Toyota will be ending its NHRA participation after 2025, according to published reports.

Toyota, which has been in the series since 2002, has been providing Toyota-backed teams with tow vehicles, and engineering, technology and trackside support.

"Our NHRA Drag Racing involvement has brought much success and pride across our entire organization," Paul Doleshal, group manager, motorsports, Toyota Motor North America, told media outlets. "Our NHRA drivers and teams have truly become part of our Toyota family. We look forward to competing for more wins and championships with our supported teams in the upcoming season, and we will work diligently along the way to make sure each team and driver have the tools necessary to compete at the highest level for the years to come."

The manufacturer currently supports six teams in the top-level NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series and won its first NHRA Manufacturers Cup in 2024.

For more information, visit toyota.com.

Genesis, the luxury vehicle brand owned by Hyundai, has officially announced its new LMDh prototype program that will compete in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) and IMSA.

Officially dubbed Genesis Magma Racing, the team will field a two-car entry in WEC beginning in 2026, then expand into IMSA in 2027. The GMR-001 Hypercar, revealed at an event in Dubai, is based on an ORECA Motorsport chassis.

Additionally, Cyril Abiteboul, president of Hyundai Motorsport, will serve as team principal for Genesis Magma Racing, while sportscar veterans André Lotterer and Luis "Pipo" Derani will lead the two-car effort from behind the wheel in 2026.

Ahead of its WEC debut in 2026, the team will collaborate with IDEC Sport to field an LMP2 entry in the 2025 European Le Mans Series.

The team will operate out of headquarters at Circuit Paul Ricard in France, leveraging its proximity to ORECA Motorsport and IDEC Sport, the team said.

For more information, visit genesis.com.

The Trans Am Series has named Andy Lally as its new president.

A motorsports veteran with more than 30 years of experience on the race track, the appointment comes as Lally announces his retirement from on-track competition.

Lally will report to Parella Motorsports Holdings (PMH) COO Michael Printup, who has led the Trans Am series since April 2024.

The Trans Am Series will begin its 59th year of competition at Sebring International Raceway in Florida, February 20-23, 2025.

For more information, visit gotransam.com.

United Autosports, United Kingdom-based racing partner of McLaren Automotive in the World Endurance Championship (WEC), is set to bring the British marque to the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) in 2025.

The team, which also has operations in the United States, will make its debut in the ELMS LMGT3 class with the No. 23 McLaren GT3 EVO in the six-round 2025 season, in addition to fielding one entry in both the LMP2 and LMP2 Pro/Am classes.

United Autosports will also continue to partner with McLaren Automotive in the WEC, again fielding the No. 59 and No. 95 McLaren GT3 EVOs in 2025.

For more information, visit unitedautosports.com.

David Brown, an industry veteran with more than four decades of motorsports experience, has joined NTT INDYCAR SERIES team Juncos Hollinger Racing (JHR), based in Speedway, Indiana.

Brown's career began in 1981 with the Williams Formula 1 Team, serving as a race engineer for top drivers such as Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill, David Coulthard and Ayrton Senna, before spending time with McLaren and Jordan F1, and in sports car racing in ALMS and IMSA.

As technical director at JHR, Brown will oversee all aspects of the team’s technical development, working closely with the engineering staff, drivers and management.

For more information, visit juncoshollinger.com.

The Super DIRTcar Series has released its schedule for 2025.

The big block modified series calendar includes 33 events starting in February with the Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals at Voluisa Speedway Park in Barberville, Florida, and concluding in November with the World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, North Carolina.

Additional marquee events including the championship season-opener at New Jersey's New Egypt Speedway on March 29, 2025, the SummerFAST in August, the Billy Whittaker Cars 200 at Oswego Speedway in New York, and more.

Click here for more information or to see the full 2025 Super DIRTcar schedule.

NASCAR has announced an expanded long-term technical partnership with Stratasys, making the company the official 3D printing partner of NASCAR. NASCAR will now exclusively use Stratasys 3D printing technology for the design and production of parts and tools across NASCAR, replacing previous technologies used alongside Stratasys solutions.

A new state-of-the-art 3D printing lab is also set to open at the NASCAR Research & Development Center in Concord, North Carolina. The facility features multiple Stratasys technologies, including F370, 450mc, F900 (FDM printers) and a NEO800 (SL printer) to support research and development, parts production and tooling for NASCAR's three national series.

As part of the expanded partnership, Stratasys will also increase the existing FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) capabilities within the NASCAR R&D center, allowing for larger-scale part production. In addition to FDM technology, NASCAR will now integrate Stratasys NEO stereolithography (SL). These technologies will support a variety of applications, from aerodynamic testing to prototyping and production of parts with high-precision tooling, further enhancing the design and manufacturing flexibility that 3D printing brings to the sport.

For more information, visit nascar.com.

Monterey Motorsports Festival (MMF) has announced automotive executive Adam Langsbard as managing director, who will be responsible for numerous facets of the event. Langsbard brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record in the automotive and marketing sector.

"Monterey Motorsports Festival is perfectly poised to become the Saturday Car Week destination in Monterey.  In 2024, we secured a foothold in the car culture community with nearly 7,000 in attendance, a fantastic variety of cars on display, music, food, activities for children and more. Our future requires a road map to success, and bringing Adam aboard is going to be key to reaching our goals," said Paolo Manca, founder and CEO of MMF.

Most recently, Adam served as the vice president of sales and marketing at Velocity Invitational, a three-day luxury motorsports festival based in Sonoma, California.

The 2025 MMF is scheduled for August 16, 2025, at the iconic Monterey County Fair & Event Center in Monterey, California.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit montereymotorsportsfestival.com.

M.E.RIN, an Italy-based producer of racing fuel tanks, will make its North America motorsports introduction at the 2024 PRI Show, December 12-14 in Indianapolis, in booth #2832. M.E.RIN is one of several Italian manufacturers set to exhibit on the 2024 PRI Show floor. For more details on "Made in Italy" PRI Show exhibitors, visit here.

Since its founding in 1994, the company has produced a range of tanks for a variety of sectors including motorsports, aerospace, armored vehicles and nautical industries. M.E.RIN production and sales representatives will be present at the PRI Show to showcase the company's technological advancements, reliability and safety features.

"M.E.RIN is thrilled to offer our top-notch safety flexible fuel tank to racers across the United States, Canada and Mexico," said Founder and CEO Enzo Giambartolomei. "I have over 30 years of experience crafting high-caliber products for the racing industry, and I'm confident that our offerings are not only of the highest quality but also among the safest available to racers thanks to the M.E.RIN special process applied to our products. We will have our two most popular sports car tanks and the new M.E.RIN 28-gallon sprint-car bladder on display at the PRI Show."

For more information on M.E.RIN, visit merin.it.

For more information or to register for the 2024 PRI Show, click here.

The Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame has announced the passing of inductees Malcolm Smith and Mary McGee.

Smith was a member of the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame inaugural Class of 1978, and McGee was enshrined in 2023. Both competed in four-wheel classes but made their respective marks of the off-road racing history books on two-wheels, the Hall of Fame said in a statement celebrating the lives of the inductees.

Click here to read the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame's tribute to both Smith and McGee.