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Bruton Smith Rips NASCAR Again

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- NASCAR has a "town hall meeting" scheduled with its drivers next week. The sport's longtime rival, Bruton Smith, held one of his own Saturday.Smith, the outspoken, multimillionaire chairman of Speedway Motorsports Inc., ripped NASCAR for choosing not to disclose the banned substance involved in driver...

Sprint Cup at Kentucky? No Thanks

Consider the effort to get NASCAR Sprint Cup racing in the Bluegrass State officially underway.Monday, Speedway Motorsports Incorporated's Bruton Smith talked at Lowe's Motor Speedway about how he's revamping his recent Kentucky Speedway purchase, and more importantly, his plan to lobby NASCAR for a Sprint Cup date at the...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Says No to 'Circus'; Tells Tracks to 'Get Back to Work'

Friday afternoon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. graced the web pages of Sports Illustrated after writer Bruce Martin hung around with the driver of the No. 88 Chevrolet for a day's-worth of commercial work recently.The piece was mostly centered around Earnhardt Jr.'s status as a commercial icon and previewed an ad for sponsor...

NASCAR, TV Partner Reject Bruton Smith's Local Race TV Blackout Idea

Never will a season go by in the NASCAR world without Speedway Motorsports, Inc., chairman Bruton Smith stirring things up.Fans got a glimpse of that earlier this week during the annual Sprint Cup Media Tour hosted by one of his tracks, Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C.Smith, answering a question from a reporter on...

Pocono Not For Sale; Open for Testing

Bruton Smith and Speedway Motorsports Inc. won't be getting their hands on Pocono Raceway any time soon in his bid to make a race date available to his latest acquisition of Kentucky Speedway.Rose Mattioli told The Associated Press on Tuesday there are no plans to sell Pocono, which currently has two Sprint Cup races, and...

BrutonSmith News From the Web

05/22/12 Sunday traffic impact (Coca-Cola 600) Source: WSOC TV - NASCAR Major delays are expected in the Speedway area from Noon through 6 p.m., and again after 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 27th.
05/21/12 Saturday traffic impact (History 300) Source: ABC - WSOC 9 - Charlotte NC Major delays are expected in the Speedway area from 11 a.m. through 2 p.m., and from 4:30 p.m. through 7 p.m. NCDOT predicts significant congestion as race traffic collides with the usual Concord Mills weekend rush.
05/17/12 Hinton: Let there be lights ... Source: ESPN - NASCAR He had been knocked unconscious moments after taking the checkered flag in a slam-bang finish with Kyle Petty.
05/14/12 Race Traffic: Avoiding race traffic Source: ABC - WSOC 9 - Charlotte NC The best way to avoid getting caught in race traffic is to avoid traveling between Charlotte and Concord on race weekend.
05/14/12 Race Traffic: Best and worst routes to the Speedway Source: ABC - WSOC 9 - Charlotte NC If traveling to the Speedway from north, central, or west Charlotte, use I-85 North to I-485 South/Inner Loop/Exit 48 to Highway 29/Exit 32.