WEST ALLIS, Wis. (Aug. 22, 2023) – Pure speed and skill contributed to Olympic hero Bonnie Blair’s amazing successes representing the United States in speed skating.
This Sunday, Aug. 27, the four-time Olympic Gold Medalist and Wisconsin resident will serve as the Grand Marshal and give the command to start the engines, akin to firing the starter’s pistol in speed skating, to begin the Clean Harbors 175 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at The Milwaukee Mile. (more…)
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.
Barre, VT & DeBary, FL — Officials announced today that the American-Canadian Tour has entered into a multi-year partnership with JMS Performance Group to establish an all-new Official Ignition System for North America’s prestigious stock car racing series. The ACT Tour and JMS have joined forces to provide racers with standardized, high-quality CD-1 Ignition Systems as part of the series’ continued commitment to a cost-focused program.
Carson, California. Porsche Motorsport North America (PMNA) and Deluxe Corporation have expanded the Porsche Deluxe Female Driver Development Program with two more drivers, Chloe Chambers and Madeline Stewart. Chambers represents the Cayman class, which uses the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport, while Stewart will carry the banner for the class utilizing the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 992 race car. Chambers and Stewart join Sabré Cook as the 2023 recipients of the Porsche Deluxe Female Driver Development Program scholarship.
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…)
At 18, when he reached big-time auto racing, the kid from Connecticut was often called “Sliced Bread.” As in … “he’s the greatest thing since sliced bread.”
KNOXVILLE, Iowa (May 1, 2023) – Fans of Knoxville Raceway hit the jackpot when officials from the “Sprint Car Capital of the World” announced that Iowa Lottery has been named an Official Partner of the legendary half-mile dirt oval located on the Marion County Fairgrounds. (more…)
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway has announced that long-time announcer Ben Dodge has been named as the grand marshal of the 51st Annual NAPA Spring Sizzler®. Dodge has been part of the Team Stafford family for over 50 years and will send the 33-car starting field on its way with the most famous words in motorsports, ‘Drivers Start Your Engines.’
LOUDON, N.H. – Mohegan Sun, one of the world’s most amazing integrated entertainment destinations, has expanded its partnership with New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) by adding its name to the biggest NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (NWMT) race of the year. The Mohegan Sun 100 will take place at 6 p.m. on Doubleheader Saturday, July 15 as part of New England’s only NASCAR weekend. (more…)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 8, 2023) – Progressive American Flat Track is thrilled to announce that NASCAR superstar Kurt Busch will serve as the Grand Marshal for the DAYTONA Short Track I & II presented by Daytona Dodge on Thursday, March 9, and Friday, March 10, in Daytona Beach, Florida.
