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Kern County Raceway Park Set For May 18 Grand Opening

The brand-new Kern County Raceway Park, fueled by Monster Energy, will make history with its Grand Opening on May 18.  The state-of-the-art…

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Darr Lawson Named New Competition Director At USAC

Darr Lawson, whose mechanical expertise contributed to last year’s phenomenal USAC Traxxas Silver Crown success for RW/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports,…

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SEMA Hall of Fame Announces Four New Members

George Barris, Eric Grant, Wade Kawasaki and Joe Schubeck will be inducted into the SEMA Hall of Fame, an honor that recognizes an elite group of…

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National Performance Warehouse Acquires Sacramento Wholesale Operations Of Performance Warehouse

In the first of three acquisitions planned for 2013, National Performance Warehouse (NPW) has purchased the Sacramento, California, wholesale…

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Promoter Takes Ownership Of ‘Kentucky’s Baddest Bullring’

Ponderosa Speedway is under new ownership, as current promoter Larry Yantz, along with co-promoters (and son and daughter-in-law) Chad and Sarah…

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Oliver Racing Parts Celebrates 30th Anniversary With Three Contests

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Oliver Racing Parts, manufacturers of high-performance connecting rods for motorsports applications, is celebrating its…

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Pirelli Pledges Fewer Pit Stops In Time For British Grand Prix

Pirelli’s motorsport director Paul Hembery has said that the company is aiming to bring the number of pit stops per race down in time for the British…

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NTPA Announces Beck’s Hybrids, Ridgeville Elevator and Grelton Elevator Higher Education Scholarship

Two $1500 scholarships will be presented at the Henry County Fair NTPA Grand National Tractor Pull in Napoleon, Ohio, on August 10, 2013. Winners…

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JE Pistons Extends Support Of ARCA Series

JE Pistons, a company that has been manufacturing high performance racing pistons for more than six decades, has extended is agreement to being a…

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Sherwin-Williams Boosts Investment In Sport, Becomes ‘Official Paint Of NASCAR’

NASCAR and Sherwin-Williams have announced a multi-year partnership designating the nation’s largest specialty retailer of paint and painting…

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New Northern Modified Challenge Series Announced

Northeastern Modified stock car racing teams will be hitting the road in 2013, as Management at Vermont’s Devil’s Bowl Speedway recently announced…

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Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation To Honor Al Speyer At Racing To Recovery Gala

The Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation (SSPF) will host the 14th annual Racing to Recovery Gala on Wednesday, May 22, at The Crane Bay in downtown…

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Grand Prix Of America Adds New Staff Member

Christopher R. Pook has joined the Formula One Grand Prix of America at Port Imperial executive team as Special Assistant to the Chairman, Leo…

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Engine Pro Named Title Sponsor Of Must See Racing Supermodified Series

Must See Racing officials are proud to announce Engine Pro of Michigan as the Must See Racing Supermodified Series entitlement sponsor with Oliver…

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New SEMA Facility Offers Manufacturers Emissions Testing, Dyno Services

The SEMA Garage-Industry Innovations Center is now open to provide manufacturers with access to a full emissions-testing EO certification lab and…

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Toyo Tires Partners With NASA On New Contingency Program For 2013

The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) announces that Toyo Tires will offer a new open tire contingency program to all Enduro classes during the…

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IHRA: Dallas Raceway Purchased, Summit Pro-Am Rescheduled For July

Dallas Raceway and the International Hot Rod Association have announced that Mike Adcock has purchased the facility located in Crandall, Texas, and…

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New Mexico's ‘All Out Call Out’ Drag Racing Event Scheduled For June

Drag racers and fans from all over New Mexico and as far as Texas, Colorado and Arizona will converge on Albuquerque Dragway, Mesa de Sol on June 1…

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Champion Modified Racer, Chassis Manufacturer Hughes Joins Forces With JRi Shocks

Award winning chassis manufacturer and champion Modified racer Jason Hughes has formed a technical partnership with JRi Shocks to offer Hughes Race…

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CTECH Becomes Official Tool Cart, Cabinet Provider For Road America

Road America announced recently that CTECH, a leader in innovative aluminum trailer, shop, cart storage and cabinet solutions, has agreed to be the…

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NGK Spark Plugs Makes Aftermarket Appointments

NGK Spark Plugs (U.S.A.) has announced the recent addition of Gladys Kurzava to the position of Bi-lingual Customer Service Representative, as well…

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Racing Veteran 'TZ' Joins Andretti Autosport For 2013 Indy 500

Andretti Autosport has announced that John "TZ" Tzouanakis will be joining the Indianapolis-based team for the 2013 Indianapolis 500. Tzouanakis…

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Aston Martin Racing Appoints Craft Racing As Regional Official Technical Partner

Aston Martin Racing and Craft Racing AMR have formed a partnership that sees the Asia-based race team responsible for developing the Aston Martin…

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ADRL Announces $1 Million Bonus, $500,000 Battle For The Belts Among 2013 Event Purse Increases

Officials from the American Drag Racing League announced that their 2013 World Champions in Pro Extreme, Pro Nitrous, Pro Extreme Motorcycle and…

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NASCAR Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2025 Nominees

NASCAR has announced the 15 nominees for the NASCAR Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 and the five nominees for the Landmark Award for Outstanding…

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Staci Kettles Appointed IHRA Director of Racer Relations

The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) has named Staci Kettles as its new director of racer relations. With experience as a driver, track…

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Lingenfelter, Paragon Performance Collaborate on First Supercharged C8 Corvette E-Ray

The world's first supercharged C8 Corvette E-Ray was tested in SEMA Garage Detroit. Lingenfelter Performance Engineering, in partnership with…

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IROC Plans Return at Lime Rock Park

IROC Holdings, the rights holder to the International Race of Champions (IROC) brand, will hold the first IROC event in nearly 20 years as part of…

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Tim Erdmann Named NHRA Vice President of Finance

The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) has named Tim Erdmann as its new vice president of finance. Erdmann is based out of NHRA's San Dimas,…

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