Aerial view of the damaged section of I-95 in Philadelphia the day after the fire and collapse. (WPVI-TV/6ABC via AP) (Stay up to date with transport news: Get TTNews in your inbox.) PHILADELPHIA — The race to reopen a stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia is being boosted by a truck-mounted jet dryer that is normally used to keep moisture off the track. Pocono Raceway. A vehicle-mounted kerosene-powered turbine arrived on June 22 at the scene of the June 11 underpass fire. Both directions of the busy highway were closed, reducing traffic on the East Coast’s main north-south highway. Pennsylvania…
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NASCAR will issue ‘stern communication’ to drivers of all three series before races at Pocono Raceway after restart problems in New Hampshire.Elton Sawyer, NASCAR senior vice president of competition, appeared on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Tuesday morning and answered questions about the multi-car crash during Saturday’s Xfinity race in New Hampshire.“I don’t think it’s the race – the Cup race or the Xfinity race – I don’t think our guys did a very good job on the restarts, we’ll start there,” Sawyer said on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. “And as we unfolded and looked at the SMT data and how it looked…
After a week off, giving drivers and teams a chance to rest and recalibrate, the NASCAR Cup Series comes to the country music capital for a Sunday night race at Nashville Superspeedway.This is the third year in a row that Nashville will host a Cup race, and so far only Hendrick Motorsports drivers have celebrated the victory. Kyle Larson won the inaugural race in 2021 and Chase Elliott took the checkered flag last year.Elliott will be hoping for a repeat as he is back to 27th in the standings after missing seven races this season. The 2020 series champion will…
A screenshot of RFK Racing’s Makers Wanted Ford Mustang, No. 6 NASCAR race car in front of Elk Grove HIgh School, in a nationally broadcast commercial during the NASCAR Chicago Street Race on Sunday, July 2 . Elk Grove Village trustees approved a $50,000 increase in a marketing contract with Banner Collective at the village’s Tuesday, June 20, board meeting to gain additional national publicity for sponsorship of the village of RFK Racing during the NASCAR Chicago Street Race this weekend. In October…
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Coca-Cola’s relationship with NASCAR dates back to the 1970s, when it began sponsoring Hall of Famer Bobby Allison and various races. The soda brand has retained naming rights to the World 600 race since 1985 and formalized its relationship with the association in 1998, when it became the official soft drink of NASCAR.That year also saw the launch of the Coca-Cola Racing Family, a list of top drivers sponsored by the brand that included everyone from Dale Earnhardt Sr. to Danica Patrick. To celebrate the racing family’s 25th anniversary, Coke brought together a handful of veterans for a “Legends” content…
NASCAR races generally have no effect on book sales, but last weekend’s controversial street race in Chicago’s Loop July 1-2 had a negative impact that turned into a positive for a Windy City independent. Exile at Bookville, located on the second floor of the historic Beaux Arts Building on S. Michigan Avenue, with views of the 2.2 mile circular route. While Exile in Bookville lost about $15,000 in sales over the four days during and immediately after the races because it closed its doors to customers, local authors, customers and even other booksellers stepped up. mobilized to try to ease…
Keselowski’s “Makers Wanted” car finished 24th; Commercial directly after “Gentlemen, start your engines” By Tom Robb | on July 06, 2023 RFK Racing’s Brad Keselowski, driving the No. 6 Makers Wanted Ford Mustang sponsored by Elk Grove Village, stops in pit row to change tires during Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Chicago Street Race. (Photo by Kevin Bowman, submitted by the Village of Elk Grove Village) The NASCAR Chicago Street Race, featuring Brad Keselowski in the No. 6 Makers Wanted Ford Mustang sponsored by Elk Grove Village, was a wet and wild affair, which Elk Grove Village…
LOUDON, NH – Martin Truex Jr. mastered another Monday morning to win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the first time in 30 career Cup attempts at the same track where, as a child, he watched from the stands while his father was running.Thanks to rain postponements, Truex won his second Monday race of the season – he also won at Dover – and the fourth of his career.Truex dominated the No. 19 Toyota en route to his third victory of the season. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver scored one of the few victories he desperately wanted in a career…