CERATIZIT, an Illinois-based provider of custom tooling products for the metalworking industry, has appointed Dave Conger as national sales manager for its west region.

Based in Texas, Conger brings with him 26 years of cutting tool industry sales leadership experience and three years of hands-on machining expertise. Throughout his career, Conger has led sales teams and productivity efforts at national and regional levels, the company said.

"Success has everything to do with listening and reacting to customer needs with passion and professionalism," Conger said. "I'm excited to offer solutions from a world-class tooling supplier that enable customers to optimize their machining operations."

For more information, visit CERATIZIT.com.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has revealed its schedule for the 2024 season.

With 63 events at 28 unique venues across 16 different states, the 2024 schedule includes 21 events that will pay a minimum of $20,000 to the winner, series officials said. Additionally, 12 crown jewel events will offer a $50,000 or more top prize.

The 2024 campaign will launch with a record 15 events during the Georgia-Florida Speedweeks, and concludes with the $100,000-to-win 44th Annual Dirt Track World Championship at Eldora Speedway in October.

New additions to the schedule include stops at Nebraska's Eagle Raceway and Shelby County Speedway in Harlan, Iowa. 

For more information, including the full 2024 schedule, visit lucasdirt.com.

Lucas Oil is expanding into the Brazilian market through a new partnership with Comercial Lucar, a Brazilian wholesale distributor specializing in lubricants and filters for the automotive, industrial and heavy equipment markets. 

Comercial Lucar will be the exclusive distributor of Lucas Oil additives in Brazil.

The partnership will introduce the American brand and its products to the Brazilian market, the world's 10th largest economy and home to more than 83 million automobiles, according to the company. 

"We found the right partner in Lucar," said Shane Burns, vice president of sales at Lucas Oil. "Their impressive sales force, professionalism and logistics expertise in the region, which can be challenging because of the sheer geographical size of Brazil, is unmatched. And this expansion presents a tremendous opportunity for Lucas Oil. The average age of light duty vehicles is over ten years, and we are confident that our premium automotive solutions will benefit Brazilian drivers, extending the lives and capabilities of their vehicles and saving them money in the long run.”

For more information, visit lucasoil.com.

Paul Lee, driver and owner of Paul Lee Racing, has named Jonnie Lindberg as crew chief for the team's Nitro Funny Car effort for the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.

Lindberg joins the team with previous experience as a driver, crew chief and fabricator, including in the Top Alcohol Funny Car class. Additionally, John Medlen will continue to serve as consultant to the new crew chief.

"I believe that Jonnie Lindberg has what it takes to become a successful nitro tuner in the NHRA Funny Car class," says Paul Lee. "As a former alcohol funny car racer myself, I appreciate the talent and skills that it takes to become a successful racer and, Jonnie has proven he possesses those skills as a former NHRA World Champion. I also enjoy giving a talented young crew chief the chance to showcase his skills. With John Medlen continuing as his mentor, I'm more excited for 2024 racing to begin."

"First of all, I want to thank Paul Lee for this opportunity," says Lindberg. “I'm excited to start a new chapter in my racing career. I have been tuning alcohol funny cars since I was 18, and now I get the chance to tune a nitro funny car. I have experience in the seat of one of these cars and I have also built several funny cars, so I understand what kind of race car we want to give Paul. I know how much hard work is required for these cars to be competitive. Races are won in the shop, not at the track. And the chance to work with John Medlen is a perfect situation. He is one of the greatest tuners in our sport. I know that our off-season preparation will make us successful on the track."
 

World of Outlaws has released the NOS Energy Sprint Car schedule for 2024.

The 86-night calendar includes stops at 41 different tracks across 19 states. Four new facilities will join the schedule, with the series adding events at Kennedale Speedway and Big O Speedway in Texas and Thunderbird Speedway and Arrowhead Speedway in Oklahoma.

The season will kick off in February at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Florida, and conclude in November at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, North Carolina.

For more information, including the full 2024 season schedule, click here.
 

NASCAR has reached a seven-year media rights agreement for the NASCAR Cup Series with four distribution partners--FOX Sports, NBC Sports, Amazon Prime Video and TNT Sports--to deliver live coverage of all 38 NASCAR Cup Series races beginning in 2025 and extending through the 2031 season. Financial terms of these agreements were not disclosed.

FOX Sports and NBC Sports will each broadcast 14 NASCAR Cup Series events. The FOX Sports portion of the Cup Series schedule includes the Busch Light Clash and the Daytona 500. NBC Sports’ coverage of the Cup Series will encompass the final 14 events of the season, including the Playoffs and Championship race. Both partners will feature a mix of broadcast and cable events, NASCAR said.

The NASCAR Cup Series will also welcome two new broadcast partners in 2025 – Prime Video and TNT Sports – that will evenly split a series of 10 midseason races. Both have also obtained exclusive rights to practice and qualifying sessions for the entire Cup Series schedule through 2031, with the exceptions of the Busch Light Clash, DAYTONA 500 and NASCAR All-Star Race, which will remain with FOX Sports.

For complete details, see the full announcement, or visit nascar.com.

Toyota will return as the Official Car of the NHRA as part of a multiyear extension, NHRA and Toyota officials announced.

The extension continues a partnership that began in 2002. Toyota became the Official Car of the NHRA in 2014.

As part of the partnership with the NHRA, Toyota will have a season-long presence at NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series national events and will be featured throughout the NHRA’s television broadcasts and on NHRA social media pages.

For more information, visit nhra.com.
 

The 2024 Goodwood Revival will exclusively use sustainable fuels, organizers of the historic racing event announced.

In accordance with current FIA requirements for sustainable fuel, the Revival will require competitors to use fuels with a minimum of 70% advanced sustainable components. Serving as a drop-in fuel, no modifications are required and there will be no decrease in performance, according to event officials.

The change follows the Revival's first sustainably-fueled race, the 2023 Fordwater Trophy, which featured a grid of pre-1966 Porsche 911s running on sustainable fuels.

For more information, visit the Goodwood Revival website.

Kern County Raceway Park in Bakersfield, California, has been renamed Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway.

Harvick, a Bakersfield native and 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion, will work with the track's new ownership, Tim and Lisa Huddleston, to support the facility and the overall health of motorsports at the grassroots level, track officials said.

The facility includes a 1/2-mile asphalt oval and 1/3-mile dirt oval.

“Bakersfield is my home, and I am committed to giving back and ensuring a bright future for motorsports in our community,” Harvick said. “Together with Tim and Lisa, we will do everything in our power to make racing in Bakersfield as strong as it has ever been.”

For more information, visit kernraceway.com.
 

The CARS Tour Late Model Series has signed zMAX Micro-lubricant, based in Harrisburg, North Carolina, as its new entitlement sponsor for the 2024 season and beyond.

The ownership group, which consists of Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Jeff Burton, Kevin Harvick and Justin Marks, also released the 2024 series schedule and confirmed the renewal of FloRacing as its official streaming partner for all 19 events.

Southern National Motorsports Park, located in Kenly, North Carolina, will host the first stop on the schedule in March, and the season will conclude at North Wilkesboro Speedway, Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in October.

For more information, including the full 2024 schedule, visit carsracingtour.com.