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Eldora To Host Richest Sprint Car Race In History With ‘Eldora Million’

Tony Stewart—famed motorsports driver and track owner of Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio—has announced the legendary, half-mile dirt oval will…

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Mike Shank Appointed To Board Of Directors For Road America

Photo courtesy of Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin-based Road America—one of the world’s fastest permanent road racing tracks—has announced the…

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Holley Announces Jesse Weaver As Chief Financial Officer

Holley—the platform for performance automotive enthusiasts based in Bowling Green, Kentucky—has announced the appointment of Jesse Weaver as the…

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Lucas Oil Late Models Reveal Chase Format, $1 Million Point Fund For 2023 

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship format is undergoing a major overhaul in 2023. Officials have announced the new model will be an…

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Hemmings Appoints Kathryn Reinhardt Senior VP Of Marketing And Events 

Hemmings—the Bennington, Vermont-based monthly publication for antique classic, vintage, muscle, street rod, and special interest vehicles—has…

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IHRA To Debut Motorcycle Class In 2023

Photo courtesy of IHRA  The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) has announced a new motorcycle class has been added to the 2023 IHRA Summit…

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PRI Boosts Political Horsepower At Successful Save Our Racecars Rally

During the 2022 Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show in Indianapolis, Indiana, thousands rallied to “Save our Racecars” at Lucas Oil Stadium…

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Chris Douglas Named President, CEO Of Edelbrock Group

Chris Douglas has been named president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Edelbrock Group. Douglas, who was most recently chief commercial…

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Kyle Fickler Joins ProCharger

Lenexa, Kansas-based Accessible Technologies, the parent company of ProCharger and Inovair, has added Kyle Fickler to the ProCharger Motorsports and…

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Belmont Abbey College Announces MBA In Motorsports Management 

During a press conference at the 2022 PRI Trade Show, Belmont Abbey College—the private Catholic baccalaureate and liberal arts institution in…

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Katie Lucas Named Chief Administrative Officer Of Lucas Oil

Lucas Oil Products has announced the appointment of Katie Lucas, the company’s vice president of Strategy and Philanthropy, to the position of chief…

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Dan Jesel Transitions To Executive Chairman, Announces Rich Runne As CEO Of Jesel

Rich Runne, Jesel CEO Jesel—the valvetrain parts manufacturer based in Lakewood, New Jersey—has announced after 42 years, Dan Jesel has…

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SCCA EV Advisory Committee Announces Guidelines, Rules

SCCA’s Electrified Vehicle Advisory Committee (EVAC) has released proposed guidelines and rulesets for EVs and three EV racing classes.  SCCA Area…

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39 Events Highlight 2023 NOW600 Micro Sprint National Schedule

Officials with the Dirt2Media NOW600 Micro Sprint National Championship presented by the Hi Plains Building Division have announced the 2023…

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SPEED SPORT, Obsession Media & Industry Execs Create SPEED SPORT 1 

SPEED SPORT has partnered with the television network development group, Obsession Media, and a consortium of motorsports and television executives…

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Several Tracks Renew IHRA Sanctioning Agreements

The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) has announced several new and renewed track sanctioning body agreements.  Albuquerque Dragway—the 1/4…

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World Of Outlaws Unveils 2023 Sprint Car Schedule 

Officials with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series have announced the 2023 schedule. “The Greatest Show on Dirt” will feature 87…

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LIQUI MOLY Announces Dual Leadership

Dr. Uli Weller (left) and Günter Hiermaier (right) LIQUI MOLY—the lubricant specialist based in Ulm, Germany and with an office in Irvine,…

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NHRA Announces New Sr. Director Of Competition, Division Directors 

The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) based in Glendora, California, has announced the promotion of Mike Rice as the new NHRA senior director of…

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Ingo Mauel Named New Head Of Bosch Motorsport

Bosch Engineering has announced Ingo Mauel has taken over management of Bosch Motorsports. He succeeds Dr. Klaus Boettcher, who will go into early…

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New Car, Format, Venues For ABB FIA Formula E In Season 9 

Officials have unveiled a new look ahead of Season 9 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship and the debut of the Gen3 car, along with a new…

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Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series Announces Tyler Bachman As Series Director 

World Racing Group’s Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota has named Tyler Bachman as the new series director. Bachman is a longtime…

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Speedway Motorsports Promotes Matt Greci To Senior VP, GM At Nashville Superspeedway  

Speedway Motorsports Promotes Matt Greci To Senior VP, GM At Nashville Superspeedway  

Speedway Motorsports has announced that motorsports industry executive Matt Greci has been promoted to senior vice president and general manager at …

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SEMA Councils Announce Networking Opportunities At PRI 2022 

Among the several dozen of activities slated for the 2022 PRI Trade Show (Dec. 8–10 in downtown Indianapolis) are networking opportunities and…

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ARCA Menards Series Announces 2023 Schedule

Officials with the ARCA Menards Series have announced the 2023 schedule. The season will once again feature 20 races at 19 tracks, kicking off the…

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PerTronix Appoints Sarah Lassek As Chief Brand Officer

PerTronix Performance Brands—the San Dimas, California-based provider of aftermarket automotive products, including ignition, exhaust, and fuel…

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Dayco Strengthens Team Structure

Dayco—the engine products and drive systems supplier based in Roseville, Michigan—has promoted four aftermarket team members.  Jay Buckley has…

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Chevrolet To Retire Camaro After Sixth Generation

Image courtesy of Chevrolet After nine model years in the market, with hundreds of thousands sold, the sixth-generation Chevrolet Camaro will retire…

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IndyCar Extends NTT, NTT DATA Entitlement Partnership With Multiyear Agreement

Officials with Penske Entertainment’s IndyCar have announced NTT and NTT data have extended the entitlement partnership of North America’s premier…

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NHRA Names Mike Eames Northwest Division Director

Officials with the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) based in Glendora, California, have announced the addition of Mike Eames as the Division…

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