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Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America Announces 30th Anniversary Ride Route and Overnight Stops

by MikeFebruary 26, 2026

The 30^th Anniversary Kyle Petty Charity Ride will take place from May 1 – May 9, 2026, starting in Sonoma, California, and ending in Charlotte, North Carolina, crossing 11 states in just nine days.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., February 19, 2026 – Former NASCAR driver and current racing analyst Kyle Petty today officially announced the complete route and overnight stops for the 30^th Anniversary Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America (KPCRAA). For the milestone edition, the 30^th Anniversary KPCRAA will truly cross the United States, starting in Sonoma, California, on May 1, 2026, and concluding in Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 9, 2026.

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Joe Gibbs Racing Celebrating 35th Anniversary in 2026

by MikeJanuary 30, 2026

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (January 27, 2026) – Joe Gibbs Racing, the winningest team of all-time across NASCAR’s three national series, is set for its 35th season in 2026. The organization has a variety of activations planned to celebrate the team’s history, fans, partners, and the Gibbs family.

Over the team’s history, Joe Gibbs Racing has earned 448 victories in NASCAR national series competition, including 227 NASCAR Cup Series wins and 221 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series wins. JGR’s pedigree includes championships with Kyle Busch, Bobby Labonte, and Tony Stewart in the Cup Series, and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series championships with Busch, Ty Gibbs, Daniel Hemric, and Daniel Suárez. The team also helped launch the careers of other standout drivers like Christopher Bell, Denny Hamlin, Erik Jones and Joey Logano.

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Musco Lighting Named Partner Of 30th Anniversary Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America

by MikeDecember 23, 2025

CHARLOTTE, N.C., December 23, 2025 – Going into the holiday season, we are thrilled to announce a new partnership between Musco Lighting and the 30^th Anniversary Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America (KPCRAA). The 30^th Anniversary KPCRAA will take place May 1-9, 2026, leaving from Sonoma, CA and traveling to Charlotte, NC. This milestone Ride will travel 3,400 miles through 11 states in just nine days.

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60 Years in the Making: Team Penske Sets Stage for Anniversary Season

by MikeDecember 17, 2025

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Dec. 15, 2025) – Team Penske will celebrate a landmark season in 2026 as the organization honors 60 years of performance, innovation and excellence across global motorsports. What began in 1966 as a small sports car operation has evolved into one of the most successful teams in racing history, with accomplishments spanning open-wheel, stock car and sports car competition.

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Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Celebrates Fifth Anniversary as Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Sanctioning Body at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

by MikeAugust 12, 2025

MONTEREY, California (August 12, 2025) – Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) celebrates its fifth anniversary this week at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca as the official sanctioning body of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, the premier historic and vintage motorsports event in North America that takes place August 13 – 16.

The HSR team returned to Monterey last week to assist in the successful running of the Monterey Pre-Reunion and Corkscrew Hillclimb. The HSR group of primarily experienced historic and vintage motorsports professionals continues straight through this Saturday’s final day of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.

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Zora Arkus-Duntov’s Only Corvette, Now Fully Preserved, Will Debut at National Corvette Museum’s 31st Anniversary

by MikeJuly 17, 2025

BOWLING GREEN, KY, July 17, 2025 – After a meticulous, multi-year preservation effort, the only Corvette ever owned by Zora Arkus-Duntov, the legendary “Godfather of the Corvette,” will make its public debut during the National Corvette Museum’s 31st Anniversary Celebration, August 28–30.

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Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America Announces 30th Anniversary Ride Start and End Locations and 2026 Dates

by MikeJuly 15, 2025

The 30^th Anniversary Ride will take place from May 1 – May 9, 2026, starting at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California, and ending at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 15, 2025 – The Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America today officially announced the start and end locations, as well as the dates, for the 30^th Anniversary Ride. For the milestone edition, the 30^th Anniversary Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America will truly cross the United States, starting in Sonoma, California, on May 1, 2026, and concluding in Concord, North Carolina, on May 9, 2026.

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75th Anniversary Celebration Fireworks, NASCAR Modified Flying Dutchman Tribute 75 Highlight Riverhead Program Saturday

by Bob FinanJune 27, 2025

Over time many special nights, planned or spontaneous have evolved at Riverhead Raceway creating lifetime memories for competitors and spectators alike. Saturday evening, those memories will be feted during the 75th Anniversary Celebration complete with a Fireworks extravaganza to mark the milestone. On track action features the “Flying Dutchman” tribute 75 for the NASCAR Modifieds, honoring and celebrating the racing career and life of Fred Harbach, one of the most popular figures ever to race Riverhead Raceway.

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May Meltdown Program To Complete 75th Anniversary Opening Weekend At Riverhead Raceway Sunday

by Bob FinanApril 29, 2025

Sunday afternoon May 4th Riverhead Raceway will close out a busy opening weekend that kick starts the season long 75th Anniversary celebration with the annual May Meltdown program. The NASCAR Street Stocks will take center stage of the matinee that gets underway with qualifying at 12:30 pm.

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Field Of Dreams: TMS Celebrates 30th Anniversary Of Motorsports Venue’s Official Groundbreaking Day

by MikeApril 14, 2025

Speedway Motorsports Founder Bruton Smith was joined by Ross Perot Jr. and NASCAR stars Jeff Gordon, Terry Labonte, and Bobby Labonte on April 11, 1995, for the public ceremony.
Thousands of fans and media flocked to a tract of land in Hillwood’s Alliance Texas development to learn more about the creation of one of America’s largest sports stadiums.

FORT WORTH, Texas (APRIL 11, 2025) – Six years after the blockbuster 1989 movie “Field of Dreams” debuted with the iconic line of “If you build it, he will come,” Speedway Motorsports founder Bruton Smith began the script on the motorsports version with a leading cast of his own.

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