X Games legend Travis Pastrana is going to compete in two totally different competitions this weekend, held on the two sides of the country!
Pastrana will be splitting his time between the X Games in Los Angeles - where he'll be attempting to win yet another gold medal in Best Trick, Freestyle Motocross (he has won a total of 16 gold medals in his X Games career) - and Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, where this Saturday he will make his debut driving the No. 99 Toyota in the Nationwide Series.
Pastrana has admittedly struggled at times in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series, where he has run three races in an effort to prepare for this Saturday's Nationwide effort.
After finishing a promising sixth in his K&N debut last January, he finished 25th in a Pro Series West race at Phoenix in February and was 22nd in a Pro Series East race at New Hampshire earlier this month.
He also admitted he is nervous about making his Nationwide debut this weekend. But his goals, for now, are modest.
The former rally driver also said he "thrives on the chaos" that essentially is his life. He also said that even though he's often "under-prepared and over-scheduled," he believes he frequently thrives in such situations when he's "kind of behind the eight ball." And just because he's getting married, don't expect him to slow down. His fiancé is no stranger to his crazy lifestyle. In fact, she's an X Games gold medalist in skateboard herself...
“Pastranathon”
Travis Pastrana's X Games/Nationwide weekend schedule (all times local):
Thursday Los Angeles
6:15-7:00 p.m. Best Trick Competition
Friday Los Angeles
4-5 p.m. Freestyle Round One
5:45-6:15 p.m. Freestyle Final Round
9 p.m. Depart for Indy
Saturday Indianapolis
5 a.m. Arrive in Indianapolis
9 a.m. NNS Rookie Meeting
10:00-11:15 a.m. NNS Practice
11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. NNS Final Practice
4:35 p.m. NNS Qualifying
7:30 p.m. NNS Race
11 p.m. Depart for Los Angeles
Sunday Los Angeles
1 a.m. Arrive in Los Angeles
10 a.m.-1 p.m. RallyCross Practice
2-4 p.m. RallyCross Final
Pastrana will be splitting his time between the X Games in Los Angeles - where he'll be attempting to win yet another gold medal in Best Trick, Freestyle Motocross (he has won a total of 16 gold medals in his X Games career) - and Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, where this Saturday he will make his debut driving the No. 99 Toyota in the Nationwide Series.
Pastrana has admittedly struggled at times in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series, where he has run three races in an effort to prepare for this Saturday's Nationwide effort.
After finishing a promising sixth in his K&N debut last January, he finished 25th in a Pro Series West race at Phoenix in February and was 22nd in a Pro Series East race at New Hampshire earlier this month.
He also admitted he is nervous about making his Nationwide debut this weekend. But his goals, for now, are modest.
The former rally driver also said he "thrives on the chaos" that essentially is his life. He also said that even though he's often "under-prepared and over-scheduled," he believes he frequently thrives in such situations when he's "kind of behind the eight ball." And just because he's getting married, don't expect him to slow down. His fiancé is no stranger to his crazy lifestyle. In fact, she's an X Games gold medalist in skateboard herself...
“Pastranathon”
Travis Pastrana's X Games/Nationwide weekend schedule (all times local):
Thursday Los Angeles
6:15-7:00 p.m. Best Trick Competition
Friday Los Angeles
4-5 p.m. Freestyle Round One
5:45-6:15 p.m. Freestyle Final Round
9 p.m. Depart for Indy
Saturday Indianapolis
5 a.m. Arrive in Indianapolis
9 a.m. NNS Rookie Meeting
10:00-11:15 a.m. NNS Practice
11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. NNS Final Practice
4:35 p.m. NNS Qualifying
7:30 p.m. NNS Race
11 p.m. Depart for Los Angeles
Sunday Los Angeles
1 a.m. Arrive in Los Angeles
10 a.m.-1 p.m. RallyCross Practice
2-4 p.m. RallyCross Final