Mooresville, NC 5/20/13- It took two green-white-checker attempts to get the finish of Friday night’s MAHLE 250 at the Kingsport (TN) Speedway in the history books, but it was well worth it for the fans that braved the two and half hour rain delay. Clay Rogers took his #16 Lamb & Robinson Ford Fusion to the outside of Mark McFarland on the final lap of the race to score his third win of the season in the first three events of the 2013 X-1R Pro Cup Series season schedule.

Mother Nature won this weekend. After getting one practice session in today, officials were forced to cancel today's running of the Palmetto State 250 at Anderson Motor Speedway. The make up date will be Saturday, October 5th making it a fifth championship series event on the 2013 schedule.

We are set to hit the track today for the Palmetto State 250 from Anderson Motor Speedway in Williamston, SC. If you can't make it to the track today, you can follow along with live updates all day with our Speed51.com powered updates presented to you by Automotive Specialists.

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Update - NOON - Speed51.com's live Trackside Now of the Palmetto State 250 CARS X-1R Pro Cup Series event at Anderson Speedway (SC) was scheduled to begin at 11am, but that is being pushed back as we wait out rain showers in the area. Once a determination on when cars can get on track is made, we'll have a further update on the Trackside Now schedule. At this time, series officials plans are still in place for an event today! Stay tuned to the Speed51 link today for info!

Update - 12:30 - Cars have hit the track for practice! Speed51's coverage should be live soon! Check our Facebook page as another source of info today's activities! https://www.facebook.com/CARSProCup

Update - 3:00 - Rains came after the first practice. The Pro Cup series officials in coordination with Anderson Motor Speedway, have cancelled today's Palmetto State 250. A reschedule date is forthcoming.

We are set to hit the track today for the Catawba Valley 250 from Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory, NC. If you can't make it to the track today, you can follow along with live updates all day with our Speed51.com powered updates presented to you by Automotive Specialists.

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Mooresville, NC 4/15/13 - Clay Rogers kicked off the 2013 CARS X-1R Pro Cup Series in style winning his thirty-first career race. Now as the series heads into this weekend’s Catawba Valley 250 at the Hickory Motor Speedway, he will have his hands full to make it back-to-back wins as several familiar faces plan to do battle for the time this season. Defending race winner Tyler Young, Joey Jones, and Richard Gould all make their return to series action. Young has produced the best results of the three averaging a third place finish in the two Hickory starts during the 2012 season. In addition to the trio above; Coleman Pressley, son of former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Robert Pressley, will make his series debut behind the wheel of his family owned #59 machine.

For all drivers entered the biggest challenge will be tire conservation around the .363 mile oval known for its rough abrasive asphalt. Teams will have 250 laps to figure it out, with a competition caution on lap 125, allowing teams to change tires and fuel before going back green. From there fans in attendance will quickly notice action on the track heat up as the final laps approach. Not uncommon during those final laps, as drivers make desperation moves to the front of the field, is contact which can lead to trouble for some and good fortune for others in the form of the $10,000 winner’s check waiting for them at the end. No doubt Hickory has produced some of the ole fashion beatin’ and bangin’ short track racing that fans in the area love.