NAAPWS22 - 4 - 12/05/22

TO: ALL NASCAR ADVANCE AUTO PARTS WEEKLY SERIES LATE MODEL STOCK CAR OWNERS, CREW CHIEFS AND DRIVERS:

Effective January 1, 2023 - The following are amendments to the 2022 NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Rule Book that will be incorporated into the 2023 NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Rule Book: NOTICE: All NASCAR Rule Books and Technical Bulletins may be accessed by any licensed NASCAR Member by visiting www.NASCARmembers.com.

SECTION 20F
LATE MODEL STOCK CAR DIVISION
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Macon, IL (December 21, 2022) - The lone date missing from the 2023 ASA STARS National Tour is no longer a mystery.  Series officials announced today that Thursday, May 25 will be the race date for the national pavement Super Late Model series event at the Hickory Motor Speedway in North Carolina.

The midweek race serves as a precursor to festivities of a big NASCAR race week in North Carolina at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, which is located 53 miles southeast of the short track in Hickory, NC. "Hickory has so much history within motorsports," said Bob Sargent, President more info..

Other Race Winners:
Paramount Auto Group Limited Late Model - Michael Bumgarner, Street - Gary Ledbetter ,
Carolina Pro Late Models - Caden Kvapil

11/12/2022 - The 2022 Hickory Motor Speedway racing season would come to a power packed close on Saturday with the running of the Calico Coatings Fall Brawl presented by All American Roofing and Restoration.

Leading off the night's festivities would be the Heritage Finance Street Stocks for their 30 lap feature. Jesse Clark in the #5 would pace qualifying and start from the top spot with Cody DeMarmels in the #12 starting to his outside. Gary Ledbetter in the #32 and Landon Huffman in the #00 would make up row two. The green flag would see Jesse Clark, DeMarmels, and Ledbetter look to go three wide on the backstretch, but a spin by Garth Clark in the #4 would bring out the early caution. Clark and DeMarmels would bring the field back to the restart. Clark would pull to the lead with DeMarmels facing a challenge from Ledbetter. Ledbetter would make the pass on DeMarmels and look to catch the leader. Lap 6 would see Ledbetter make the pass for the lead with DeMarmels challenging

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Other Race Winners:
Limited - Michael Bumgarner, Street -Jesse Clark , Super Trucks - Joey Shuryan, Renegade - Charlie Neill

9/17/2022 - The Hickory Motor Speedway regular season would come to a close on Saturday in spectacular fashion in front of a huge throng of attendees at Championship Night presented by Catawba County United Way.

The NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Late Models would roll off next to settle their first ever playoff format track championship with a 75 lap feature. Isabella Robusto in the #55 would best the field in time trials and start from the pole position with Landon Huffman in the #75 to more results

Other Race Winners:
Limited - Charlie Watson, Street - Jesse Clark, Super Trucks - Ricky Dennie

8/27/2022 - The NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series rolled into Hickory Motor Speedway on Saturday night for the second round of Late Model playoffs on Dickinson Service Center Night at the Races presented by NAPA.

Leading off the evening's festivities would be the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Late Models for the first of their twin 40 lap features. Ryan Millington in the #15 would top qualifying and start from the top spot with Isabella Robusto in the #55 to his outside. Row two would be made up of Ryan Wilson in the #2 and -more results

A Survey of the Region's Small-Town Racing Tracks

Racing built its foundation at places like these - which still offer fans a chance to see tomorrow's stars and cars

The big tracks , like Charlotte Motor Speedway and Daytona International Speedway, get most of the attention. But the heart and soul of auto racing lie in local tracks, which run on weekends before a couple of thousand, or even just a few hundred, fans in the most intimate fossil-fueled venues.

Kyle Petty calls these events the Friday Night Lights of racing, on small tracks that establish the most personal connection among racing, racers, and fans. "You watch two guys run 30 laps door-to-door at Hickory. More Info