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Irwindale Speedway To Close After 25 Years Of Racing, Demolition Derbies And More

by MikeOctober 30, 2024October 30, 2024

Irwindale Speedway and Dragstrip has hosted NASCAR events, drag races and more for a quarter-center in the San Gabriel Valley.

The checkered flag is in sight for Irwindale Speedway after 25 years of NASCAR races, demolition derbies, drag racing, and other events at the San Gabriel Valley motorsports landmark.

The speedway and dragstrip about 20 miles east of downtown Los Angeles will close at the end of the 2024 season with a farewell event scheduled for Dec. 21, according to a statement posted Tuesday. (more…)

Mission Foods and Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Finalize Long-Term Partnership

by MikeOctober 29, 2024

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (October 29, 2024) – Just over a month after Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) announced its new HSR Classic Endurance Championship, a North American food industry giant and motorsports sponsorship leader has been named the presenting partner.

The HSR Classic Endurance Championship Presented by Mission Foods debuts in 2025 in a long-term partnership supporting the first major endurance race championship in the U.S. for vintage and historic sports cars. Competitors and race fans alike, however, will get a preview experience of the new Mission Foods championship this weekend at the 10th Running of the HSR Daytona Classic 24 Hour Presented by Mission Foods, October 30 – November 3. (more…)

NASCAR Linked With Possible Race In Saudi Arabia Toward End Of Decade

by MikeOctober 29, 2024

NASCAR was listed Monday as being in talks to bring a race to the planned Qiddiya mega resort in Saudi Arabia toward the end of this decade, but it’s not yet commenting on the potential. The Middle Eastern kingdom is spending tens of billions of dollars to construct the sports and entertainment hub 40 miles southwest of Riyadh, and it is said to have an agreement in place with F1 to eventually shift the race currently held in Jeddah to the Qiddiya Speed Park Track when it opens closer to 2030, potentially as soon as 2028.

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Team Penske, Shell And Joey Logano Foundation Team Up For Hurricane Helene Recovery Efforts

by MikeOctober 29, 2024

Special “Partners Powering Hurricane Recovery” scheme to be featured on the No. 22 Team Penske Ford Mustang for the upcoming NASCAR Cup Series Race at Martinsville Speedway

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (October 29, 2024) – Team Penske, Shell USA and The Joey Logano Foundation (JLF) announced today a collective program to support ongoing recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Helene that ravaged parts of five states in late September. This collaboration includes a special livery on the No. 22 Team Penske Ford Mustang that Logano, the 2018 Martinsville Speedway fall race winner, will pilot at the upcoming NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) race at the Virginia half-mile oval on Sunday, November 3.

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Hettinger Racing Purchases Bret Holmes Racing

by MikeOctober 29, 2024

Team Owner Chris Hettinger To Field No. 4 Chevrolet Silverado for Driver Brett Moffitt in Final Two NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Races of 2024

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Oct. 29, 2024) – Chris Hettinger, a longtime and winning Late Model team owner from Dryden, Michigan, has purchased the assets of Bret Holmes Racing. The organization will complete the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule with 2018 Truck Series champion Brett Moffitt under its new name, Hettinger Racing.

Hettinger is a second-generation racer whose father, Jim, raced open-wheel Midgets and Sprint Cars and won two championships in 1984 and 1990, accolades that earned him a spot in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame. Chris began his racing career behind the wheel, winning in Midgets and Late Models before becoming a fulltime team owner.

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Alpine Endurance Team Ready to Conclude Its Learning Season With the Alpine A424 in Bahrain

by MikeOctober 28, 2024

The 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship season ends this week with the 8 Hours of Bahrain (30 October-2 November).
Alpine Endurance Team will conclude the learning campaign for its A424 Hypercar with reshuffled crews: Paul-Loup Chatin, Jules Gounon and Ferdinand Habsburg in the #35; Charles Milesi, Matthieu Vaxiviere and Mick Schumacher in the #36.
The A-arrow brand enters the final round in fourth place in the Hypercar World Endurance Manufacturers’ Championship.

Launched in February in Qatar, the 2024 FIA WEC season returns to the Middle East for the final round in the Kingdom of Bahrain. (more…)

‘Deathly Sick’ Kevin Harvick Pushes Through Unbearable Illness in Vegas in Big Reveal

by MikeOctober 28, 2024

By Alex Harrington

Kevin Harvick overcame a “deathly” illness to compete in the CARS Tour Super Late Model race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. As he reflected on the experience during his podcast, Harvick admitted to the severe illness he and his team endured leading up to the race weekend. Despite battling intense nausea and discomfort, Harvick secured a remarkable fourth-place finish.

The CARS Tour West event was Harvick’s debut in this series, held at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Harvick, who retired from full-time NASCAR Cup Series racing, is enjoying his time in Late Model racing, a passion he shares with his son, Keelan. (more…)

2024 Most Popular Driver Award Starts October 28

by MikeOctober 28, 2024

Weatherford, Texas (October 28, 2024) – Voting for the 2024 National Motorsports Press Association Most Popular Driver Award opened Monday, Oct. 28, 2024.

Voting will remain open until Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. The winner will be announced Friday, Nov. 22, during the annual NASCAR Awards Ceremonies in Charlotte, N.C. (more…)

Tyler Reddick Secures Championship Four Spot in Thrilling Win at Homestead-Miami Speedway

by MikeOctober 28, 2024

By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – In the most dramatic Playoff race of the 2024 season – featuring three different leaders in the final three laps – 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick made a clutch pass out of Turn 4 on the last lap to claim his first NASCAR Cup Series victory at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday when it counted most.

Reddick passed his team owner, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin with two laps to go then moved high up against the wall to pass Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney in the final corner to claim the Straight Talk Wireless 400 trophy and secure a position in the Championship Four in two weeks in the Phoenix Raceway season finale.

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Chase Elliott 5th at Homestead, Three Chevy Drivers Closing in on NASCAR Cup Series Championship (Photos)

by MikeOctober 28, 2024

Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, races to a fifth place finish Sunday, October 27, 2024, during the NASCAR Cup Series Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Elliott is in eighth place in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship with two races to go. (Photo by Andrew Coppley/HHP for Chevy Racing) (more…)