Silly Season has started early this year. Before the 2012 season even finished, let alone cooled off, major realignments of teams and drivers for 2013 have already taken place. Chief among them, of course, is Clint Bowyer Racing’s announcement Wednesday that the Clemmons, N.C.-based team will absorb the Barry Wright Race Cars house car program and driver Steve Francis, leaving Jonathan Davenport without a ride after a just single season with Bowyer’s team.

While unexpected, the move isn’t a MORE

Quite often I’m asked in some way or another what racetrack is my favorite or which race I most look forward to covering. It may seem like a cliche, but my answer is always “all of them.” Admittedly, I don’t count every racetrack in American as my favorite, and yes, there are a few that I would be just fine with never seeing again in my life. But in all honesty, I don’t have a favorite racetrack or race.

There are, however, a number of tracks and events that I tend to get more excited MORE

ROSSBURG, Ohio (June 9) — A three-car inversion for Eldora’s Dream XVIII heat races has set up some intriguing scenarios for Saturday night's six 15-lap prelims. Former Eldora winners Jimmy Owens, Darrell Lanigan and Scott Bloomquist all have front-row starting spots, but there’s plenty of competition behind them promising to make things interesting.

Here’s a breakdown of Saturday’s heat races, which each transfer the top three finishers into the 100-lap, $100,000-to-win Dream MORE