NASCAR weekend has wrapped up as Kyle Busch came from the rear to take the checkered flag in his home town.
And he isn’t the only one celebrating in victory lane – Las Vegas is a winner as well. News 3’s Anita Roman reports that hundreds of thousands of NASCAR fans showed up for all the action at the race track and helped boost the local economy in a big way…Â Details
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Swedish supercar maker Koenigsegg used its press conference at the Geneva Motor Show to reveal a concept car it calls Quant. The futuristic four-seater sports car is a pure electric
vehicle, powered by advanced rapid-charge-capable batteries and two electric motors.
The car has some impressive performance numbers, including a zero to 62 mph time of just 5.1 seconds and a top speed of 172 mph. Output is rated a 512 horsepower, while torque is an impressive 527 pound-feet, available from 1 rpm…Â Details
There’s not an event throughout the 36-race Sprint Cup schedule where NASCAR’s begrimed top-35 rule doesn’t loom over the landscape like King Kong perched atop the Empire State Building.
It smells about that bad, too.
But as the 2009 season creeps toward Race 6 at Martinsville—the first event where the current year’s owners’ points will be used to set the 35 guaranteed starting positions…. Details
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“Party in the pits!†That’ll be one of the rally cries from fans of hot rodding and drag racing as they pack Auto Club Famoso Raceway for the at The March Meet, Mar. 6-8. The fans will share good times on and off the track with parties, music and late-night revelry during the three day of celebration of drag racing and street rods.
According to Blake Bowser, vice president and general manager of the Kern County Racing Association, operators of Auto Club Famoso Raceway and producers of the March Meet, many regular attendees are days in advance to get the best camping spots at the raceway, and staying through the weekend. There are a total of 800 camping spots available, 400 in one area dubbed “party central.†…. Details
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