LVMS Wins 2nd Straight Speedway Of The Year Award

Las Vegas Motor Speedway's position as the premier motorsports facility in the world was further solidified with its second consecutive selection as Speedway Motorsports' Speedway of the Year.

 

 

LVMS, which hosts more than 1,400 event days a year, is the only winner in the two-year history of the award. The announcement was made by Speedway Motorsports Inc. President Marcus Smith.

 

 “This has been a remarkable year at LVMS with successful racing events and track-rental business,” said Chris Powell, LVMS president. “We have eight fantastic facilities within the SMI family, and to be selected as the top-performing speedway out of that group has thrilled everyone on our staff."

NASCAR Race Mom has only attended one NASCAR Race at this track (in 2009).  It was  an awesome experience!  Hopefully, NRM will be able to go to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway again soon.

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Larson Continues To ImpressDuring His Rookie Season

Kyle Larson with the 2012 K&N Pro Series East trophy,
which he won on the last lap of the last race. (2012 File/Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Last year, as part of Earnhardt Ganassi Racing (EGR), Kyle Larson competed for Revolution Racing in the NASCAR-sanctioned K&N Pro Series East, a regional touring and feeder series. He collected two wins, one pole, eight top-fives, and twelve top-tens.

The 2012 fourteen race NASCAR K&N Pro Series East championship came down to the last lap of the season and when the smoke cleared at Rockingham Speedway, rookie Kyle Larson won his first NASCAR title! Larson, from Elk Grove, Calif., also won the series’ Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award.

Larson moved on to the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Over the past seven races, Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings leader, Kyle Larson has continued his tear, finishing in the top 10 in all seven races. Last Friday at Kentucky he finished seventh for the second straight week.

Through the first 15 races of the 2013 season, he has four top-five finishes and ten top-ten finishes, including a pair of runner-up performances at Bristol and Michigan. Larson will make his second national series Daytona start this Friday in the Subway Firecracker 250. In the 2013 season opener, he finished 13th. In the rookie of the year race he has 200 points, 51 and 56 points in front of his two closest competitors, Alex Bowman and Nelson Piquet Jr.; very impressive for the twenty-year-old.

Ryan Blaney To Race For Penske

RYAN BLANEY TO RACE IN PENSKE RACING
NO. 22 NATIONWIDE SERIES DODGE THIS SEASON

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (July 17, 2012) – Penske Racing announced today that third-generation race car driver Ryan Blaney has joined the organization and he will compete in the No. 22 Dodge in selected NASCAR Nationwide Series events over the balance of the 2012 season.

Blaney, the 18-year-old son of current Sprint Cup Series driver Dave Blaney, will make his Penske Racing debut in the No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger in the Nationwide Series race at Iowa Speedway on Saturday, August 4th. Blaney will also drive for the team in at least two other races this season. He will race the No. 22 Snap-on Dodge at Richmond International Raceway and he’ll drive the No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge at Kentucky Speedway.

"Ryan is a driver with a great racing pedigree and we believe he has a very bright future in NASCAR," said Tim Cindric, President of Penske Racing. "We’ve been keeping an eye on Ryan’s development and we feel he’ll be a great addition to the No. 22 Nationwide Series team."

With a winning junior developmental track record established in Quarter Midgets, Bandolero and Legends cars, Blaney has also raced successfully in Super Late Models and the ARCA Series as well as the NASCAR K&N Pro Series. Continuing his development in 2012, Blaney has made three Nationwide Series starts this season for Tommy Baldwin Racing and he was impressive in a seventh-place finish at Richmond earlier this year.

"I’m very excited about the opportunity to drive for Penske Racing for the rest of this season," said Blaney."With the team’s strong tradition of success and the winning program they’ve established in the Nationwide Series, I believe I can learn a lot and hopefully we can produce some strong finishes in the No. 22 car."

Penske Racing is one of the most successful teams in the history of professional sports. Competing in a variety of disciplines, cars owned and prepared by Penske Racing have produced 359 major race wins, 419 pole positions and 23 National Championships. For more information about Penske Racing, please visit www.penskeracing.com.