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West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall Of Fame Names Five Members For 2023

NASCAR Cup Series champions Kurt Busch and Kevin Harvick, winners of nearly 100 premier division races, including the Daytona 500 and other crown…

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Cummins Announces Accelera Green-Tech Power Business 

Cummins—the Columbus, Indiana-based specialist of diesel and alternative fuel engines, generators, and related components—has launched Accelera by…

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More Details Revealed For The Future Of Auto Club Speedway (CA) 

More details have been revealed about the recent sale of NASCAR’s Auto Club Speedway—the 2-mile, low-banked D-shaped oval superspeedway near Fontana…

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Longtime Beech Bend Track Owner Dallas Jones, 82

Photo of Dallas Jones courtesy of Kentucky Motorsports Hall of Fame Dallas Jones, the longtime owner of Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green,…

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Legends Nitro Funny Cars Series Announces Nine Races For 2023 

Officials with the Legends Nitro Funny Cars series have announced its schedule will feature nine events in 2023. Teams campaign Funny Cars fueled by…

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Öhlins Racing Joins NASCAR Competition Partner Program

Öhlins Racing—the racing suspension supplier based in Stockholm, Sweden, with a USA branch in Hendersonville, North Carolina—has joined the NASCAR…

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South Boston Speedway (VA) Exploring Options To Sell 

South Boston Speedway—the 4/10-mile asphalt oval in South Boston, Virginia—has confirmed the owners are exploring options to sell the venue.  “The…

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NHRA Pro Mod To Feature New Playoff-Style Points In 2023 

Finish Line Consultants and National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) officials have announced a new points system will be introduced for the FuelTech…

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Motorsports Caucus Names Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) Co-Chair 

PRI congratulates U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) on being named the Co-Chair of the Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus.…

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NASCAR To Announce New Short Track, Road Course Rules 

Officials with NASCAR have announced plans to debut new aerodynamic rules designed to enhance NASCAR Cup Series racing at short ovals and road…

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Speedway Motorsports Announces Five Promotions

In keeping with the company’s commitment to elevating dedicated and effective leaders from within, officials with Concord, North Carolina-based…

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Chip Ganassi Racing Announces Women In Motorsports Internship Class

Photo courtesy of Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR)  Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) and PNC Bank have selected the class for the second year of their women-only…

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Business Owner, Former BendPak VP Gary Henthorn, 52

Gary Henthorn, the founder of three automotive service equipment brands and son of BendPak owners Don and Ginger Henthorn, has passed away. He was…

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Race Winning Brands Adds Bob Cook Sales

Race Winning Brands (RWB)—the Mentor, Ohio-based portfolio company of MiddleGround Capital in Lexington, Kentucky, and manufacturer of high-…

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WEC’s Hertz Team JOTA Partners With NFL Legend Tom Brady

Image courtesy of Hertz Team JOTA Hertz Team JOTA has revealed that its livery for the upcoming FIA WEC season will prominently feature NFL star…

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Fox Factory Enters Agreement To Acquire Custom Wheel House 

Fox Factory—the Duluth, Georgia-based designer and manufacturer of performance products for applications including off-road vehicles, side-by-sides…

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Reports: NASCAR Sells California’s Auto Club Speedway

According to published reports, NASCAR has sold land on the site of Auto Club Speedway, the 2-mile, low-banked D-shaped oval superspeedway near…

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Bottom row: WV Senator Ben Queen, WV Senator Mark Maynard, Kiley Chapley (SEMA/PRI), Laura Bowman (WV Motorsports Committee), Jared Frederick (Summit Point Motorsports Park), Christian Robinson (SEMA/PRI). Top row: Tim Cotter (MX Sports), Jeff Johnson (Summit Point Motorsports Park), Tom Deery (PRI), Edwin Pardue (Summit Point Motorsports Park).

PRI Raising Awareness For Race Track ‘Responsibility’

Bottom row: WV Senator Ben Queen, WV Senator Mark Maynard, Kiley Chapley (SEMA/PRI), Laura Bowman (WV Motorsports Committee), Jared Frederick (Summit…

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PRI, SEMA Hire Alicia Steger As PAC Manager 

PRI and SEMA have hired Alicia Steger as their Political Action Committee (PAC) manager. Based in the Government and Public Affairs office in…

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Extreme E Reveals New Sporting Format, 10 Races For Next Season

Officials with Extreme E—the off-road racing series featuring electric SUVs and founded by the same team behind Formula E—have revealed updates for…

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New Director Of Race Operations For Circle City Raceway (IN)

Officials with Circle City Raceway—the 1/4-mile dirt track at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana—have announced Will Greenwell…

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15th Annual Motor State Pro-Touring Challenge Set For July

Officials with Motor State Distributing’s Pro-Touring event—the Motor State Challenge—have announced details for its 15th annual event, set for July…

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Erick Chesterman Joins USRA, USMTS As Director Of Track Operations

Image courtesy of USRA, USMTS Officials from the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) and United States Racing Association (USRA) have…

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OptiTorque Technologies Announces VP Of Performance Sales & Marketing

Penn Yan, New York-based fastener manufacturer OptiTorque Technologies has announced Brock White as vice president of Performance Sales &…

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NHRA’s Maynards Launch JCM Driver Development Program

Image courtesy of NHRA, JCM Racing NHRA team owners Joe and Cathi Maynard have launched the JCM Racing Driver Development program and announced its…

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All Star Circuit Of Champions Promote Kevin Nouse As Series Director 

Officials with the Brownsburg, Indiana-based Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 organization have announced Kevin Nouse has…

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NASA Names Replacement For Retiring Jerry Kunzman 

Officials with the National Auto Sport Association (NASA) have announced co-founder and executive director, Jerry Kunzman, will retire in 2023. He…

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Formula DRIFT Outlines New Format, Technology Set For 2023

Officials with Formula DRIFT have announced updates ahead of the opening of its 20th anniversary season in 2023.  A brand-new qualifying format…

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IMCA Announces Composite Body Panel Mandate

Officials with IMCA Racing have announced mandates for the composite body panels allowed beginning this season in the Modified and Late Model…

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Formula 1 To Launch Female ‘Formula Academy’ Series In April

Officials with Formula Academy—the Formula 1-backed all-female driver series—have confirmed five teams will compete during its inaugural season,…

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