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10th Annual Race Track Business Conference Set For PRI 2021

National Speedway Directory has announced that the 2021 Race Track Business Conference (RTBC) will be held on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, as part…

NASCAR Cup Series To Visit Los Angeles In 2022

Image courtesy of NASCAR NASCAR has announced that the Clash—NASCAR’s prelude event to the Daytona 500—will take place at the iconic Los Angeles…

Senators Burr And Tester Introduce RPM Act In U.S. Senate

Senators Richard Burr (R-NC) and Jon Tester (D-MT) have reintroduced the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports (RPM) Act (S. 2736) in the U.S.…

Ryan Sage Announced As Formula Drift President

Formula Drift has announced that Vice President Ryan Sage will assume the role of president of Formula Drift Holdings, LLC, as Jim Liaw moves to his…

OMP Racing, Bell Helmets Renamed Racing Force

OMP Racing has announced a new company name following the acquisition of Bell Racing Helmets Group in 2019. Both brands, along with Zeronoise…

Send Us Your New Race Product Announcements

Performance Racing Industry (PRI) is seeking submissions of new race products, parts, and technology to showcase in PRI Magazine and online. …

Jim Liaw Hired As General Manager Of PRI

Jim Liaw has joined Performance Racing Industry (PRI) as the General Manager leading the staff and operations out of the Aliso Viejo, Calif., office…

ICMS Accepting Nominations For Board Of Directors

The International Council of Motorsport Sciences (ICMS) has announced the council is accepting nominations for its Board of Directors. The ICMS…

John Force Racing Names New Chief Commercial Officer

John Force Racing has hired Ted Van Zelst as chief commercial officer (COO). In this new role, Van Zelst will be responsible for creating new…

National Midget Auto Racing Hall Of Fame Announces 2021 Inductees

Danny Frye Sr., Jimmy LaManna, Ken Nichols, Fred ”Jiggs” Peters, Lowell Sachs, and Art Shanoian were announced as the latest inductees into the…

VP Racing Fuels Expands With Behrent’s Performance Warehouse

VP Racing Fuels, the provider of performance fuels, lubricants, and additives, has announced the expansion of its product line with Behrent’s…

NASCAR Announces Hall Of Fame Class Of 2021

The NASCAR Hall of Fame and NASCAR have announced the inductees for the Class of 2021, the 12th class inducted into the program since its inception…

SRO America Series Set To Visit Eight Venues In 2022

The SRO America Series has finalized its 2022 schedule, which visits some of the most iconic road courses in North America. In 2022, the Fanatec GT…

NHRA Top Fuel, Funny Car Allstar Shootouts To Debut In 2022

Image courtesy of NHRA For the first time in four seasons, the NHRA will host a specialty race amongst the stars of the NHRA Camping World Drag…

EPA Enforcement Hits Small Speed Shop With $180,000 Fine

(Left) Brent Leivestad, owner of PFI Speed and Dr. Jamie Meyer, president of PRI (right) As the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…

US Representative Richard Hudson Visits Edelbrock’s NC Facility

(Left image) US Rep. Richard Hudson (left) and Todd Belcher (right), Edelbrock’s general manager of East Operations. (Right image) Braden Liberg (…

Permatex Promotes Ben Grueser To Associate Marketing Manager

Permatex, the provider of chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, has named Ben Grueser as associate marketing manager. He will…

Dodge HEMI Challenge Celebrates 20th Anniversary

The Dodge HEMI Challenge will celebrate its 20th anniversary at the National Hot Rod Association’s (NHRA) Dodge//SRT US Nationals, affectionately…

Wieland Acquires Wrisco Industries

Wrisco Industries, the manufacturer of prefinished aluminum sheets, anodized aluminum, steel coil, and related components, has been acquired by…

aerial image of K1 Circuit groundbreaking

K1 Circuit Breaks Ground On First Outdoor Electric Kart Track

Indoor kart racing operator K1 Speed has broken ground on the nation’s first professional outdoor electric kart racing course. K1 Circuit will be…

AAM Group Names Sharon Cameron Business Analyst

The AAM Group has named Sharon Cameron as its new business analyst. Cameron, who most recently served as AAM’s product data specialist, will focus…

NASCAR Names John Ferguson As Chief Human Resources Officer

NASCAR has announced that John Ferguson has been hired to lead human resources strategy for the sanctioning body as Senior Vice President and Chief…

King Engine Bearings Founder Passes Away

Samuel Zaslavsky, the founder of King Engine Bearings based in Livingston, New Jersey, has passed away at the age of 95. He founded the engine…

NHRA Set For Return To Maple Grove

The NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs are back with a visit to Maple Grove Raceway for the 36th annual…

Driver Jesse Iwuji, NFL Hall Of Famer Emmitt Smith Form Xfinity Team

NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Jesse Iwuji has partnered with NFL Hall of Fame recipient Emmitt Smith to form Jesse Iwuji Motorsports, a race team set…

FIA World Rally Championship Debuts All-New Hybrid Rally1 Cars

Image of the Ford Puma Rally1 courtesy of WRC The FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) has debuted the new hybrid Rally1 race cars. In the presence…

Lamborghini Appoints Maurizio Reggiani As Vice President Of Motorsports

Photo of Maurizio Reggiani courtesy of Lamborghini Lamborghini has announced Maurizio Reggiani as vice president of Motorsports. Reggiani will…

SRX Announces Don Hawk As CEO

Longtime Speedway Motorsports executive Don Hawk has been announced as the new CEO for the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX), the racing series…

U.S. Representative Bob Latta Visits Callies Performance Products

Callies Performance Products, a PRI Membership Founding Member, hosted U.S. Representative Bob Latta (R-OH) to tour the company’s Fostoria, Ohio…

SEMA, PRI Support Public-Private Effort To Save The Bonneville Salt Flats

The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) and Performance Racing Industry (PRI) welcome the installation of a new water well and weather and…