After a strong qualifying effort on the short oval, Alexander Rossi’s podium hopes were dashed by late-race contact at World Wide Technology Raceway on Saturday night. The NTT INDYCAR SERIES made their final oval appearance of the 2021 season on Saturday night at World Wide Technology Raceway for the Bommarito…
Love Takes NAPA to Third Straight Irwindale Win in ARCA West
Jesse Love scored his third consecutive win at Irwindale Speedway in the ARCA Menards Series West with a victory Saturday night in the NAPA AUTO PARTS 150. The 16-year-old defending series champion put the Bill McAnally Racing No. 16 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry into the lead on Lap 90…
Capps Settles for Quarterfinals Finish at Brainerd
Ron Capps started race day at the NHRA Brainerd Nationals in Brainerd, Minn., from the seventh seed, and faced John Force in the opening round of eliminations. After posting a 3.953 E.T. to defeat the winningest Funny Car driver of all time, Capps squared off against Cruz Pedregon in the…
Sweet Earns Pair of Top-Ten Finishes in Dakotas
Fresh off a third-place finish in the 60th Annual Knoxville Nationals, Brad Sweet and the NAPA AUTO PARTS / Kasey Kahne Racing No. 49 team remained on the road and headed from Iowa up to Grand Forks, N.D., to begin a three-day stretch of racing through the Dakotas. Unfortunately, Mother…
Sweet Earns Third-Place Finish in 60th-Annual Knoxville Nationals
Since 1961, the Knoxville Nationals has been a crown jewel event in sprint car racing across the globe. Once a year, the small town in Iowa is invaded with the best sprint car drivers and teams for a motorsport festival, with fan events, a parade, heat races and qualifying races…
Elliott Finishes Fourth on Wild Day at Indy Road Course
Chase Elliott and the No. 9 Hooters team experienced a roller coaster day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course before finishing fourth. The finish marked Elliott’s fifth consecutive top-five finish on a road course in 2021. Elliott started third in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race. Early in the race,…
Capps Becomes First Funny Car Driver to Clinch 2021 Countdown Berth
By qualifying for the Menards NHRA Nationals at Heartland Motorsports Park, NAPA AUTO PARTS Funny Car pilot Ron Capps became the first Funny Car driver to clinch a spot in the 2021 Countdown to the Championship playoffs. He is on track to finish in the top ten for the 17th…
Rossi Earns Season-Best Result on Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course
It was a historic racing weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the NTT INDYCAR SERIES kicked off a motorsports tripleheader on the road course with the Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix on Saturday afternoon. Alexander Rossi took to the 2.439-mile, 14-turn road course snagging his season-best result of…
Elliott Rallies Late for Runner-Up Finish at Watkins Glen
Chase Elliott and the No. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS team overcame starting from the rear of the field and having to make an unscheduled pit stop midway through the race to finish second Sunday afternoon at Watkins Glen International. Elliott started Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race from the rear of…
Sweet Extends Points Lead in the Empire State
The NAPA AUTO PARTS / Kasey Kahne Racing (KKR) No. 49 team traveled to New York for two events over the past weekend. Sweet, the defending and two-time series champion has had success in the Empire State but has yet to find his first career victory there. Two consistent nights…