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Renderings Unveiled for Restored Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

Renderings Unveiled for Restored Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

Speedway Motorsports has unveiled new renderings of the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway renovation, including immediate upgrades like track and pit…

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Porsche Extends Formula E Commitment

Porsche Extends Formula E Commitment

Porsche and Formula E have announced the sports car manufacturer has extended its involvement in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship through…

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New England Auto Racing HoF to Honor Six Inductees

New England Auto Racing HoF to Honor Six Inductees

Image courtesy of NEAR The New England Auto Racing (NEAR) president April May Preston-Elms has announced the organization's 2023 Hall of Fame class…

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Atco Dragway (NJ)

Atco Dragway (NJ) Closes

Atco Dragway, the NHRA-sanctioned 1/4-mile drag strip in Atco, New Jersey, has shuttered its doors.  The following was posted to atcodragway.com:…

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General Motors Acquires Battery Software Startup ALGOLiON

General Motors (GM) has announced that it has acquired substantially all the assets of Israel-based battery software startup ALGOLiON Ltd. for an…

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"FUN RUN" autocross, Darlington Dragway

Mustang Week Announces 'Fun Run' Autocross Event

Mustang Week has announced a "FUN RUN" autocross event as a part of its week-long festivities honoring the ever-popular Pony car, September 4-9 in…

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Brian Flynn Named Executive VP, General Manager at Sonoma Raceway

Brian Flynn Named Executive VP, General Manager at Sonoma Raceway

Image courtesy of Speedway Motorsports, Sonoma Raceway Distinguished motorsports business veteran Brian Flynn has been named the new executive vice…

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QualCast Adds Kimberley Douglas as Business Development Manager

QualCast, the Nashville, Tennessee-based worldwide distributor of engine valves, valve seat inserts, valve guides, valve springs and related…

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Parella Motorsports Appoints Michael Printup as President of SVRA

Parella Motorsports Holdings (PMH) has announced Michael Printup will join the company as the president of the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association…

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San Diego Automotive Museum Opens New Permanent Don Prudhomme Display

The San Diego Automotive Museum, the premier transportation museum in Balboa Park, California, has opened a new display that honors NHRA legend Don…

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Bob Airheart

SEMA Hall of Famer Bob Airheart Passes Away

  Bob Airheart, a 1993 SEMA Hall of Fame inductee and industry innovator, has passed away. Although Airheart operated his own rep agency, the…

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Podium Club Track at Attesa Approved for SCCA Racing

The Podium Club, a 2.32-mile road racing circuit in Casa Grande, Arizona, has been sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) to host local…

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Former President and CEO of VSI, Fred Van Senus, 79

Former President and CEO of VSI, Fred Van Senus, 79

Fred Van Senus--the former CEO and president of Vehicle Specialties, Inc. (VSI) and Van Sensus Auto Parts of Highland and Hammond, Indiana--has…

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NASCAR Whelen Modifieds to Return to North Wilkesboro Speedway on September 30

NASCAR will return to North Wilkesboro Speedway--the recently revived short oval track located in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina--on September 30…

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NASCAR Announces Nominees for NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2024

NASCAR has announced the 15 nominees for the NASCAR Hall of Fame's Class of 2024 and the five nominees for the Landmark Award for Outstanding…

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Garage 56. Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty, courtesy of NASCAR

NASCAR Takes Garage 56 Program to Goodwood Festival of Speed

Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty, courtesy of NASCAR A month after NASCAR's Garage 56 car successfully completed the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the…

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Registration Opens for BITD 'Casey Folks Vegas to Reno' Race

Registration has opened for the Best in the Desert (BITD) "Casey Folks Vegas to Reno" race, August 16-20. Some of the top names in desert off-road…

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Purdue University, Superstar Racing Experience (SRX)

Purdue University Partners with SRX Series to Showcase New Indianapolis Campus 

Purdue University has announced a full-season partnership with the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) to introduce its new urban campus in…

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IMS Museum

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum Announces $89 Million Transformation

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum (IMS Museum) has announced an $89 million capital campaign to fund a complete transformation of the Museum,…

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2024 SCORE World Desert Championship Schedule Announced

Officials with SCORE International have announced the 2024 SCORE World Desert Championship schedule. This is the earliest the season schedule has…

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CARS Tour Announces New Executive Director

The Solid Rock Carriers CARS Tour has announced motorsports industry veteran Kip Childress as the series' executive director. In this role, the well…

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Craig Scanlon Appointed as New CEO of K&N Engineering

K&N Engineering has announced the appointment of Craig Scanlon as the company's new CEO, effective immediately. He replaces outgoing CEO Randy…

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NASCAR Verizon 200 at the Brickyard

Exclusive Suite Tickets Available: NASCAR Verizon 200 at the Brickyard

Join SEMA and PRI Political Action Committees (PACs) on Sunday, August 13, for an unforgettable day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) as we…

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UCRA Welcomes Dustin Golden as New Series Race Director

The United Championship Racing Alliance (UCRA)--the dirt late model racing series with events throughout Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama--has…

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum Opens Two New Exhibitions

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) Museum has announced the opening of two new exhibitions, "1956" and "Our Collection, Your Favorites," presented…

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Industry News

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Eberhart Named CEO of Friends of Laguna Seca

Friends of Laguna Seca (FLS), the organization set to take over management of the Laguna Seca Recreation Area and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in…

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Perris Auto Speedway

Perris Auto Speedway Announces 'Brother Brett Classic'

Perris Auto Speedway, located in Perris, California, has announced that the 30-lap main event at the August 16 California Racers Hall of Fame Night…

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Walliser Elected WPI Board President

World Pulling International (WPI), the operations company of the Ohio-based National Tractor Pullers Association (NTPA), has named Ned Walliser as…

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Indy Autonomous Challenge Returns to IMS

  The Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC), which features head-to-head racing of autonomous race cars piloted by AI driver software, is returning to the…

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WDRA Nitro Motorsports Park

WDRA Expands Bracket Finals Series to Include Northwest Canada

The World Drag Racing Alliance (WDRA) is expanding its Summit Bracket Finals Series to include Northwest Canada in 2024 with a new event at Nitro…

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