GALOT Motorsports has confirmed a partnership for 2013 with Todd “King Tut” Tutterow of WYO Motorsports to lead a newly formed drag racing team.
 
Having already established itself as a dominant force in the diesel tractor-pulling field, Earl Wells’ GALOT will expand its scope for the upcoming racing season.

Tutterow, a legendary tuner and driver in the drag racing world, will be heading up the three‐driver, four‐car team. Currently a new flagship GALOT Motorsports car is in the works and is yet to be announced.

However, the GALOT team will also be campaigning a Precision Turbo & Engine turbocharged Pro Turbo/Pro Extreme 1967 Shelby GT 500 Mustang driven by Tutterow, a Top Sportsman 1968 Pontiac Firebird driven by team member John Strickland, and a 2005 Pontiac Firebird driven by team member Kevin Rivenbark, to be raced in local shootouts.

Having assembled a support staff of some of the biggest names in drag racing, partners for the GALOT new venture include Harry Hruska of Precision Turbo & Engine (PTE), who will be providing turbocharger and tuning expertise, Tom Jenkins from Advanced Fuel Ignition Systems (AFIS), John Meaney of BigStuff3 (BS3) for assistance and guidance with the well‐known powertrain management system, and Ainsley Jacobs on behalf of P*TEN Marketing (PTEN) who will handle the marketing, PR and social media functions of the team.

The GALOT team plans to attend races in both the ADRL and X‐DRL series, as well as some NHRA Pro Mod races if scheduling allows.

Officials from Berlin Raceway recently announced formation of the “Coors Light Super Bullet Series” Template Super Late Model Series at Berlin Raceway for the 2013 racing season.

The Coors Light Super Bullet Series will consist of seven 75 Lap Super Late Model events at Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan, that will pay out a $6000 champions share, as well as top ten in points at the end of the season. Other bonuses and awards are up for grabs as well.

The Coors Light Super Bullet Series will kick off April 27, 2013. All feature events will be 75 laps, with qualifying and heat races. Each feature event will also pay $10 per lap to the race leader.

The 2012 Coors Light Super Late Model division had four different winners and a first-time champion in Terry VanHaitsma. The competitive division also featured occasional competitors from the CRA Super Series and other notable template super late model drivers such as Johnny VanDoorn, Brian Campbell, Chris Koslek, Brandon Hermiller and Jay Niewiek.

The remainder of the 2013 racing season schedule is available at www.berlinraceway.com.

A free Promoters Summit with Humpy Wheeler will be held as part of the 2nd Annual Carolina Auto Racing Show (CARS).

The event takes place on Saturday, January 5, 2013, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hickory Metro Convention Center in Hickory, North Carolina.

Guest speakers will include: Humpy Wheeler, Gray Garrison (Bowman Gray Stadium), Tim Christman (World of Outlaws Series Director), Harold Crook (Lonesome Pine Speedway), Kelly Carlton (Fastrack/Ultimate Series Director), Ron Skufca (Skufca & Moretz), Stacie Brenner (Keystone Marketing), Harold Howell (HICG Insurance) and moderator Clint Elkins (Carolina Speedway).

The Carolina Auto Racing Show will open at noon on Friday, January 4, 2013. The two-day event will house over 150 exhibitors in the racing industry, including many vendors that will be racing track oriented.

For credential information and to RVSP, visit www.carolinaautoracingshow.com.

ProMedia has announced the addition of Dave Werremeyer to its event staff as Technical and Communications Director for the NMRA, NMCA, and NMCA WEST event series.  

Werremeyer comes to ProMedia after an extensive career at ProCharger, where he served as Motorsports Operations Coordinator for the past eight years. He will begin his new position with ProMedia on December 24, 2012.

“Dave has done an awesome job helping build a competitive program at ProCharger and we are elated to add him to the ProMedia team,” said Charlie Harmon, president of ProMedia Events. “His experience, and exceptional knowledge of our market, along with his vision and passion will combine to play a major role in maintaining a fair playing field for all three of our racing series.”

Despite helping develop and grow one of the most recognized supercharger brands in the world, Werremeyer’s racing roots are actually found in naturally-aspirated drag racing: “I love the sound a high-revving car running on motor alone makes. I have always respected the guys who build and race cars in any naturally-aspirated class,” he said.

However, Werremeyer doesn’t limit his love of racing to the sidelines. Werremeyer’s a Chrysler fan, and has raced in several heads-up and bracket classes across the country.

“This has been long time coming for ProMedia,” Harmon added. “Dave’s knowledge of the finite details of different combinations, will really help us as we move forward with our rules packages, bringing forward a much needed dynamic to all three of our series, benefiting the organization long term,” Harmon concluded.

San Antonio Speedway was reborn just a couple of months ago by hosting the 11th "not so annual" Octoberfast.

This half-mile, high-banked asphalt oval race track was closed down in 2007 due to code compliance issues, and was reopened by Unique Track Solutions LLC on October 18-20, 2012.

Over 120 racers competed in this record-breaking event that attracted almost 5000 fans and racing teams.

Brian Bohlen, the Operations Director at San Antonio Speedway, shared his excitement about the success of the reopening.

"We were really pleased with the response on our recent Octoberfast event," said Bohlen. "The future of the track hinged on the outcome of Octoberfast, and we're happy to say that we were overwhelmed by the support we received from the racers, sponsors, racing teams, fans and media. We know they all contributed to the success of this monumental event in in a big way."

Following the success of this historical "grand reopening" event, San Antonio Speedway has announced that it will be back again next year. Unique Track Solutions LLC is moving forward with its plans for 2013, and sponsorships for next year's events are being pursued.

"We're currently working on some specific dates for next year, and we hope to officially announce the schedule right after the first of the year," commented Bohlen. "Right now, we feel it's important to let the racing community know that we do plan to continue racing at San Antonio Speedway in 2013."

Bohlen also added, "San Antonio Speedway will be working with the asphalt speedway located in Kyle to coordinate schedules and rules in order to make racing at both facilities as easy and affordable as possible for racers."

San Antonio Speedway is a 1/2-mile, asphalt oval track that's located at 14901 State Highway 16 South, San Antonio, Texas 78264. Information on San Antonio Speedway may be found on the track website at www.sa-speedway.com.

Rally America, Inc. and USAC will partner in 2013 to present the Rally America National Championship, a seven-event series spanning the country between January and October.



The one-year agreement expands USAC’s diverse calendar of motorsports entities, which has included various sanctioning partnerships.



Since its inception in 2004, Rally America has been considered among the premier rally sanctioning bodies in the United States.



For the 2013 season, Rally America members will hold both a Rally America license and a USAC membership, receiving many new benefits of inclusion in one of America’s oldest racing clubs.

USAC debuted in 1956, and in its 57 seasons of competition it has sanctioned nearly every form of motorsports imaginable.



For more information regarding Rally America’s National Championship or the sport of performance rally, visit www.rally-america.com.



The 2013 Rally America National Championship schedule:


Sno*Drift Rally - Atlanta, MI - January 25-26
Rally in the 100 Acre Wood - Salem, MO - February 22–23
Oregon Trail Rally - Portland & The Dalles, OR - May 3-5
Susquehannock Trail Rally - Wellsboro, PA - May 31-June 1
New England Forest Rally - Newry, ME - July 26-27
Ojibwe Forests Rally - Detroit Lakes, MN - August 23–24
Lake Superior Performance Rally - Houghton, MI - October 18-19

The Lucas Oil Regional Off Road Racing Series has announced new corporate partnerships with Polaris and Walker Evans Racing designed to launch a production-based UTV class for the growing, grassroots-based form of motorsports.
 
The newly created Stock RZR XP class will focus on budget-minded racers being able to compete in off-road short course racing using the high-performance, two-seat Polaris RZR XP 900 sport UTVs directly from the showroom floor. In order to enhance competition and keep costs down, the only modifications allowed will be mandatory safety cages and optional bolt-on performance items.
 
For 2013, Lucas Oil welcomes both Polaris and Walker Evans Racing as sponsors of the Stock RZR XP class for the Southern California series. The new racing category, however, will be incorporated into all three of the Lucas Oil regional off-road series, including Arizona and Utah.
 
Based just outside of Minneapolis in Medina, Minnesota, Polaris Industries is a world-wide leader in the manufacturing and sales of high-performance and utility ATVs, UTVs, snowmobiles and motorcycles.

First launched in January 2011, the Polaris RZR XP 900 quickly established new benchmarks of power and performance for a Side-by-Side UTV.

Walker Evans Racing, located in Riverside, California, has been a longtime supplier of snowmobile and UTV shock absorbers to Polaris, as well as being a team owner and sponsor of championship-winning Polaris UTV efforts via driver R.J. Anderson.
 
For 2013, the Lucas Oil Regional off-road racing program will consist of three separate regional series. The Southern California series presented by Kartek Off Road features three visits each to legendary Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino and the newly refurbished Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park in Lake Elsinore.

The Arizona series will visit Speedworld in Surprise four times; the Firebird International Raceway in Chandler and a "double points" stop at Cocopah Speedway in Yuma.

The Utah series will see five Lucas events all held at world-class Miller Motorsports Park near Salt Lake City.
 
For more information and rules on the new Lucas Oil Stock RZR XP class, visit www.lucasoilregional.com.

After nearly four decades of leadership, iconic race producer Sal Fish announced today that he has sold his SCORE International desert racing organization that includes the SCORE Desert Racing Series to Roger Norman, effective immediately.

Fish, the CEO/President of Los Angeles-based SCORE International, has set the pace for the sport of desert racing since shortly after its formation by the late Mickey Thompson in 1973.
 
The sale of the 39-year-old SCORE to Norman is final, with Fish having no direct involvement with future race promotions of the SCORE organization moving forward. He will, however, produce the 2012 SCORE Awards Night, honoring the racers of the world’s foremost desert racing series.

The SCORE Awards Night will be held Saturday, January 12, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Spa in Newport Beach, California, honoring the Champions of 2012 and ushering in a new and exciting era for SCORE International.

In announcing his decision, Fish, 73, said, “Next to my wife Barbara, SCORE has been the love of my life, my passion and I have left my blood, sweat and tears in the desert of Baja California, Mexico, and in the USA in Arizona, California and Nevada. Over these many years, I’ve been knocked down, but always managed to get up to fight again and have enjoyed more than anyone could ever imagine these many years in the desert.”

As a hotel/casino owner in northern Nevada, business developer and a champion racer himself, Norman was well aware of the daunting task at hand when he resurrected the High Desert Racing Association, (HDRA) in 2011. HDRA was highly regarded when it was active in the 1980s and early 1990s.

“For me it’s a dream come true,” said Norman of his acquisition of SCORE. “Sal Fish is the godfather of this sport and it is an honor to move forward with the incredible legacy he has left our sport with SCORE International. We have been talking about this for over a year, but I knew I had to learn all sides of the sport before I could be in a position to make a solid offer to Sal.”
   
Regarding his future plans, Norman said racers will be competing for three separate championships—HDRA, SCORE, and the World Championship.

The World Championship will be comprised of three HDRA races in America and three SCORE races in Baja. In fact, the World Championship is the culmination of six of the seven races of the HDRA and SCORE race series with the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 (November 14-17, 2013) in Ensenada, Mexico, as the deciding factor with 2x points.

The first race is the HDRA South Point Vegas 250, January 12, 2013, in Jean, Nev.
    
“Races will be nationally televised in the US, and we will provide greater detail of our plans over the next two weeks. The vision of a world championship will be monumental for our sport. We will look forward to honoring the legacy of SCORE and the colossal contribution to our sport by Sal Fish at the SCORE Awards Night on January 12.”

In addition to the special SCORE Achievement Awards and the 36 Pro, 6 Sportsman class champions and three overall point champions who will be honored during the SCORE Awards Night at the Hyatt Regency, another highlight of the evening will be the presentation of the annual SCORE Off-Roadsman Awards.
    
Individuals as well as manufacturers and organizations are honored through 11 distinct awards, whose winners are decided by several thousand SCORE fans through online voting, including the entire SCORE membership of more than 2000.

Among the awards to be presented are MasterCraft Safety SCORE Rookie of the year, SCORE Contingency Company of the year, SCORE Pit Support Team of the year, SCORE Mechanic of the year and SCORE Person of the year.
    
Another element of the program will be the presentation of the SCORE Toyota Milestone Awards.  As it has for 27 years, the Toyota Milestone Awards are presented to those drivers in four-wheel vehicle classes who finish every required mile of the 2012 SCORE Desert Series. A total of 16 racers completed all 1,920.21 required miles in the five-race 2012 SCORE Desert Series.
    
The evening will include a colorful video/photographic tribute to the 2012 SCORE Desert Series produced by Blue C Advertising, highlighting the still photography of Trackside Photo.
    
A pre-awards reception will start the festivities at 6 p.m., followed by the dinner, a special tribute to the 2012 SCORE season and presentations at 7 p.m.
    
Individual ticket reservations as well as reservations for tables of 10, priced at $850 per table, are being accepted through the SCORE offices at 818/225-8402. Individual tickets are $85 each.

Five suppliers to Engine Parts Group, Inc. (EPGI) were honored at the group's recent winter shareholders meeting.

Companies recognized as Featured Suppliers were Durabond Bearing Co.,Ferrea Racing Components, Hastings Manufacturing Co., Melling Engine Parts and SA Gear Co.

Each year, EPGI shareholders choose the Featured Suppliers from more than 90 companies providing engine parts to the group. The five are selected based on each company's ability to offer extraordinary value, exceptional programs, policies, and building and maintaining excellent working relationships.

Companies chosen for the EPGI Featured Supplier Award also must be the primary source in its product category to at least 80 percent of EPGI members.

Founded 23 years ago, EPGI is the largest engine parts distribution network in the US. The group is made up of independent specialty engine parts distributors who warehouse a full line of internal engine components for domestic and import passenger car, light truck, heavy duty, industrial, marine, agricultural and performance applications. Engine Pro operates 35 distribution centers throughout the US and Australia.

Pictured above, L-R, are Tom DeBlasis, Bob Kollar and Ray Falkenrath, Hastings Manufacturing Co.; Jerry Hendrix, Bill McCleskey and Marion Holt, Melling Engine Parts; Chuck Barnett, Dura Bond Bearing Co.; Steve Tucker, S.A. Gear Co., Don Weber, EPGI; Sal Abdallah, S.A. Gear Co.; (Kneeling) Oscar Romano, Ferrea Racing Components.

GRAND-AM Road Racing announced that Roger Bailey has been named the sanction body’s chief appellate officer, taking the position vacated by the retirement of John Bishop.
 
In his role, Bailey will serve as the final judge of appeals of any GRAND-AM decision or penalty.
 
Bailey won the British Formula 3 championship with Jackie Stewart in 1964 and helped build the Le Mans-winning Ford GT40 Mk IIs in 1966. He helped build McLaren’s engines that dominated the SCCA Can-Am and won the Indianapolis 500 in 1974 and 1976. He was also IMSA’s technical director from 1980-84.
 
For 26 years, Bailey ran open-wheel racing’s primary support series, successively known as the American Racing Series, Firestone Indy Lights and the IRL Indy Pro Series.
 
Bishop held the position since the founding of GRAND-AM in 1999. He co-founded the International Motor Sports Association with William H.G. France in 1969, and ran America’s leading sports car sanctioning body through the sale of the organization in 1990.
 
GRAND-AM’s 2013 season opens with the 51st Rolex 24 At Daytona on January 26-27 at Daytona International Speedway.