Fast-talking NASCAR driver Kenny Wallace has always been popular. He just didn’t realize the extent of his appeal.
That changed when his fans began raising money to send him to the Nationwide road race in Montreal on Aug. 30 because his sponsor, the U.S. Border Patrol, won’t back the No. 28 car in events outside the United States.
Wallace’s fans learned of his plight when he wrote about it on his Facebook page early this year.
“I was just sitting here thinking if 5,000 fans each contributed 20 bucks, that’s $100,000,” said 64-year-old Jim Ryan, a retired car salesman from Cullman, Ala…Â Details
TRG Motorsports is heading to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Allstate 400 at the Brickyard to run on Sunday, July 26.
David Gilliland will take the No. 71 TRG Motorsports Chevrolet Impala SS to the hallowed ground of motorsports for the team’s first race at the historic track. Gilliland has two starts at Indy with a best finish of 17th.
“Indy is its own unique track,†Gilliland said. “It is way different than any track we run. The shape of it with its long straights legendary, but yet it drives like an intermediate track. It is two-and-a-half miles, the same length as a super speedway, but it is its own deal for sure. We use close to an intermediate setup with the brakes and settings. Indy is a very historic track and one that everyone looks forward to racing.â€Â  … Details
An independent drug test on Jeremy Mayfield was negative for methamphetamines, contradicting the results of a NASCAR test taken 40 minutes earlier, the driver claimed in court documents filed Tuesday.
In response to NASCAR’s claim that Mayfield again tested positive for methamphetamines on July 6, Mayfield submitted an affidavit to the U.S. District Court that said he traveled to Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory, N.C., right after NASCAR collected a sample at his Catawba County home … Details
He has won just one race in 2 1/2 seasons in NASCAR’s top series.
But it seems as if Juan Montoya, the former Formula One and IndyCar star, is just starting to get warmed up in stock cars. He has been much more consistent this season than ever before in the No. 42 Chevrolet he drives for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, and ranks an impressive ninth in Sprint Cup points heading into this Sunday’s Allstate 400 at the Brickyard.
Montoya spoke recently about the status of his race team and how he has turned to wind surfing to help him relax during down time away from the track…Â Details