Live, Interactive Updates from Houston Motorsports Park presented by Central Texas Speedway, 6/8/2013
June 5, 2013
Lone Star Speedzone’s Nick Holt will be at Houston Motorsports Park this Saturday, June 8, 2013, to bring you Live, Interactive Updates presented by Central Texas Speedway from the nicely-maintained 3/8-mile asphalt oval.
“Half Price NASCAR Night” will boast double features for the EcoStocks, NASCAR Stock Cars, NASCAR BWFS Coke Trucks and the NASCAR Fiesta Modifieds.
Capacity or near capacity crowds have been the rule so far this season at HMP, so you will want to get to the track in plenty of time to stake our your favorite spot in the grandstands. $1 hot dogs, $1 cokes and $1 beer await race fans who want to have an inexpensive - but totally exciting - family night out.
If you can’t make it to the track, join me for the live updates. You will be able to make comments and ask questions during the blog, but please be patient if you don’t see your post right away. Nick will be firing up the interactive blogging software at 5:30 pm and the racing will take the green flag at 6:00 pm.
To get started, click the Lone Star Speedzone logo below.
Live, interactive updates from Central Texas Speedway’s Mobil 1 Challenge, 6/1/2013
May 29, 2013
Nick Holt and Lone Star Speedzone will be at Central Texas Speedway in Kyle, Texas, this Saturday evening, June 1, to bring you live, interactive updates from the from the NASCAR-sanctioned 3/8-mile, d-shaped, paved oval.
The event - named the “Mobil 1 Challenge” - will feature qualifying for the Sport Mods, Super Stocks, Trucks, Pro Mods and Late Models, heat races for Dwarfs and feature events for all 10 classes - Bandoleros, NasKarts, Mini Stocks, Dwarf Cars, Grand Stocks, Sanford Electric SportMods, A-Line Super Stocks, Pro Modifieds, Trucks and Late Models. That’s a lot of racing!
Admission to the track is only $15. No charge for parking and the track is now offering $1 hot dogs and $2 twelve-ounce beer!
Come out to Central Texas Speedway to experience the best in extreme side-by-side racing. Along with racing, the track will feature food vendors, Beach Volleyball, horseshoes, the Car Bar and live music. It’s fun for the whole family.
But if you can’t make it to the track, join me for all the racing action - NASCAR style! I will be firing up the blogging software around 4:00pm with the feature events scheduled to take the green flag at 6:05pm.
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Live Updates from Houston Motorsports Park presented by Central Texas Speedway, 5/25/2013
May 22, 2013
Lone Star Speedzone’s Nick Holt will be at Houston Motorsports Park this Saturday, May 25, 2013, to bring you Live, Interactive Updates presented by Central Texas Speedway from the popular 3/8-mile stock car track.
The “Fiesta Fast Blast” will feature heat races and feature events for the EcoStocks, NASCAR Stock Cars, NASCAR BWFS Coke Trucks and the NASCAR Fiesta Modifieds as well as feature events for the Bandoleros and Legends.
Nick will be firing up the interactive blogging software at 5:30 pm and the racing will take the green flag at 6:00 pm.
Bad weather forced the track to call off the last two NASCAR stock car racing events, so you can bet all the drivers will be raring to mix it up after more than a month off.
Capacity or near capacity crowds have been the rule so far this season at HMP, so you will want to get to the track in plenty of time to stake our your favorite spot in the grandstands. $1 hot dogs, $1 cokes and $1 beer await race fans and $5 tickets available at any Fiesta store makes for a very cost-effective way to enjoy a family night out.
But if you can’t make it to the track, join me for the live updates. You will be able to make comments and ask questions during the blog, but please be patient if you don’t see your post right away.
To get started, click the Lone Star Speedzone logo below.
Live, Interactive Updates from CC Speedway presented by Central Texas Speedway, 5/18/2013
May 15, 2013
The Late Models are back at Corpus Christi Speedway after being absent way too long and the Texas Asphalt Limited Modified Series will make its debut at the tight, quarter-mile, paved oval this weekend and Lone Star Speedzone’s Nick Holt will be there to bring you the racing action this Saturday thanks to Central Texas Speedway.
CC Speedway Promoter Abel Arredondo has rounded up an impressive field of Late Models and TALMS honcho Cody Beddoe has done the same for the Limited Modifieds and you can bet the historic CC Speedway bullring will be packed for this one.
Other classes running are the Texas Pro Sedans, Front Runners and Bombers.
The Late Models will be competing in an “all green” 75-lap feature, the TALMS are scheduled for 30-lapper as are the Bombers. The Texas Pro Sedans will have their usual 35-lap or 30-minute feature while the Front Runners will run a 20-lapper.
I plan on firing up the Live, Interactive blogging software around 6:00 pm to bring you lap-by-lap coverage if you can’t make it to beautiful Corpus Christi for this one. You will be able to make comments and ask questions during the evening, but please be aware that at times I am unable to get to the comments window while trying to keep up with the racing action.
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Live updates from Central Texas Speedway’s Whelen 250, 5/4/2013
May 1, 2013
Nick Holt and Lone Star Speedzone will be at the recently-refurbished Central Texas Speedway in Kyle, Texas, this Saturday evening, May 4, to bring you live, interactive updates from the from “Whelen 250″ at the 3/8-mile, d-shaped, paved oval.
I will be firing up the blogging software around 3:00 pm for all the qualifying sessions and Dwarf Car heat races that take place before the Opening Ceremonies at 4:45 pm. Then get set for 10 feature events right in a row - that’s right, 10 feature events starting at 5:05 pm.
Here’s the way the feature events line up: Bandoleors (10 laps), NasKarts (27 laps), Mini Stocks (20) laps, Dwarf Cars (20 laps), Grand Stocks (20 laps), SportMods (25 laps), Super Stocks (30 laps), Trucks (40 laps), Pro Modifieds (50 laps) and Late Models (75 laps). That’s a lot of racing!
And free parking!
Come out to Central Texas Speedway to experience the best in extreme side-by- side racing. Along with racing, the track will feature food vendors, Beach Volleyball, horseshoes, the Car Bar and live music. It’s fun for the whole family.
But if you can’t make it to the track, join me for all the racing action - NASCAR style! To get started, click the large icon below.
Live Updates from Houston Motorsports Park presented by Central Texas Speedway, 4/27/2013
April 25, 2013
Sorry to report that Houston Motorsports Park has cancelled due to the weather. See ya next time.
Nick
Live Updates from Houston Motorsports Park presented by Central Texas Speedway, 4/13/2013
April 11, 2013
Lone Star Speedzone’s Nick Holt will be at Houston Motorsports Park this Saturday, April 13, 2013, to bring you Live, Interactive Updates presented by Central Texas Speedway from the popular 3/8-mile stock car track. Nick will be firing up the interactive blogging software at 5:30 pm and the racing will take the green flag at 6:00 pm.
Double features are on tap for all three NASCAR-sanctioned classes - the NASCAR Stock Cars, NASCAR BWFS Coke Trucks and NASCAR Fiesta Modifieds - as well as the always fun-to-watch EcoStocks.
The racing action at the 3/8-mile oval has been awesome so far this season and capacity or near capacity crowds have been the rule, so you will want to get to the track in plenty of time to stake our your favorite spot in the grandstands. Dollar hot dogs, dollar cokes and dollar beer and $5 tickets available at any Fiesta store makes for a very inexpensive way to enjoy a family night out. But if you can’t make it to the track, join me for the live updates.
You will be able to make comments and ask questions during the blog, but please be patient if you don’t see your post right away.
To get started, click the Lone Star Speedzone logo below.
Live Updates from Central Texas Speedway’s “Budweiser 250,” Saturday, 4/6/2013
April 4, 2013
Lone Star Speedzone will be at Central Texas Speedway in Kyle, Texas, this Saturday evening to bring you live updates from the from the newly refurbished speedway. This is the second half of the season opener - the “Budweiser 250″ - and I will be firing up the blogging software around 5:00 p.m.
Tonight’s lineup features the Late Models, the Modifieds and the Trucks along with the Texas Pro Sedan, the Dwarfs, the NasKarts and the Bandoleros in what should be a fast-paced program under the new management team. They have a goal to be all done racing by 9:00 p.m.
CTS has invested in a lot of recent upgrades to the facility’s infrastructure, added amenities and added a huge stage in the pit area which will be used by singing sensation Brandon Jenkins who will be in concert right after the last checkered flies. So come on out and enjoy an evening of NASCAR racing and the live concert by Brandon Jenkins.
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Live Updates from Central Texas Speedway’s Season Opener, Friday April 5, 2013
April 3, 2013
Lone Star Speedzone will be bringing you Live Updates from Central Texas Speedway’s Season Opener - the “Budweiser 250″ - Friday April 5, 2013. I will be firing up the blogging software around 5:30 pm on Friday and bringing all the stock car racing action from the refurbished 3/8-mile speedway from the first green flag until the last checkered flag.
The Friday night racing program will feature the Sport Mods with a 25-lap main event and the Street Stocks with a 30-lapper. Both the Sport Mods and the Street Stocks will be qualifying. Rounding out the program which is scheduled to be competed by 9 pm, are a 20-lap Mini Stock feature and a 20-lap Grand Stock feature.
Things are really looking good at the facility which has had some major improvements. You really should come on out to the track to see for yourself, but if you can’t make it out, be sure to join me for all the racing action.
We’ll be back for the second half of the racing weekend tomorrow night. Join me for that one too!
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Live Updates from HMP’s Fiesta Speedfest presented by Central Texas Speedway, 3/30/2013
March 28, 2013
Houston Motorsports Park’s biggest event of the season - Fiesta’s Speedfest - is set for this Saturday, March 30, and Lone Star Speedzone’s Nick Holt will be at the park-like 3/8-mile oval to bring you live, interactive updates thanks to the folks at Central Texas Speedway. The plan is to fire up the blogging software around 5:30 pm and cover all the racing action from the drop of the first green flag to the final checkered.
You will want to get to the Northeast Houston track early as a capacity crowd is expected. But if you just can’t make it to the track, join me for the live updates. I will do our best to bring you all the racing action but nothing takes the place of being there in person.
You will be able to make comments and ask questions during the blog, but please be patient if you don’t see your post right away.
To get started, click the Lone Star Speedzone logo.
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