Good TV, Bad TV? Former TV and radio staffer T. M. ‘Stumpy” Stone is a long-time reader of Ernie Saxton dubbed “My Two Cents Worth” Column in Area Auto Racing News in Trenton, NJ. Stone made some good points about NASCAR putting on a poor show.
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2024 Formula 1® Grand Prix de Monaco Airs on SiriusXM
EW YORK – May 22, 2024 – SiriusXM will offer listeners nationwide coverage of this weekend’s world-famous FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2024, featuring the live turn-by-turn broadcast as well as pre- and post-race commentary airing on SiriusXM channel 81 and on the SiriusXM app.
Lou Modestino’s Track Talk – May 15, 2024
The GM 604 “Crate Engine” appears to be the possible savior of the paved track’s Modifieds in the New England area. Cris Michaud of ACT and Tom Mayberry of PASS are banking on this at the 5/8-oval in Thompson, CT that they have leased from the Hoenig Family. In spite of just a under a half-dozen Mods equipped with this engine, they put on a good show at Mid-April’s annual New England Classic at NHMS.
Jimmie Johnson Joins NBC Sports Motorsports Coverage For Four Races In 2024
STAMFORD, Conn. – May 14, 2024 – Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and former INDYCAR driver Jimmie Johnson is joining NBC Sports’ motorsports coverage for four races in 2024. Johnson will contribute to pre-race and race coverage of NBC Sports’ presentation of the 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 from iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) on May 26 on NBC and Peacock, bolstering NBC Sports’ robust presentation of the historic event. Previously, Johnson contributed to NBC Sports’ studio coverage for The Greatest Spectacle in Racing in 2021.
Race Of Champions Modified Series Set For Different Type Of Event At Mahoning Valley Speedway Sunday, May 19, 2024
Lehighton, Pennsylvania (May 13, 2024) – Race of Champions and Mahoning Valley Speedway Modified competitors are gearing up to return to Mahoning Valley Speedway for a unique event this Sunday, May 19.
National Corvette Museum Is A 2024 Blue Star Museum
BOWLING GREEN, KY, May 13, 2024 – The National Corvette Museum announced it will join museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to currently serving U.S. military personnel and their families this summer. The 2024 program will begin on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 18, 2024, and end on Labor Day, Monday, September 2, 2024. Learn more and find the list of participating museums at arts.gov/BlueStarMuseums.
Michael McDowell Leaving Front Row Motorsports at Season’s End to Move to Spire Motorsports in 2025
Spire Motorsports has agreed to a multi-year contract with 2021 DAYTONA 500 winner Michael McDowell to drive the team’s No. 71 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) beginning with the 2025 season. (more…)