Officials of The Stuttgart Cup announced that motorsports professional Ken Fengler has joined the growing racing series for Porsche Cayman and Boxster competitors as Competition Director.

In his new role, Fengler will manage all competition and technical operations of The Stuttgart Cup in addition to the day-to-day administration of the series. Fengler joins The Stuttgart Cup after spending the last nine years as Competition Director for Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR).



The Stuttgart Cup is sanctioned by HSR and Fengler brings a familiar face in a familiar environment while also providing the series with some new leadership in the important technical, competition and administrative areas. Among his responsibilities will be researching opportunities to expand The Stuttgart Cup’s race schedule to include more events at additional venues affiliated with other racing series.

“I am looking forward to working with everyone involved in The Stuttgart Cup,” Fengler said. “I have seen the series and many of the current competitors racing in HSR and elsewhere for many years. It will be great to join these friends and competitors in a new but still familiar arena while working with all involved to expand The Stuttgart Cup to other racing series and top circuits in North America.”



In addition to being an accomplished and experienced sports car road racing driver, Fengler has organized hundreds of track-day programs for a variety of blue chip clients for nearly 35 years as a driver trainer and motorsports consultant. He also managed for eight years all of Derek Bell’s motorsports programs and later assisted Bell’s son, Justin Bell, as General Manager of the Justin Bell G.T. Racing School.



The Stuttgart Cup picks up again February 13–16 at the Palm Beach Grand Prix, the first of this year’s final rounds of the inaugural Stuttgart Cup Winter Series. The three opening rounds were held last year at Savannah, Daytona and Sebring with finale slated for The Mitty at Road Atlanta in April.



The Palm Beach race will also be the first time Stuttgart Cup competitors will be competing in HSR’s all-new Global GT division. The new race group, designated Group 10, is home to modern era GT sports cars, like Caymans and Boxsters, as well as recent model Corvettes, Ferraris and Porsche 911 based cars. Both The Stuttgart Cup and the Mission Foods Porsche GT3 Cup will run in HSR Group 10.

For additional information, a copy of the rules, or questions and inquiries, please contact StuttgartCup@Racerlk.com or visit www.StuttgartCup.com. The Stuttgart Cup™ is sanctioned by Historic SportsCar Racing (HSR), with more information available at www.HSRrace.com.

NHRA Drag Racing resumed February 22 at Auto Club Dragway in Fontana, California, nearly two years after the popular track was shut down following a successful challenge from neighboring residents over the sound emanating from the quarter-mile dragstrip on the grounds of Auto Club Speedway.

The construction of a concrete sound-mitigation wall—1800 feet long and 24 feet tall—allowed racers to resume burning rubber at one of the few dragstrips still operating in Southern California.

“All of us at NHRA are excited to have Auto Club Dragway at Auto Club Speedway reopening,” said NHRA Pacific Division Director Mike Rice. “This track is a pivotal place for the racers of Southern California and the Pacific Division. We look forward to hosting a Pacific National Open Series event there later this season and expanding the number of NHRA events at the facility going forward.”

The track hosted a “We’re Back” open house February 15, when racers, media, and all of the other associations that will race to came out and met the employees and reviewed the schedule. Chassis certifications also were available.

“The response to our announcement of re-opening has been unbelievable," said Ray Wilkings, Vice President of Operations. "Once the track was shut down the racers really understood what they lost and they’ve been coming out of the woodwork since we announced our schedule. The racers are extremely excited about it. We’ve received nothing but great comments.”

The reopening of the track was made possible through the support of Auto Club of Southern California, NHRA, SEMA, Lucas Oil and K&N.

Street Legal Drag racing kicked off the actual re-opening on February 22; it will be followed by a robust schedule of NHRA Summit Racing Series, PSCA, SCEDA, IDRC, and NMCA West events.

The American Drag Racing League announced that for its 10th anniversary 2014 season it's raising the minimum weight for their Pro Extreme and Pro Nitrous cars to 2400 pounds.

“We are taking this action increasing the weight minimum in an attempt to allow more racers to compete in our top two professional classes, Pro Extreme and Pro Nitrous,” said ADRL president Kenny Nowling. “We feel weight rules that allow the so-called ‘lightweight’ cars to compete are inherently unfair for those racers who can’t afford a $150,000-plus race car.

“We at first considered banning titanium and carbon fiber components but we realized that a lot of our racers already have cars that have those materials, so instead of obsoleting any competitors current cars, we will just raise the minimum which allows almost all Pro Mod-style cars to be competitive in the ADRL.”

Nowling also said that he is in the final stages of confirming the ADRL’s 2014 schedule. “We’re doing our best not to schedule races that conflict with other series’ dates which takes a little work. As soon as the 2014 schedule is confirmed we notify all racers.”

After 47 years, Ernie Saxton has resigned his public relations position with Grnaview Speedway.

“I was trying for 50 years at Grandview but we (my wife and I) have decided it is time to retire after 47 years of handling the public relations, advertising, program book publishing and sponsorship efforts,” said Saxton. “I had given up the announcing at the end of the 2013 season after 45 years and thought that I could continue as part of the Grandview team. However after giving it a great deal of thought I found that we just could not put forth the best efforts without being there that is what the Rogers family (operators of the speedway) deserves. We have discussed the pros and cons of continuing on, but in the end we feel it is best to resign as a member of the Grandview staff.”

Over the years the NASCAR sanctioned track, located in Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania, has become a successful short tracks and just recently announced a very busy schedule of events, offering a lot of variety, for the 2014 season.

“Having just celebrated another birthday, I am realizing that there are a lot of things I would like to do on my bucket list and being at Grandview on a regular basis would make that difficult,” Saxton commented. “It has been a great 47 years. The Rogers family have been wonderful to work with and they have been more like family than employers. I wish them nothing but the best and we do plan to visit during the season.”

Saxton will continue to operate his public relations, marketing and sponsorship consulting firm, Ernie Saxton Communications, in Langhorne, PA. In addition he and his wife will continue to publish their sponsorship marketing newsletter, Motorsports Sponsorship Marketing News, which has helped so many with their sponsorship efforts and keeps subscribers informed on what is going on in sponsorship marketing.

Details on the newsletter and the services provided can be found at www.saxtonsponsormarket.com.

In addition Saxton will continue to pen motorsports columns for seven different publications including daily newspapers, trade publications and monthly magazines.

Ernie Saxton Communications, Inc. will continue to work with Len Sammons Productions with their indoor racing events and annual Motorsports show.

Saxton also works with race teams and promoters to assist them in their efforts to secure sponsorship with proposals, contact letters, media releases, and more.

The American Motor Racing Association (AMRA) has announced the signing of Princeton Speedway to a full time AMRA modified sanction in 2014. Princeton will be the anchor for the organization in Southern West Virginia.


After leasing the fast four-tenths mile facility over the past several years, Princeton Speedway owner Melvin and Sherlene Bishop will take over the reigns of the Princeton Speedway full time again in 2014. Princeton joins Atomic, Skyline, Midway, Ohio Valley, I-77, Legendary Hilltop, O’Brion, and Thunder Mountain. At this time plans for Beckley are uncertain.

Bishop and his crew made some major changes to the four-tenths mile facility in 2011, widening the front stretch to a more long, sweeping shape. Brand new clay was brought in and the turns banked more from top to bottom.  Also at the time, several new sets of lights were added, and a new fence.


“We are excited to be back at the track and with the AMRA,” said Melvin Bishop. “We are looking forward to a great relationship with the AMRA once again and we have been pleased with the number of open wheel cars that have called for information on the series.  This will give the open wheelers in Southern West Virginia some extra incentive with the AMRA point fund and a consistent set of rules to follow.”


“Melvin and Sherlene are great people to work with and we are glad they are back in the saddle and partnering with the AMRA,” said AMRA President Scott Wolfe. “The dynamics are in place for a great year at Princeton for not only the Bishops, but also the AMRA, Princeton Speedway, and the racers.”


Over $32,500 in prize money was awarded to the top 35 drivers in the AMRA Octane Race Products National Points’ Series where Tuppers Plains, Ohio driver Roy Roush claimed the $5000 top prize as the 2013 Champion. In the Kryptonite Late Model Series, Chris Garnes claimed his fourth straight championship and claimed $2000 of the total $10,000 in prize money for the top fifteen AMRA drivers in 2013. AMRA sponsors also provided nearly $20,000 in contingencies and door prizes at the annual banquet in addition to their financial commitment to the point fund.


“Southern West Virginia drivers have taken home a good deal of money from the AMRA over the years, and we hope those drivers and more continue to support the organization. There is a lot of driving talent in this part of the state,” Melvin Bishop said.


2014 Admission prices will be General Admission- Adults $10.00, Children ages 6-10 $5.00, and 5 and under free. Pit prices for Regular Shows will be $25.00. Princeton Speedway is located in Athens, WV off of Exit 14 from the WV Turnpike.


Not only will the weekly fireworks be on tap with the on-track action, but the Princeton Fireworks show is booked for July 3rd, 2014. Track management announced, “We will also have a Fireworks Celebration on August 2, 2014 to honor our UBB 29 Miners!”


“We are glad to announce our first practice April 12, 2014. This will get drivers ready for the first race a week later April 19, 2014.”  Below is a track schedule.


Recently, a brand new concession stand was built in the pit area at Princeton.

The rules for Street Stock, Hornets, and U-Cars, Pro Mini Stock, Outlaw Modified, Superstock, Fastrack, and AMRA will be on the track website and AMRA Rules will be on www.amramodified.com.


Competitors are asked to check the rules for each division on the speedway website.

Schedule:

April 12- 2014 First Practice
April 19- 2014 First Race
April 26- Regular Show
MAY 3- Regular Show/ Kids Bike Race
MAY 10- Regular Show / Mother’s Day Weekend
MAY 17- Regular Show / Salute to Armed Forces

NASCAR announced a new championship format today that will put greater emphasis on winning races all season long, expands the current Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field to 16 drivers, and implements a new round-by-round advancement format that ultimately will reward a battle-tested, worthy champion.

“We have arrived at a format that makes every race matter even more, diminishes points racing, puts a premium on winning races and concludes with a best-of-the-best, first-to-the-finish line showdown race – all of which is exactly what fans want,” said Brian France, NASCAR chairman and CEO. “We have looked at a number of concepts for the last three years through fan research, models and simulations, and also maintained extensive dialogue with our drivers, teams and partners. The new Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup will be thrilling, easy to understand and help drive our sport’s competition to a whole new level.”

Changes announced by France to the championship format include:
- A victory in the first 26 races all but guarantees a berth in the 10-race Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup – a change that will put an unprecedented importance on winning a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race all season long

- Expanding the Chase field from 12 to 16 drivers, with those drivers advancing to what now will be known as the NASCAR Chase Grid

- The number of championship drivers in contention for the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship will decrease after every three Chase races, from 16 to start in the Chase Grid; 12 after Chase race No. 3; eight after Chase race No. 6; and four after Chase race No. 9

- The first three races of the Chase (27-29) will be known as the Challenger Round; races 30-32 will be known as the Contender Round; races 33-35 will be the Eliminator Round and race No. 36 will be the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship

- A win by a championship-eligible driver in any Chase race automatically clinches the winning driver a spot in the next Chase round

- Four drivers will enter the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship with a chance at the title, with the highest finisher among those four capturing the prestigious NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship.

Eligibility for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup
The top 15 drivers with the most wins over the first 26 races will earn a spot in the NASCAR Chase Grid – provided they have finished in the top 30 in points and attempted to qualify for every race (except in rare instances). The 16th Chase position will go to the points leader after race No. 26, if he/she does not have a victory. In the event that there are 16 or more different winners over 26 races, the only winless driver who can earn a Chase Grid spot would be the points leader after 26 races.

If there are fewer than 16 different winners in the first 26 races, the remaining Chase Grid positions will go to those winless drivers highest in points. If there are 16 or more winners in the first 26 races, the ties will first be broken by number of wins, followed by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver points.

As was implemented in 2011, prior to the start of the Chase, all Chase Grid drivers will have their points adjusted to 2,000, with three additional bonus points added to their total for each win in the first 26 races.

Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Structure
After the third Chase race, the Chase Grid will be left with 12 drivers. After the sixth Chase race, the field will drop to eight drivers, and following the ninth Chase race, only four drivers will remain in championship contention for the NASCAR Sprint Cup title.

The first round (races 27-29) will be called the Challenger Round. If a driver in the Chase Grid wins a Challenger Round race, the driver automatically advances to the next round. The remaining available positions 1-12 that have not been filled based upon wins will be based on points. Each will then have their points reset to 3,000.

The second round (races 30-32) will be called the Contender Round. Likewise, if a driver in the top 12 in points wins a race in the Contender Round, the driver automatically advances to the next round. The remaining available positions 1-8 that have not been filled based upon wins will be based on points. Each will then have their points reset to 4,000.

The third round (races 33-35) will be called the Eliminator Round. If a driver in the top eight in points wins a race in the Eliminator Round, the driver automatically advances to the next round. The remaining available positions 1-4 that have not been filled based upon wins will be based on points. Each will then have their points reset to 5,000.

Additionally, drivers who are eliminated in the Contender and Eliminator Rounds will have their points readjusted. Each eliminated driver will return to the Chase-start base of 2,000 (plus any regular season wins bonus points), with their accumulated points starting with race No. 27 added. This will allow all drivers not in contention for the NASCAR Sprint Cup title to continue to race for the best possible seasonlong standing, with final positions fifth-through-16th still up for grabs.

Four Drivers, First-to-the-Finish Championship Finale
The 36th and final race of the season will be the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship. Simply stated, the highest finisher in that race among the remaining four eligible drivers will win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title.

Bonus points for laps led will not apply in the season finale, so the official finishing position alone will decide the champion.

Note: All rules outlined above also apply to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series owner championship structure.

For more details on the new championship format, please visit NASCARMedia.com for a Fact Sheet / FAQs  or visit NASCAR.com.

Mazak distributor Northwest Machine, serving Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota and Western Wisconsin, will host a special grand opening for its new headquarters in Rogers, Minn. The event, scheduled for April 30–May 1, will feature facility tours, advanced manufacturing system demonstrations and technical seminars. A special student day on April 29 will kick off the event and have local manufacturers discuss careers in the industry with area youth.

As the manufacturing sector continues to grow in Minnesota and the surrounding region, Northwest Machine, through its new 22,600-sq-ft facility, can offer higher levels of customer support. The company will provide even more localized technical training, service and applications support as well as engineered turnkey manufacturing systems and automation solutions.

“We’ve been a business partner with Mazak for 30 years, and like them, our goal is to always provide more than just the industry’s most advanced machine tool technology,” said Joel Lundin, CEO of Northwest Machine. “As a result of the new building, we significantly raise the bar on our level of value-added services that accompany that technology.”

Northwest Machine employs 18 people, four of which are engineers, at the new headquarters. With the additional space, the company has expanded its tooling, accessories and applications engineering department, its service and training departments and robot automation division, as well as its technology center area. The building also features ample office space, a large conference room and vendor/supplier lounge area.

The new Northwest Machine training area accommodates up to 16 people. Customers can now send employees to be trained locally without having them spend long periods of time away from the workplace.

With its expansive new technology center area, Northwest Machine is able to engineer, test and prove out more turnkey manufacturing systems, including those that are large and extensive. Also, the company installed a permanent robot in one area of the technology center exclusively for training purposes.

Northwest Machine’s all-encompassing in-house automation division not only offers hands-on robot training courses, but also works closely with Mazak’s Automation and Systems Group to furnish customers full robot integration services for their Mazak machines. Customers further benefit from Mazak’s comprehensive approach to automation solutions together with the local expert service and support from Northwest Machine to boost productivity through better machine utilization.

“We are committed to the robot automation business, and we have had the experienced and dedicated staff in place to support it for quite some time,” said Lundin. “With our new facility, we further build upon that commitment to provide a one-stop source for automation systems and services partnered with the most advanced machine tools in the industry that, together, will allow customers to continuously increase productivity and maintain cost effectiveness.”

Watch for more grand opening event information at www.nwmtec.com.

The rules package for the American Sprint Car Series (360cid and 305cid) 2014 season has been updated. Included among the updates is a change to the rules governing the approved ASCS Brodix Cylinder Head for 360cid competition.

The 2013 rule concerning the Cylinder Head was as follows:

Spec Heads: Brodix Chevrolet Style Heads part # 27-211, #27223, and #27-222 with ASCS stamp may not have any performance-enhancing alterations in any way. Intake opening no larger than original opening, the only exception being, inlet opening may be ground or polished 3/4 inches or no further into port than the closest edge of the closest letter of the ASCS logo. During this polishing the left side of the letter "A" is sometimes inadvertently brushed with polish wheel. This is permissible as long as letter is still intact. During polishing of inlet port sometimes polish marks may go slightly further than the 3/4 inch. Intake port at no time may exceed 215 cubic centimeters.

Spec Heads: Brodix Ford Style Heads part # 27-233 with ASCS stamp may not have any performance-enhancing alterations in any way. Intake opening must be 2.150 inches tall by 1.300 inches wide. Intake port polishing will be allowed no more than a ½ inch below the bottom of the original seat ring on the back side of the bowl area and no more than 1 inch on the short side. Polishing will be allowed in the combustion chamber are to avoid hot spot chafing. Polishing will be allowed in the exhaust ports as long as the original ASCS logo is not affected or port shape is not altered substantially. Intake port at no time may exceed 194 cubic centimeters. Please note that the intake port is for a Fel-Pro #1262, or equivalent, gasket.

Intake port polishing will be allowed no more than 1 1/2 inches below the bottom of the original seat ring on the back side of the bowl area and no more than 1 inch on the short side. Polishing will be allowed in the combustion chamber area to avoid hot spot chaffing. Polishing will be allowed in exhaust ports as long as the original "ASCS" logo is not affected or port shape is not altered substantially.

Absolutely no intake or exhaust port relocation, raising, enlargement or reshaping of any type. Valve angle and placement may not be altered in any way on the ASCS spec head or on any other head. ASCS checking fixtures to check the above specifications and dimensions will be used by sanctioned ASCS tracks.

The 2014 rule reads as follows:

Spec Heads: Brodix Chevrolet Style Heads part # 27-211, #27223, and #27-222 with ASCS stamp may not have any performance-enhancing alterations in any way. Intake opening no larger than original opening, the only exception being, inlet opening may be ground or polished 3/4 inches or no further into port than the closest edge of the closest letter of the ASCS logo. During this polishing the left side of the letter "A" is sometimes inadvertently brushed with polish wheel. This is permissible as long as letter is still intact. During polishing of inlet port sometimes polish marks may go slightly further than the 3/4 inch. Intake port at no time may exceed 215 cubic centimeters.

Intake port polishing on Chevrolet Heads will be allowed no more than 1.800 inches below the bottom of the original seat ring on the back side of the bowl area and no more than 1 inch on the short side. Polishing will be allowed in the combustion chamber area to avoid hot spot chaffing. Polishing will be allowed in exhaust ports as long as the original "ASCS" logo is not affected or port shape is not altered substantially.

Absolutely no intake or exhaust port relocation, raising, enlargement or reshaping of any type. Valve angle and placement may not be altered in any way on the ASCS spec head or on any other head. ASCS checking fixtures to check the above specifications and dimensions will be used by sanctioned ASCS tracks.

Spec Heads: Brodix Ford Style Heads part # 27-233 with ASCS stamp may not have any performance-enhancing alterations in any way. Intake opening must be 2.150 inches tall by 1.300 inches wide. Intake port polishing will be allowed no more than a 1 1/2 inches below the bottom of the original seat ring on the back side of the bowl area and no more than 1 inch on the short side. Polishing will be allowed in the combustion chamber area to avoid hot spot chafing. Polishing will be allowed in the exhaust ports as long as the original ASCS logo is not affected or port shape is not altered substantially. Intake port at no time may exceed 200 cubic centimeters. Please note that the intake port is for a Fel-Pro #1262, or equivalent, gasket.

Absolutely no intake or exhaust port relocation, raising, enlargement or reshaping of any type. Valve angle and placement may not be altered in any way on the ASCS spec head or on any other head. ASCS checking fixtures to check the above specifications and dimensions will be used by sanctioned ASCS tracks.

The change comes in the area of port polishing concerning the Chevrolet style Head in that teams have been allowed to go from 1.500 inches to 1.800 inches below the bottom of the original seat ring on the back side of the bowl area but still no more than 1 inch on the short side.

Other changes for the 2014 season include the strong recommendation for the Front Axle Tethering system developed by ButlerBuilt. A safety strap for the draglink is now required as well as some form of strap or hoop around the driveline.

Start and restart rules will also reflect the “box start” so as to keep drivers from fanning out and allowing others to jump through the field before the designated starting area.

Complete rules for the American Sprint Car Series (360cid) are posted at http://www.ascsracing.com/series-info/rules.aspx

Updates to the ASCS 305cid rules have also been posted. To remain consistent with the RaceSaver rules package, the aftermarket block produced by Dart (No. 31151411) is now approved for use in ASCS 305cid competition.

Complete rules for the American Sprint Car Series (305cid) are posted at http://305.ascsracing.com/series-info/305rules.aspx

Blower Drive Service (BDS), the Southern California manufacturer and distributor of superchargers and supercharger components, has been acquired by another Southern California company with ties to the supercharger industry, Belt Drives Limited (BDL).

"I'm proud to announce that my company has come to an agreement with the Railsback family, who have owned BDS since its inception, to buy their company," Belt Drives Ltd. owner Steven Yetzke said. "BDL has been making supercharger pulleys for many years and we are heavily involved with and support drag racing. We have sponsored several Top Fuel bikes through the years so this acquisition made perfect sense for me, my company and BDS."

The sale of the company won't interrupt the day-to-day business of BDS.

"I'm pleased that Mrs. Norma Iskenderian, who has been managing the BDS company for over two decades, has agreed to stay on in her present position and that we have also come to an agreement with Craig Railsback to stay on and work on special projects," said Yetzke.

BDS will continue to do business from its current location at 12140 Washington Blvd., Whittier, CA 90606. Contact BDS at 562-693-4302 or go to www.blowerdriveservice.com.

The engineering, assembly and sales departments will also remain at that location while some of the manufacturing will be moved to the BDL plant at 5500 E. La Palma Ave., Anaheim CA 92807. Contact Belt Drives Ltd. by phone 714-693-1313 or go to www.beltdrives.com.

The Belt Drives facilities include their own aluminum foundry, over 50 CNC mills and lathes, gear-cutting department and a rubber manufacturing facility that includes state of the art CAD design and rapid prototyping.

Talladega Superspeedway Chairman Grant Lynch was presented with the coveted Joe Littlejohn Award at the 2014 National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) convention in Concord, North Carolina, over the weekend. The award is given out each year in recognition of outstanding service to the NMPA.
 
Lynch joined the Talladega Superspeedway staff in January of 1993 as General Manager and was promoted to Vice President of International Speedway Corporation (ISC) and President of Talladega Superspeedway in November of the same year. While with ISC, Lynch has worked in various capacities, including overseeing the development of Kansas Speedway and Chicagoland Speedway, but has always lived in Talladega. Since 2009, he has been Chairman of NASCAR’s Most Competitive track.
 
“I am honored and humbled to be presented with the Joe Littlejohn Award by the NMPA, an association that does amazing work for the preservation and continuance of motorsports,” said Lynch. “I have worked in the industry for a long time and to receive an honor like this really puts things into perspective. I learned so much about our sport from the likes of NASCAR’s Bill France, Jr. and Jim Hunter, as well as R.J. Reynolds’ T. Wayne Robertson and Ralph Seagraves—who have all had a huge impact on the NMPA.
 
“Over the years at Talladega, we have had some of the best public relations and communications people in all of sports and entertainment. I am just an extension of them and our incredible racetrack. Helping the media is something I’ve loved doing since the beginning of my career.”
 
Lynch came to Talladega Superspeedway after 11 years with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. where, in his last post as senior manager of operations and public relations, he managed the company’s involvement in NASCAR Winston Cup (today known as the Sprint Cup Series) racing. His career there spanned back to 1982, when he joined RJR Special Events as a Camel GT Series show car driver.
 
The award’s namesake, Joe Littlejohn, was one of the great promoters in the early days of stock car racing. After racing in the 1930s and ‘40s and being the first man to post 100 mph in a stock car on the sand at Daytona Beach, Florida, Littlejohn worked with NASCAR’s founder Bill France Sr. to establish the site for Talladega Superspeedway. Always willing to assist the media, drivers and owners in the sport of NASCAR, Littlejohn organized the National Motorsports Press Association. He died a legend in the sport at the age of 81 in 1989.