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Ford EcoBoost 300
Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Xfinity Series has been held at the Homestead–Miami Speedway since the track's inauguration in 1995. For much of its history, it was the final race of the second-tier series' season. The event is currently named Contender Boats 300 for sponsorship reasons; with exception of one-off emergency races in 2020 and a one-off change in 2021, the race has been held as a 300-mile race. Noah Gragson is the defending winner. Race history From 2002 to 2019, the race was a part of the Ford Championship Weekend, and was the Championship Round for the Xfinity Series. It previously took place the day before the Ford EcoBoost 400, the former Championship round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. In 2020, the race date was changed to early spring as part of a schedule realignment. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the race was moved to June and changed from a single 300-mile race to two races combined for a total distance of 501 miles, replacing a date at Iowa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and his son, Jim France, has been the CEO since August 2018. The company is headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida. Each year, NASCAR sanctions over 1,500 races at over 100 tracks in 48 US states as well as in Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Europe. History Early stock car racing In the 1920s and 1930s, Daytona Beach supplanted France and Belgium as the preferred location for world land speed records. After a historic race between Ransom Olds and Alexander Winton in 1903, 15 records were set on what became the Daytona Beach Road Course between 1905 and 1935. Daytona Beach had become synonymous with fast cars in 1936. Drivers raced on a course, consisting of a stretch of beach as one straightaway, and a narrow blacktop beachfront highway, Florid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roush Racing
Roush is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Politics *Glenn Roush (1934–2020), American politician in Montana * J. Edward Roush (1920–2004), United States Representative for Indiana, namesake of: ** J. Edward Roush Lake, a reservoir in Huntington, Indiana ** J.E. Roush Fish and Wildlife Area, in Huntington, Indiana Science * Chris Roush (born 1964), American economist * Eva Myrtelle Roush (1886–1954), American botanist *William R. Roush (born 1952), American chemist Sports *Edd Roush (1893–1988), American baseball player *Jack Roush (born 1942), American auto racing entrepreneur, owner of: **Roush Fenway Racing, a NASCAR team **Roush Performance, an automotive company *John Roush (American football) (born 1953), American college football player at Oklahoma Other *Gerald Roush (1941–2010), American sports car expert * J. Levi Roush (1838–1906), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient *Jane Marum Roush (born 1956), American lawyer and judge *Jerr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Burton
Jeffrey Tyler Burton (born June 29, 1967), nicknamed The Mayor, is an American former professional stock car racing driver and current racing commentator. He scored 21 career victories in the NASCAR Cup Series, including two Coca-Cola 600s in 1999 and 2001 and the 1999 Southern 500. He currently serves as a color commentator for NBC Sports, having joined them upon their return to their coverage of NASCAR. His son Harrison competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and nephew Jeb Burton currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, while his brother Ward Burton has also raced in the Cup Series. Early career After their father introduced Burton and his brothers to go-kart racing, Burton later moved up to late model stock cars and late models, driving at South Boston Speedway. NASCAR career Early career Burton began driving a handful of races in the Busch Series in 1988 in car number 69 owned by his father John Burton. He competed in the full season for Busch Series Rookie of the Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 NASCAR Busch Series
The 1998 NASCAR Busch Series began on Saturday, February 14 and ended on Sunday, November 15. Dale Earnhardt Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. was crowned champion at season's end. Teams and drivers List of full-time teams at the start of 1998. Races NAPA Auto Parts 300 The NAPA Auto Parts 300 was held February 14 at Daytona International Speedway. Mike McLaughlin won the pole. The race was broadcast on CBS Top ten results #87-Joe Nemechek #4-Jeff Purvis #60-Mark Martin #00-Buckshot Jones #74-Randy LaJoie #17-Matt Kenseth #21- Michael Waltrip #88-Kevin Schwantz #12- Jimmy Spencer #10-Phil Parsons Failed to qualify: Hank Parker Jr. (#78), Lyndon Amick (#35), Patty Moise (#14), Larry Pearson (#55), Ron Barfield Jr. (#2), Jimmy Foster (#50), Derrike Cope (#92), Blaise Alexander (#20), Doug Reid III (#97), Dale Shaw (#48), Lance Hooper (#23), Chris Diamond (#68), Mark Day (#16) *Dale Earnhardt Jr. had a blowover with Dick Trickle after Trickle turned him. GM Goodwrench ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NEMCO Motorsports
NEMCO Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that last competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The team is owned by driver Joe Nemechek and his family. NEMCO Motorsports has had success, winning the 1992 Busch Series Championship. The team previously competed in both Cup and Nationwide Series competition. NEMCO currently competes in late models. NASCAR Cup Series Car No. 87 history NEMCO made its Winston Cup debut during the 1993 season at the Slick 50 300, where Nemechek started fifteenth and finished 36th in the No. 87 car. NEMCO ran two more races with Nemechek that year, at Watkins Glen and Michigan, where he finished 21st and 37th, respectively. NEMCO did not race in the series again until the 1995 season, when Nemechek moved the operation up to Cup full-time. With sponsorship from Burger King, Nemechek posted four top-tens and finished 28th in points. The next season, he had just two top-tens and dropped to 34th in points. After he signe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 NASCAR Busch Series
The 1997 NASCAR Busch Series began February 15 and ended November 9. Randy LaJoie of BACE Motorsports won the championship. Teams and drivers Complete schedule List of full-time teams at the start of 1997. Part-time schedule Races Gargoyles 300 The Gargoyles 300 was held on February 15 at Daytona International Speedway. Elliott Sadler won the pole. Top ten results #74-Randy LaJoie #36-Todd Bodine #21-Michael Waltrip #87-Joe Nemechek #63-Tracy Leslie #45-Greg Sacks #3-Steve Park #37- Mark Green #4-Jeff Purvis #10-Phil Parsons Goodwrench Service 200 The Goodwrench Service 200 was held on February 22 at North Carolina Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole. Top ten results #60-Mark Martin #32-Dale Jarrett #74-Randy LaJoie #10-Phil Parsons #29-Elliott Sadler #2- Ricky Craven #36-Todd Bodine #34-Mike McLaughlin #99- Glenn Allen Jr. #33-Tim Fedewa Hardee's Fried Chicken 250 The Hardee's Fried Chicken 250 was held on March 1 at Richmond International Raceway. Ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepage Racing
Lepage or LePage or Le Page is a surname that may refer to: * Antoine-Simon Le Page du Pratz (1695?–1775), author of a memoir about early 18th century Louisiana * Bradford William LePage (1876–1958), Canadian politician * Corinne Lepage (born 1951), French politician * Ebenezer Le Page, character in a novel by G. B. Edwards * Frédéric Lepage, French television writer and producer * G. Peter Lepage, (born 1952) Canadian American theoretical physicist * Guy A. Lepage (born 1960), Canadian comedian and producer * Henri Lepage (other) * Henry Le Page (1792–1854), French gunsmith * Jean le Page, known as John Pagus * Jean Le Page (1779–1822), French gunsmith * Jean Le Page, known as Yann ar Floc'h, (1881–1936), Breton folklorist * Jean-François Lepage (born 1960), French photographer * Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848–1884), French naturalist painter * Kevin Lepage (born 1962), American NASCAR driver * Marquise Lepage (born 1959), Canadian producer, screenwriter, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Lepage
Kevin Paul Lepage (born June 26, 1962) is a retired American professional stock car racing driver, who last drove in NASCAR in 2014. Racing career Early career Lepage spent the 1980s driving in both the Busch North series and the Vermont-based American Canadian Tour series. He drove with occasional success in these series for the better part of 14 years. The highlight during this time was 3 victories at Vermont's Thunder Road International SpeedBowl in its famous "Milk Bowl" race in 1985, 1989 and 1993. Early Busch Series career Lepage made his Busch Series debut in 1986 at Oxford Plains Speedway, starting 41st and finishing 15th in the No. 09 Buick owned by Carl Merrill. He became a Busch Series regular in 1994, serving as an owner/driver in the No. 71 Vermont Teddy Bear Company car and running for Rookie of the Year honors. He had a best finish of 9th at New Hampshire International Speedway, in which he got a flat tire at the very end of the race, and finished 24th in points ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 NASCAR Busch Series
The 1996 NASCAR Busch Series began February 17 and ended November 3. Randy LaJoie of BACE Motorsports was crowned the series champion. Teams and drivers List of full-time teams at the start of 1996. Races Goody's Headache Powder 300 The Goody's Headache Powder 300 was held February 17 at Daytona International Speedway. Jeff Purvis won the pole. Top ten results #29- Steve Grissom #32-Dale Jarrett #60-Mark Martin #92-Larry Pearson #63-Curtis Markham #43-Rodney Combs #74-Randy LaJoie #26-Derrike Cope #44-Bobby Labonte #20- Jimmy Spencer *This was the first NASCAR start for Tony Stewart. Goodwrench Service 200 The Goodwrench Service 200 was held February 24 at North Carolina Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole. Top ten results #60-Mark Martin #34-Mike McLaughlin #4-Jeff Purvis #2- Ricky Craven #44-Bobby Labonte #95-David Green #74-Randy LaJoie #57-Jason Keller #5-Terry Labonte #81-Todd Bodine Hardee's Fried Chicken Challenge 250 The Hardee's Fried Chicken Challen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand, and luxury cars under its Lincoln luxury brand. Ford also owns Brazilian SUV manufacturer Troller, an 8% stake in Aston Martin of the United Kingdom and a 32% stake in China's Jiangling Motors. It also has joint ventures in China (Changan Ford), Taiwan (Ford Lio Ho), Thailand ( AutoAlliance Thailand), and Turkey ( Ford Otosan). The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is controlled by the Ford family; they have minority ownership but the majority of the voting power. Ford introduced methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars and large-scale management of an industrial workforce using elaborately engineered manufacturing sequences typified by moving assembly lines; by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Jarrett
Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956) is a former American race car driver and current commentator for NBC. He is best known for winning the Daytona 500 three times (in 1993, 1996, and 2000) and winning the NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship in 1999. He is the son of 2-time Grand National Champion Ned Jarrett, younger brother of Glenn Jarrett, father of former driver Jason Jarrett, and cousin of Todd Jarrett. In 2007, Jarrett joined the ESPN/ABC broadcasting team as an announcer in select Nationwide Series races. In 2008, after retiring from driving following the 2008 Food City 500, he joined ESPN permanently as the lead racing analyst replacing Rusty Wallace. In 2015, Jarrett became a part of the NBC Sports Broadcasting Crew for NASCAR events. He was inducted in the 2014 class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Early life and education Jarrett was born on November 26, 1956 in Conover, North Carolina, the middle child of Ned and Martha. Jarrett has an older brother, Glenn; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
