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HSR Welcomes Ford as the 2026 Featured Marque of the HSR Daytona Classic 24 Hour presented by Mission Foods

by MikeNovember 7, 2025

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (November 6, 2025) – Officials from Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) and Ford Racing announced today that Ford will be the Featured Marque of the 12th running of the HSR Daytona Classic 24 Hour presented by Mission Foods at Daytona International Speedway (DIS), November 11 – 15, 2026.

The first HSR Classic event, which debuted at the World Center of Racing in 2014, the HSR Daytona Classic 24 Hour is an annual tribute race to the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Ford has taken home 20 first-place trophies from the Rolex 24, including its first 24-hour victory in 1966 by Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby in a Ford GT 40 Mk II in the first Daytona race to officially run the 24-hour distance.

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Golden Era of Street Stock Series Road Racing Announced as Featured Marque of 37th HSR Mitty Presented by Hagerty

by MikeMarch 7, 2025

SEBRING, Florida (March 7, 2025) – Ready to celebrate everything from IMSA RS/IS to SCCA Showroom Stock to the IMSA Firestone Firehawk Endurance Championship and more, Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) announced today that the golden era of Street Stock series road racing in North America will be the Featured Marque at next month’s 37th Running of the HSR Mitty presented by Hagerty at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta (MRRA), April 25 – 27. The announcement was made from Sebring International Raceway where a record entry of more that 260 competing cars in this weekend’s HSR Sebring Classic 12 Hour presented by Mission Foods includes several that meet the criteria to participate in the Mitty presented by Hagerty Featured Marque on and off-track activities. (more…)

Lime Rock Park Names Ford As Featured Marque for Historic Festival 42

by Lou ModestinoMarch 7, 2024

LAKEVILLE, CONN. (6 March 2024) – This Labor Day weekend, Lime Rock Park will roar to life as the Connecticut track is set to celebrate Ford as the honored marque for Historic Festival 42 (Aug. 30-Sept. 2). The five-day celebration will not only commemorate the 60th anniversary of one of the most iconic and enduring muscle cars in automotive history, the Ford Mustang, but also pay homage to the significant contribution Ford has made to automotive innovation. (more…)

Lime Rock Park: MG, Formula Junior, & Sports 2000 Named Featured Race Groups at Historic Festival 41

by Lou ModestinoJuly 27, 2023

July 18, 2023 – Motorsports history comes to life over the Labor Day weekend at Northwest Connecticut’s fan-friendly Lime Rock Park. The four-day weekend is a highlight for the vintage and historic racing community. Many knowledgeable racing fans, keen to see many of the cars that made history at Lime Rock and elsewhere, spend the weekend watching enthusiast racers compete in cars that may be older than they are, camping at the track or staying in nearby accommodations.

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Four Harley Earl Designs from the General Motors Heritage Collection to be Featured at Detroit Concours d’Elegance

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 10, 2022

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Sept. 9, 2022 – The Detroit Concours d’Elegance is a celebration of both the city and the automotive culture that has defined it for over a century. It brings the show to the streets of Detroit, displaying the cars in perhaps the truest context of any concours—the pavement on which they were meant to be—and were—driven. (more…)

Detroit Concours d’Elegance – Three Featured Classes Celebrate the Motor City

by Lou ModestinoJune 23, 2022

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., June 22, 2022 – The Detroit Concours d’Elegance recently announced 17 classes representing the 140 historically-significant vehicles that will take the field at the Detroit Institute of Arts on Sunday, September 18, 2022. All of the inaugural event’s three featured classes have deep roots in the Motor City. (more…)

Penske Logistics To Be Featured On Team Penske LMP2 For 2022 World Endurance Championship

by MikeMarch 9, 2022

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (March 9, 2022) – Team Penske announced today that Penske Logistics will be the primary partner on the team’s new LMP2 car for the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season, which begins March 18 with the 1000 Miles of Sebring at Sebring International Raceway.

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NASCAR Fan Favorites Featured in Two New Films from I Am Second

by MikeFebruary 17, 2022

Racing Personalities, including Daytona 500 Reigning Champ Michael McDowell, share about life on and off the track

PLANO, Texas, Feb. 16, 2022 – Leading into an exciting week of racing surrounding this year’s Daytona 500, I Am Second, a global storytelling organization, is releasing two new short films that share a glimpse of the competitiveness, comradery and enthusiasm of racing life as well as perseverance in the midst of the “crash and burn.” (more…)

Speedco Returns as Featured Partner of Front Row Motorsports Truck Program

by MikeFebruary 10, 2022

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (February 10, 2022) – Ready to make a championship run, Front Row Motorsports (FRM) returns Speedco, a national network of service locations for the trucking industry, as the anchor partner of Zane Smith and the No. 38 FRM Ford-F150 team in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS). Speedco will be the primary partner for eight races this season including the season opener at the Daytona International Speedway.

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Penn National Speedway Reunion To Be Featured As Part Of Pioneer Pole Buildings 37th Annual Motorsports Race Car And Trade Show

by MikeNovember 23, 2021

OAKS, PA NOVEMBER 22, 2021. . . Penn National Speedway, once one of the most successful short tracks, will be remembered at the Pioneer Pole Buildings 37th annual Motorsports Race Car and Trade Show presented by Sunoco Race Fuels and Distributed by Insinger Performance. (more…)