NASCAR, auto racing news
The NASCAR off-season was not a quiet one by any means, but then again, when is it ever? There have been plenty of things to talk about. This upcoming season … Continue Reading Melillo’s Mind: Recapping a busy NASCAR off-season
TALLADEGA, AL – The NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway has been postponed to Monday, October 4, due to inclement weather. NASCAR officials called the race after a … Continue Reading YellaWood 500 postponed to Monday
With his victory in the Explore The Pocono Mountains 350, Kyle Busch broke his tie with active competitor Kevin Harvick on NASCAR’s all-time Cup Series wins list. Kyle Busch scored … Continue Reading Kyle Busch moves to ninth on wins list
MELILLO: Taking qualifying out of the equation limits the growth of each series (as does the charter system, but that’s a separate argument). Maybe they don’t need any practice, but a chance to qualify doesn’t seem like too much to ask for. I hope NASCAR can see this and make changes before the next race weekend at the Daytona Road Course.
On Tuesday, NASCAR, in conjunction with iRacing, announced the return of the eNASCAR Pro Invitational Series, once again to be broadcasted live on both of NASCAR’s broadcast partner networks on Wednesday nights during the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.
The main event on Sunday will be 200 laps around the 0.75 mile short oval, and will be fought out among 36 drivers. $1,000 is guaranteed to the winner, and the total purse is over $2,000.
“For us to win on the 75th anniversary of Richmond Raceway, that’s absolutely perfect.”
“For me, I’m still so inexperienced with oval (racing), I’m just trying to learn each time,” deJong continued, talking highly of his teammates. “I do like putting in the hours to learn how to drive it, and set up the car, but these guys are just masters at dialing things in. It’s so helpful to learn from them.”
Ray: “It’s just… I don’t have any words, I’m at a loss for words. The whole reason why I even won that race was because of all of my teammates… It’s a lot, I’m just really happy.”
The virtual race will take place on Thanksgiving weekend in lieu of the real event getting axed due to COVID-19.