Pastrana, Larsson Become First Nitro Rallycross Group E Repeat Winners at Wild Horse Pass
He might not be leading the Nitro Rallycross Group E standings, but Vermont SportsCar’s Travis Pastrana added a new title to go with his status as the series founder and inaugural Supercar champion over the weekend: its first repeat race winner. Pastrana took top honors in the first leg of the doubleheader at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park on Friday night, while points leader Robin Larsson of Dreyer & Reinbold Racing/JC Raceteknik returned to the top step himself in the Sunday round.
Nitro Rallycross Race Preview: Wild Horse Pass
It’s been a little while since the premier class of rallycross has seen a doubleheader round in the United States, but Nitro Rallycross is bringing it back for the first time in more than three years with this weekend’s visit to Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Arizona. With a full event scheduled in for Friday and the typical two-day race format set for Saturday and Sunday, it’ll mark the first time that NRX’s electric Group E class has faced two events over a single weekend.
McConnell Becomes Fourth Nitro RX Winner in Four Rounds at Glen Helen
The first repeat winner in the history of Nitro Rallycross’ Group E class will have to wait at least two more weeks after Sunday’s final at Glen Helen Raceway, as Dreyer & Reinbold Racing driver Fraser McConnell led the second podium sweep for his team of the season with a checkered flag in the six-lap feature. McConnell, points leader Robin Larsson, and Andreas Bakkerud were split by under two seconds as they repeated their feat from Strangnas Motorstadion earlier this summer, albeit with a different winner atop the box.
The SRX Report: I-55
The penultimate round of the second Superstar Racing Experience season took the series to Pevely, Missouri’s Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, and brought with it one of the biggest shakeups of the season. A week off of his first feature win in Nashville, Bobby Labonte found himself a part of the final wreck of the night and outside of the top 10, while Tony Stewart extended his perfect record on the dirt in the six-week all-star series and Marco Andretti scored his third straight runner-up finish.
General Tire Stock Car Weekly: July 13, 2022
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Superstar Racing Experience: 2022 Season Preview
The second season of the Superstar Racing Experience kicks off this weekend with a refreshed driver and track lineup across its six-race 2022 schedule. If you missed last season and are just discovering the series, you’re in for a treat—where else can you watch some of the most dominant personalities in the sport do battle on short tracks all summer long? Check out our SRX 101 below, and tune into CBS on Saturday nights to watch it all go down!
NASCAR Cup Series Makes Thrilling Debut at World Wide Technology Raceway
Over the past few years, the NASCAR Cup Series calendar has seen a major overhaul, with numerous new tracks joining a schedule that had kept fairly consistent over the previous two decades. On Sunday, World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway became the latest track to join those prestigious ranks, hosting the inaugural Enjoy Illinois 300 as part of a combination weekend with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.