The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum (NSCHoF & Museum) has announced its plans for the 59th running of the NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals set for August 7-10 at Knoxville Raceway.

Among the events in the Museum are the popular Fan Fair Forums, autograph sessions, its Members-Only VIP Reception, the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Manufacturers’ Luncheon for industry manufacturers and the Saturday Auction.

The Museum currently features 30 cars on display, with 22 new vehicles from last year’s exhibits. New areas of interest include the “Salute to Champion AJ Foyt,” the “Jesse Hockett Tribute,” the “Evolution of Sprint Cars,” the “Tribute to Central PA” and the “Ode to Ascot/California.”

Daily autograph sessions will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in front of the Trostle Garage. Past Knoxville National footage will also be featured in the Museum theatre when available.

The NSCHoF & Museum is located next to Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa.

For the complete schedule for the upcoming events and more information, visit the NSCHoF & Museum website here.

BILSTEIN has announced a partnership with motorsports engineer Kevin Rumley. Skilled and well respected in the racing community, Rumley specializes in automotive and motorsports component design, vehicle dynamics and technical consulting.

“I’m thrilled to work with BILSTEIN and contribute to its long tradition of excellence,” Rumley said. “It’s an exciting time at the company and I look forward to advancing Bilstein’s product offering in the circle track market.”

Rumley has extensive experience in developing patents and has also worked with both GM and Ford to design technical systems. He will collaborate with BILSTEIN Head of Motorsports Aaron Morey and the team based in Mooresville, North Carolina.

“I’m very excited to bring Kevin Rumley over to Bilstein Shocks,” Morey said. “I’ve known Kevin now for 14 years and we’ve been able to work together on other projects, so I’ve seen his work ethic and ideas come to life. Having Kevin Rumley energize our team will help us innovate quicker and come to market with solid products ready to win.”

In 2015, Rumley was named crew chief of the year/car owner champion of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series driver Jonathan Davenport. His involvement includes developing and CAD designing the Dirt Late Model chassis for well-known builder Longhorn Chassis.

BILSTEIN manufactures monotube gas pressure shock absorbers with headquarters in Germany. BILSTEIN America, Inc. has four locations in the US and distributes more than 3,500 part numbers into the US aftermarket.

For more information, visit bilstein.com/us.

For the first time, the HOT ROD Drag Week will visit four premier tracks during the five-day event set for September 8–13, 2019.

HOT ROD will crown the 2019 “Fastest Street Car in America” during the 15th annual HOT ROD Drag Week presented by Gear Vendors Under/Overdrive, which puts competitors to a grueling test over five days of drag racing and requires drivers to travel upward of 1,000 miles on a specified route from city to city.

“HOT ROD Drag Week is the ultimate torture test of drivers and their machines, and each year the cars get quicker and faster,” HOT ROD Editor-in-Chief John McGann said. “We are at a set of brand new tracks this year and can’t wait to see who survives the challenge.”

Fans will be able to tune into Drag Week on September 9-13, via live stream programming on the MotorTrend App.

While participant registration is waitlist-only, spectator tickets will be available at each track. For more information, visit hotrod.com/events/drag-week.

HOT ROD Drag Week 2019 Schedule 

·    Day 1 Racing – Monday, September 9 – Virginia Motorsports Park (North Dinwiddie, Va.)
·    Day 2 Racing – Tuesday, September 10 – Cecil County Dragway (Rising Sun, Md.)
·    Day 3 Racing – Wednesday, September 11 – Atco Dragway (Atco, N.J.)
·    Day 4 Racing – Thursday, September 12 – Maryland International Raceway (Budds Creek, Md.)
·    Day 5 Racing (Finals) – Friday, September 13 – Virginia Motorsports Park (North Dinwiddie, Va.)

Photo courtesy of HOT ROD Magazine

For the first time in its 50-year history, SCORE International will have three desert races in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, as part of the four-race SCORE World Desert Championship. The inaugural Lucerna SCORE Baja 400 is set to be held September 18-22, 2019.

Online racer registration and a detailed schedule of events are now available on the SCORE website. Over 200 entries from the US and around the world are expected to participate in the various classes for cars, trucks, UTVs, motorcycles and quads.

The results of the race will also determine the start order for November’s iconic season-ending 52nd SCORE Baja 1000.

Online entries will be accepted until 8 p.m. PDT on Saturday, September 7.

For more information, including a detailed schedule, registration and more, visit the Lucerna SCORE Baja 400 webpage here.

2019 SCORE World Desert Championship Schedule
    •    33rd SCORE San Felipe 250, April 3-7, San Felipe, Mexico
    •    51st SCORE Baja 500, May 29-June 2, Ensenada, Mexico
    •    Inaugural Lucerna SCORE Baja 400, Sept. 18-22, Ensenada, Mexico
    •    52nd SCORE Baja 1000, Nov.19-24, Ensenada, Mexico

Calico Coatings, the provider of protective coatings and more for several industries, has announced it has completed the requirements to receive ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D certifications.

ISO 9001:2015 is an internationally recognized certification that sets specific requirements to achieve quality management. Likewise, the AS9100D certification is specific to the aerospace industry, and gives the company entry to worldwide markets, among more advantages.

Calico Coatings, based in Denver, North Carolina, offers coatings including DLC, PVD, PECVD, TiN, ceramic, Teflon, thermal, non-stick dry film lubricants and more.

For more information, visit calicocoatings.com.

In addition to 2020 schedule announcements for the IMSA WeatherTech Championship and IMSA Pilot Challenge, next year’s calendars for the five additional series that IMSA sanctions also were confirmed during the annual “State of the Series” presentation at Road America led by IMSA President Scott Atherton.

The announcement of the flagship WeatherTech Championship schedule again featured events at the same 12 venues that have hosted the series since the 2018 season. The season will open with the Rolex 24 At Daytona on the weekend of Jan. 23-26 and will close with Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta on Oct. 7-10.

A significant piece of news that was revealed as part of the WeatherTech Championship schedule announcement is the fact that NBC network television coverage will “bookend” the season, with Rolex 24 At Daytona coverage and planned telecasts for the penultimate round of the season at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Sept. 13 and Motul Petit Le Mans on Oct. 10.

Four IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup rounds and the seven-race WeatherTech Sprint Cup for the GT Daytona (GTD) class also were confirmed to feature the events as 2019. The LMP2 class will shift to a six-race schedule for the 2020 WeatherTech Championship season. The Rolex 24 At Daytona will be a standalone “marquee” event and will not count toward WeatherTech Championship points, but it will count toward the class’ four-race Michelin Endurance Cup season.

Other enhancements for both LMP2 and GTD coming in 2020 include the extension of dedicated practice time at each event for Bronze- or Silver-rated drivers to 30 minutes.

The 10-race Michelin Pilot Challenge series season returns the series to the same venues as 2019, all running as a companion to WeatherTech Championship events.

Schedules for the IMSA Prototype Challenge, Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama, Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Yokohama, Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America and Ferrari Challenge were also revealed for the first time during the IMSA presentation, in large part due to the stability of IMSA’s platforms, according to an official release.

Updates also were provided to the audience of stakeholders and media on the timeline for the evolution of the DPi platform coming in 2022, including the planned release of technical regulations in the first quarter of 2020.

Additional information was presented on the IMSA Green initiatives and the ongoing IMSA 50th Anniversary Celebration, as well as a “teaser” for the “Art of Racing in the Rain” film that features IMSA racing and hits theaters on Aug. 9.

For more information, including the 2020 schedules for the IMSA Prototype Challenge, Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama, Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Yokohama, Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America and Ferrari Challenge, visit here.

Meyer Distributing, the provider of automotive specialty products marketing and distribution based in Jasper, Indiana, has opened a location in Twin Falls, Idaho.

“We are expanding service to more and more regions each year as customers get familiar with Meyer,” Meyer National Sales Manager Cody Ziegler said, according to published reports. “A big thanks to all those customers that gave us a chance early on that is allowing us to reinvest in them with upgraded service. We only exist if our customers exist, and we look forward to deepening those partnerships.”

For more information, visit meyerdistributing.com.

Auto racing returns to Lakeside Speedway—the dirt track in Kansas City, Kansas—after the facility recovered from floods that kept the track idle for a majority of the 2019 season.

Weekly racing returns Friday, August 2, and will feature the Top Gun Series along with A-Mods, B-Mods, stock cars, Pure Stocks, E-Mods and Mod-Lites. A special memorial for drivers who passed away this season will also take place.

Due to the late season start, the track will extend this year’s schedule from September 6 to October 4, when a champion will emerge in each weekly racing division.

The 2019 season schedule is below. For more information, visit lakesidespeedway.net.

2019 Lakeside Speedway Tentative Schedule
*August 2: Memorial for drivers who have passed away this season. Weekly Racing Car Classes
*August 9: E-Mod Explosion and Noah’s Bandage Night - Kids Night and Weekly Racing Car Classes
*August 16: Weekly Racing Car Classes
*August 23: Karl Tinsley Pure Stock Special and Weekly Racing Car Classes
*August 30: Joe Berry Clash of the B-Mods Special and Weekly Racing Car Classes
September 6: Modified Special and Weekly Racing Car Classes
September 13: Stock Car Special and Weekly Racing Car Classes
September 20: Weekly Racing Car Classes
September 27: Weekly Racing Car Classes
October 4: Weekly Racing Car Classes
Saturday, October 12: Border Wars Demolition Derby
Friday, October 18: World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
*Indicates Top Gun Series Date

Image courtesy of Lakeside Speedway

To mark Motorsports Awareness Month, Athena Racing is now accepting applications for its inaugural 2019-20 team.

A unique extracurricular program, Athena Racing is the first all-female high school auto racing team. Athena's goal is to create learning experiences and opportunities for young women that increase confidence and inspire a passion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

"We are excited to be offering this opportunity to ten young ladies. The possibilities that will now be offered to them will open doors that were once closed. In these male-dominated careers, it is not easy to be the only woman in the room. We are working towards leveling the playing field and showing these young ladies that you can be a smart, beautiful woman who loves cars, racing, wrenching," said Athena Racing Executive Director Loxley Browne.

The Olympian-like training program will feature racing and business experts and will cover ten education tracks including driving instruction, mechanics, safety, leadership, entrepreneurship, marketing, photography, public speaking, wellness and etiquette. Similar to Scouting's Eagle Scout badge requirements, the ten team members will master the education tracks during their one-year of study.

Based in San Marcos, California, the Athena Racing will compete in California, Arizona and Nevada. The full-ride scholarship valued at $50,000 provided to all ten teammates will cover all of their costs of training, racing and travel.

For more information and to apply, visit athenaracing.org.

Photo courtesy of Athena Racing

Edelbrock, the manufacturer and distributor of aftermarket performance replacement parts, has announced that Cary Redman has been appointed the vice president of Edelbrock brand sales.

Redman will focus on guiding Edelbrock’s field sales team while expanding customer relationships, and also manage the customer and tech service departments. Prior to his promotion, Redman served as Edelbrock’s national sales manager.

In addition, Edelbrock has also announced that Steve Whipple will become vice president of Edelbrock foundry and private-label sales as part of the company’s evolution and “need for channel focus.” Whipple has served the company based in Torrance, California, for 20 years.

For more information, visit edelbrock.com.