STORIES FROM 2019 – Now, with 2019 coming to a close, we decided to look back at the most talked about and shared stories of the season on the asphalt portion of Race Pro Weekly. So from here to New Years Day, we’re going to count down the top 40 stories you guys shared this year from our site. Here’s #5-#1.
#5: Indoor Series Racers Challenge; Purse Increase, Double Pay
For Winner If Event Is Sold Out
November 22, 2019
Story By: ERNIE SAXTON / INDOOR AUTO RACING CHAMPIONSHIP – TRENTON, NJ – Indoor Auto Racing Series Fueled By VP Race Fuels promoter Len Sammons has issued a Racers Challenge to the drivers and car owners who will compete in the four 2020 events: “Help us sell out the house and we’ll pay the feature winners in all classes double the purse!” Read More
#4: The Wait Is Over: Stewart Friesen Is Finally A Winner In NASCAR; Takes Eldora Dirt Derby
August 2, 2019
Information By: NASCAR – ROSSBURG, OH – The wait is finally over. Stewart Friesen is a NASCAR Truck Series winner. Friesen wins the Eldora Dirt Derby for his first career win in the NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series. Read More
#3: Stewart Friesen To Start From Pole In NASCAR Truck Series Finale
After Qualifying Is Rained Out
November 15, 2019
Information By: NASCAR – HOMESTEAD, FL – Stewart Friesen will start from the Busch pole for the Ford EcoBoost 200 NASCAR Truck Series race at Homestead Miami Speedway after rain forced the field for the season finale to be set based on the rulebook. Read More
#2: Stewart Friesen Wins At ISM Raceway And Punches Ticket To NASCAR
Truck Championship 4 Race
November 9, 2019
Story By: REID SPENCER / NASCAR – AVONDALE, AZ – Stewart Friesen thought he had led the first lap of Friday night’s Lucas Oil 150 at ISM Raceway in Phoenix. He was wrong. Read More
#1: Matt DiBenedetto Joins Wood Brothers Racing For 2020 NASCAR
Cup Season; Paul Menard To Retire
September 10, 2019
Story By: WOOD BROTHERS RACING – STUART, VA – Wood Brothers Racing, the oldest active NASCAR team and one of the winningest teams in series history, announced today that driver Paul Menard will transition from full-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) racing after the 2019 season. Matt DiBenedetto will join the team next season and will race the iconic No. 21 Ford Mustang beginning in 2020. Read More