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Earnhardt, Bud & MLB Reviving Iconic Colors For No. 8

2 weeks ago | raceface.tv | Jacob Seelman

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. will roll into South Carolina’s Anderson Motor Speedway like it’s 2001 when the zMAX CARS Tour comes to town in August. Earnhardt, Budweiser, and Major League Baseball have teamed up to honor the third-generation racer’s iconic MLB All-Star Game paint scheme from the 2001 Pepsi 400, recreating and updating the white-and-red look to promote the upcoming MLB Speedway Classic presented by BuildSubmarines.com.
Fox Channels Sam Bass In Building His Artistic Presence

May 8, 2024 | raceface.tv | Jacob Seelman

MORRISTOWN, Tenn. – NASCAR’s annual throwback weekend at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway provides a chance every year for fans and teams to celebrate the heritage of the sport. However, it’s also a chance to open the book on creative design in motorsports, and the artists that make those looks come to life.
Africa Trip Allows Mayer To 'Rediscover' His Joy

May 7, 2024 | raceface.tv | Jacob Seelman

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – If one sits down with Sam Mayer now, they have a chance to get to know a grinning, “occasionally goofy,” and kind-hearted individual. That middle description is in his own words, by the way, from the early part of his Legend car career. However, for most of the past two seasons, the JR Motorsports driver will be the first to say that wasn’t the case.
Heim Has 'Good Experience' In Substitute Cup Role

May 6, 2024 | raceface.tv | Jacob Seelman

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Corey Heim’s two-race stint as Erik Jones’ substitute driver in the NASCAR Cup Series may not have been overly flashy, but it was productive. The 21-year-old from Marietta, Ga., raced the No. 43 Toyota Camry XSE for Legacy Motor Club at Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway on April 28 and again at Kansas Speedway over the weekend. The pair of races marked Heim’s first two Cup Series starts.
Dye Building Momentum As Mental Health Month Begins

May 4, 2024 | raceface.tv | Jacob Seelman

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Daniel Dye and McAnally-Hilgemann Racing are building momentum at the right time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, starting a crucial stretch of five straight races. Dye is coming off a season-best finish of sixth at Texas Motor Speedway three weeks ago, earning his second top 10 of the year after only having one such finish in the entire 2023 season.
Make It Eight Wins In A Row For Cole Denton

Apr 15, 2024 | raceface.tv | Jacob Seelman

CORDELE, Ga. – Three-time Cordele Motor Speedway track champion Cole Denton raced to victory for the second time in as many Legend car races at the three-eighths-mile oval over the weekend. Denton, who competed against an 18-car, combined-class field of Semi-Pro and Young Lions division drivers, took the lead on lap seven and never trailed again en route to the checkered flag in a time-shortened feature.
Love Extends Xfinity Series Top-10 Streak In Texas

Apr 15, 2024 | raceface.tv | Jacob Seelman

FORT WORTH, Texas – After starting from the pole and slipping back early, Jesse Love soldiered to his fifth-straight top-10 finish in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway. Love started his weekend off at the 1.5-mile quad-oval by writing another chapter of history into the Xfinity Series record books, earning his third career pole in just his eighth series start behind the wheel of the No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet Camaro.
Tinsley Eager To Keep Improving In eNASCAR

Apr 6, 2024 | raceface.tv | Jacob Seelman

HAMPTON, Va. – Despite a breakthrough win to open the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series season, 18-year-old Wyatt Tinsley still feels like he has a lot of room to improve. Tinsley, who drives for QuikTrip Pioneers Gaming – the eSports arm of the Kansas City Pioneers – in NASCAR’s only officially-sanctioned online championship, started off his sophomore season with a bang by earning his maiden victory in February’s season opener at the virtual Daytona (Fla.) Int’l Speedway.
Late Model Leap Puts Donovan Strauss In The Fast Lane

Mar 19, 2024 | raceface.tv | Jacob Seelman

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Eighteen-year-old Donovan Strauss has been around racing for the last half-decade of his life. He’s just getting to see the sport from a much larger stage for the first time this year. Strauss, a Philadelphia native who later found his way to Marietta, Ga., grew up as an avid fan of motorsports, from NASCAR to other disciplines.
Robusto Excels During Long-Awaited ARCA Debut

Mar 9, 2024 | raceface.tv | Jacob Seelman

AVONDALE, Ariz. – If Friday night at Phoenix Raceway was to be considered Isabella Robusto’s first major test since being sidelined by a concussion last April, it’s safe to say she passed with flying colors.