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Wright Motorsports Welcomes Laurin Heinrich for Championship Showdown at Indianapolis 8 Hour

by MikeSeptember 27, 2024

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., (September 27, 2024) – Last weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Wright Motorsports celebrated an impressive win in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s Battle on the Bricks, the first Indianapolis-based endurance race for the series. This weekend, drivers Adam Adelson and Elliott Skeer prepare to conclude the fight for the Fanatec GT World Challenge championship title, with Laurin Heinrich joining them in the No. 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R for the Indianapolis 8 Hour. The former Porsche Junior Heinrich also brought home an Indy victory on September 22 driving another Porsche 911 GT3 R in the GTD PRO class. (more…)

Layne Riggs ‘Really Enjoying’ Playing Spoiler in Truck Series Playoffs

by MikeSeptember 27, 2024

Layne Riggs stunned the entire Craftsman Truck Series garage when he took over the final 53 laps of the opening Round of 10 race at The Milwaukee Mile to claim his breakthrough win in NASCAR national series competition by 1.547 seconds.

Yet the driver of the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford wasn’t content with just one triumph. Riggs set his sights on the very next event at Bristol, where he dominated the final stage, led 80 laps and again left title contenders to battle for second. (more…)

It’s All About the Jordans: Tyler Reddick On Impressive Shoe Game

by MikeSeptember 27, 2024

As the NASCAR Cup Series heads to Kansas Speedway, it is a track where the Air Jordan paint scheme first won with Kurt Busch. Tyler Reddick has since won (at Talladega) with the Jumpman logo on the hood.

Which makes one think, now that he has driven for 23XI Racing — co-owned by Michael Jordan — for the past couple of years, what type of shoe game does Tyler Reddick have?

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Hailie Deegan Joins Nitrocross field for Utah

by MikeSeptember 27, 2024

Hailie Deegan will race in next weekend’s Nitrocross event at Utah Motorsports Campus, returning to the series for the first time since 2021.

Deegan will compete in the Side-by-Side class in a field that also includes Lucy, Mika, and Kira Block – the wife, son, and daughter of Ken Block – and Travis Pastrana, invoking memories of the early days of U.S. rallycross where Block Sr., Pastrana, and Hailie’s father Brian all competed. (more…)

NASCAR Confirms Huge Partnership for 2025 Season

by MikeSeptember 27, 2024

NASCAR has announced the continuation of a huge partnership with Ticketmaster, making the ticketing giant the Official Ticketing Partner beginning with the 2025 season. This collaboration comes with the objective of improving the fan experience when it comes to ticket management across all NASCAR-owned tracks. (more…)

Koenigsegg Automotive Announces Strategic Growth Investment From Chieftain Capital Management

by MikeSeptember 27, 2024

Koenigsegg Automotive is excited to announce that it has received a €50 million investment from Chieftain Capital Management to support the next chapter of growth for the company and strengthen its position as a leader in the megacar industry. Majority owner Christian von Koenigsegg, through his family holding company, is also increasing his stake in the company alongside Chieftain. (more…)

Young’s Motorsports Kansas Speedway Team Preview

by MikeSeptember 27, 2024

Welcome To The Team: For Friday night’s Kubota Tractor 200 at Kansas Speedway, Young’s Motorsports welcomes Nathan Byrd to command the team’s flagship No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado RST for his inaugural NASCAR CRAFTSMAN® Truck Series debut in the heart of the Midwest.

About Nathan: Byrd, 24, began racing go-karts in 2018, just after graduating High School, and he entered his first car race in February 2020.

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Greg Van Alst Returns to ARCA Menards Series Scene Ahead of Double Duty Bristol Motor Speedway Weekend

by MikeSeptember 27, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Kan: With his final ARCA Menards Series appearance of the season on deck at Kansas Speedway this weekend, Greg Van Alst would like nothing more to end his 2024 season the same way he started it in Friday night’s Reese’s 150.

Flashing back to February at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, Van Alst survived an ARCA overtime restart and carnage on the backstretch to secure a third-place finish at the “World Center of Racing” and great early season momentum for what the team had hoped would be a full season of competition. (more…)

Jason Kitzmiller; A.L.L. Construction Racing Set to Take Checkered Flag on the 2024 ARCA Season at Kansas Speedway

by MikeSeptember 27, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Kansas: Fresh off A.L.L. Construction Racing’s career-best second-place finish in the ARCA Menards Series last Thursday night at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway with Landen Lewis, team principal Jason Kitzmiller returns to the seat set to take the checkered flag on the team’s limited season schedule in Friday night’s Reese’s 150 at Kansas Speedway.

Lewis made his second consecutive ARCA Menards Series start in “Thunder Valley” driving the team’s No. 97 Chevrolet SS and while the teenage phenom ran into setbacks during the 2023 race, this year’s Bush’s Beans 200 saw Lewis have the potential to surge forward and score the team’s first career ARCA Menards Series victory. (more…)

Nick Yelloly Joins Flying Lizard Motorsport for Indianapolis 8 Hour

by MikeSeptember 27, 2024

PHOENIZ, Ariz., (September 28, 2024) – The season finale for the Fanatec GT World Challenge America concludes next week at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with an eight-hour endurance racing event, and BMW works driver Nick Yelloly will join full-season drivers Elias Sabo and Andy Lee in the No. 8 Flying Lizard Motorsports BMW M4 GT3.

“We are very pleased to have Nick joining us for the Indianapolis 8 Hour event,” said Program Manager Darren Law. “BMW has been very supportive of us with this mid-season move to the M4 GT3 and to have a driver of Nick’s caliber and his knowledge of the car will be extremely helpful for us. We are finishing the final prep for the event and look forward to a successful finish to the 2024 season.” (more…)