DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – One of the fascinating storylines going into the 63rd Rolex 24 At Daytona examined just how different the 61-car grid looked to start the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship versus the end of the 2024 campaign. Some got their new lineups, cars or team programs off to great starts while others will seek a rebound at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring in March.
Here’s a quick rundown of how adjusted entries fared throughout their first race: (more…)
Chris Gabehart Named Competition Director, Chris Gayle to Crew Chief No. 11 Team
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (November 22, 2024) – Joe Gibbs Racing announced a pair of changes in advance of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. Chris Gabehart, who has served as the crew chief of the No. 11 team for the past six seasons, will become the organization’s competition director while Chris Gayle, who has been the crew chief for the No. 54 team for the past two seasons, will assume the crew chief role for Denny Hamlin.
NASCAR will institute aerodynamic changes to all Cup Series cars ahead of Sunday’s Round of 12 playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway, the sanctioning body announced Tuesday.
Among the mandated additions will be an extended-height roof rail, an extended rocker panel skirt and fabric beneath the right-side roof flap. These combined efforts are intended to reduce the chances and effects of a vehicle getting airborne in the event of an on-track, high-speed incident on the 2.66-mile superspeedway.
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WELCOME, N.C. (June 25, 2024) – Long-time Richard Childress Racing competition executive Andy Petree has announced his retirement from the 55-year-old race team. Keith Rodden has been appointed interim competition director of RCR.
Christopher Bell was understandably frustrated after his fourth-place finish in Sunday’s Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol at Iowa Speedway.
Chemung, N.Y. – (April 30, 2024) – Race of Champions Series and Chemung Speedrome management have agreed to adjust the opening and start times for the Saturday, May 11, 2024 event.
The gates will now open at 3:00pm with qualifying to begin at 6:00pm for the 300th event in Series history.
It’s all about new in the FIA European Rally Championship this season with new events, new drivers, new teams, new cars and new rules. And it all starts this week when the city of Veszprém hosts V-Híd Rally Hungary from 12 – 14 April.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – March 20, 2024 – Holley Inc. (NYSE: HLLY), a leader in automotive aftermarket performance solutions, today announced the strategic evolution of its operations branding from Holley Performance Products to Holley Performance Brands.
BRIDPORT, Vermont (December 31, 2023) – The Sprint Cars of New England (SCoNE) tour celebrated its 20th season of competition in 2023, and it was a special year in many ways. SCoNE saw many benchmark moments during the year including a pre-season shift in management, an influx of new sponsors including the McGee Automotive Family of dealerships, a record high for participating race teams, the first visit (and victory) by a national-level driver, the addition of a new track, a permanent change in ownership, and a promising view of the future with an exciting 2024 schedule. (more…)
BARRE, Vermont (December 16, 2023) – The inaugural Vermont Motorsports Expo has a new date. The reason for the change? The Moon. (more…)
