Combine on Oct. 19-21.

22 Drivers Selected To Attend Evaluation At Langley

Engines

Revved For Drive For Diversity Combine

22 Drivers

Selected To Attend Evaluation

Official Release

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Twenty-two drivers have three days to compete for a spot in the motorsport industry’s top driver development program, the NASCAR Drive for Diversity (D4D), set to commence at Langley Speedway in Hampton, Va., Oct. 19-21, 2015.

Now in its 12th year, the annual Combine invites promising ethnically diverse and female drivers, ages 14 to 26, from across North America to test their skills over a three-day period in order to identify members of the NASCAR D4D Class of 2016.

Engines Revved For D4D Combine