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WV Tracks, Suppliers Invited To ‘Motorsports Day’ On March 8
Photo credit to Zachary Gerben of Summit Point Motorsports Park Motorsports venues, manufacturers, and businesses are invited to the West Virginia…
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Formula 1 Cancels Russian Grand Prix
Formula 1 has canceled the 2022 Russian Grand Prix, initially set for September 23–September 25 at the Sochi Autodrom. Officials released the…
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IndyCar Race Director Novak Named As FIA Judge
Kyle Novak, race director for the NTT IndyCar Series and Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires, was elected by the FIA General Assembly as one of 36…
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JEGS Acquired By Private Equity Firm
Greenbriar Equity Group, a middle-market private equity firm, has acquired a majority position in JEGS Automotive, the national retailer and…
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Tenneco To Be Acquired By Apollo Funds
Tenneco has entered an agreement to be acquired by Apollo Funds, a private asset management company, in an all-cash transaction valued at…
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Holley LS Fest West Opens Pre-Registration, Ticket Sales For April Event
Holley has announced that pre-registration and ticket sales are now live for the Holley LS Fest West presented by eBay Motors. Set for April 22–24…
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Grandview Speedway Names New Media Director
Grandview Speedway, the 1/3-mile clay track in Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania, has announced longtime track announcer Jeff Ahlum as its new public…
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Holley High Voltage Experience Returns To Sonoma
Holley has announced the second annual Holley High Voltage Experience will return to Sonoma Raceway on July 9–10. The event is designed for the…
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Extreme E Reveals First Hydrogen Off-Road Racing Championship
Extreme E, the maker of the all-electric off-road series, will launch an off-road hydrogen championship in 2024. Named Extreme H, the first-of-its-…
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Your Support Can Help Save Calistoga (CA) Speedway
Officials have announced the City of Calistoga is preparing to purchase the Napa County Fairgrounds in Napa, California, a move that would re-open…
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PRI Hosts Founding Members At DIRTcar Nationals
Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Founding Members and legacy exhibitors were invited to attend the DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park near…
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Texas Race Enthusiasts: Seven RPM Act Co-Sponsors Are On The Ballot Next Tuesday
Texas will be the first state in the nation to host a primary election in 2022 on Tuesday, March 1, and it’s important to know which candidates…
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Mercedes Launches New F1 Car
Mercedes has revealed the car that Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will drive in this season’s championship. The W13 vehicle was built for the…
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IMS Museum Announces Key Promotions, New Hire
Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) Museum President Joe Hale has announced new senior leadership. Mandi Bender has been promoted to vice president…
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Joe Kosiski Named 46th RPM Promoter Of The Year
Photo courtesy of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Racing Promotion Monthly (RPM) has announced Joe Kosiski of I-80 Speedway in Greenwood,…
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Garmong Development Announces Brownsburg Raceway Project
Garmong Development has launched the development of “The Commerce Park at Brownsburg Raceway,” a new 47-acre project to serve motorsports businesses…
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BorgWarner To Acquire Santroll Automotive Components
BorgWarner has announced that it will acquire Santroll Automotive Components, a carve-out of Santroll Electric Auto and Santroll Automotive…
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ICMS Announces New Three-Day Race Track Safety Program
The International Council of Motorsport Sciences (ICMS), which hosts its Annual Congress at the PRI Trade Show in Indianapolis each December, will…
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NASCAR Cup Series Drivers Form Advisory Council
Previous and current NASCAR Cup Series drivers have formed the Drivers Advisory Council, which former competitor Jeff Burton will lead, according to…
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Patriot Sprint Tour Sets 14-Race Schedule
Officials with the A-Verdi Storage Containers Patriot Sprint Tour have announced its schedule for 2022. The point fund will pay out a guaranteed $…
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Live Fast Motorsports Names Jessica McLeod As CEO
Live Fast Motorsports has announced that former general manager Jessica McLeod has been appointed as the company’s new CEO. McLeod will be working…
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Busch Light Announces ‘Accelerate Her’ Program For NASCAR Drivers
Image courtesy of Busch Light, NASCAR Longtime NASCAR supporter Busch Light has announced a new program called “Accelerate Her” in an effort to…
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AP Racing Announces New Charlotte, NC Office
AP Racing—the manufacturer of race brakes and clutches based in Coventry, UK—will open an office in Charlotte, North Carolina. The new AP Racing…
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Cary Redman Joins Race Winning Brands
Race Winning Brands (RWB), the manufacturer of high-performance engine components, has appointed Cary Redman as vice president of Sales–Automotive…
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California Introduces Manufacturing Equipment Sales Tax Exemption Legislation
Photo of CP-Carrillo in Irvine, California from the 2020 PRI Road Tour California Assembly Member Tim Grayson (D-Concord) has introduced PRI and…
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