Rockingham Motor Speedway is a former motorsport venue in the United Kingdom, that hosted corporate driving days, driver training, conferencing and exhibitions, vehicle manufacturing events, track days, testing, driving experiences and motor racing. It claims to be Europe's fastest racing circuit, and was the first banked oval constructed in Britain since the closure of Brooklands in 1939. The venue hosted its last day of racing in November 2018 after being sold by its owners and will be redeveloped to become a logistics hub for the car industry.
Lucas Oil Raceway is an auto racing facility in Brownsburg, Indiana, United States, about 10 miles west of Downtown Indianapolis. It includes a 0.686-mile (1.104 km) oval track, a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) road course, and a 4,400-foot (1,300 m) drag strip which is among the premier drag racing venues in the world.
World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway is a motorsport race track in Madison, Illinois, just east of St. Louis, Missouri, United States, close to the Gateway Arch. It features a 1.25-mile (2 kilometer) oval used by the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series and IndyCar Series, a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) infield road course used by SCCA, Porsche Club of America and various car clubs, and quarter-mile drag strip that hosts an annual National Hot Rod Association event.
Antonio Albacete is a Spanish racing driver. He competed in Formula 3000 in 1987 and spent three years in Spanish Touring Cars, from 1994 until 1996. During his stay in the latter he drove for three different manufacturers – Opel, then BMW, and finally Alfa Romeo. In 1998 he drove for the first time in the European Truck Championship. In 2005, 2006 and 2010 he won the European Truck Championship for the CEPSA-MAN team managed by Spanish Ivan Cruz.
Rockingham Speedway, formerly North Carolina Motor Speedway and later North Carolina Speedway is a racetrack located near Rockingham, North Carolina. It is also known as the Rock and previously hosted Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, ARCA, and CARS Pro Cup Series races.
A road course ringer, also known as road course specialist, road course expert, or a road runner, is a non-NASCAR driver who is hired by a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series or Xfinity Series team to race, specifically on road courses.
Andrew Hillenburg is an American race car driver, team owner and track owner. He currently owns Fast Track Racing Enterprises, a racing team that competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the ARCA RE/MAX Series. He is credited with reviving North Carolina Speedway, now known as Rockingham Speedway after it lost its NASCAR dates in 2004.
BTC Racing is a British auto racing team based in Brackley, Northamptonshire and run by Bert Taylor. The team is best known for competing in the British Touring Car Championship.
'Pistol' Pete Wilkinson is a former competitor in the UK Pickup Truck Racing series, and was also the occasional driver of the #9 Chevy Monte Carlo in the then SCSA MAC Tools V8 Trophy
The 2007 Pickup Truck Racing season was the 11th Pickup Truck Racing season. It was won by Steve Dance with 3 race wins and 12 podiums. Going into the final race, Nic Grindrod was twenty points behind Steve Dance but with a second place for Dance and Grindrod finishing outside of the top ten, Dance secured the championship by 65 points. The Rookie trophy was won by Neil Tressler.
Gavin Seager (born 18 December 1978) is a racing driver; he has raced the #54 pickup since 1998 in the UK Pickup Truck Racing series. He has won the Pickup Truck Racing championship three times; first in 2002 and then in 2004,and again in 2008, and has also taken the runner up position twice in 2001 and 2003. On 24 June 2007 Gavin became the all-time career top points scorer, taking the position away from Pete Wilkinson. Gavin won the 2008 championship, making him the first driver in the series to take three overall titles.
Steve Dance is a racing driver; he has raced the #16 pickup since 2002 in the UK Pickup Truck Racing series. He has won the Pickup Truck Racing championship a record five times, in the 2003, 2007, 2010, 2011, and 2012 seasons.
Mark Willis is a British racing driver; he has raced the #65 throughout his career on the short ovals and also on road circuits including time with the successful Team Brask organisation. He is the son of former British Superstox Champion Dave Willis.
Lee Rogers is a race car driver; he has raced the #69 pickup since 2005 in the UK Pickup Truck Racing series.
Paul Poulter is a racing driver. He has raced the #74 pickup since 2005 in the UK Pickup Truck Racing series. In 2008, he signed a contract to drive the #40 Chevrolet Silverado in the Craftsman Truck Series for Key Motorsports, making his debut on 20 June 2008 at the Milwaukee Mile.
The 2008 Pickup Truck Racing season was the 12th Pickup Truck Racing season. Gavin Seager took the Rockingham Championship on September 28 and then sealed the overall championship at Pembrey with a double race win, taking his tally for the season to 13 victories with two races remaining. Gavin became the first driver to win the overall championship three times.
VSR V8 Trophy was a stock car racing series that raced at circuits around the UK, with a date in northern France at Croix en Ternois. The series became part of the European Late Model Series in 2009, racing in Belgium and the UK.
Pickup truck racing is a form of auto racing which involves modified versions of pickup trucks on racing circuits, mostly oval tracks. Race pickup trucks are mechanically similar to coupé-shaped stock cars, with the main difference being the more boxy shape of the cab, which does not give as good aerodynamics as stock cars.
Lea Wood is a British auto racing driver and mechanic, employed at his father's garage based in Hereford. He has competed previously in the British Touring Car Championship.
