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Happy Days: Kevin Harvick Selected As 2025 Inductee For Texas Motorsports Hall Of Fame

by MikeMarch 19, 2025

Nine-time TMS winner Kevin Harvick to be honored Friday, May 2, at the Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame Luncheon presented by WÜRTH in The Speedway Club.
Event is open to the public with tickets at $125 that benefit Speedway Children’s Charities’ Texas Chapter.
HOF induction part of May 2-4 WÜRTH 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY NASCAR tripleheader weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.

FORT WORTH, Texas (MARCH 19, 2025) – Retired NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) superstar Kevin Harvick will be honored as the 2025 inductee at the Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame Luncheon presented by WÜRTH on Friday, May 2, at Texas Motor Speedway.

Harvick, currently a television analyst for NASCAR on FOX broadcasts, enjoyed an illustrious 23-year NCS career that included immense success at Texas Motor Speedway. He will be honored with this special event from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. CT in The Speedway Club Ballroom with local FOX 4 sports anchor Mike Doocy serving as emcee and PRN’s lead anchor Brad Gillie as moderator.

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NASCAR Prepares to Celebrate the Hall of Fame Class of 2025

by MikeFebruary 7, 2025

By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Tenacity, innovation and backflips. Sustained success at NASCAR’s highest levels. Those are some of the defining qualities the 2025 NASCAR Hall of Fame class possess. And on Friday night in downtown Charlotte, former NASCAR Cup Series competitors Ricky Rudd and Carl Edwards will formally be inducted into the sport’s famous Hall, joined by Pioneer ballot recipient Ralph Moody.

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Gil De Ferran, Tim Lombardi Inducted Into Team Penske Hall Of Fame

by MikeDecember 23, 2024

Late Champion Driver and Key Team Member Honored as 2024 Class

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Dec. 23, 2024) – In what has become an annual, year-end tradition, Team Penske announced the ninth class of the Team Penske Hall of Fame that was inducted at the organization’s holiday party on Thursday, December 19th. Two-time INDYCAR SERIES Champion and 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner Gil de Ferran and longtime team member Tim Lombardi form this most recent class to the Hall of Fame that began in 2016.

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Racing Personalities To Sign Autographs at the 35th Annual Stocks-For-Tots Childrens Charity in Mooresville, NC

by MikeOctober 24, 2024

From the North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame Facebook Page…

These Racing Personalities will be signing autographs at the 35th Annual Stocks-For-Tots Childrens Charity hosted by the North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame on Tuesday, December 3rd at the Charles Mack Citizens Center on Main St in Mooresville from 6:30pm – 8:30pm.

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Darrell Waltrip Named All American 400 Grand Marshall

by MikeOctober 31, 2023

ASA STARS National Tour and Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway officials are proud to announce that three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip has accepted an invitation to serve as the Grand Marshal for the Curb Records/Big Machine Vodka SPIKED Coolers All American 400 Presented by US Tank and Cryogenic Equipment. (more…)

Friends Of Auto-Racing Introduces “2023” Hall-Of-Fame Class Inductees To Be Honored On Saturday, January 13, 2024

by MikeJuly 7, 2023

Buffalo, N.Y. (July 6, 2023) – The board of the Friends of Auto Racing Seeking Cooperation of Racing Enthusiasts (FOAR SCORE) Club Hall-of-Fame are proud to announce five (5) new members for their 2023 Hall of Fame class. The induction ceremony will take place on Saturday, January 13, 2024 at Classics V in Amherst, N.Y., as part of the club’s traditional post-season celebration.

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Richard Petty Named Grand Marshal of NASCAR All-Star Hauler Parade in Wilkes County

by MikeMay 12, 2023

Wilkes County, North Carolina – The Wilkes County Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to announce that Richard Petty, NASCAR Hall of Famer and racing legend, will serve as the Grand Marshal for the NASCAR All-Star Hauler Parade, sponsored by Central Logistics, Inc., in Wilkes County on May 18, 2023. (more…)

NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Darlington Raceway

by MikeMay 11, 2023

The NASCAR Cup Series is on a blast to the past this weekend at Darlington Raceway, as NASCAR legends of today and yesteryear come together to celebrate Throwback Weekend and the series competes in the 13th race of the 2023 season, the Goodyear 400 on Sunday, May 14 at 3 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

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NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2021 Induction Slated for January 21

by MikeSeptember 8, 2021

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Sept. 8, 2021) – The NASCAR Hall of Fame and NASCAR are pleased to announce that the Class of 2021 Induction Ceremony will take place in Charlotte on Friday, January 21, 2022. The Ceremony was originally scheduled for February 5, 2021 but was postponed due to the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19.

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Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) and Speed51.com to Promote Grassroots Racing

by MikeMay 7, 2021

CONCORD, N.C. (May 7, 2021) – Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) and Speed51.com have formed a partnership ahead of SRX’s inaugural season with Speed51.com serving as the series’ short-track content marketing partner for the 2021 season.

SRX is a six-race short-track series airing this summer on Saturday nights in primetime on CBS. It features drivers from an array of motorsports backgrounds competing in identically prepared racecars on a variety of tracks. (more…)