Formula Drift has announced its full 2022 schedule, which will feature the traditional season opener on the Streets of Long Beach in April and the season finale at Irwindale Speedway in October.

New for 2022, the series will visit Utah Motorsports Campus in September, which replaces its visit to Lake Erie Speedway which appeared on the 2021 schedule.

In addition to the FD PRO teams, Utah Motorsports Park will host the final round of the PROSPEC series.

“2021 was one of the most successful years in Formula DRIFT history,” said Ryan Sage, Formula DRIFT President. “Coming off 2020, which was challenging for everybody, we’re extremely grateful for the strength of support shown by the FD community—illustrating, once again, why Formula Drift is one of the fastest-growing motorsports series in the world.” 

“…while we removed Erie Speedway from the schedule, we were very impressed with the professionalism and success of our first event, so we look forward to returning there in the future,” Sage continued. 

The entirety of the 2022 FD PRO and Link ECU PROSPEC Championships will be free to view online via the Formula Drift livestream.

For the complete Formula Drift Pro and Formula Drift Link ECU PROSPECT championship 2022 schedules, see below. For more information, visit formulad.com.

2022 Formula Drift Pro Championship Schedule

2022 Formula Drift Link ECU PROSPECT Championship Schedule

Skip Barber Racing School, the fully integrated racing and driving school, has announced the addition of Dan Davis as chief strategy officer.  

Davis will focus on Skip Barber’s growth strategies as it expands its national footprint in driver education and motorsports entertainment. Davis’  technical, process, and business experience will provide strategic leadership as Skip Barber’s business units expand to include its nationwide go-karting facilities, an expanded race team program, and teen driver education offering.  

Prior to Skip Barber, Davis served a 32-year stint at Ford, including serving as the Director of Ford Racing Technology, where he was responsible for all North American racing operations and performance parts businesses, including guiding Ford’s Formula 1 Championship with Benetton and Michael Schumacher as well as success in NASCAR Cup, Grand National and Truck series, NHRA Funny Car, CART/Champ Car, USAC among others. 

He also served as president and CEO at Miller Motorsports Park, and as chief steward for the IndyCar racing series in 2016 and 2017. 

For more information, visit skipbarber.com.

SPEARS (SRL) has announced the 2022 schedules for the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series and the SPEARS Pro Late Model Series presented by Sigma Performance Services.

The Southwest Tour will feature ten events at six different tracks in its 2022 championship season, which opens at Irwindale Speedway in Irwindale, California, on February 12. The season will again end at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) on November 19.

All SPEARS Southwest Tour Series races will be live-streamed on SpearsRacing.TV and then televised nationally on MAVTV at a later date.

After its inaugural season in 2021, the SPEARS Pro Late Model Series presented by Sigma Performance Services will expand to twelve championship events in 2022. New next year, the Pro Late Model Series will add The Bullring at LVMS to its schedule (November 19) and will compete twice on the Irwindale Speedway half-mile.

For the complete SPEARS Southwest Tour Series and SPEARS Pro Late Model Series 2022 schedules, see below. For more information, go to srlsouthwesttour.com.

2022 SRL Southwest Tour Series Schedule

2022 SRL Pro Late Model Series Schedule

NASCAR has announced 13 races in the 2022 schedule for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, with additional dates and venues to be announced in the future. 

For the first time in series history, the season will kick off at New Smyrna Speedway in Florida on Saturday, February 12 as part of the track’s “World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing” during NASCAR’s Speedweeks. It will also be the series’ debut at the half-mile oval. 

After opening the 2021 season, Martinsville Speedway will serve as the season finale and where the champion is crowned on Thursday, October 27. This will mark the first time in 30 years—and sixth time overall (1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991)—Martinsville has hosted the final Whelen Modified Tour race of the year. 

For the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 2022 schedule, see below. For more information, visit nascar.com/whelen-modified-tour. 

Owen A. Kearns, a Hall of Fame publicist, administrator, journalist, and respected figure on the California racing scene for 50 years, was announced as the recipient of the 2021 Jim Chapman Award for excellence in motorsports public relations.

The Chapman Award is considered by many as the highest honor in racing public relations. It is named in memory of Chapman, the legendary PR executive and innovator, who worked with Babe Ruth and was named Indy Car racing’s “most influential man” of the 1980s. Chapman died in October 1996 at 80 years old.

The announcement was made by Michael Knight, chairman of the selection committee, and one of Chapman’s closest friends. The award is determined by a vote of national media members and is authorized by the Chapman family. PR representatives from all forms of motorsports are eligible for consideration. For the 2021 award, a “veterans committee” subset of the full panel nominated and voted for those either retired or active in a limited capacity.

“I know Jim would be delighted because Owen works in the ‘old school’ manner  Mr. Chapman perfected during his iconic life and career,” said Knight, the inaugural Chapman Award recipient in 1991 and now award rights-holder. “He’d also smile because both were newspaper reporters and editors, a business Jim revered.” 

Track Enterprises, led by industry veteran Bob Sargent, has entered into an agreement with Champion Racing Association (CRA) and Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, Georgia, to promote the two-day 2022 SpeedFest event.  

Slated for January 28 and 29, 2022, CRA SpeedFest will feature the ARCA/CRA Super Series and Southern Super Series Super Late Models, JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour presented by Chevrolet Performance Pro Late Models, Midwest Modifieds and Modifieds of Mayem Tour Modifieds, and Van Hoy Oil/CRA Street Stocks. One other local division is also expected to be added. 

CRA SpeedFest has been a highly anticipated event since its inception in Lakeland, Florida, in 2005. It was later moved to Georgia’s Lanier National Speedway in 2009, and then found its current home at Cordele Georgia’s Watermelon Capital Speedway at Crisp Motorsports Park in 2012.    

The event will be broadcast by Racing America, powered by Speed51.TV. 

For more information, visit cra-racing.com. 

Officials have released the 2022 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car season schedule, which features over 80 events from February to November across 22 states. 

Officials have also announced a $200,000 championship, which is a $50,000 increase from 2021. Overall, the 2022 points fund will see a $350,000 increase, with second now paying $100,000 (an increase of $25,000) and third paying $75,000 (an increase of $20,000). Tenth place will receive $50,000 (an increase of $20,000). 

“The strength of World of Outlaws Sprint Cars and our devotion to the Series was showcased in 2020 by overcoming the pandemic. Then, we took off running in 2021 with the return of big events and the increase in purses throughout the year. Now, in 2022, we’re eager to build off that momentum and continue to show why the World of Outlaws is The Greatest Show on Dirt,” said World of Outlaws CEO Brian Carter. “There are a lot of new and exciting things in store for drivers and fans alike in 2022 that we’ve been looking forward to for a while.” 

The complete schedule is below. For more information, visit worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars. 

2022 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars Schedule 
Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 10-12 – Volusia Speedway Park 
Friday, Feb. 25 – Magnolia Motor Speedway 
Saturday, Feb. 26 – The Rev 
Friday-Saturday, March 4-5 – Cotton Bowl Speedway 
Friday-Saturday, March 11-12 – Thunderbowl Raceway 
Friday, March 18 – Merced Speedway 
Saturday, March 19 – Ocean Speedway 
Friday, March 25 – Bakersfield Speedway 
Saturday, March 26 – Perris Auto Speedway 
Tuesday, March 29 – Vado Speedway Park 
Friday, April 1 – Lawton Speedway 
Saturday, April 2 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway 
Friday, April 8 – US 36 Raceway 
Saturday, April 9 – Lake Ozark Speedway (Jason Johnson Classic) 
Friday-Saturday, April 15-16 – Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 
Friday, April 22 – Tri-City Speedway (IL) 
Saturday, April 23 – Tri-State Speedway (IN) 
Thursday-Saturday, April 28-30 – Bristol Motor Speedway 
Friday-Saturday, May 6-7 – Eldora Speedway 
Tuesday, May 10 – Lincoln Speedway 
Friday-Saturday, May 13-14 – Williams Grove Speedway 
Tuesday, May 17 – Bridgeport Speedway 
Friday, May 20 – Attica Raceway Park 
Saturday, May 21 – Sharon Speedway 
Saturday, May 28 – Atomic Speedway 
Monday, May 30 – Lawrenceburg Speedway 
Friday, June 3 – River Cities Speedway 
Sunday, June 5 – Huset’s Speedway 
Friday-Saturday, June 10-11 – Knoxville Raceway 
Friday-Saturday, June 17-18 – Beaver Dam Raceway 
Thursday-Saturday, June 23-25 – Huset’s Speedway 
Friday-Saturday, July 1-2 – Cedar Lake Speedway 
Friday, July 8 – 34 Raceway 
Saturday, July 9 – Wilmot Raceway 
Tuesday, July 12 ­– Attica Raceway Park (Brad Doty Classic) 
Wednesday-Saturday, July 13-16 – Eldora Speedway 
Wednesday, July 20 – Port Royal Speedway 
Friday-Saturday, July 22-23 – Williams Grove Speedway 
Friday, July 29 – TBA 
Saturday, July 30 – Weedsport Speedway 
Friday-Saturday, Aug. 5-6 – Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 
Wednesday-Saturday, Aug. 10-13 – Knoxville Raceway 
Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 18-20 – Jackson Motorplex 
Friday, Aug. 26 – River Cities Speedway 
Saturday, Aug. 27 – Red River Valley Speedway 
Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 1-3 – Skagit Speedway 
Monday, Sept. 5 – Grays Harbor Raceway 
Friday-Saturday, Sept. 9-10 – Silver Dollar Speedway 
Friday, Sept. 16 – Keller Auto Speedway 
Saturday, Sept. 17 – Placerville Speedway 
Friday, Sept. 23 – Eldora Speedway 
Saturday, Sept. 24 – Sharon Speedway 
Friday, Sept. 30-Saturday, Oct. 1 – Williams Grove Speedway 
Friday-Saturday, Oct. 7-8 – Port Royal Speedway 
Friday-Saturday, Oct. 14-15 – TBA 
Friday-Saturday, Oct. 21-22 – TBA 
Friday-Saturday, Oct. 28-29 – TBA 
Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 3-5 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte 

Competition Specialties Inc. (CSI) has announced the promotion of Randy Williamson to general sales manager. Williamson will oversee all of CSI’s sales efforts in this new position, effective January 1, 2022. 

Williamson joined CSI in 2013 as a phone salesman before being promoted to phone sales manager in April 2019.  

“Throughout his time at CSI, Randy has demonstrated both the abilities and desires to move up within the ranks. His in-depth knowledge of our systems and daily operations will allow him to easily transition to this new management position—the next natural step in Randy’s CSI career,” a company release stated.  

CSI is based in Auburn, Washington, and has offices in Spokane, Washington, Portland, Oregon, and Rancho Cucamonga, California.  

For more information, visit compspecialties.com. 

Steve Zacharias, the co-owner of Florence Motor Speedway in Timmonsville, South Carolina, has announced the formation of the All Pro Limited Late Model Series, a program designed to prepare young drivers for the next step in their racing careers, and also as an affordable series for veteran racers. 

“We’re focused on helping the kids coming up... as they pursue their dreams, as well as veteran drivers looking for an affordable way to race and travel,” said Zacharias, who also said the new series will not affect operation or schedule of Florence Motor Speedway. “We’ve had a successful opening at Florence and we’re starting to get stabilized there, so we felt like now would be a good time to spread our wings and launch the All Pro Limited Late Model Series.” 

The 2022 schedule will include 11 races at five venues in North and South Carolina, including Florence Motor Speedway, Southern National Motorsports Park in Lucama, NC, Anderson Motor Speedway in Williamston, SC, Greenville-Pickens Speedway in Greenville, SC, and Tri-County Speedway in Hudson, NC. 

The season finale will take place at Florence Motor Speedway on Nov. 12, with the All Pro Limited Late Model Series serving as the headliner of the South Carolina 250 weekend in 2022. 

For more information, visit allprolimitedlatemodelseries.com. 

Wilwood Engineering has announced Mark Cornwell has been appointed as vice president of New Business Development and Specialty Markets. 

Cornwell comes to Wilwood after 14 years at StopTech High-Performance Brake Systems, a division of Centric-Parts, where he worked as vice president of Sales and Marketing. Prior, as the president of Sparco, Cornwell was responsible for growing the company’s motorsports racing apparel and accessory product categories. 

Before Sparco, Cornwell served as the first USA factory salesperson for Brembo North America and worked with IndyCar and NASCAR markets. He also previously served as crew chief and mechanic for IndyCar teams. 

“The entire Wilwood Engineering team is delighted to have such an experienced individual aboard and looks forward to working with Mr. Cornwell on future projects,” a company release stated.

For more information, visit wilwood.com.