Penalties have been issued to the No. 29 team in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series as a result of violations following the June 7 event at Texas Motor Speedway. The No. 29 truck was found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4J (any determination by NASCAR officials that the [...]
In a Nutshell: Jeb Burton took the checkered flag just 0.139 seconds ahead of Ty Dillon to score his first career victory in the WinStar World Casino 400K Friday night at Texas Motor Speedway. The driver of the No. 4 Arrowhead Chevrolet took the lead on a lap 144 restart and never looked back, despite a hard charge from Dillon. Show More Summary
Hélio Castroneves moved to the top of the IndyCar standings with a dominant victory at the Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday night. The Penske driver, who started from sixth, took the chequered flag 4.6 seconds ahead of reigning World Champion Ryan Hunter-Reay, with Indy 500 winner Tony Kanaan completing the podium.
Helio Castroneves dominated the Firestone 550 at Texas Motor Speedway to take sole possession of first place in the IZOD IndyCar Series championship standings through eight of 19 races. Driving the Chevrolet-powered No. 3 AAA Insurance Team Penske car, Castroneves led 132 of 228 laps on the 1.5-mile, high-banked oval and won by 4.6919 seconds [...]
Castroneves gets 1st IndyCar win of year at Texas via Rickey.org Helio Castroneves raced to his first IndyCar victory of the season, leading the final 132 laps Saturday night for his fourth career victory at Texas Motor Speedway. The Voice • American Idol • The X Factor
IndyCar points leader Helio Castroneves has finally found the winner's circle this season, coming out the winner at the famed Texas Motor Speedway at the 2013 Firestone 550. As IndyCar PR tweeted out, it was a razor-sharp finish forShow More Summary
Will Power will start from the pole position and Helio Castroneves will start sixth Saturday night for Team Penske in the Firestone 550 after a strong Friday qualifying session at Texas Motor Speedway. Power recorded a two-lap average of 219.182 mph in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet around the high-banked, 1.5-mile oval for the 31st pole [...]
Qualifying Friday for the Firestone 550 IZOD INDYCAR Series event on the 1.455-mile Texas Motor Speedway, with qualifying position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, and speed: 1. (12) Will Power, Dallara-Chevy, 219.182 2. Show More Summary
Roger Penske’s team got some relief Tuesday from NASCAR’s Chief Appellate Officer John Middlebrook, as he chose to reduce penalties assessed to that organization at Texas Motor Speedway in early April. Middlebrook, after hearing theShow More Summary
A three-member panel Wednesday unanimously upheld penalties assessed to Penske Racing after pre-race inspection at Texas Motor Speedway. Comprised of Pocono President Brandon Igdalsky, Bowman-Gray President Dale Pinilis and former NASCAR...Show More Summary
A man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head during the 2013 NRA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway Saturday night. The Tarrant County (Texas) medical examiner's office officially ruled the death a suicide Sunday afternoon. The...Show More Summary
News & Notes TEXAS RECAP: Most recently, Kasey Kahne finished 11th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on April 13 to record his fifth straight top-11 result of the 2013 season. Kahne now ranks seventh in the driver standings and trails leader and teammate Jimmie Johnson by 37 points. FARMERS [...]
Penalties have been handed down to three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams following last Saturday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway. The No. 56 car was found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4J (any determination by NASCAR officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform [...]
By Dave Grayson Following a weekend at the Texas Motor Speedway that was loaded with story lines, NASCAR Chairman Brian France turned up the following Monday morning at the Fox Business Network, (FOXB), for a live television interview with network journalist Dagen McDowell. Also known as an avid fan of NASCAR racing, McDowell presented a well prepared [...]
A suicide during this weekend's NRA 500 at the Texas Motor Speedway will likely only add to the controversy behind the National Rifle Association's title sponsorship of the NASCAR Sprint Cup race. Kirk Franklin, 42, of Saginaw, TX, shot...Show More Summary
Tragedy struck at a NASCAR Sprint Cup race this weekend when 42-year-old Kirk Franklin shot himself on the infield of the Texas Motor Speedway, an infield which was emblazoned with a logo featuring the race's sponsor, the National Rifle Association. Show More Summary
A Texas man used a gun to commit suicide at the NRA 500, a NASCAR event sponsored by the rifle association, at the Texas Motor Speedway this weekend.
Kirk Franklin, 42, died after shooting himself at 10:30 p.m. on Saturday during the...Show More Summary
It was quite the night at the Texas Motor Speedway. Coming into this race there was a lot of controversy in regards to NRA sponsoring the event. As it turns out, the NRA controversy was just the tip of the iceberg. When the checkered flag waved Saturday night, the world of NASCAR had many things to talk about. Show More Summary
Fort Worth, TX — A NASCAR fan committed suicide during Saturday night’s NRA 500 Sprint Cup Race at Texas Motor Speedway. The incident happened on the racetrack infield as the stock car race was coming to a close. Details of the death were not initially reported, though police later said the injury was self-inflicted. The [...]Show More Summary
A man shot himself in the head and killed himself during the 2013 NRA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday, according to USA Today. The Tarrant County (Texas) medical examiner's office said it was determined to be a suicide, according to the report. Show More Summary