Tag: Films

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

Mike

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.”

XPEL Grows Indycar Presence Through Enhanced Team Penske Partnership

Mike

MOORESVILLE, N.C. / SAN ANTONIO, TX (April 8, 2021) – XPEL (NASDAQ: XPEL), a leading provider of protective films and coatings, announced today it will increase its presence in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES through an enhanced partnership with Team Penske and two-time series champion Josef Newgarden.

Life and Legacy of Wendell Scott, the First Black NASCAR Driver, Being Brought to Life Via New Media

Mike

David Steward II’s Lion Forge Films (Academy Award®-winning Hair Love), and parent company Polarity, a leading black-owned entertainment holding company, have inked a deal with Scott 34 Racing, creating Wendell Scott Ventures to introduce the iconic and groundbreaking life and legacy of Wendell Scott, NASCAR’s first black racer (and later, owner), to audiences through films, TV series, docu-series, digital content, games, and more through an extensive multi-platform engagement.

Dale Earnhardt Legend, Legacy Explored in New ESPN E60 Documentary

Lou Modestino

Twenty years ago, the world of racing lost one of its biggest stars when Dale Earnhardt died during a crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500. In a new special, ESPN’s E60 will take viewers back to that fateful day to explore the legacy of Dale Earnhardt and the effect his loss has had on the sport of NASCAR, including safety improvements to cars and racetracks

Chad McCumbee Speeds To Icebreaker Late Model Win At Florence Motor Speedway (SC)

Lou Modestino

TIMMONSVILLE, SC (February 6) – Ocean Isle Beach, NC’s Chad McCumbee took the lead for the final time with 46 laps to go and survived two late-race restarts for the win in Saturday afternoon’s Icebreaker for the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Late Model Stocks.