Photo: Fred Hanyon, MSA - More photos inside!

IZOD INDYCAR SERIES:
BARBER OPEN TEST
FEB. 25, 2010

MARCO ANDRETTI
#26 TEAM VENOM ENERGY DRINK CAR:

     "The Venom car laid a good foundation in practice yesterday and we were able to really build on that today.  I think we're still a couple small changes away from being in the ballpark, but we learned a lot this weekend. I'm looking forward to Brazil and putting what we've learned to good use."

Lanier National Speedway Revamps 2010 Racing Divisions

Officials with Lanier National Speedway announced they have made a unanimous decision to revamp the 2010 racing divisions. Local street stock and open wheel modified divisions will not return to the 2010 LNS NASCAR Weekly schedule, but will be making several appearances to the 3/8th’s mile asphalt oval during the year.

NASCAR Driver Kurt Busch at The Varsity in Atlanta
Photos by Fred Hanyon, MSA

What'll ya have?! What'll ya have?!

Defending Kobalt Tools 500 champion Kurt Busch appeared at The Varsity on Wednesday, February 17th to assist Atlanta Motor Speedway in promoting the upcoming 2010 edition of the Kobalt Tools 500.

Busch, the 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and a two-time winner at AMS, met with fans and media after touring the famous Atlanta landmark known as, "The World's largest Drive-in Restaurant."

For more information on the upcoming Kobalt Tools 500 race weekend or to purchase tickets, contact the Atlanta Motor Speedway Ticket Office at (770) 946-3917, (877) 9-AMS-TIX, or visit www.atlantamotorspeedway.com

See Fred Hanyon's photos of the Varsity visit.

Daytona 500 Is Emotional Win For McMurray, Second Place For Earnhardt Jr.
Photo Credit: Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR

What a storybook finish! Jamie McMurray won the 52nd annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 but it took three green, white, checkered flag attempts and an unbelievable shove from the sport's most popular driver, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., to pull the curtain down on one of the most exciting 500's in the sport's history.

National Hot Rod Association: 50 Years of Power

From its humble, grassroots beginning in 1951 to its powerhouse status in 2001, the NHRA has a history rich in tradition, innovation, and performance, populated by the bravest drivers and most talented mechanics in all of motorsports. From their website, http://www.nhra.net/50th which features the latest 50th Anniversary news you can take a virtual ride down NHRA's memory lane. Each week, NHRA willl present two ongoing features: NHRA's Top 50 Drivers and NHRA's Most Memorable Races.

Danica Patrick To Make NASCAR Debut at Daytona
No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet to race in Saturday's Nationwide Series event

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 8, 2010) Danica Patrick will make her NASCAR Nationwide Series debut in the No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet this Saturday at Daytona International Speedway, JR Motorsports general manager Kelley Earnhardt announced today. Patrick, Earnhardt, and team officials convened Sunday following the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) event at Daytona, in which Patrick raced to a sixth-place finish in her stock-car debut.  The decision for Patrick to compete in the Daytona Nationwide Series event is supported by sponsor GoDaddy.com and JRM co-owners Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Eury Jr., and Rick Hendrick.

Harvick Wins Back-To-Back Budweiser Shootout In Exciting Finish

DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. - The Budweiser Shootout has the proper name.... a Shootout.... anybody's race.... A no-holds-barred, fistfight with stock cars..... NASCAR stock cars. Whoowee.... What a race! And what a finish. After a caution fell with just six laps remaining, the second of the race for Michael Waltrip, who was turned sideways by Ryan Newman, the stage was set for a spectacular finish and America's best professional race drivers didn't disappoint a huge crowd. Kevin Harvick, sidelined with the flu for a week leading up to Saturday night's race at Daytona International Speedway, won the race, taking the lead with just two laps remaining.

SPEEDFEST 2010 WINNERS
at Lanier Speedway, January 31, 2010:

Modified: Brad Springer
Pro Late Model: Greg Simpson
Super Late Model: Kyle Busch

See the results and lots of photos by Brian O. Williams

World of Wheels - Closing day of event in Atlanta

If you didn't attend you missed a great event at the World of Wheels in Atlanta at the Georgia World Congress Center.

The major sponsors of the event - Summit Racing and O'Reilly's Auto Parts had booths on the show floor that anchored an impressive display of horsepower in exhibits of innovative concepts for 2010.

World of Wheels: Friday

Motorsport America was there for the opening of the World of Wheels Friday in Atlanta, GA. Here's a few photos of what you can expect when you visit the Georgia World Congress Center. The event goes through Sunday. It's cold outside - come on down and visit us at our booth and stay warm! For more info on the World of Wheels, go to www.worldofwheels.com

NHRA to Race Four Wide at zMax
by Pete McCole

The National Hot Rod Association announced Thursday that for the first time in the series’ history, the NHRA’s top four divisions will compete four-wide in qualifying and elimination rounds during the 2010 Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway on March 25-28. Drivers in the NHRA Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle will qualify and race four wide, with the top two drivers from each elimination round advancing to the next round.

Goodyear Tire Test Concludes at Atlanta Motor Speedway

by Matthew Simmons, Atlanta Motor Speedway

HAMPTON, Ga. The second day of Goodyear tire testing at Atlanta Motor Speedway concluded with NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers feeling confident the two-day test will result in an improved tire for the upcoming Kobalt Tools 500 on March 7.

Four NASCAR drivers Carl Edwards, Sam Hornish, Jr., Mark Martin and Martin Truex, Jr. assisted the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. with tire testing at Atlanta Motor Speedway and their shared sentiment provided high praise for Goodyears efforts to provide a quality tire compound for the 2010 Kobalt Tools 500. See Motorsport America photos of the test.

Hot Finish at Ice Bowl in Talladega

The Talladega Ice Bowl XIX must have gone down in history as one of the coldest events of 2010! But that didn't stop racers from seven states from showing up and taking a shot at winning one of the six racing events the weekend of January 8-10, 2010. To see the results from the Ice Bowl, visit www.talladegashorttrack.com - they currently have them as the front page of their website. See the MSA photos!

So you think you can ride a dirt bike?

Me too, until I went to The Battle of Atlanta and watched the pros show their talents at the event in Social Circle, GA.

January 3, 2010 was a nice 17 degrees for the start of the eight hour endurance dirt bike race. Civil War re-enacters shot muskets to begin each class.

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