Maverick Motorsports, the provider of powersports and side-by-side equipment and accessories in Missoula, Montana, has purchased Staack’s Motorsports in Butte, Montana. 

Staack’s, which also offers powersports and side-by-side equipment and accessories, has been owned and operated by Ed Staack and his son Brian Staack for over 50 years. 

Maverick Motorsports is co-owned by Brent Gyuricza and Guy Sharp. 

For more information, visit mavmotorsports.com and staacksmotorsports.com.

MAVTV Motorsports Network, the US-based TV network owned by Lucas Oil Products, has appointed Mark Carter as director of Sales and Marketing. 

In his new position, Carter will be responsible for the MAVTV brand strategy and implementation in growing sales and advancing the entire MAVTV platform to a larger and more engaged audience.

“I have worked with this brand and team in different circumstances for many years and am glad to join the Lucas Oil & MAVTV family in this next chapter in life,” Carter said in an announcement. 

For more information, visit mavtv.com.

Photo courtesy of USAC Racing, Jack Reitz

Officials with the Terre Haute Action Track have announced Scott Ronk and Bernie Stuebgen will serve as co-promoters of the half-mile dirt track in Terre Haute, Indiana. 

Ronk owns Chalk Stix and Schroeder Torsion Bars, and Stuebgen owns Indy Race Parts.  

Officials also announced facility upgrades, including a new tiered guardrail similar to Iowa’s Knoxville Raceway and Minnesota’s Jackson Motorplex. There are also plans to improve the restrooms and concession stand. 

In addition, the track surface will be prepared by Reece O’Connor of Kokomo Speedway. 

For more information, visit terrehauteactiontrack.net.  

Legendary five-division world champion and boxing Hall of Famer Floyd “Money” Mayweather has partnered with sunglass giant Pit Viper to form The Money Team Racing (TMTR), which will make its NASCAR Cup Series debut with No. 50 Pit Viper Chevrolet at the Daytona 500 on February 20, 2022. Driver Kaz Grala will pilot the new NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet with an engine from ECR Engines.  
  
“I love fast cars and I love to compete. I know NASCAR will not be easy, but anything easy isn’t worth doing to me,” Mayweather said. “With that being said, this move into auto racing seems to be a perfect fit for the Mayweather brand.” 
  
Calling the shots from the pit box will be NASCAR Cup Series winning crew chief, Tony Eury Jr. 

The co-owner of TMT Racing, William Auchmoody, an associate of Mayweather’s and a longtime member of the NASCAR community, will serve as the team’s general manager. 

For more information, visit nascar.com and themoneyteamracing.com. 

SEMA has introduced a new program to make it possible for automotive aftermarket parts manufacturers to meet the legal requirement for emissions compliance under the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Tampering Policy. The program, called SEMA Certified-Emissions (SC-E), gives manufacturers the ability to verify that a product meets the EPA’s “reasonable basis” criteria and is therefore legal for sale in 49 states. 
 
For the first time ever, manufacturers have a clear, accelerated path to compliance and can begin selling products legally in 49 states prior to receiving a California Air Resources Board (CARB) Executive Order (EO), which is still a requirement for selling products in all 50 states. 
 
“It’s now easier than ever for manufacturers to demonstrate emissions compliance,” said Mike Spagnola, SEMA VP of OEM & Product Development Programs. “SEMA Certified-Emissions is a major accomplishment in accelerating a manufacturer’s ability to get products to market, and it paves the path to obtaining emissions compliance in all 50 states.” 
  
Since 2014, the SEMA Garage has been instrumental in helping automotive aftermarket parts manufacturers obtain CARB EOs. With state-of-the-art CARB-recognized testing equipment and dedicated expert staff conducting tests and assisting with the process, the SEMA Garage has helped secure more than 500 CARB EOs – over half of all performance parts EOs issued by CARB. 
 
The new SC-E program is comparable to CARB EO requirements and was developed in response to the EPA’s Tampering Policy. SEMA staff will assess manufacturers’ needs and advise as to the most appropriate path forward, whether that includes applying for a CARB EO or SEMA emissions certification. SC-E may help manufacturers get to market about three months before obtaining a CARB EO. SC-E is also ideal for products that may not have a clear path in the CARB EO process (such as Flex-Fuel modifications, HCT equipped intakes, and engine packages). 
 
“SC-E gives manufacturers much greater options and opportunities,” said Peter Treydte, SEMA Director of Emissions Compliance. “This is a significant milestone in the industry’s ability to provide products to consumers. We look forward to working with members and helping them go to market with SEMA Certified-Emissions products.” 

For more information, visit sema.org.  

The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) has acquired the Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) series. 

HSR is known for its vintage and historic sports car racing, including its trio of HSR Classics events at Daytona International Speedway and Sebring International Raceway, plus its HSR Mitty event at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.  

“Bringing HSR into the IMSA family substantially strengthens the links to previous generations of sports car racing, from eras that predate IMSA all the way through to cars that have competed in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship,” said IMSA President John Doonan. 

The 2022 HSR season opens with the annual Spring Fling at Sebring on April 6–8.  

HSR becomes the eighth racing series to be sanctioned by IMSA, joining the WeatherTech Championship, IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge, IMSA Prototype Challenge, and its four single-make series: Ferrari Challenge North America, Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires, Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America, and Porsche Carrera Cup North America. 

For more information, visit imsa.com and hsrrace.com.  

Photo of Nathan Hagar courtesy of The New Tulsa Speedway, Tyler Rinken Photography

The New Tulsa Speedway co-owners Keith Haney and Todd Martin have announced longtime racer Nathan Hagar as track operations manager of the dirt track in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  
 
“I... will cover everything going on from the back gate to the end of race night,” Hagar said in a track release.
 
The co-owners have also announced facility enhancements, including new surface clay, configuration changes to turn two, and additional bleachers and updates to the concession stand and bathrooms.  

The New Tulsa Speedway schedule opens with the Classic Chevy Opening Night on March 25.
 
For more information, visit tulsaspeedway.com. 
 

Officials from the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) have announced the series will visit four asphalt and two dirt venues for six race dates in 2022.  
 
SRX opens its 2022 season on June 18 at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida, followed by a visit to South Boston Speedway in Halifax County, Virginia, on June 25. 
 
The series then heads to Stafford Motor Speedway in Stafford Springs, Connecticut, on July 2, followed by a July 9 race date at Nashville Fairgrounds in Nashville, Tennesse.  
 
I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Missouri, will feature SRX on July 16, and the season-ending event is set for Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio, on July 23.  
 
For more information, visit srxracing.com.  
  

How does a bill become a law? That question is like someone asking how to build a winning race car; it’s a little bit more complicated than it may first appear. There are several ways to get it done, and it’s certainly harder to do than one would hope. It also takes more time and more money than you initially thought.   

A bill, just like a race car, starts with an idea. The Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act, known as the RPM Act, started as a simple idea: to protect Americans’ right to convert street vehicles into dedicated race cars and the motorsports industry’s ability to sell products that enable racers to compete.   

This video explains the paths a bill can take to become a law and the possible obstacles along the way.  

If you support the RPM Act and want to see this critical bill become a law, PRI urges you to share this video with several of your friends, write letters to your lawmakers telling them to pass the bill, and do everything in your power to keep the RPM Act top of mind until it becomes a law.   

If you love racing, the RPM Act is critical to protect Americans’ right to convert street vehicles into dedicated race cars, and the motorsports parts industry’s ability to sell products that enable racers to compete.  

For more information, visit saveourracecars.com. 

The RPM Act is one of the many advocacy efforts supported by PRI Membership, which is actively working to address challenges and needs, such as providing support for race tracks to prevent them from closing, advocacy for the racing community against current legal threats, and educational programs that help businesses and racers succeed. For more information on PRI Membership, visit performanceracing.com/membership.

AVD Motorsports has announced that the Wenatchee Valley Super Oval will present a night of racing on April 16, to bring attention to the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) and its “Save Our Racecars” initiative.

The Save Our Racecars Night at Wenatchee, known as the fastest quarter-mile in the Northwest, will feature three classes of racing along with a spectacular fireworks show. In addition to superb on-track action, the event will highlight PRI’s Save Our Racecars campaign, a crucial initiative to preserve motorsports in North America.

Save Our Racecars Night seeks to grow interest and membership in PRI and to build grassroots support for the vital Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports (RPM) Act 2021 (H.R.3281/S.2736). The RPM Act is a bipartisan bill in the U.S. Congress that protects Americans’ right to convert street vehicles into dedicated race cars by clarifying in federal statute that it is legal to make emissions-related changes to a street vehicle for the purpose of converting it into a dedicated track vehicle used in motorsports competition. The bill also enshrines in law the racing industry’s ability to produce, market, and install parts and equipment that enable racers to compete. 

“The RPM Act is essential to racing and we are determined to pass it in this Congress,” said Dr. Jamie Meyer, President of PRI. “We are thrilled to sponsor Save Our Racecars Night to highlight this important issue that affects all racers and racing enthusiasts. I ask racers and race fans to head to saveourracecars.com and urge your lawmakers to take action.”

PRI is leading the effort to pass the RPM Act, which is crucial to the future of motorsports. Competition and performance rights are under threat from those who want to attack those freedoms through government overreach and interference. 

“I couldn’t be more honored to bring this evening celebration of racing to life,” AVD Motorsports CEO Ashley Van Dyke said. “PRI’s Save Our Racecars Initiative and the RPM Act are so important for our industry beyond just one night. Having grown up attending races from my childhood in Washington and knowing the importance of motorsports as economic drivers to our local communities, we can take nothing for granted and must continue to support our sport’s long-term future. In order to preserve the sport, we need to do more, and I hope this evening underlines the bold initiatives that our trade associations are undertaking on our behalf to protect and grow motorsport as we know it.”

For more than three decades, PRI has served as the motorsports industry’s key source for trends, merchandising ideas, new products, business strategies, and more. Through the world’s premier auto racing trade show in Indianapolis, Indiana, as well as PRI’s award-winning monthly business magazine, digital platforms and social networks, motorsports industry members from all over the world remain at the cutting edge of the worldwide racing marketplace. 

PRI will be on site at Wenatchee promoting its individual memberships, and individuals can sign up or learn more about them at performanceracing.com.
 

Sessler To Be Featured As Evening’s Master Of Ceremonies

Jerrod Sessler will serve as Save Our Racecars Night’s master of ceremonies. Sessler is a former NASCAR driver who is running for Congress in Washington’s 4th District. He has taken up the cause of championing the institution of American racing and intends to advocate on behalf of the motorsports community in Washington.   

Sessler has run NASCAR All-American Touring races and has two sons in kart racing, so it’s natural for him to emerge as an important defender of U.S. motorsports and the industry that supports it. He plans to give a speech about the importance of getting involved in and advocating for the racing industry, stressing how it starts right in our own communities and at our local race tracks. Attendees will learn how to get more involved in both his campaign for Congress and the Save our Racecars and RPM Act campaign, as well as how to take action.  

Learn more about Jerrod Sessler’s run for Congress here, or follow him on Twitter at @Sessler. 

Tickets for the Save Our Racecars Night event will be available in 2022 from the Wenatchee Oval website at wvso.com.