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Jagger Jones
Jagger Jones (born July 29, 2002) is an American professional racing driver. He competed in Indy NXT for Cape Motorsports in 2023 and HMD Motorsports in 2024 replacing Niels Koolen for the race at Mid-Ohio. Jones previously competed in the U.S. F2000 National Championship with Cape Motorsports. He also competed in what is now the ARCA Menards Series West full-time in 2019, driving the No. 6 Ford for Sunrise Ford Racing. He is the grandson of 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner Parnelli Jones and the son of former NASCAR, CART, and sports car driver P. J. Jones. Early career Jones began racing go-karts at the age of nine in both the United States and in Europe. He made his late model debut for JR Motorsports at Myrtle Beach Speedway in June 2018, a race he went on to win. He later drove two more races for JRM, competing at South Boston Speedway in July and Hickory Motor Speedway in September. Jones won five races at Kern County Raceway Park in 2018, winning the track's NASCAR Whele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonoma Raceway
Sonoma Raceway (originally known as Sears Point Raceway, Golden State International Raceway and Infineon Technologies, Infineon Raceway) is a road course and dragstrip located at Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains of Sonoma County, California. The road course features 12 turns on a hilly course with of total elevation change. It is host to one of the few NASCAR Cup Series races each year that are run on road courses. It has also played host to the IndyCar Series, the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, and several other auto races and motorcycle racing, motorcycle races such as the American Federation of Motorcyclists series. Sonoma Raceway continues to host amateur, or club racing events with some open to the public. The largest such car club is the SCCA, Sports Car Club of America. The track is north of San Francisco and Oakland. With the closure of Riverside International Raceway in Moreno Valley, California, Moreno Valley, California to make way for the Moreno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parnelli Jones
Rufus Parnell "Parnelli" Jones (August 12, 1933 – June 4, 2024) was an American professional racing driver and racing team owner. He is notable for his accomplishments while competing in the Indianapolis 500 and the Baja 1000 desert race, and the Trans-Am Series, Trans-Am Championship series. In 1962 Indianapolis 500, 1962, he became the first driver to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 at over 150 mph (240 km/h). He won the race in 1963 Indianapolis 500, 1963, then famously broke down while leading the 1967 Indianapolis 500, 1967 race with three laps to go in a STP-Paxton Turbocar, turbine car.Biography at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame During his career as an owner, he won the Indy 500 in 1970 Indianapolis 500, 1970–1971 Indianapolis 500, 1971 with driver Al Unser. Jones won races in many types of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas Motor Speedway (track complex formerly known as Las Vegas Speedway Park from 1993 to 1996, Las Vegas Speedway in 1992, Las Vegas International Speedway from 1990 to 1992, as the Las Vegas International Speedrome from 1972 to 1990) is a tri-oval intermediate speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. The track complex since its inaugural season of racing in 1972 has hosted various major racing events, including NASCAR, IndyCar, and Champ Car. The venue has a capacity of approximately 80,000 as of 2023. The track's complex features numerous adjacent tracks, including a oval, a clay oval, and a road course with multiple layouts. The main track also features an infield road course that is used for sports car racing. LVMS is owned by Speedway Motorsports, LLC (SMI) and led by track general manager Patrick Lindsey. After the closure of Stardust International Raceway in 1971, plans were made to build a new road course and drag strip in North Las Vegas by Craig Road Speedway owne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crain Communications
Crain Communications Inc. is an American publishing conglomerate based in Detroit, Michigan, United States, with 13 foreign subsidiaries. History Gustavus Dedman "G.D." Crain Jr. ( Gustavus Demetrious Crain Jr.; 1885–1973), previously the city editor of the '' Louisville Herald'' newspaper, founded Crain Publishing Company in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1916, publishing two papers: ''Class'' (which later became ''BtoB'') and ''Hospital Management'' (sold in 1952)."G.D. Crain Jr. Dies at 88; Published Advertising Age" '''', December 17, 1973. The staff moved to Chicago later in 1916. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Point University
High Point University (HPU) is a private university in High Point, North Carolina, United States. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The university was founded as High Point College in 1924, and it became High Point University in 1991. History In the mid-19th century, the Methodist Protestant Church, which is now part of the United Methodist Church, became active in educational pursuits in North Carolina, and at the 1852 state annual convention in Fayetteville, Yadkin College was founded in northern Davidson County. Following the Civil War, the Yadkin College fell into financial difficulty, and had by the 1890s become a preparatory high school. In 1921, after some years of consideration, the statewide governing body of the Methodist Protestant Church voted to establish a new college. Shortly afterward, the church accepted an offer from the citizens of High Point to contribute of land and $100,000 to the project, placing the new school in the city of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notre Dame Preparatory High School (Arizona)
Notre Dame Preparatory High School is a private Catholic high school located in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. History The site of the school was purchased by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix in March 2001. The school opened in August 2002 with only a freshman and sophomore class. The first class of 72 students graduated on May 21, 2005. Demographics The demographic breakdown of the 925 students enrolled for the 2017–2018 school year was: Notable alumni * Joe Anglim, contestant on Survivor (franchise) * Peter Bourjos, baseball player *Kade Gottlieb, Gottmik, finalist on '' RuPaul's Drag Race (season 13)'' * Jagger Jones Jagger Jones (born July 29, 2002) is an American professional racing driver. He competed in Indy NXT for Cape Motorsports in 2023 and HMD Motorsports in 2024 replacing Niels Koolen for the race at Mid-Ohio. Jones previously competed in the U.S. ..., stock car racing driver * Sean Renfree, football player * Tayler Scott, baseball pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NASCAR Weekly Racing Series
The NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series (formerly the Whelen All-American Series, Winston Racing Series and the Dodge Weekly Series) is a points championship for NASCAR-sanctioned local short-track motor racing in the United States and Canada. NASCAR has organized its in several ways over the decades—initially by geographical proximity to develop regional champions, then randomly among four divisions, and currently by states that have tracks participating. History The series began as the NASCAR Winston Racing Series in 1982 as weekly, local track racing sanctioned by NASCAR. Due to restrictions imposed by the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, Winston's sponsorship was replaced by Dodge in 2001 (coinciding with their re-entry to the Cup Series that year), lasting until 2006. Whelen Engineering picked up the sponsorship in 2007, renaming it the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series. For the 2010 season, NASCAR lowered the age minimum for its weekly racing series from 16 to 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kern County Raceway Park
Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway (formerly Kern County Raceway Park) is a oval Oval track racing, speedway located on California State Route 43, CA 43 (Enos Lane) just off Interstate 5 in California, Interstate 5 in Bakersfield, California, Bakersfield, Kern County, California, Kern County, California, United States. Opened in 2013, it was built as a replacement for Mesa Marin Raceway. Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway hosts events with NASCAR's NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series along with an ARCA Menards Series West race since 2013. The track has banks of 8° in the straightaways, with 14° paved corners. The track has 15,000 seats for fans, and room to expand to 17,000 seats for various events. It also contains 21 suites in the grandstand along with 18 concession stands. The property also contains a asymmetrical clay oval track, just north of the paved oval with a seating capacity of 4,000 seats. Turns 1-2 are tighter than turns 3-4. The first event for this track was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hickory Motor Speedway
Hickory Motor Speedway is a short track located in Hickory, North Carolina. It is one of stock car racing's most storied venues, and is often referred to as the "World's Most Famous Short Track" and the "Birthplace of the NASCAR Stars". The track first opened in 1951 as a dirt track. Gwyn Staley won the first race at the speedway and later became the first track champion. Drivers such as Junior Johnson, Ned Jarrett, and Ralph Earnhardt also became track champions in the 1950s, with Earnhardt winning five of them. In 1953, NASCAR's Grand National Series (later the NASCAR Cup Series) visited the track for the first time. Tim Flock won the first race at the speedway, which became a regular part of the Grand National schedule. After winning his track championship in 1952, Junior Johnson became the most successful Grand National driver at Hickory, winning there seven times. The track has been re-configured three times in its history. The track became a dirt track in 1955, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Boston Speedway
South Boston Speedway, or "SoBo", is a short track located just outside South Boston, Virginia. SoBo is located approximately east of another area familiar to most NASCAR fans, Martinsville. It is owned by Mattco, Inc., the Mattioli family trust that owns Pocono Raceway, with general manager Brandon Brown operating the track, replacing Cathy Rice who retired in 2021 after serving in that role for 21 years and Chase Brashears who was in the role for two years. NASCAR's three national series have raced at the track, though the Cup Series has not done so since 1971, while the Busch Series last raced there in 2000. After the Busch Series left the schedule, the Craftsman Truck Series competed at SoBo for a few years between 2001 and 2003. The SRX Series visited the track in 2022. Like most tracks in the region, it is NASCAR-sanctioned; thus, drivers can run for NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series National Points. The track has produced most of the national champions in the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racer (magazine)
''Racer'' (stylized ''RACER''), is an American motorsports magazine based in Irvine, California. Owned by Racer Media & Marketing, it is published six times a year. and has a news and commentary website, Racer.com along with The RACER Channel on YouTube, and the Racer Network (formerly "MAVTV") on television. Overview The magazine has feature articles relating to most of the world's major auto racing series, including NASCAR, Formula One, the IndyCar Series, the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, NHRA Drag Racing, and the World Rally Championship, as well as local racing categories and feeder series. The magazine includes extensive photography of race vehicles. In addition to the magazine, Racer also has a custom publishing division, that has produced ''SportsCar'' magazine for the Sports Car Club of America. In June 2019, Racer Media & Marketing has acquired ''Vintage Motorsport'' magazine. History The magazine debuted with the May 1992, issue with the cover story about th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
