NASCAR, the Daytona, Florida-based sanctioning body, has acquired Winston-Salem Speedway, Inc., the lessee of Bowman Gray Stadium, and will now manage racing operations at the track under the lease with the City of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, that runs through Dec. 2050.

Additionally, Austin Shuford has been named the new general manager of racing operations for the quarter-mile short track. Shuford has worked with Track Enterprises’ Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, where he annually promoted and managed 25 events a year at more than 15 racetracks throughout the South and Midwest since 2020. 

The 2024 Bowman Gray Stadium race season begins on Saturday, April 20.

For more information, visit nascar.com or bowmangrayracing.com.