DAYTONA, Fla. (December 22, 2025) – AO Racing is proud to announce its official partnership with the Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer for the 2025 racing season. Through this exciting collaboration, AO Racing will be partnering with the Austin Hatcher Foundation for Diversionary Therapy hospital visits across the nation, merchandise fundraising efforts, and a special focus on Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month in September. (more…)
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Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Named Entitlement Partner for NASCAR Xfinity Series Race This Spring at Martinsville Speedway
The Marine Corps 250 Honors the 250th Anniversary of the Marine Corps
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (January 14, 2025) – The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and Martinsville Speedway are teaming up for the triple-header spring race weekend at the famed short track, honoring the military branch’s 250th anniversary with the Marine Corps 250 Xfinity Series race on Saturday, March 29.
Team Penske, Shell And Joey Logano Foundation Team Up For Hurricane Helene Recovery Efforts
Special “Partners Powering Hurricane Recovery” scheme to be featured on the No. 22 Team Penske Ford Mustang for the upcoming NASCAR Cup Series Race at Martinsville Speedway
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (October 29, 2024) – Team Penske, Shell USA and The Joey Logano Foundation (JLF) announced today a collective program to support ongoing recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Helene that ravaged parts of five states in late September. This collaboration includes a special livery on the No. 22 Team Penske Ford Mustang that Logano, the 2018 Martinsville Speedway fall race winner, will pilot at the upcoming NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) race at the Virginia half-mile oval on Sunday, November 3.
The NASCAR Foundation Announces Four NASCAR Fans Making a Difference as Finalists for 2024 Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award
Online fan vote for award winner of $100,000 donation is live on NASCARfoundation.org now through November 18 at 6 p.m. ET
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (October 22, 2024) – Four inspiring NASCAR fans who are making a difference in children’s lives through local children’s organizations were announced today by The NASCAR Foundation as finalists for the 14th annual Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award. The announcement, which was made live on Speedway with Dave Moody on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, highlighted the volunteers’ commitment to improving the lives of children across the country.
Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, Andretti INDYCAR and Group 1001 to Host Special STEM Event at Nashville Superspeedway
WHAT: The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation (CRSF), in partnership with Andretti INDYCAR and Group 1001 will host a STEM event for 50 elementary school students at the Nashville Superspeedway.
Students from three Metro Nashville Public Schools will attend: Amqui, Cumberland and McMurray. In 2022, thanks to Group 1001, all three schools received Ripken Foundation STEM Centers. (more…)
Sheldon Creed / No. 18 Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota GR Supra Preview – Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway
CREED AT DARLINGTON: Sheldon Creed heads to Darlington Raceway this weekend for the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200. Creed has claimed Darlington as one of his favorite tracks throughout his Xfinity Series career, making this weekend a highlight on his 2024 schedule. As he heads into his seventh NXS start at the lady in black, Creed holds one top-five, three top-10s. and 47 laps led. He narrowly missed his first career win at the track in 2022 as he lost the lead on a pass in the final corner by Noah Gragson. In his last run at Darlington in the spring, Creed came home in ninth.
DAYTONA RECAP: In typical Daytona fashion, Creed had an up-and-down day under the lights of Daytona, but he showed up when it mattered. After starting seventh, Creed raced his way to a fourth-place finish in stage one and a seventh-place finish in stage two, thus securing a crucial 11 stage points on the day. After falling back in the lead pack during the third stage, Creed worked his way back up to an eighth-place finish, which secured his 14th top-10 on the year. (more…)
Sheldon Creed / No. 18 Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota GR Supra Preview
Sheldon Creed heads into Daytona International Speedway following back-to-back runner-up finishes at the track, including a narrow loss in last year’s Wawa 250. Throughout the length of his young Xfinity Series career, it has been boom-or-bust for Creed at Daytona, as he has scored three top-tens and three DNFs across six starts. In total, Creed holds an average finish of 19.0 at Daytona highlighted by two top-fives, three top-10s, and 28 laps led. (more…)
Sheldon Creed / No. 18 Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota GR Supra Preview – Cabo Wabo 250 at Michigan International Speedway
Sheldon Creed and the No. 18 GR Supra crew return from the Xfinity Series’ three-week hiatus to run the Cabo Wabo 250 at Michigan International Speedway. Creed has two prior NXS starts at the 2-mile oval and has finished just shy of the top 10 both times, as he scored finishes of 11th and 12th in his two starts, respectively. Creed is familiar with victory lane in the Irish Hills as he scored an ARCA Menards Series victory at the track in 2018. (more…)
Sheldon Creed / No. 18 Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota GR Supra – United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway
Sheldon Creed will make his Joe Gibbs Racing debut in the No. 18 Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota GR Supra this weekend in the season-opening United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway. In his last visit to the historic superspeedway, Creed came just .005 seconds away from his first career Xfinity Series victory, as he finished just inches behind race-winner Justin Allgaier.
The NASCAR Foundation and Speedway Children’s Charities to Host NASCAR Day Giveathon
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 19, 2023) – NASCAR, The NASCAR Foundation, Speedway Motorsports and Speedway Children’s Charities are teaming up to host a 75-hour event to raise funds for nonprofits across the country, as part of the sport’s 75th Anniversary celebrations.
Corey Lajoie, Spire Motorsports Partner With Jessie Rees Foundation For Six Races In 2023
CONCORD, N.C. (December 20, 2022) – One of the most powerful and inspirational speeches across the American sports landscape was given at the inaugural ESPY Awards on March 4, 1993, when Jim Valvano was presented the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. There, he addressed an audience filled with his friends, family and contemporaries. Of course, Valvano had been diagnosed with terminal cancer – the award an acknowledgement of his condition – and passed away less than two months later. (more…)
Carroll Shelby Foundation Announces Team Shelby Club Members Raise $70,000+ To Help Kids Win The Race For Life
GARDENA, CALIF – August 2, 2022 – Donations by members of the international car club Team Shelby over the past four months have raised $72,830 for the Carroll Shelby Foundation.™ The funds will be used by the charity founded by icon Carroll Shelby to provide medical support for children with life-threatening disease and automotive educational opportunities for young people. (more…)
Rayce Rudeen Foundation Joins Tony Stewart Racing
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (July 9, 2022) – The Rayce Rudeen Foundation has partnered with Tony Stewart Racing in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, and the non-profit organization that honors the life of Rayce Rudeen will be emblazoned on the Top Fuel dragster of Leah Pruett during the DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals July 22-24 at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway.
Racing Prodigy Elvis Rankin To Represent The National Pediatric Cancer Foundation For 2022 Race Season
May 25, 2022 — If you are looking for the “next big name” in Motorsports then look no further than Elvis Rankin. Elvis is a 14-year-old from Indianapolis who has been making a name for himself in SIM racing and just earned himself an enormous opportunity to race in the Formula series. Don’t be mistaken, Elvis has plenty of track time, too. As a matter of fact, his entire 2016 USAC .25 Midget National Title awards and race car are on display at the Museum of American Speed in Lincoln, Nebraska. (more…)
Lingenfelter Eliminator Spec Engine Raffle Benefiting Make-A-Wish Foundation
Lingenfelter is more than turning innovative engineering into winning performance; they like to get involved, and this time, they are helping children with critical illnesses make their life-changing wishes come true through the Make-A-Wish foundation.
Priceless wishes are granted for children, plus the winner takes home a $30,000 Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Eliminator Spec Engine built to the same specifications used to build the engines for the 1953 Kindig-It CF1 Roadster for Dave Kindig at Kindig-It-Design. (more…)
The Dale Jr. Foundation to Help Fight Food Insecurity
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (April 5, 2022) – When Dale Earnhardt Jr. climbs behind the wheel of the No. 88 Hellmann’s Chevrolet on Friday night at Martinsville Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1), he’ll be doing much more than steering a racecar, he’ll be helping those who experience food insecurity.
The Piston Foundation Partners with Lime Rock Park
GREENWICH, CONN. — The Piston Foundation announced a new partnership with Lime Rock Park in which both parties will have an active role in providing automotive career opportunities for talented men and women who want to learn and practice the skilled trades needed by the car enthusiast community.
Workpro® Tools 11-In-1 Multi-Tool Supports National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. ®
Huntersville, NC (January 2022) — WORKPRO® Tools, the Do-it-Yourself hand and power tool brand, proudly announces an addition to its Pink Tools for Hope line. The new 11-in-1 Multi-tool is designed to be not only a convenient and efficient multi-tool for a wide range of uses but also to be an effective soldier in the war against breast cancer. Continuing its partnership with the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. ®, (NBCF), (more…)
NASCAR’s Joey Logano Is Helping Rebuild Meriden CT Race Track Where He Raced As A Child
MERIDEN — A donation from NASCAR racing star Joey Logano is helping fund improvements to the South Meriden race track where Logano, a Middletown native, competed in his formative years. (more…)
Valvoline Expands Hendrick Motorsports Sponsorship to Larson and Byron
CONCORD, N.C. (April 27, 2021) – Valvoline has expanded its partnership with 13-time NASCAR Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports by adding primary sponsorship of playoff-contending drivers Kyle Larson and William Byron for the next two seasons. (more…)