I was hoping we had all the Charlotte races in the books by now but Mother natur had other plans for us! So far we seen a Coca Cola 600 that was not to much to say about with very dull racing and almost all passing was done on pit road once in the lead it was almost impossible to pass the leader and almost no passing after a few lap after restarts, if on equal tires! On the other…
Now with the Darlington races in the books and finally we got some great racing after all the waiting, first for the Pandemic situation to ease up, and than the rain delays the Darlington races didn’t let us down som really good racing with the best in NXS this time! Now we’re looking forward to the Charlotte races and first the Coke 600 on Sunday And hope we get as god racing as we did at Darlington!!Swedish times +6 hours….
…but not only is it NASCAR that is back in business – I will also try to revive our Pure Thunder Racing website/blog as well. As some of you readers know, Pure Thunder Racing is a (amateur) Motorsport fan site based in Sweden. We love American motorsports and are dedicated to spread the word in Scandinavia and beyond. For me, I have followed Swedish V8 Thunder Cars series for long time and I’m personally hoping that this series will expand,…
The NTT IndyCar Series season kicks of this weekend in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg race has served as a season opener since 2010 with the exception for 2009. The race takes place on a temporary course using downtown streets of St. Petersburg. Last season winner was Josef Newgarden (US) in his Team Penske Chevrolet. Most wins: Hélio Castroneves – 3. Weekend Schedule for St. Petersburg Series: NTT INDYCAR SERIES For entry lists, updates and…
NASCAR will continue the 2020 season with a trip to Henry County, Georgia for a triple header at Atlanta Motor Speedway. NASCAR Truck Series, Xfinity Series and Cup Series will all race this weekend. Atlanta Motor Speedway, formerly Atlanta International Raceway, opened for racing in 1960 (rebuilt in 1997). The track is a quad-oval and is 2.48 km (1.54 mile) long. Surface is asphalt with four turns. Banking in turns; 24°,straights; 5°. Track record, for NASCAR Series, is held by Geoffrey Bodine with…
NASCAR will this weekend travel to Avondale, Arizona for a double header at Phoenix Raceway. NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Cup Series will race this weekend while the Truck Series is off. Phoenix Raceway (Phoenix International Raceway), former ISM Raceway (2018-2019), opened for racing in 1964. The track is a dogleg tri-oval race track and is 1.6 km (1 mile) long. Surface is paved with four turns. Banking in turn 1 & 2; 11°, turns 3 & 4; 9°, backstretch;…
NASCAR will this weekend travel to Fontana, California for a double header at Auto Club Speedway. NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Cup Series will race this weekend while the Truck Series is off. Auto Club Speedway, formerly California Speedway, opened for racing in 1997. The track is a 3 km (2 mile), D-shaped oval superspeedway. Surface is paved with four turns. Banking in turns; 14°, backstretch; 3° and frontstretch; 11°. Track record, for NASCAR Series, is held by Denny Hamlin with…
NASCAR will this weekend travel to Clark County, Nevada for a triple header at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. NASCAR Truck Series, Xfinity Series and Cup Series will all race this weekend. Las Vegas Motor Speedway opened for racing in 1972 (drag strip and road course) and the 1.5 mile oval opened in 1996. The track is a tri-oval Superspeedway and is 2.41 km (1.5 mile) long. Surface is asphalt with four turns. Banking in turns; 20°, front/back straight; 9°. Track record, for NASCAR Series,…
NASCAR will kick off the season at Daytona Beach, Florida, with a triple header at Daytona International Speedway. NASCAR Gander Truck Series, Xfinity Series and NASCAR CUP Series will all race this weekend. Daytona International Speedway opened for racing in 1959. The track is a tri-oval and is 4 km (2.5 mile) long. Surface is paved with four turns. Banking in turns; 31°, tri-oval; 18° and backstretch; 2°. Track record, for NASCAR Series, is held by Bill Elliott with 210.364 mph (42.783 sec.) February 9,…
Week: 27 NASCAR Day Time (US) Time (Swe) Track Series Race Info Friday, July 5 7:30 p.m. ET 01.30 Daytona International Speedway , US Xfinity Circle K Firecracker 250 Saturday, July 6 7:30 p.m. ET 01.30 Daytona International Speedway , US Monster Cup Coke Zero Sugar 400 Supercars Day Time (US) Time (Swe) Track Series Race Info Saturday, July 6 1:10 a.m. E.T 07:10 Reid Park Street Circuit – Townsville, QLD, AUS Virgin Australia Supercars Championship 70 laps Sunday, July…