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Red Bull Joins Trackhouse Racing for 2025 Season

by MikeJanuary 23, 2025January 23, 2025

Primary Partnership Includes Five Races With Shane van Gisbergen and Connor Zilisch’s NASCAR Cup Series Debut at COTA

CONCORD, N.C. – Trackhouse Racing announced today that Red Bull will serve as the official energy drink of Trackhouse Racing and the primary partner on Shane van Gisbergen’s No. 88 Chevrolet in five NASCAR Cup Series races as well as the Cup Series debut of 18-year-old Connor Zilisch who will drive the No. 87 Red Bull Chevrolet at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas on March 2. (more…)

Miss America Adds Glam to the Rolex 24 At DAYTONA as Honorary Event Official

by MikeJanuary 23, 2025

Joins Grand Marshal Jamie Chadwick for pre-race festivities before the twice-around-the-clock marathon begins

Daytona Beach, Fla. (Jan. 22, 2025) – Daytona International Speedway announced today that newly-crowned Miss America Abbie Stockard will serve as an honorary event official adding to the glam of the Rolex 24 weekend. She joins grand marshal Jamie Chadwick for the pre-race festivities before the iconic twice-around-the-clock marathon begins.

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Teams, Manufacturers Announce Plans Prior to Roar Test and Rolex 24

by MikeDecember 13, 2024

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Sports car fans and stakeholders can be forgiven for thinking the holidays have come early. Teams and manufacturers have unleashed a flurry of announcements over the last week or so, prior to the full release of the 2025 Roar Before the Rolex 24 entry list.

That in mind, here’s a recap of what has all been announced in the last week: (more…)

Trackhouse Racing Partners with TF Sport To Enter Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona

by MikeDecember 12, 2024

Shane van Gisbergen, Connor Zilisch, Scott McLaughlin and Ben Keating Will Pilot the No. 91 “Trackhouse by TF Sport” Corvette

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – With NASCAR and MotoGP teams in its portfolio, Trackhouse Racing announced today it will expand to a new racing series in January when it partners with TF Sport to field a Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R in the GT Daytona (GTD) PRO class for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s 63rd annual Rolex 24 at Daytona on January 25-26. (more…)

Brenden Queen Joins Pinnacle Racing Group for 2025 ARCA Menards Series Season

by MikeDecember 7, 2024

MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Reigning CARS Late Model Stock Tour champion Brenden ‘Butterbean’ Queen is taking the next step in his racing career by ascending to the ARCA Menards Series with the Pinnacle Racing Group.

Queen will take over driving duties of the No. 28 Chevrolet for the full ARCA Menards Series season in 2025. (more…)

Grass Roots Racers Are Duly Honored At NASCAR Awards Ceremony

by MikeNovember 22, 2024

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—It was a celebration of the roots of racing.

As NASCAR president Steve Phelps put it in introducing Thursday night’s NASCAR Regional and International Awards at the Charlotte Convention Center, “Grass roots racing is at the core of what we do as a sport.” (more…)

Chevrolet Sweeps Manufacturer Championships In NASCAR National Ranks

by MikeNovember 21, 2024November 21, 2024

For the second consecutive year, and the sixth time overall, Chevrolet swept the manufacturer championship titles across the NASCAR national ranks – earning its 43rd NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturer Championship; its 26th Bill France Performance Cup in the NASCAR Xfinity Series; and its 12th NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Manufacturer Championship. This marks the first time in NASCAR history that a manufacturer has swept the manufacturer championship titles across all three NASCAR national series in consecutive seasons. (more…)

Kampgrounds Of America, Inc. Partners With JR Motorsports, Bringing Camping To The Racetrack

by MikeNovember 19, 2024

MOORESVILLE,N.C. (Nov. 19, 2024) – JR Motorsports (JRM) announced today that Kampgrounds of America, Inc.(KOA), the world’s largest system of privately held campgrounds, will return to the organization during the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. United by a shared commitment to outdoor adventure and community, KOA will be a primary partner for one race with Connor Zilisch and the No. 88 Chevrolet, as well as a full-season associate partner with the rookie driver, and an associate partner on Wyatt Miller’s Micro Sprint. (more…)

Sean Hingorani Earns Second Consecutive West Series Title; Connor Zilisch Secures Season-Ending Phoenix Victory

by MikeNovember 15, 2024

Editor’s note… I’m trying to catch up on some of the stock car racing news…

PHOENIX, Ariz. — The path to a second consecutive ARCA Menards Series West championship was much tougher for Sean Hingorani compared to the first.

Despite competing with four different organizations across the 12-race schedule, Hingorani still managed to put together an efficient campaign that saw him tally three victories. All those triumphs came with the same team that guided Hingorani to his first West Series championship, Venturini Motorsports. (more…)

F1 Drivers vs. Stock Car Challenge

by MikeNovember 13, 2024

How would an F1 driver would perform in a NASCAR-style stock car? How about on a dirt, oval track? Now, live on the Red Bull Motorsports YouTube channel, those questions are put to the test. Visa Cash App RB drivers Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson unlearned all they know about open-wheel F1 racing as they paired with NASCAR pros Shane van Gisbergen and Connor Zilisch in Austin, TX to try their hand at naturally aspirated V8 stock car racing. Check it out here: F1 Drivers vs. Stock Car.

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