Former motocross champion Ricky Carmichael will be competing in the Gillette Fusion ProGlide Prelude to the Dream June 9 at the legendary Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Carmichael, who has won several off-road motorcycle championships, grew up racing motorcycles on dirt but retired to drive in NASCAR series.
“I’m really excited to be invited to Prelude to the Dream,” Carmichael said Thursday. “I’ve watched it several times on TV and it’s just a fun event for a good cause. I can’t wait to  … Details
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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA — Brian Deegan, the pioneering innovator of Freestyle Motocross and the most decorated Freestyle Motocross rider in X Games history, is going to bring his brand of over-the-edge racing to the world of NASCAR stock car racing. In doing so, Brian brings an entirely new audience to NASCAR — millions of young, insanely loyal Deegan fans who idolize this hard-driving iconic figure.
Deegan announced at Charlotte Motor Speedway that he will be joining the NTS Motorsports driver development program with the objective of moving through the ranks of NASCAR to Sprint Cup as quickly as possible. Deegan will become part of … Details
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Employees of Richard Childress Racing and ECR Engines will deliver and help distribute donated cleaning supplies Tuesday for residents of the Nashville, Tenn., area who were adversely affected by last month’s devastating flooding.
An RCR show car trailer filled with donated cleaning supplies departed Monday from RCR headquarters in Welcome, N.C., headed for Cat Financial headquarters in Nashville. Nearly two dozen RCR and ECR Engines employees will fly from Smith-Reynolds Airport, in Winston-Salem, to Nashville International Airport. The group will … Details
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Richard Childress Racing is collecting monetary donations and cleaning supplies in an effort to assist employees of RCR partner Cat Financial, whose lives were adversely affected by the recent floods in Nashville, Tenn.
Contributions can be dropped off the RCR Museum from now through 3:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, May 15. Cleaning supplies needed include:Â Details
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