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2024 Wright Brand 250
The 2024 Wright Brand 250 was the 10th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 2nd iteration of the event. The race was originally scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 18, 2024, but after the first stage, the race would be postponed until Sunday, May 19, due to severe rain and flooding in the area. The race will be held in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina at North Wilkesboro Speedway, a 0.625 miles (1.006 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, would put on a dominating performance in the final stages of the race, leading a race-high 66 laps and cruising to victory for his eight career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his third of the season. Christian Eckes, who started on the pole, led 62 laps of the race before falling back and finishing sixth. To fill out the podium, Grant Enfinger, driving for CR7 Motorsports, and Layne Riggs, driving for Front Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wright Brand 250
Pickup truck races in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series have been held at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina in 1995 and 1996, and since 2023 as part of NASCAR Cup Series NASCAR All-Star Race, All-Star Race weekend. The race is currently known as Window World 250 for sponsorship reasons. History In 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series, 1995, the race was the Lowe's 150 and the race in 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, 1996 was the Lowe's 250. The first Truck Series race at North Wilkesboro in 1995 featured the return of Cup Series driver Ernie Irvan, who was not able to race for over a year after suffering an injury in the 1994 GM Goodwrench Dealer 400, 1994 Cup Series race at Michigan in August. He entered the race to get re-acclimated to racing so he would be better prepared for the Cup Series race on the same weekend. Mike Bliss would win that race. It was his first Truck Series win. The 1996 race was lengthened from 150 laps to 250 laps. Full-time Cup Series driver Mark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Wilkesboro Speedway
North Wilkesboro Speedway is a paved oval Oval track racing#Short track, short track in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. The track has hosted a variety of racing events since its inaugural season of racing in 1947; primarily races sanctioned by NASCAR. The facility has a capacity of 25,000 as of 2023. North Wilkesboro Speedway is currently owned by Speedway Motorsports, Speedway Motorsports, LLC (SMI) and led by track director of operations Ronald Queen. In the mid-1940s, local Carolinian Enoch Staley built a track near the Brushy Mountains (North Carolina), Brushy Mountains with help from Lawson Curry, John Mastin, and the Combs family. NWS was propped up with NASCAR Cup Series races soon after with help from NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. Until the 1990s, the track was owned by the Staley and Combs families with each controlling half-interest, in the process becoming ubiquitous for its connection to NASCAR's roots relating to Moonshine, moonshine runners. After Enoch died in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CR7 Motorsports
CR7 Motorsports (also sometimes known as Grant County Mulch Racing) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, fielding the No. 9 full-time Chevrolet Silverado for Grant Enfinger. CR7 also operates in the ARCA Menards Series with the No. 97 Chevrolet full-time for Jason Kitzmiller and in the ARCA Menards Series East full-time with the No. 79 for Isaac Kitzmiller. The team has a technical alliance with McAnally-Hilgemann Racing. History NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Truck No. 9 history Rohrbaugh did qualify for the race in his and the team's first Truck Series attempt, at Bristol in 2018. As Korbin Forrister's team was already using the No. 7, they picked the No. 9 to use for their Truck Series team. They finished with a top-20 in their first race (16th) in No. 9 Chevrolet Silverado. Returning for the race at Texas in November, now driving a Ford truck, Rohrbaugh was able to make the race again, and he impre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Sanchez
Nicholas Anthony Sanchez (born June 10, 2001) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation), Chevrolet SS for Big Machine Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 07 Chevrolet Silverado, Chevrolet Silverado RST for Spire Motorsports. He is the 2022 ARCA Menards Series champion. Racing career Sanchez began racing at the age of twelve in go-karts at his home track of Homestead–Miami Speedway. Sanchez tried out for NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program and was accepted into it, and as a result, was given a ride with Rev Racing in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series as well as the then-NASCAR K&N Pro Series East in 2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, 2019. He made his debut in both races of the doubleheader at South Boston Speedway and then made another start later in the year at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, New Hampshire. In only his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chevrolet
Chevrolet ( ) is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM). In North America, Chevrolet produces and sells a wide range of vehicles, from subcompact automobiles to medium-duty commercial trucks. Due to the prominence and name recognition of Chevrolet as one of General Motors' global marques, "Chevrolet" or its affectionate nickname 'Chevy' or is used at times as a synonym for General Motors or its products, one example being the GM LS1 engine, commonly known by the name or a variant thereof of its progenitor, the Chevrolet small-block engine. Louis Chevrolet (1878–1941), Arthur Chevrolet (1884–1946) and ousted General Motors founder William C. Durant (1861–1947) started the company on November 3, 1911 as the Chevrolet Motor Car Company. Durant used the Chevrolet Motor Car Company to acquire a controlling stake in General Motors with a reverse merger occurring on May 2, 1918, and propelled himself back to the GM presidency. After Durant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young's Motorsports
Young's Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the ARCA Menards Series. In the Xfinity Series, they field the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation), Chevrolet Camaro full-time for Anthony Alfredo. In the Truck Series, they field the No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado full-time, primarily for Nathan Byrd and the No. 20 part-time for Stefan Parsons. In the ARCA Menards Series, they field the No. 02 Chevrolet SS part-time for Craig Bracken. Xfinity Series Car No. 42 history file:Leland Honeyman 42 Xfinity Las Vegas 2024.jpg, left, Leland Honeyman at Las Vegas in 2024. On January 3, 2024, it was announced that the team would field an entry in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2024. That same day, Leland Honeyman was announced as the full-time driver of the No. 42 car. On January 14, 2025, it was announced that Anthony Alfredo would drive the No. 42 car full time. Car No. 42 results Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mason Massey
William Mason Massey IV (born January 24, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 45 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation), Chevrolet SS for Alpha Prime Racing. Massey has recorded over 200 feature wins, 11 championships, and 10 track records across multiple classes. Racing career K&N Pro Series East Massey competed in two ARCA Menards Series East, NASCAR K&N Pro Series East races in 2014 for Sam Hunt Racing, DRIVE Technology. Craftsman Truck Series Massey made his NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series debut in the 2019 M&M's 200 at Iowa Speedway. He placed 22nd in the event, and was moved up one position after Ross Chastain's DQ. Massey was scheduled to run the full NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2023 for Reaume Brothers Racing in the No. 33 Ford F-150, but left the team 7 races into the season. On April 1, 2023, at Texas Motor Speedway in the SpeedyCash.com 250, Massey had his best career Truc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyota
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on August 28, 1937. Toyota is the List of manufacturers by motor vehicle production, largest automobile manufacturer in the world, producing about 10 million vehicles per year. The company was founded as a spinoff of Toyota Industries, a machine maker started by Sakichi Toyoda, Kiichiro's father. Both companies are now part of the Toyota Group, one of the largest conglomerates in the world. While still a department of Toyota Industries, the company developed its first product, the Toyota Type A engine, Type A engine, in 1934 and its first passenger car in 1936, the Toyota AA. After World War II, Toyota benefited from Japan's alliance with the United States to learn from American automakers and other companies, which gave rise to The Toyota Way (a management philosophy) and the Toyota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenden Queen
Brenden Michael Queen (born November 21, 1997), nicknamed Butterbean, is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 28 Holden Commodore (VF), Chevrolet Super Sport for Pinnacle Racing Group. He has also previously competed part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and is the 2024 CARS Tour, CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour champion. Racing career Queen started racing at age 6 in the legend division at his home track of Langley Speedway (Virginia), Langley Speedway. He was mentored by Phil Warren, a seven-time Langley track champion, who served as his crew chief starting in the mid-2010's. Queen won three consecutive track championships at Langley in 2020, 2021 and 2022. He also won the 2016 late model stock track championship at East Carolina Motor Speedway and the 2022 dirt late model track championship at Dixieland Speedway. CARS Tour In 2022, Queen joined Lee Pulliam Performance to run full-ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winston (cigarette)
Winston is an American brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by ITG Brands, subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco in the United States and by Japan Tobacco outside the U.S. The brand is named after the town where R. J. Reynolds started his business, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. , Winston has the seventh-highest U.S. market share (2 percent) of all cigarette brands, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Maxwell Report. This market share has been falling since 2003, when it peaked at 3.92 percent, although Winston has consistently been in the top 10 cigarette brands by U.S. market share since 2001, according to data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. History Winston was introduced in 1954 by the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and quickly became one of the top-selling cigarette brands, using the slogan "Winston tastes good like a cigarette should". It became the numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speedway Motorsports
Speedway Motorsports, LLC is an American company that owns and manages auto racing facilities that host races sanctioned by NASCAR, NHRA, World of Outlaws and other racing series. The company was founded by Bruton Smith and has its headquarters at Charlotte Motor Speedway, in Concord, North Carolina, just north of Charlotte. Speedway Motorsports owns nine racing facilities with a combined seating capacity of approximately 885,000. In addition to operating racetracks, Speedway Motorsports owns Performance Racing Network (PRN), U.S. Legend Cars International, and co-owns Motorsports Authentics. After trading for 25 years on the New York Stock Exchange, where it was known as Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (SMI), the company was taken private in September 2019, and today is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sonic Financial Corporation, itself owned by members of Bruton Smith's family. The "SMI" initialism is still sometimes used colloquially. History Speedway Motorsports didn't officially i ... [...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. It is considered to be one of the top ranked motorsports organizations in the world and is one of the largest spectator sports leagues in America. 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. NASCAR, and stock car racing as a whole, traces its roots back to moonshine runners during Prohibition in the United States, Prohibition, who grew to compete against each other in a show of pride. This happened notably in North Carolina. In 1935, Bill France Sr. established races in Daytona Beach, with the hope that people would come to watch races and that r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
