NEWS: Fans IN ATTENDANCE right now (our computer scanning devices know precisely who is here) also will receive a HOT GARAGE PASS to the NASCAR ALL-STAR RACE
@TXMotorSpeedway
in June 13, courtesy of
@NASCAR
. These fans are HARD CORE,
.
@eddiegossage
stopped by the PRN booth to tell us that everyone who showed up and braved the conditions for the conclusion of today's race will get a certificate from
@TXMotorSpeedway
and a pit pass for the 2021 All Star Race.
Very cool!
#AutotraderEchoPark500
In protest, Americans should stop attending
@F1
races in person & stop watching on TV until Andretti/General Motors is admitted to the series. I want a fully American works team. I watch all the races but won’t till this happens. It’s the only way to get their attention. JOIN ME.
Nope. They flashed their badges to get in. NASCAR busted them for not having credentials & not going thru screening. Fined Truck Series Racer’s Angela Ruch’s husband $10,000 for sneaking them in. Bad they flashed badges to get in restricted area, worse they’re lying. (1 of 2)
This is why
@NASCAR
@NASCARonNBC
is sooooo good. Can you imagine an
@NFL
player or
@MLB
player, for instance, going into the stands before one of the biggest games of the year? Way to go
@ClintBowyer
! Watch and enjoy:
Everybody should thank Steve Myers
@iRacing
@iRacingMyers
for making these virtual races happen. How awesome! THANK YOU STEVE! THANKS TO EVERYONE AT iRACING!!!!
Why can’t
@dennyhamlin
win
@NASCAR
title? He’s won 51 races, 3 Daytona 500s, a Coke 600 but never the champ. Inside scoop: folks in garage question focus & his intelligence. Makes emotional decisions losing points & distracted by too many non-competition items. Talented but…
23 area high schools set to hold graduation
@TXMotorSpeedway
. Students - chairs properly distanced - on pit road, receive diploma in Victory Lane while family and friends watch on Big Hoss TV - the world’s LARGEST TV - from their cars. See news release below:
My friend Robbie Knievel died today. I got a text telling me he was in a coma a few days ago & would pass soon. He had a sweet heart & a great laugh. I had a memorable dinner in Indy one night that included Rob & Florence Henderson. I will miss Robbie. Happy landings, my friend.
It’s 11 degrees
@TXMotorSpeedway
. I’m trying to turn Big Hoss on to catch the rest of the
@DAYTONA
500 but it’s not working. Can’t find the owner’s manual in my drawer. If I bang on the side a couple of times, maybe it’ll work.
Friends! I wanted to share this SPECIAL MESSAGE below with you as I announce it is time for me to MOVE ON from
@Txmotorspeedway
. Please take a moment and read:
@NASCAR
//
@IndyCar
//
So
@TonyStewart
finally, finally, finally got married! He and
@LeahPruett_TF
tied the knot and they look GREAT! I talked with Tony after the wedding, promising to send the couple a toaster as a wedding present. He told me last year, “She’s awesome. She’s one of us!” YES!
NASCAR's 1st tire test is
@TXMotorSpeedway
but not quite everything has made the switch from number "24" to number "9." But it's the first time on the track in the
#9
car. So, this will have to do for now!
@chaseelliott
@NASCAR
The new go-kart track will open race week - late this month - for folks to come take a spin. It's directly across from The Speedway Club outside Turn One. Watch for more details but the track looks fun and the karts look awesome! Who's in?????
@TXMotorSpeedway
Props to
@DaleJr
as he goes into the
@NASCARHall
. 15-time
@NASCAR
Most Popular Driver & 26 career Cup wins! Known Dale since he was a boy and, to be honest, we didn't have the best relationship. I regret that because I admire & respect him. It ain't easy being Dale Jr. Congrats!
As I head into my last race
@TXMotorSpeedway
, so many folks are sending me kind messages. A few are sending photos. Here’s one I really like because I like race fans. I’m the biggest race fan in Texas!! I’m really pumped up for the
@NASCAR
All-Star Race Sunday evening.
I am so proud of our team at
@TXMotorSpeedway
for working thru 34 high school graduation ceremonies/14,000 grads in last 2 weeks. Parking cars, doing the PA, online streaming, producing Big Hoss TV, cleaning up between ceremonies & more! Congrats to the SPECIAL class of 2020!
BREAKING: It is OFFICIAL. I am in the
@NASCARHall
!
My final
@NASCAR
promoter’s credential from ‘21 season is part of a display there. I‘m standing by the phone, waiting for the official call from
@WinstonKelley
seeking my size for my NASCAR Hall of Fame jacket. THANK YOU ALL!
We honored
@Elliott_Sadler
during pre-race ceremonies for today’s
@TXMotorSpeedway
in honor of his retirement. Elliott won a
@NASCAR
Cup race here & has always been a fan favorite. We presented him with pair of custom made cowboy boots with the TMS logo and Elliott’s signature.
Of all the things we pulled off…
The Chinook was on the ground only four seconds. The pace car was driven by astronaut Doug Hurley. Chevy was in a panic because we literally stole the pace car to put it on the helicopter. We knew Corp lawyers would say NO so we didn’t ask. FUN!
I just wanna go on the record and say how thrilled I am that we’re in daylight savings time. I really love the extra hour of daylight at the end of the day. If I had my way, we wouldn’t go back to standard time. Happy, happy, happy!
I turned this race off. I tried to watch it but when they moved the numbers forward, I just can’t take it any more. These paint schemes are unwatchable. Even tho I can identify the cars better, it’s just awful. LOL! LOL! LOL!
For the first time ever, I had a special visitor come by my office for a few minutes. He wanted to see the
@TXMotorSpeedway
.
People keep asking what I'm going to do after the
@NASCAR
All-Star Race.
The answer is a whole lot of this.
Got a call from Humpy Wheeler today and had a nice conversation. We discussed the issues in racing today and, of course, we had all of the answers. He sounded great. It was good to hear from him.
@NASCAR
I've proposed to
@NASCAR
that teams have the same paint scheme all year. Only the sponsors change. You wouldn't change the Yankees pinstripes for any sponsor. We knew Richard Petty's
#43
and Dale Earnhardt's
#3
. I've urged them to get back to that.
@eddiegossage
@NASCAR
@NASCARONFOX
@BMSupdates
Saw in person, lights were blahhhh. Numbers were difficult to see from the stands.
With the constantly changing sponsors it's hard enough to keep up on who is who week to week. The smaller numbers in a different location made it worse.
I appreciate
@Blaney
taking a victory lap and parking the
@DAYTONA
winner at the start/finish line. Blaney is an old school guy. Anybody can do a burnout/donut in a
@NASCAR
Cup car. I’m not anti-burnout/donut. Just don’t need to see it at every race. Good on Blaney.
Well, we were hosting a Fourth of July block party for the neighborhood and it was going great till our neighbor, Hoyt, launched some fireworks in the wrong direction. There was an incident. The Fire Department was called. Now I’ve got to appear in court on July 25th. Great.
I agree w/
@DaleJr
on how to use Tire Monster. Called him 3 times since Nov for advice but he never returned the call. We are NOT running them in the bottom groove! Would gladly give keys to
@KyleLarsonRacin
,
@StenhouseJr
, Dale or any Cup driver. Come on!
Thank the Good Lord for TV, otherwise millions of us would have missed yesterday’s Daytona 500. If you thought there were more commercials than ever - WRONG! Remember: commercials are necessary for networks to televise the race!
@NASCAR
/
@NASCARONFOX
/
@DAYTONA
The
@SSuperTrucks
were a big hit as pre & post-race entertainment at our
@NASCAR
race Sunday. This is the BIG ONE. Robby Gordon's truck suddenly had an engine problem & slowed, causing two trucks behind to have to slow too. This is the outcome. CRAZY!!!
The
@TXMotorSpeedway
crew has been working hard prepping the track for next week's
@NASCAR
races. Both the Texas Tire Monster & Tire Dragon have been working in the 2nd groove up, working in rubber. Look at the dark black asphalt! Won't stop till race time. Will get even better!
I read the
@jayski
site the first thing every morning. Thanks, Jayski, for all of the news you shared. Come on, ESPN! Between this and letting
@RickyCraven32
go, you dont offer me anything anymore.
We didn't get to scoop our own news! :-) Thanks for 22+ great years. Today is the final day for . We appreciate all your support. It's been an honor to work for ESPN. We aren't sure what's next for us (Jay, Scott -
@SLPAGE
and, Amanda) but stay tuned.
(2 of 2) I imagine they could be in trouble with the department they represent for misuse of their badge. This is a NASCAR violation, not a criminal activity. Fort Worth Police weren’t involved. These folks should be ashamed.
For 12 years,
@TonyStewart
has given his time for a racing school benefiting
@SCCTX
@TXMotorSpeedway
. Folks in
@NASCAR
have little time as it is & Tony has given his time to help the kids of north Texas. We appreciate the kindness, generosity and support. THANKS MILLIONS, TONY!
A
@NASCAR
legend has passed. Ken Squire broadcast races, promoted events at his Thunder Road Speedbowl, ran a Vermont radio station he owned & more. He shared his wisdom w/ many in the sport. I recall warmly a lovely breakfast we shared. Ken talked. I listened. God speed, Kenley.
Marcus Smith, CEO of Speedway Motorsports, graciously threw a big party for me last night in The Speedway Club.
@MarcusSMI
generously made a $100,000 donation to
@VictoryJunction
in my honor. My good friend,
@kylepetty
, came in to surprise me. Thank you, Marcus!
@TXMotorSpeedway
Don't take this amazing camera work by the
@NASCARONFOX
crew for granted. They win Emmys for this. We assume they are going to get these shots but they had angle after angle. Very dramatic. Very good. Director
@ArtieKempner
punching the buttons.
@DISupdates
#Daytona500
Happy 85th birthday Johnny Rutherford! A big group of friends celebrated the three-time
#Indy500
winner’s birthday at his favorite Mexican restaurant in Fort Worth today, including long-time
@NBCSports
@IndyCar
broadcaster Paul Page. Lone Star JR looks like he could race today!
“All you haters, I see you,”
@KevinHarvick
says with a laugh from his third straight victory lane, the latest located in Phoenix. You gotta love Kevin. He pats the rear window brace & gives it to those that have been giving it to him. He’ll be
@TXMotorSpeedway
on April 8.
#FEISTY
You gotta love our passionate and enthusiastic fans! The
@TXMotorSpeedway
campgrounds open at 8 tomorrow morning but the first camper is here. They are ready for some
@NASCAR
racing. Good times, good times!!
Officially conferring
@TXMotorSpeedway
Legend status on one of the all-time greats,
@TonyKanaan
. He will also be receiving a pair of custom cowboys boots w/ his autograph and the speedway logo. What a tough
@IndyCar
competitor. Under the masks, we're smiling!
We have to thank
@iRacing
and
@iRacingMyers
for this great diversion that simulated racing provided to bide our time while we wait for real
@NASCAR
racing to return. Please join me in thanking the whole iRace team for a job well done! And thanks to
@NASCARONFOX
too!
Me and the Big Man are doing
@MonsterJam
tonight. Just the two of us! I don’t know who’s having a bigger time. Him watching the trucks - he knows every one of them - or me watching him. I’m having the time of my life!!!
Now that we have had time to learn about
@RyanJNewman
condition we can catch our breath & congratulate
@dennyhamlin
. Also the always cool
@Blaney
finished second and Prosper, Texas' own
@chrisbuescher
came home third. Our local boy did good! Not in celebratory mood last night.
Today, this joyous celebration would have been muted by a TV interview at the start/finish line. By the time Earnhardt got to Victory Lane, the emotion of the moment would have been drained. And we wouldn’t have this epic photo of a champion in celebration. Sad to think.
If you ain’t happy the Daytona 500 kicks off a new
@NASCAR
season & wanna be negative about the sport, get away from me. I’ll talk w/ you all day about what is good & right about the sport I love. Let’s all get positive!
@TXMotorSpeedway
TBT: My favorite. My dad & I
@TXMotorSpeedway
, 4/2/98. Auto racing was foreign to him but he wanted to see my world. I asked a photographer to take this photo. He had lung cancer & would pass away eight months later, New Year’s Eve ‘98. This photo means a lot to me.
TEXAS IS NEXT!
“You can love me, you can hate me but you won’t beat me.” -
@KyleBusch
Watch this video and tell me you aren’t stoked for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 next Sunday
@TXMotorSpeedway
Stay in your seat until after the trophy presentation at the
@NASCAR
All-Star Race
@TXMotorSpeedway
. We’ve got something special for you after the trophy presentation, never before seen at a NASCAR race!
The real question here is how does an amazing promoter like
@eddiegossage
go out with a bang at the All-Star Race?
I really can’t wait to find out...
@TXMotorSpeedway
Sad news. Betty Rutherford, the wife of 3-x
@indy500
champ Johnny Rutherford, has passed away. JR, of Fort Worth, met nurse Betty
@IMS
hospital in 1963. Betty was instrumental in establishing
@SCCTX
when we formed
@TXMotorSpeedway
. Prayers for JR, their children & grandchildren.
AWFUL NEWS. Three of sport's BEST journalists laid off:
@_HollyCain
,
@kennybruce
and
@KdotLeeDavis
. Auto racing is the big loser here. Some of the best journalists I've ever met. Journalism is in such a sad, sad, sad shape.
@NASCAR
@IndyCar
"We knew the kid could do it!"
20 years ago,
@DaleJr
earned his first
@NASCAR
Cup Series win at
@TXMotorSpeedway
, and his dad was there to congratulate him in victory lane.
#TBT
I met this young man earlier that day. He also got his photo taken with Carl Edwards and had Carl record his voice mail message on his phone. Then the race winner,
@KevinHarvick
, pulls him out of the crowd for a perfect selfie. What a day
@TXMotorSpeedway
!
Jeff Andrews, president of Hendrick, said any changes for 2024 need to be made now b/c their parts supply chain would need to start production/planning now to increase horsepower. Would need different pieces b/c currently made to handle two races at current horsepower.
Trust us, they said. It’s going to be sunny, they said. It’s going to be in the 70s, they said.
Everybody, load up on toilet paper and meet me at Pete Delkus’ house. We’ve had enough of this! We’re gonna TP his place!! WHO’S WITH ME??!??!?!
@wfaaweather
They told me to be considerate & not point out that
@NASCAR
@NASCARONFOX
ratings were higher than
@NBA
&
@PGATOUR
in this NBA & golf-loving world. They said it might make sponsors, media & other TV networks uncomfortable. So I won’t post them. I’ll let FOX VP
@mulvihill79
handle.
4.75 million viewers for Sunday’s NASCAR race from the Daytona road course. Most-watched event of the weekend and the top NASCAR road course event since 2014.
This is not surprising news because we have always run
@IndyCar
. But you need to know we have signed a four year deal and we are pumped about it. Indy Cars are GREAT
@TXMotorSpeedway
!
What did you think of yesterday’s National Anthem by three trumpet players from the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra? The three talented musicians are Kyle Sherman, Oscar Garcia and Cordelia Dedecker. (Part 1 of 2)
OK so suddenly the $8 I was going to offer any full-time Cup driver who beats
@KyleBusch
in a truck race is no longer all that profound I guess.
#NASCAR