Motovicity Distribution in Madison Heights, Michigan, has announced Jason Shatrowskas will fill the company’s newly created role of Vice President of Purchasing.

“We’re excited to have yet another proven industry veteran like Jason join our team,” Motovicity CEO Brian Lounsberry said. “We know he will excel at leading our brand and category strategies, as well as build valuable relationships with our brand partners.”

Shatrowskas brings to the position more than 18 years of automotive aftermarket experience with a background in purchasing, merchandising, category management, and vendor relations.

The addition of Shatrowskas comes as part of Lounsberry’s strategic initiative to strengthen the company’s executive leadership team, which includes the recent appointments of CFO Peter Martz, CIO Greg Atkins, and Vice President of Sales & Marketing Rob Weir. For more information, visit motovicity.com.

Holley/MSD has announced that STS Turbo is now part of the Holley family of performance brands. STS Turbo offers a patented line of remote-mount designs that provide a bolt-on solution for power and torque across a broad rpm curve.

“The addition of STS Turbo to our lineup is truly exciting,” said Holley’s Director of Marketing Bill Tichenor. “Turbos are an incredible way to add power and I am excited that we now offer them as yet another solution for gearheads that want to go fast and have fun with their cars.”

All STS Turbo systems are dyno-tested prior to leaving the door, company officials said, adding that they’re easy to install and connect directly to factory intakes, throttle bodies, exhaust manifolds, catalytic converters, and mid-pipes. In addition, they said, all under-car tubing is made of 304 stainless steel and all under-hood tubing is made of aluminum.

With lines including MSD, Racepak, Mr. Gasket, Hooker, NOS and Accel, among others, Bowling Green, Kentucky-based Holley now owns more than two-dozen brands.

Performance Racing Industry (PRI) has recently bolstered its sales team with the addition of Celina Ingargiola as industry sales director.

In her new position, Ingargiola is responsible for servicing accounts for PRI as well as SEMA, including overseeing sponsorships, print advertising and web inventories. She will also spend time on the road visiting customers and potential customers. She reports to PRI Magazine Publisher/SEMA Vice President, Events and Communications, Peter MacGillivray.

Prior to PRI, Ingargiola worked as an account manager at Bonnier Corporation in Winter Park, Florida. No stranger to the industry, Ingargiola was also a part of the SEMA Young Executives Network (YEN) Select Committee, where she spent time volunteering and helped work on the SEMA Launch Pad, the young entrepreneur automotive business competition.

“I’m excited. It’s going to be nice to see what I can bring to the table from some of my past experiences,” Ingargiola said. “I think being part of the SEMA Young Executives Network will be very helpful because it’s going to shorten the learning curve I would have had as an outsider coming into this industry. I was able to learn and integrate so much with SEMA and PRI staff through my role volunteering that it should translate nicely into this role.”

Ingargiola holds a bachelor’s degree in event management with a minor in hospitality management from the University of Central Florida.

Ingargiola is based out of PRI’s Aliso Viejo, California, offices and can be contacted at 949/373-9214 or celinai@performanceracing.com.

S.B. International Inc. (SBI), a supplier of cylinder head components, has appointed Joel Terry as president.

In his new position, Terry will oversee the expansion of the SBI and K-Line brands. Terry has worked for SBI for 34 years, working as both representative and manager of multiple company departments including customer service, warehousing and distribution, sales and marketing, technical services, and research and development.

Before the appointment to president, Terry worked as the senior vice president and COO since 2008.

Automotive Parts Associates (APA) has announced performance-based warehouse Motovicity Distribution as the newest shareholder in the organization.

Based in the metro-Detroit city of Madison Heights, Michigan, Motovicity has been serving the performance aftermarket industry as a wholesale distributor for modern muscle cars, sport compact cars, European cars, and diesel trucks since 2002.

Stocking a complete lineup of top performance brands, in-stock and ready for same-day shipping, Motovicity is run by enthusiasts with a knowledgeable ASE-certified sales team that is ready to assist with orders, the company says.

As shareholders of the nonprofit member-owned program group, Motovicity will have full voting rights, access to business intelligence programs and other member-centric benefits, including APA customer-loyalty promotional initiatives and incentive trips.

“We are excited about joining Automotive Parts Associates, the opportunities APA has available are a good fit for our organization and we’re looking forward to a long partnership with the group and networking with other members,” Motovicity Vice President of Purchasing Jason Shatrowskas said.

QA1 has announced its certification to the latest ISO 9001:2015 standard.

The ISO 9001:2015 standard is one of the most stringent sets of requirements for a quality management system. ISO 9001:2015 is the newest standard and reflects the highest standards in the industry.

To maintain this certification, QA1 undergoes frequent audits to ensure compliance and continuously assess areas for improvement.

“Receiving this certification is a sign of our commitment to our customers, partners, and employees,” QA1 Controller Julie Schumacher said. “By following established processes and ensuring continued compliance, we can be sure that our customers will receive high-quality products and high-quality service.”

Along with the announcement, QA1 noted a recent acquisition of two DMG Mori machines for the CNC department and a 4-mandrel winder and oven for its carbon fiber facilities.

Turn 14 Distribution, one of the industry leaders in performance parts distribution, has announced the opening of a third strategically-located distribution center.

Opening its doors for operation today, the 272,000-square-foot facility is located in Arlington, Texas.

The new facility will further Turn 14 Distribution’s mission of continuously improving ways to serve customers, according to the company.

Turn 14 Distribution will now offer reduced transit times and additional inventory.

INDYCAR and Texas Motor Speedway announced a four-year extension agreement today for the Verizon IndyCar Series to continue racing at the 1.5-mile superspeedway through 2022.

Texas Motor Speedway has been a staple of the INDYCAR schedule since the track opened in 1997. It has hosted 30 Indy car races in that time, the most recent won by Scott Dixon in June. TMS hosted two series races a year from 1998-2004, a doubleheader on the same night in 2011 and a single race in all other years since 1997.

The 2019 Verizon IndyCar Series race at the oval in Fort Worth, Texas, is scheduled to be run under the lights once again, on Saturday, June 8, 2019. In conjunction with the sanctioning agreement announcement, Texas Motor Speedway announced that DXC Technology, the one of the leading independent, end-to-end IT services company, will return as the race sponsor of what will again be titled the DXC Technology 600.

“This oval track annually produces some of the most exciting racing of the season, contributes to the diversity of the schedule and helps us continue the oval heritage of Indy car racing. It’s good to know that Texas will remain a mainstay of the Verizon IndyCar Series for years to come,” Hulman & Company (owner of INDYCAR) CEO Mark Miles said.

The entire 2019 Verizon IndyCar Series schedule is expected to be announced in September.

Force India's new owners have been granted an official championship entry by the F1 governing body the FIA, with the team free to race in this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix.

Earlier this month, a consortium of investors led by Canadian businessman Lawrence Stroll agreed to bring Force India out of administration. The FIA confirmed today that the joint administrators of Force India Formula One Team Limited have now completed the sale of the business and its assets to the consortium, now known as Racing Point UK Limited.

Racing Point Force India is a completely new entity, starting with no points, with the former Force India entry excluded from the 2018 constructors’ championship due to its inability to complete the season. However, race drivers Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon will keep their points in the drivers’ standings.

Under Force India's new ownership structure the team’s Deputy Team Principal Robert Fernley will stand down from his role. The remainder of the senior management team remains unchanged with Otmar Szafnauer now the team principal and chief executive officer of Racing Point UK Limited.

"Following a disciplinary investigation and prosecution by the FIA under Article 4 of the FIA’s Judicial and Disciplinary Rules, the Sahara Force India F1 Team has accepted its exclusion from the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship with immediate effect, due to its incapacity to comply with Article 8.2 of the Sporting Regulations moving forward, and forfeits all Constructors Championship points under Article 6.2," the FIA said in a statement.

Front Row Motorsports has acquired the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series charter and various assets of BK Racing in a bankruptcy sale, according to a report by ESPN.

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge J. Craig Whitley approved the sale on Thursday, accepting Front Row’s bid of $2.08 million.

The acquisition of BK Racing means Front Row Motorsports now owns four charters. Owned by Bob Jenkins, Front Row Motorsports uses two charters to field entries in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series for drivers Michael McDowell and David Ragan. The team is leasing the third charter to TriStar Motorsports.

Front Row Motorsports plans to use the charter previously owned by BK Racing to field a third car in next weekend’s Southern 500 at Darlington (SC) Raceway. The team has not announced a driver, sponsor or car number for the third entry.

It’s also not known if the car will be a Ford like the other two Front Row Motorsports entries, or a Toyota as it was when fielded by BK Racing.

BK Racing owner Ron Devine filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy the Thursday before February’s Daytona 500. Devine and BK Racing owed more than $9 million in unpaid loans to Union Bank & Trust and also owed nearly $3 million to the Internal Revenue Service.

The team has competed in every race this year despite the bankruptcy proceedings, with a number of drivers taking turns in the No. 23.