Jim Sheppard and Joey Keith at the Racers for Christ table in the pit. Photo by Kevin Ryan
by Kevin Ryan, TheBlaze
Sharing God’s word at the 39th annual Chili Bowl.
A sheet of paper adorns fencing in the pit area: “’F’ WORD $1.00 FINE. PAY THE CHAPLAINS.”
The message, written boldly, sets the tone for the 39th annual Chili Bowl Nationals, the “Super Bowl of midget racing.” Born in the United States in the 1930s, midget racing has since gone global, with tracks on nearly every continent.
No Reserve Offering is 2025’s First Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) Bring a Trailer Auction Fundraiser and Features a Taurus-Bodied Ford Raced in its Prime by Davey Allison (MSHFA Class of 2021) as a Robert Yates Racing Texaco/Havoline Thunderbird
– Known as “Superstar,” the No. 28 Ford Thunderbird Contested Three Races in 1992, Leading All and Finishing Second at Rockingham After Leading 190 Laps
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (February 3, 2025) – Not everyone can be a “Superstar” but now you can own one if you are the top bidder in the latest Bring a Trailer charity auction benefiting the non-profit Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. Ending this Wednesday, February 5, at approximately 1:30 p.m. EST, this exclusive BaT auction features a Taurus-bodied Ford stock car raced in its competition prime by Davey Allison (MSHFA Class of 2021) as one of the successful Robert Yates Racing (RYR) Texaco/Havoline Ford Thunderbirds.
Friends now foes to settle title bout under the lights at Martinsville Speedway this Saturday
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 22, 2024) – In a contentious championship battle that began in the first race of the season at New Smyrna Speedway only miles from the birthplace of NASCAR, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour title will once again be decided in the final race of the season at one of NASCAR’s most historic tracks as Justin Bonsignore and Ron Silk enter the finale at Martinsville Speedway separated by 10 points.
Dirt Track Racing Goes Hi-Tech with ThinkDiffusion’s Generative AI Designed Race Car Wraps
NEW YORK, September 23, 2024 (Newswire.com) – Today, PaintBox Labs, a minority-owned digital media production company and partner to ThinkDiffusion, an AI creative platform and studio launched in 2023, has announced that it will be joining forces with the B-Mod Nationals at Brownstown Bullring in Illinois to film the raceway event as part of a sports media platform and film project, which will showcase how it integrates AI technology in telling the stories of determined people defying the odds to ascend from underdogs to champions. (more…)
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (September 13, 2024) – The most recent Bring A Trailer (BaT) Podcast on automotive auction leader www.bringatrailer.com features 2025 Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) inductee Skip Barber and MSHFA President George Levy. Along with Host Alex Porter, the trio “Talks Racing” and more for over 30 minutes and discusses the current BaT fundraising auction for the MSHFA offering a unique two-tiered experience celebrating the American motorsports icon and racing school pioneer on his induction in the MSHFA’s Class of 2025. (more…)
DANVILLE, Virginia – Championship-leading Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing teams and Mercedes-AMG begin the year’s final three-race stretch run of IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship races this weekend at VIRginia International Raceway with the annual Michelin GT Challenge at VIR, August 23 – 25. Sunday’s two-hour and 40-minute race is the final WeatherTech Championship sprint event of the season and the year’s only race spotlighting the series’ GT Daytona (GTD) and GTD Pro divisions in their own feature race. The Michelin GT Challenge at VIR is scheduled to start this Sunday at 12:10 p.m. EDT with live television coverage on the USA Network and NBC’s livestream platform Peacock beginning 10 minutes earlier at Noon EDT. International viewers can see the action live on www.IMSA.com/TVLive.
ELKHART LAKE, Wisconsin – Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 teams Winward Racing and Korthoff Preston Motorsports bring across-the-board GT Daytona (GTD) class championship points leads and a podium-perfect 2024 race record to Round 7 of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD season this weekend on the four-mile Road America circuit.
North East, PA – (September 14, 2023) – Adding to the prestige of the 73rd Annual Lucas Oil Race of Champions 250 the giant conclusion to Race of Champions Weekend at Lake Erie Speedway in North East, Pa., is now Brannon Earnest and his Earnest Performance brand with $500 to the leader of the race at the halfway point of the 250-lap race on Sunday afternoon.
