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Sonoma Raceway Names Karen Davis VP, Marketing And Events
Officials with Sonoma Raceway—the road course and drag strip located in Sonoma, California and owned by Speedway Motorsports—have appointed NASCAR…
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NASCAR Announces New Campus Lab Program At Bethune-Cookman University
NASCAR has announced a new Campus Lab Program that will launch in the fall semester at Bethune-Cookman University based in Daytona Beach, Florida.…
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NCMA Names Greg Walter Chairman Of The Board
The North Carolina Motorsports Association (NCMA) has announced Greg Walter has been named chairman of the NCMA Board of Directors. Walter is the…
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DeatschWerks Announces Matt Patrick As Technical Director
DeatschWerks—the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-based high-performance fuel systems manufacturer—has appointed Matt Patrick as its technical director. In…
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Mechanix Wear Names Jesse Spungin As CEO
Mechanix Wear—the Valencia, California-based designer and manufacturer of high-performance work gloves—has announced Jesse Spungin has been promoted…
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First-Ever Alaska Speed Week Set For June
Michelle Lackey Maynor, co-owner and president of Alaska Raceway Park in Palmer, Alaska, has announced that the first-ever Alaska Speed Week is set…
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Don Schumacher Motorsports Announces $10.5M Expansion
Don Schumacher Motorsports—the manufacturing arm of Don Schumacher Racing—has announced plans for a $10.5 million expansion in Brownsburg, Indiana,…
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Team Allied Distribution Adds California Warehouse
Team Allied Distribution—the Benicia, California-based independent warehouse distributor of automotive exhaust components—has announced the opening…
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WISSOTA Names New Director Of Operations, Executive Assistant
St. Cloud, Minnesota-based WISSOTA Promoters Association has announced longtime employee Callie Sullivan has been named director of operations. …
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BorgWarner Announces New Aftermarket Segment Spin-Off, CEO And CFO
BorgWarner—the American automotive supplier based in Auburn Hills, Michigan—has announced its spin-off fuel system and aftermarket segment will be a…
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‘Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings’ Announces Six Stops On 2023 Tour
Pilgrim Studios, the organizers behind Discovery Channel’s “Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings” series, has announced six stops from the 2023 season,…
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DEI Adds New VP Of Sales & Marketing
Design Engineering, Inc. (DEI) has announced the addition of Brad Bricker to its sales team as vice president of Sales & Marketing. In his new…
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SEMA Future Leader Network Announces Professional Development Program
The SEMA Future Leaders Network (FLN) has announced its second annual Professional Development Program (PDP) will take place May 11–12 at the SEMA…
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FRAM, Raybestos Parent Company Acquires Towing Brand
First Brands—the Rochester, Michigan-based parent company of FRAM, Raybestos, Centric/StopTech, and more automotive manufacturing brands—has…
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BorgWarner Appoints Hau Thai-Tang To Board Of Directors
BorgWarner—the American automotive supplier based in Auburn Hills, Michigan—has announced Hau Thai-Tang has been named to its Board of Directors. “…
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GRIDLIFE To Join NASCAR, Porsche Carrera Cup For Road America Weekend
Image courtesy of GRIDLIFE GRIDLIFE has announced it will make its support series debut during NASCAR’s Road America race weekend. The GRIDLIFE…
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Dynabrade Acquires Abrasive Converter Global Abrasive Products
Image courtesy of Dynabrade Dynabrade—the Clarence, New York-based manufacturer of portable pneumatic abrasive power tools—has announced the asset…
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MPG Prototype Celebration Announces Expanded Calendar, Track Time In 2023
Little Rock, Arkansas-based Morgan Performance Group’s (MPG) Prototype Celebration—formerly known as GT Celebration—has announced an expansion in…
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IMS Becomes First Sports Venue To Achieve ‘Responsible’ Certification
Image courtesy of IMS Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS)—home to the largest single-day sporting event in the world, the Indianapolis 500 presented…
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New Promoter For Beatrice Speedway (NE)
Beatrice Speedway—the 3/8-mile high-banked dirt track in Beatrice, Nebraska—has announced Tommy Denton has taken over promotional duties for 2023…
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Off-Road Warehouse To Open Reno, Nevada, Location
Off-Road Warehouse (ORW)—the off-road retailer and installer with eight locations across the US and headquarters in San Diego, California—has…
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BD Motorsports To Promote Delaware Int’l Speedway (DE)
Image courtesy of Delaware Int'l Speedway BD Motorsports Media LLC has reached an agreement with the Cathell family to promote special events at…
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Holley Announces Tom Tomlinson Retires, Interim President And CEO
Holley—the platform for performance automotive enthusiasts based in Bowling Green, Kentucky—has announced President and CEO Tom Tomlinson has…
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Street Car Takeover Adds Chris Baker As Car Show Director
Street Car Takeover—the premier national street car drag racing event—has announced the addition of Chris Baker as its new director of the Show Car…
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FIA Launches Applications For Prospective Formula 1 Teams
The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) has launched an application process to identify prospective teams seeking to participate at a…
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