Georgia race driver Corey Heim wins Menards 250 at Elko Speedway July 11, 2021 12:23am Text size Copy shortlink:
Corey Heim won the Menards 250 on Saturday night at Elko Speedway. It was his fourth victory in nine races in the ARCA Menards Series and widened his lead in the season standings.
Heim, of Marietta, Ga., who turned 19 Monday, started in fourth place but by the 51st lap had moved to the front. He held off Jesse Love at the finish after a restart.
Gracie Trotter was third. Ty Gibbs, who has five series wins, was fourth.
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• Former Gopher Obsa Ali won the 3,000-meter steeplechase in the Night at the Track Meet on Friday night in New York City. Ali, the 2018 NCAA champion in that event, had a time of 8 minutes, 20.94 seconds a personal best which qualified him for the IAAF World Championships in July of 2022 in Eugene, Ore.
NASCAR returns to Sonoma Raceway
NASCAR returns to Sonoma Raceway. James Torrez reports
SONOMA, Calif. - NASCAR racing returns to the Sonoma Raceway this weekend.
And as the world is emerging from the coronavirus pandemic, Sonoma Raceway executive vice president and general manager Jill Gregory wants the public to know that the Toyota/SaveMart 350 will be safe for spectators.
There will be mandatory use of face coverings, health screenings, social distancing and frequent hand sanitization.
In addition, there will only be digital tickets to cashless concession and souvenir purchases.
Tickets will allow spectators to view the racing feats of drivers like 15-year-old Jesse Love Jr. of Menlo Park.
March 12, 2021
Jesse Love (right), a 16-year-old who competes in the ARCA series, takes all of his classes and lives in North Carolina with his uncle so he can focus on racing instead of in California with his immediate family. (Photo by Chris Williams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
PHOENIX – Many young children grow up with dreams of flying around speedways in the pristinely painted stock cars of NASCAR’s highest level, the Cup Series.
It is rare to end up in the Cup Series but many drivers try anyway by cutting their teeth in lower-level racing circuits.
At Phoenix Raceway today, a group of young drivers with Cup aspirations will take part in the ARCA Menards Series General Tire 150.
By Bryan Hulbert
Justin Grant (center) scored the victory in Friday night s Driven2SaveLives Qualifying Night A-Feature for the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals. Kyle Cummins (left) finished in second, with Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (right) in third. Photo: Michael Fry
TULSA, Okla. - With slower traffic becoming a major factor in the closing laps, California’s Justin Grant managed to hold off the charge of Kyle Cummins and Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. for his fourth career preliminary night victory since 2017 on Friday’s Driven2SaveLives Qualifying Night at the 35th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals at Oklahoma’s Tulsa Expo Raceway.